Richard Childress addresses losing Kyle Busch, compares to Earnhardt loss

Richard Childress had hoped to announce a contract extension for Kyle Busch at Michigan International Speedway. Instead, the longtime owner of Richard Childress Racing held a news conference Saturday at the track to publicly address the unexpected death of Kyle Busch for the first time since the two-time Cup Series champion died on May 21 after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis.

For Childress, whose NASCAR team weathered the loss of seven-time champion Dale Earnhardt in a fatal crash, the emotional weight of the situation prompted a comparison between the two significant losses in his organization's history.