When Kevin Harvick announced that he would be bringing back the No. 29 who had excelled with Richard Childress Racing during a final lap, the buzz in the Nasautomobile garage was quite strong.
The 29th car Harvick took over after Dale Earnhardt’s death in 2001. This is the car he drove until he left RCR at the end of the 2013 season. So, as part of Harvick’s retirement tour, how come he can’t pay?Tribute to his epic victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where he beat Jeff Gordon to the finish line?
Well, Harvick and Stewart-Haas Racing reached an agreement with RCR to allow the 2014 Cup champion to take one last lap in the No. Harvick ran the number and outline in the return of the NASCAR All-Star Race to the North. Wilkesboro Speedway, where he finished 18th.
Today, Lionel Racing, Nasautomobile’s official diecast car partner, announced that Harvick’s North Wilkesboro Speedway is the best-selling diecast car of 2023. Harvick and SHR had a significant flurry of product on their retirement tour, which saw an influx of new Harvick equipment. .
“The whole game has undergone a revolution,” said Howard Hitchcock, CEO of Lionel Racing, in 2022. “There is a lot of positive momentum right now with the new car, which is indeed a huge effort. Nascar has replaced the “face of the game with the product that is on the track. “
Erik Jones’ Guns N’ Roses Chevrolet for the moment at Legacy Motor Club on the list, followed by Kyle Busch’s Lucas Oil Chevrolet after his win at Auto Club Speedway, Ryan’s championship-winning Dutch Boy/Menards Ford Blaney and Dale Earnhardt Sr. ‘s 25th place finish. Anniversary of the Daytona 500 winning car.
Last year, Martinsville’s Ross Chastain’s video game car, the one that went viral and was seen by millions of viewers on social media, was the best-selling molded car. Chastain charged to the final set or curveballs at Martinsville on Oct. 30, 2022. straddling the wall as he saw in NASCAR 2005 to outmaneuver Denny Hamlin in an attempt to compete for the Cup Championship at Phoenix Raceway next week. Chastain isn’t in the top 10 this year.
Shane van Gisbergen came in seventh on the list after his Chicago Street Race win with Trackhouse Racing. van Gisbergen will run the full Xfinity Series season in 2024 with Kaulig Racing, along with a handful of starts in the Cup Series for Trackhouse Racing once again.
Of note, Chase Elliott, Nascar’s most popular driver, only had one diecast car on the list and that was his NAPA Chevrolet in eighth.