“I am heartbroken,” Kurt Busch faces challenging times as his wife Ashley Busch filed for divorce alleging a “tortious act”

“I am heartbroken,” Kurt Busch faces challenging times as his wife Ashley Busch filed for divorce alleging a “tortious act”

Kurt and Ashley Busch

Kurt Busch drives the No.45 Toyota Camry TRD for 23X1 Racing competing full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series and has emerged victorious at the AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway but is now facing difficult times as his wife Ashley Busch has filed for divorce.

The 43-year-old from Las Vegas has had a rollercoaster ride this season placing four times in the top 10 and twice in the top 20 with his other outings being not so great except for the victory at Kansas Speedway, he is the NASCAR Cup Series Champion of 2004 and is the older sibling of two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch.

“My wife Ashley and I are working to dissolve our marriage,” says a completely disheartened Kurt Busch

Kurt Busch
Kurt Busch

Kurt Busch and Ashley Busch have been married since December 2016 and reportedly filed for divorce on May 9th, 2022 stating that their marriage is completely broken and that the reason is Busch doing something unlawful but did not reveal the “tortious act”. This is Busch’s second marriage going in vain as the first one was with Eva Bryan who parted ways in 2011.

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Busch issued a statement that said that he was completely heartbroken and is working with Ashley on dissolving the marriage and requested to respect their privacy regarding this personal matter.

“I am heartbroken to confirm that my wife Ashley and I are working to dissolve our marriage. Divorce is a personal and private matter and I hope our privacy will be respected,” said Kurt Busch.

Ashley also noted that Kurt Busch and her did not have any children together and she also reportedly claimed that her access to their joint account was cut-off by Busch. The two met in 2015 and got married in 2016.

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Kurt Busch appears to be having a good season so far and stands 18th in the points table, will he be able to make this season his best ever yet?

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