NASCAR’s Kyle Busch, wife Samantha, welcome baby boy

Online staff reports

May 19, 2015 8:43 AM

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Red Nose Day Toyota, stands on the grid with his wife, Samantha, prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 16, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jared C. Tilton Getty Images

It’s a boy for NASCAR driver Kyle Busch and his wife, Samantha.

The couple welcomed their first child Monday, Busch announced on Twitter.

.@SamanthaBusch & I welcome Brexton Locke Busch born 5/18 @ 9:45pm 7lbs 10oz n 21 inches. Mom n baby doing great! pic.twitter.com/fweUNTBaPe
— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) May 19, 2015

The birth comes two days after Busch finished sixth in Saturday’s Sprint All-Star Race, his first competition since being sidelined for a broken right leg and left foot. Busch, who plans to race in this weekend’s Coca-Cola 600, said he wasn’t sure how much conditioning he’d be able to fit in this week.

“I’ll try to do what I can and maybe sneak away for a couple hours to at least try to get down to the gym and get some work in for next week,” he said Saturday.

This story was originally published May 19, 2015 at 8:43 AM with the headline "NASCAR’s Kyle Busch, wife Samantha, welcome baby boy."

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