Here’s some great news for Hendrick Motorsports fans. Especially the little ones. Because recently the powerhouse NASCAR team, Hendrick Motorsports officially presented an opportunity to take home a memento of their driver for just $24.95. And what’s better? Fans can have any and all HMS drivers’ mementos by just visiting the team’s official website store.
As reported by Adam Stern, HMS will now be selling its driver plush dolls for $24.95 along with the existing collection of merchandise on its official online store.
But why did Hendrick Motorsports start selling the dolls this year?
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As shared by Sports Business Journal reporter Adam Stern, the product release of the plush dolls by HMS was possible with a new license deal with Orange Onions. A unique toy manufacturing organization, Orange Onions is known for its high-quality classic toys presented with a modern twist.
.@TeamHendrick is now selling driver plush dolls for $24.95, its first product release with a new licensee, toymaker Orange Onions.
🔲 @JRMotorsports previously ran HMS’ licensing business but HMS brought the rights back in house this year. pic.twitter.com/L92xj3WgP9
— Adam Stern (@A_S12) May 24, 2023
Prior to this year, Dale Earnhardt Jr’s JR Motorsports was responsible for handling HMS’ licensing business. However, this year, Hendrick Motorsports brought the rights back and started offering the plush dolls in-house.
Apart from this fans can purchase several other merchandise, including the Hendrick Motorsports Checkered Teddy Bear Plush Toy, driver T-Shirts as well as charter diecasts.
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NASCAR fans react to the unveiling of the dolls
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As soon as the news about HMS driver plush dolls surfaced online, NASCAR fans started discussing them in the comments section. While some fans were clearly excited about seeing their favorite drivers transformed into cute stuffed toys, some others questioned why the dolls did not resemble the drivers clearly. In fact, one fan joked that all of them looked like Chase Briscoe with different hair colors.
Why do they all look like Chase Briscoe with different colors of hair?
— Jay Stone (@JayStonePeMech) May 24, 2023
Some others also commended the team for their new merchandise production. A fan wrote, “I’m not sure any other team could pull this off but this somehow makes a lot of sense.” Whereas another one wrote, “Aren’t they beautiful! Toy of the year?@orangeonions #orangeonions”
Some other Twitter users discussed the probable uses of the doll. One said, “Im sure this will go very well when a hendrick driver pisses another driver’s fanbase off.” While another one joked, “God f**k I feel sorry for the places that elliot plush will be in.”
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Moreover, a few others pointed out how the Chase Elliott plush doll looked a lot like Dale Earnhardt Jr. And how most of them closely resembled Chase Briscoe.