{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Bringing the Heat: Remembering Kyle Busch","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/bringing-the-heat-remembering-kyle-busch","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/frontstretch_pod/ins.blubrry.com/frontstretch_pod/BTH_KFB_.mp3","description":"On this special episode of Bringing the Heat, Trey Lyle is joined by a roundtable of Frontstretch contributors to remember the life of Kyle Busch, who died May 21 at the age of 41.\n\n\n\nLyle and the team goes over the life and times of Busch's career, from the early years to the championships he won and the impact he made off the track, both as a family man and in the community.\n\n\n\nEach person who joins Lyle shares a favorite memory of the future Hall of Fame driver and the impact he had on their career while covering sports. 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