Q 01/05

Which NASCAR legend gave rookie Kurt Busch a one-finger salute at 185 mph in a February 2001 race?

A) Dale Jarrett

B) Sterling Marlin

C) Bobby Hamilton

D) Dale Earnhardt

Answer · why

D) Dale Earnhardt

Dale Earnhardt made the gesture after door-to-door contact with the rookie, and Fox's replay cameras caught it. Earnhardt died in a crash on the final...

Q 02/05

Which driver beat Kurt Busch by 0.002 seconds at Darlington in 2003, then NASCAR's closest timed finish?

A) Ricky Craven

B) Ward Burton

C) Jeremy Mayfield

D) Johnny Benson

Answer · why

A) Ricky Craven

Ricky Craven edged ahead as the two cars banged doors all the way to the line. It was the second and last Cup win of his career.

Q 03/05

Kurt Busch passed Kyle Larson, who had run out of fuel, on the last lap in 2017 to win which race?

A) Southern 500

B) Coca-Cola 600

C) Daytona 500

D) Brickyard 400

Answer · why

C) Daytona 500

The Daytona 500 was his first points-race win on a restrictor-plate track. It came as leader after leader ran dry over the final four laps.

Q 04/05

Which basketball legend co-owned 23XI Racing when Kurt Busch drove for the team in his final Cup season?

A) Shaquille O'Neal

B) Michael Jordan

C) Charles Barkley

D) LeBron James

Answer · why

B) Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan's team gave Busch the No. 45, a nod to the jersey number Jordan wore in baseball and briefly on his NBA comeback.

Q 05/05

In 2012 Kurt Busch raced a paint scheme copying a fictional driver's 'ME' Cougar from which racing film?

A) Talladega Nights

B) Days of Thunder

C) Herbie: Fully Loaded

D) Stroker Ace

Answer · why

A) Talladega Nights

Talladega Nights got its tribute at the track in its title. Busch spent months securing permission from Sony and Will Ferrell, then radioed lines from...