Kyle Busch cannot stop winning, even beyond the grave. It appears as though he was awarded a permit to hunt moose in the state of Maine through an extremely competitive lottery.
His selection is part of the 0.057%.
Busch, who tragically passed away at the age of 41, was an avid outdoorsman. The late NASCAR driver would’ve had the opportunity to chase an antlered moose just a few days before the Cup Series Championship Race.
The Busch family lives in Denver, North Carolina.
Kyle Busch was one of the first people to really discover the small town of Denver, North Carolina— formerly known as Dry Pond. It is an unincorporated lakeside community that sits approximately 25 miles north of Charlotte.
Although the Lake Norman region has since become flooded with other members of the NASCAR community, Busch set his roots in 2012 with a $7.5 million purchase of a waterfront estate. It was briefly listed for sale in 2023 but came off of the market just five months later. He and his family later purchased a 35-acre property in Cleveland, North Carolina that featured a ~15,000-square-foot barndominium, which was also listed for sale in mid-2025. The estate is located less than 30 miles from Denver.
Denver, North Carolina has a population of less than 3,000 people. It is not super glitzy or glamorous. It is quiet and cozy. The Busches are not looked at as an iconic NASCAR family or celebrities, just members of the community.
All of this goes to say that Kyle Busch and his family consider Denver as home. He and his wife have lived there for more than a decade. Both of their children were born there. They singlehandedly helped to make the town what it is today.
Kyle Busch won a moose hunting permit in Maine.
Now that we have established the Busch family’s place of residence, let me explain why that is relevant. The state of Maine recently released its Moose Permit Lottery Winners for 2026. It is a highly-competitive lottery. Only 4,100 of 72,000 applicants received a permit— less than 10%.
One of the listed winners is a Kyle Busch from Denver, North Carolina. He was awarded an antlered permit for the first week of October, running from 10/26/26 to 10/17/26.
Kyle Busch may have won a moose hunting permit
by u/dysaniac15 in NASCAR
Is it a coincidence? Perhaps. Maybe there is another Kyle Busch in Denver. But I don’t think so.
Busch loved to hunt. It was a big part of his life away from the track.
The 63-time Cup Series winner cannot stop winning, even in the afterlife. Unfortunately, he will not get to enjoy his last win.