Dale Earnhardt Jr’s Inclusion In Elite List With Hendrick Motorsports Ace Chase Elliott Proves Why Junior Nation is the Best Fan-base in NASCAR

Following the announcement of Lionel Racing’s top-selling die-cast of the year, it seems like some of the timeless classic drivers made it onto the list. It has been a couple of years since Dale Earnhardt Jr has raced in the NASCAR Cup Series. But his popularity in the racing world has certainly not diminished. In fact, if anything, it seems people have been buying quite a lot of Dale Jr liveried die-cast cars off the internet this year.

Among the top 10 list, the infamous melon man, Ross Chastain hailed the top spot. It was the “be a Moose”, paint scheme that he used to ride the wall at Martinsville Speedway. Throughout the list, we saw, a bunch of Hendrick Motorsports mentions. Most of them were taken up by Chase Elliott and one by his teammate, Kyle Larson. Meanwhile, besides the current drivers making it onto the list, Dale Earnhardt Jr and Richard Petty were also seen in the top slots. A lone Austin Cindric took up the last spot on the list. Another driver to make it to the list was Kurt Busch.

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Even after several years of both of their racing careers, their legacy continues to live on. Earnhardt Jr especially has been on the news almost every other day. Especially ever since he played a massive role in the revival of the dilapidated North Wilkesboro Speedway. Moreover, his multitude of NASCAR media-related ventures also help him to stay fresh in everyone’s mind.

Which Dale Earnhardt die-cast car made it to the list?

The iconic Sun Drop green and yellow late-model livery was the one that went on to make it to the top ten list. The car was recently featured during the inaugural reopening race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. This is where Dale Earnhardt Jr drove it with the iconic number 3 in the CARS Tour Window World 125.

The brand used to sponsor Junior back in his late-model racing days in the 90s. Junior and the company decided to get back together to recreate his iconic livery for the one-off race. Junior ended up finishing the race in third place. Proving even after years of being out of a car, he has still got that drive in him.

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Junior’s Sun Drop late model die cast ended up fetching the number four spot on the top 10 list of die casts sold this year. Once again cemented that drivers may come and go, but the legacy of Dale Earnhardt Jr will forever continue to live on.