Jeff Gordon’s #24 AARP/Drive to End Hunger Chevy and Kevin Harvick’s #29 Budweiser Chevy were the best-selling 1:24 scale die-cast cars of 2011, according to a top 10 list released by Lionel NASCAR Collectables. However in a surprise showing, Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne clinched the third sport as his #21 Motorcraft Daytona 500 Win Ford made the cut. While Gordon’s AARP Chevy was the best-selling die-cast car, Dale Earnhardt Jr. tops the list as the driver garnering the most die-cast sales in 2011. Earnhardt cars claimed spots four, seven and nine. Another Earnhardt also made the list of heavy hitters. Dale Earnhardt’s #96 Cardinal Tractor Ford was introduced in July as the first release in the company’s NASCAR Classics line – a series of historical die-cast which have never before been made. The result? Collectors loved the #96 car so much; it shot to the sixth spot on the list of 2011 best-sellers. The Top 10 Die-Cast Cars of 2011 are listed below.
1. Jeff Gordon #24 AARP/Drive to End Hunger Chevy
2. Kevin Harvick #29 Budweiser Chevy
3. Trevor Bayne #21 Motorcraft Daytona Win Ford
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 Amp Energy Chevy
5. Tony Stewart #14 Mobil 1 Chevy
6. Dale Earnhardt #96 Cardinal Tractor Ford
7. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 National Guard Heritage Chevy
8. Tony Stewart #14 Office Depot Chevy
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 Dale Jr. Foundation/Vh1 Save the Music Chevy
10. Kevin Harvick #29 Budweiser Military Tribute Chevy
See images of many of the cars on the 2011 Sprint Cup paint scheme pages.(Lionel Collectibles)(12-13-2011)
