“Don’t cry for me down here.” There were plenty of tears shed at the Coca-Cola 600 over the weekend, the first NASCAR Cup Series race since the sudden and shocking passing of two-time champion Kyle Busch last Thursday. Ahead of the race, NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell welcomed Busch’s family, including his wife Samantha and children Brexton and Lennix, to pit road for an emotional tribute during their first public appearance since his death: “No one ever feels fully prepared to speak at a moment like this, and I think we can all agree that this was Kyle Busch’s home. Every racetrack was Kyle Busch’s home. He competed like he had something to prove every single race, when in reality, he’d already proven everything. What I think we’ll miss most isn’t the wins. It’s the guy who quietly wanted to help a teammate or give some advice. It was the husband, the father, or the guy who quietly did things for others when no one was watching.” In loving memory of Kyle Busch. pic.twitter.com/UvcB5C0oMn — NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 24, 2026 And during the pre-race concert, Brad Paisley delivered a heartbreaking performance of one of his most emotional songs in honor of the late NASCAR legend. (It still feels so weird to write “the late” when talking about Kyle Busch). Brad dedicated his song “When I Get Where I’m Going” to Busch, something that he told the crowd he never expected to have to do. But the speedway fell silent as he performed the emotional song: @ashtonsadventures25 When I’m Get Where I’m Going by: Brad Pasiley 5-24-26 #countrymusic #racecar #Charlotte #racetrack #Rowdy ♬ original sound – ashtonsadventures25 @t.goldschmidtIncredible moment from Brad Paisley’s pre race concert yesterday, his song When I Get Where I’m Going. In honor of the late great Kyle Busch.♬ original sound – TannerG The song was, of course, first released back in 2005 as the second single from his Time Well Wasted album as a duet with the legendary Dolly Parton. And it serves as the perfect tribute to Kyle Busch and anyone else we’ve lost: “When I get where I’m going There’ll be only happy tears I will shed the sins and struggles I have carried all these years And I’ll leave my heart wide open I will love and have no fear Yeah, when I get where I’m going Don’t cry for me down here” Still hits hard. The loss of Busch obviously hung heavy over the Coca-Cola 600, but it seemed like an almost-storybook ending when Daniel Suarez won the rain-shortened race in the #7 car for Spire Motorsports – the team that bought Kyle Busch Motorsports back in 2023 and still operates out of the race shop built by Busch for his Craftsman Truck Series team. After his death, Richard Childress Racing announced that they would no longer be using Busch’s #8, and would instead renumber his car to the #33 for the rest of the season and beyond. Austin Hill drove the car at Charlotte, but it has yet to be announced who will be replacing Busch for the rest of the season. Not that anybody will ever be able to… The post Brad Paisley Pays Tribute To Kyle Busch With Heartbreaking Acoustic “When I Get Where I’m Going” Performance At The Coca-Cola 600 first appeared on Whiskey Riff.