Here are the most sold diecasts of the 2020 NASCAR season
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View the Lionel Racing top 10 list for 2020 below.
Every year, Lionel Racing puts out a list of their top 10 diecasts sold. It’s clean sweep for Chevrolet, grabbing all 10 spots.
Hendrick Motorsports grabbed 8 of 10 spots. Chase Elliott grabbed 8 of 10 spots. Jimmie Johnson and Bubba Wallace were the only other two drivers to make the list.
Related: Most sold diecasts of 2018
1. Chase Elliott (Phoenix win)
Chase Elliott has become NASCAR’s most-popular driver. The driver has won that crown since Dale Earnhardt Jr retired from full-time racing after the 2017 season.
For the last 5 years, Elliott has driven full-time for Hendrick Motorsports. As for the championship, Elliott had a best running of 5th, which he claimed in 2017.
With two races to go in the 2020 season, Elliott found himself in a must win situation at Martinsville Speedway. He won, clinching his spot in the championship race.
In the championship finale, Elliott quickly surfaced to the top of the board. He rubbed doors with his competitors and drove to his first career championship and the race win at Phoenix Raceway.
View item: CHASE ELLIOTT 2020 NAPA NASCAR CHAMPION 1:24 COLOR CHROME ARC DIECAST
2. Jimmie Johnson (Darlington)
Jimmie Johnson ran his final full-time season in 2020. The seven time champion is making a move to a part-time ride in the Indycar Series for 2021.
Darlington Raceway hosts a Throwback weekend every year during the Southern 500. As Johnson was set to retire, many fans expected to see Johnson run a tribute to one of his own championships. Instead, Hendrick Motorsports took a unique approach.
Johnson is tied with two other legends as far as championships. Johnson ran a paint scheme that honored both Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty, at the same time.
The doors mirrored the No. 3 of Dale Earnhardt. The roof mirrored the No. 48 of Richard Petty. With Johnson as the driver, three 7-time champions were featured on one car.
View item: JIMMIE JOHNSON 2020 ALLY DARLINGTON THROWBACK 1:24 ELITE DIECAST
3. Bubba Wallace (Martinsville)
Bubba Wallace grabbed headline after headline for about a month leading into and out of the race at Martinsville Speedway.
In early June, Wallace promoted change in NASCAR. He called on executives to ban Confederate flags from tracks across the country via a CNN interview. Two days later, NASCAR announced they would officially ban Confederate flags from all tracks and properties that NASCAR attends.
The Confederate flag is deeply embedded in the heritage of the sport which stems from Southern roots. The call to ban the flag was negatively received by many fans who see it as representation of their own Southern roots.
Days after the announcement, Wallace ran at Martinsville Speedway without a sponsor. The team elected to run a ‘Black Lives Matter’ paint scheme to make use of the negative space.
Wallace drove the machine to 11th.
View item: BUBBA WALLACE 2020 #BLACKLIVESMATTER 1:24 ELITE DIECAST
4. Chase Elliott (All-Star win)
Chase Elliott won the All-Star race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The race was the first time that underglow lights were put on the car. At the same time, the cars looked slightly different as the numbers were pushed further back on the doors, giving more room for the sponsor.
Note: Lionel Racing is currently developing a new version of the All-Star diecasts that features a light under the rear bumper. As of now, that version is in pre-production.
View item: CHASE ELLIOTT 2020 UNIFIRST ALL-STAR RACE WIN 1:24 COLOR CHROME ELITE DIECAST
5. Chase Elliott (Daytona win)
Chase Elliott dominated on the Daytona Road Course. It was the first ever NASCAR Cup Series race on the road course layout.
View item: CHASE ELLIOTT 2020 NAPA DAYTONA ROAD COURSE WIN 1:24 ELITE DIECAST
6. Chase Elliott (iRacing Truck)
It’s rare to see Chase Elliott in the NASCAR Truck Series. He’s only run 15 races in the series in the previous 4 years.
A bounty was placed on Kyle Busch by Kevin Harvick. $50,000 was up for grabs from Kevin Harvick with another $50,000 from the Camping World CEO.
Elliott drove to victory lane at Charlotte Motor Speedway is his first attempt at the bounty. Taking a final jab at Busch, Elliott gave a bow after climbing from the truck following the win, mimicking Busch’s victory celebration.
View item: Chase Elliott 2020 iRacing Bounty Hunter/Charlotte Win 1:24
7. Chase Elliott (Kelley Blue Book)
Chase Elliott claimed his first win of the year at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It came in the 8th race of the season while piloting the Kelley Blue Book paint scheme.
The race went under rain delay. Elliott surfaced to the front when the clouds opened.
It was the first of five wins of 2020 for Chase Elliott.
View item: CHASE ELLIOTT 20202 KELLEY BLUE BOOK CHARLOTTE RACED WIN 1:24 LIQUID COLOR ELITE DIECAST
8. Chase Elliott (Hooters Truck)
It’s rare to see Chase Elliott in the NASCAR Truck Series. He’s only run 15 races in the series in the previous 4 years.
Elliott claimed the bounty on Kyle Busch in his first truck race of the year. However, he still ran the next two truck races.
He finished 20th at Atlanta and 4th at Homestead.
View item: CHASE ELLIOTT 2020 HOOTERS 1:24 ARC TRUCK DIECAST
9. Hooters (Give a Hoot)
The Give a Hoot paint scheme was driven by Chase Elliott in the NASCAR Cup Series.
The paint scheme was part of Hooters fundraising campaign. The program has raised $6.5 million over the years.
View item: CHASE ELLIOTT 2020 HOOTERS GIVE A HOOT 1:24 ELITE DIECAST
10. Chase Elliott (Martinsville win)
Chase Elliott came into Martinsville Speedway in a must win situation. He was well below the cut line and the only thing that would put him in the Championship 4, was a win.
Elliott drove to the win at Martinsville Speedway. He advanced to Phoenix Raceway while simultaneously eliminating Kevin Harvick.
The next week, Elliott drove to the win at Phoenix Raceway, claiming the championship. The win at Martinsville was required to make that happen.
View item: CHASE ELLIOTT 2020 NAPA MARTINSVILLE RACED WIN 1:24 ELITE DIECAST
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