{"id":1542184,"date":"2022-12-12T16:45:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T21:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1542184"},"modified":"2022-12-12T16:45:16","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T21:45:16","slug":"kurt-busch-played-cards-right-land-coveted-michael-jordan-rookie-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/kurt-busch-played-cards-right-land-coveted-michael-jordan-rookie-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurt Busch Played His Own Cards Right to Land a Coveted Michael Jordan Rookie Card"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s literally true it wasn\u2019t in the cards for <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/denny-hamlin-kyle-busch-make-stunning-concessions-about-kurt-busch-potential-comeback-plans\/\">Kurt Busch<\/a> to return to the No. 45 Toyota next season. That\u2019s because Busch, a sure <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/nascar\/\">NASCAR<\/a> Hall of Famer, already had the card he coveted \u2013 namely, a <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/michael-jordan\/\">Michael Jordan<\/a> rookie card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure, he could potentially have tacked a win or two onto the 34 he already has, but 34 wins in the Cup Series presumably made him wealthy even before making good on a deal after the Las Vegas native\u2019s final triumph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kurt-busch-s-one-season-at-23xi-racing-panned-out-for-everyone\"><strong>Kurt Busch\u2019s one season at 23XI Racing panned out for everyone<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Kurt-Busch.jpg?w=925&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=89\" alt=\"Kurt Busch celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 15, 2022. | Chris Graythen\/Getty Images\" class=\"wp-image-1542185\" \/><figcaption>Kurt Busch celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 15, 2022. | Chris Graythen\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Though some will remember Kurt Busch\u2019s 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season largely for the concussion at Pocono that took him out of the final 16 races of the season (and perhaps his career), that shouldn\u2019t overshadow the fact that the driver and the 23XI Racing team both achieved goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For his part, Busch needed a landing spot after Chip Ganassi sold his NASCAR shop. He was on a streak of eight straight seasons and 18 of 19 with at least one victory, and it was easy to project Busch reaching 800 career Cup Series starts early in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/michael-jordan-denny-hamlin-turned-faulty-report-into-23xi-racing-nascar-cup-series\/\">Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin<\/a>, the owners of 23XI, they were looking for a veteran to man their new second car. They saw Busch as someone who could both qualify for the playoffs and help Bubba Wallace by sharing his racing knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Busch picked up a victory at Kansas and was on track for that playoff spot when the concussion sent him to the sidelines. He surrendered the berth on the eve of the playoffs to allow NASCAR to run a full 16-car field for the championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Kurt Busch surprised the boss at Daytona with a Michael Jordan rookie card<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KurtBusch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KurtBusch<\/a> breaks down the deal he made with Michael Jordan when he first signed with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/23XIRacing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@23XIRacing<\/a>, involving an exclusive <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jumpman23?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jumpman23<\/a> rookie card.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RaceDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RaceDay<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H87ylVFsiD\">https:\/\/t.co\/H87ylVFsiD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ob7Ad3DjDW\">pic.twitter.com\/ob7Ad3DjDW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Josh Sims (@JoshRSims) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshRSims\/status\/1528522425419300864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Longtime competitor Kurt Busch was already signed, sealed, and delivered to 23XI Racing when NASCAR showed up at Daytona for Speedweeks and the season-opening points race. There was no need for an inducement to lure him nor for the driver to sell <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/the-last-dance-redux-michael-jordan-gets-ton-of-help-from-his-fellow-starters-bulls-best-celtics\/\">Michael Jordan<\/a> on what he had to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, Busch drew upon his inner fandom to sweeten the deal a bit for himself and MJ. If it went according to plan, Busch would deliver at least one more victory. Jordan would show his gratitude by returning a collectible any sports fan would covet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It started as a spur-of-the-moment idea by Busch as he was filling out paperwork for the Daytona 500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI'm signing the entry blank for the Daytona 500 to get the season going, and MJ\u2019s signature is above mine as the team owner,\u201d Busch explained to Fox Sports. \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018Well, I gotta dig up a rookie card, I gotta find a rookie card &#8212; a legit one, spend money on it.\u2019 I called up a buddy in Vegas who's a card collector said find me one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The friend came through with the Michael Jordan rookie card, and Busch was in possession of the card by the time he arrived in Florida for the duals and the Daytona 500. There, he met up with Jordan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s quintessential MJ,\u201d Busch recalled. \u201cHe's got the cigar, tequila after the qualifying races, and I said, \u2018Hey, I\u2019ve got something for you.\u2019 He opens it up and goes, \u201cWooo! You paid a pretty penny for this. How much you spend on it?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Michael Jordan \u2018signed off\u2019 on a deal with 23XI Racing\u2019s new driver<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kurt Busch feeling range of emotions after decision to stop full-time racing | Motorsports on NBC\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qNNRYOePxLU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/what-was-michael-jordan-worst-record-start-nba-season\/\">What Was Michael Jordan\u2019s Worst Record to Start an NBA Season?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kurt Busch pulled out an autograph pen and proposed a deal with Michael Jordan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI said, \u2018You sign it, you keep it. But when we win together, I'd like it back,\u2019 Busch explained. \u201cAnd that's how the whole deal went down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After that, it was merely a matter of winning a race. Busch did precisely that on May 15 at Kansas Speedway. Shortly afterward, Jordan held up his end of the bargain by returning the rookie card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Busch said at the time that he would likely frame the card with the entry blank that inspired the deal and some memento from Kansas. It turns out, though, that a Michael Jordan rookie card is too valuable to hang on a wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two days after Busch scored his victory, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/articles\/autographed-michael-jordan-rookie-card-could-fetch-up-to-3-million-at-christies-01652819824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barron\u2019s reported<\/a> an upcoming Christie\u2019s auction included a signed 1986 Jordan rookie card that could potentially fetch $2 million or more. The card ended up selling for \u201conly\u201d $1,008,000, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/34090799\/record-breaking-michael-jordan-rookie-card-sells-christie-1-million\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to ESPN<\/a>, but the grading service did not rate it as highly as it did the one Busch possesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the way the memorabilia market has boomed since the start of the pandemic and how Jordan remains a high-profile figure, Busch is sitting on a card that likely is already worth $1.25 million and heading higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Got a question or observation about racing? Sports7\u2019s John Moriello does a mailbag column each Friday. Write to him at JohnM@Sports7.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kurt Busch bought a Michael Jordan rookie card on a lark and made a deal with the NBA legend that worked out well for both men.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":1542185,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[253795],"tags":[4835,118377,16060],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kurt Busch Played His Own Cards Right to Land a Coveted Michael Jordan Rookie Card - Sports7<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kurt Busch might never race again, but he bolstered his retirement account by striking a unique deal for a Michael Jordan rookie card.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/kurt-busch-played-cards-right-land-coveted-michael-jordan-rookie-card\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kurt Busch Played His Own Cards Right to Land a Coveted Michael Jordan Rookie Card\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kurt Busch might never race again, but he bolstered his retirement account by striking a unique deal for a Michael Jordan rookie card.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/kurt-busch-played-cards-right-land-coveted-michael-jordan-rookie-card\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sports7\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-12-12T21:45:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-12-12T21:45:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Kurt-Busch.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"John Moriello\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Sports7J\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"John Moriello\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/kurt-busch-played-cards-right-land-coveted-michael-jordan-rookie-card\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/kurt-busch-played-cards-right-land-coveted-michael-jordan-rookie-card\/\",\"name\":\"Kurt Busch Played His Own Cards Right to Land a Coveted Michael Jordan Rookie Card - 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