Tom Cruise’s touching NASCAR tribute to Kyle Busch as he announces ‘Days of Thunder’ sequel

Tom Cruise delivered a touching gesture to Kyle Busch. While the three-time Golden Globe winning actor announced the sequel of “Days of Thunder” is in the works during Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series race, Cruise sat next to an empty chair that was meant for Busch. Photographers at Daytona International Speedway caught Cruise patting the empty seat in what was a emotional tribute months after Busch died from pneumonia-inflicted sepsis at the age of 41. The NASCAR legend died hours after being hospitalized following becoming unresponsive during a test in a Chevrolet racing simulator in Concord, N.C. Tom Cruise recognizes the empty chair, a tribute to the late Kyle Busch, during the drivers meeting prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday,