On the biggest NASCAR stages, the ones that require speed, skill, and an unwillingness to succeed are enough, Kyle Busch has built on what seemed like a race away from TVs and checkered flags. An extremely personal, emotional event was witnessed by Kyle and his wife, Samantha. It was a struggle not fought on asphalt but in silence, in clinics, and through tear-filled nights family-oriented fight that would put them to challenges that no racetrack could have considered.
Kyle actually met Samantha Sarcinella back in college when the noise from the screaming crowd and bright flashing of cameras had still yet surrounded them. He was an aspiring stock car racer, and she was a fitness buff. It didn’t take long for them to build a strong relationship based on love and ambition.
After tying the knot in 2010, they envisioned the next chapter in their life to just happen, start having children, and raise them in between races and road trips. But nothing would come easily to their venture into parenthood.
“We had been married a couple years… all of our friends were starting to have kids and we’re like okay, you know, I think we’re ready,” recalls Samantha Busch, painting the picture familiar to many couples. What began as excitement soon spun out of control into a devastating, emotionally trying cycle. “A couple months go by, no big deal… and then it just keeps going and going and going,” she said.
Kyle Busch; Samantha Busch; Lennix Busch
Samantha was just 25 when she was told countless times to wait and be patient. “You’re so young, just give it time, don’t worry,” her OB/GYN confidently told her. After a year filled with tears and frustration and growing tension in intimacy, the result was a diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) from the doctors. “You turn into an absolute crazy person,” admitted Samantha. “Clomid is one of the hardest medications to be on… You have rage, you have tears, like anything can set you off at any moment.“
Yet, this is not the worst of it. She recalls that not once had they asked Kyle to be tested. “It was always kind of a woman issue,” Samantha said, reflecting how male infertility was often dismissed. Then they went to a fertility specialist, where they found out for themselves that Kyle also had issues, low sperm counts, and motility. That brought them down the IVF route and ultimately to a more invasive, if less complicated, option, ICSI, whereby an individual sperm is injected directly into the egg.
It cost them a fortune both emotionally and physically, but the reward was given in the form of a son, Brexton Locke Busch, born in 2015. The journey, however, changed them forever. “It’s isolating, it’s upsetting… it’s no longer this fun, intimate, exciting time. It’s very stressful. It’s causing arguments,” said Samantha candidly. But amid all that struggle, the Buschs found not just hope, but a new calling.
Through it all, they stuck together, as Samantha went on to explain once in the past. “After over a year of trying, we did five rounds of Clomid before moving to IVF. Round 1 was successful, Round 2 ended in miscarriage… Finally, round 6 with a gestational carrier was a success. Kyle was my rock, and it felt like I didn’t have that anymore… It felt like divorce was real, and it was scary.”
Turning Pain Into Purpose
One successful pregnancy did not end their fight. Kyle and Samantha Busch consciously put their struggle to the public, not for getting sympathy, but to extend some solidarity to the millions of couples silently navigating a similar path. Samantha became an advocate, an author, and a co-founder of the “Bundle of Joy Fund,” which lends couples emotional and financial support as they go through IVF.
The couple achieved heightened notoriety in 2024, going to represent those families experiencing infertility at the White House. This moment was less about a NASCAR victory lap than it was about recognizing a much deeper personal victory. “This is about awareness, education, and support,” Samantha said at the time, “and letting others know they’re not alone.”
Their courage to speak has caused a shift in dialogue among the public. When infertility is still a subject whispered about, the Buschs’ encourage others to speak, heal, and seek help without any shame. Samantha continues their fight for mental health, emotional resilience, and financial accessibility to reproductive health on social media and national platforms.
What lies ahead? Samantha and Kyle are still trying to figure that one out. Just like their journey, their family continues to evolve with love, compassion, and a deep-seated desire to help others start their own.
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