ok so in 92 as a kid through like 96 id buy the racing champions cars back when they came with the yellow cards and stAnds and then you could find every driver in winston cup (sprint cup now)

now when i go look at racing champions even right after they stocked 4 new cases all i ever see if jeff gordon dale jr jimmie jhonson mark martin kasey khane and thats it do they still make replicas for all drivers and just distribute poorly or do they just make models for the most sought after now?

dont get me wrong im happy as gordon is one of my 2 favorite drivers however i have never found a racing champions greg biffle model and he is from my home track i watched him race in the 90s at tri city raceway as a kid

is there any racing champions full 43+ car assortments anymore? why are only certain drivers all i ever see at wall mart ???

it seems like up until daLE sr. died you could buy a modle of any driver from racing champions but after his death racing champions are scarce hardley ever stocked anymore and only seem to favor a small handfull of drivers?

if anyone has an explaination let me know please

, chris

Dale Earnhardt (the dead one) hasn't had a Racing Champions car since 1994. In 1995 he signed an exclusive contract with RCI-Action to make diecast.

Racing Champions doesn't make NASCAR collectibles and hasn't for a number of years now. Unless it was a promotional piece. Motorsport Authentics (Winners Circle) is the only game in town that really makes the bulk of diecast. There is another company but they only have 4-5 drivers. Team Caliber became part of Motorsports Authentics which is mostly owned by NASCAR itself.

Back in the time frame you mention, there was Racing Champions, Matchbox (white rose), RCI-Action (by another name) and even Hot Wheels entered late in the game.
AS the major teams and drivers all signed exclusive contracts, Team Caliber was founded by Jack Rousch (all his Ford teams and a minor group of others) became a little bit of competition. Matchbox and Racing Champions became promotional issues and lesser drivers in CUP and BUSCH. Matchbox went away first, then Hot Wheels, then Racing Champions dropped production runs of NASCAR and became promotionals only.

is there any racing champions full 43+ car assortments anymore? why are only certain drivers all i ever see at wall mart ???

it seems like up until daLE sr. died you could buy a modle of any driver from racing champions but after his death racing champions are scarce hardley ever stocked anymore and only seem to favor a small handfull of drivers?

if anyone has an explaination let me know please

, chris

So to answer your question, with the exception the drivers signed with Winner's Circle, Motorsports Authentics (Action),Checkered Flag Sports, and the very occasional Racing Champions promo, there are no longer the "full-field" choices/cases of cars you had when Racing Champions was around, sadly.

The handful of drivers produced these days gets smaller and smaller with many of their paint schemes getting constantly canceled due to not reaching the diecast company's MOQ (Minimum Order Quotient) the number and variety of diecasts in 1/64th scale is almost non-existent compared to the "good ol' days." This year too, 1/24 seems to be following the same path, unfortunately.

Now that you mention it, you are very right. My son and I collected almost ALL the drivers, which we still have loose. We got away from it, but I still have a look when we are in the stores. The selection is down to a very few drivers.

And NASCAR collectibles don't sell near as well as they did 10 years ago.

And NASCAR collectibles don't sell near as well as they did 10 years ago.

This is certainly true as ACTION has seemed to have a lock on the market right now. However, this is a GREAT time to buy them. I have consistently found sme fantastic deals on Ebay. I have purchased three Peter Max 200 Earnhardts for less that 20 each.

True the market is slow, but things will turn around. One just has to look at what happened to the baseball card market. It too fell apart but has made a relatively strong comeback in recent years.