Will There Be a Ty Gibbs Race Win Diecast?
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NASCAR fans aren’t quite sure what to make of the newest render of Ryan Preece’s race win diecast from the 2026 NASCAR Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium.
In February, after several days of weather delays, RFK Racing’s Ryan Preece scored his first-ever NASCAR Cup Series win at Bowman Gray Stadium in NASCAR’s pre-season Clash.
As emotional as this moment was for Preece, he unfortunately did not join NASCAR’s record book as a winner due to the exhibition nature of the event; nonetheless, the fanfare for this win was off the charts.
But, in another turn of unfortunate circumstances, fans quickly realized that Preece’s win would likely not be immortalized in a race win diecast, as, joining regular sponsor Kroger on his No. 60, was Coca-Cola, one of a few brands that have not had an official NASCAR diecast in many years.
NASCAR fans quickly assembled a large enough effort of support for Lionel Racing to announce that a modified version of this race-winning car, minus the Coke logos, would be produced.
Thursday, Lionel released the first render of the car, and the reaction to the look was not the best, with many still disappointed at the bare nature of the car’s design.
One user, Ryan Williams, a graphic design artist in the industry, jokingly responded to the post, “Admin hitting send knowing how this would end up….”
Another community member commented that they are not interested in the diecast, saying, “Half the swoosh on the side is missing…. bottle outline missing…. instapass on this one.”
While it may seem that some of these fans were not clued into the nature of this car’s creation, others who knew about the effort to get the diecast produced still shared their disappointment, “kinda sucks but we all knew this was part of it just pumped its getting made.”
This case is similar to this past weekend, when Ty Gibbs, sponsored by Monster Energy, who also has not had a diecast made in several years, won his first race.
Why some brands opt not to have diecast made is entirely up to them, and even then, there is rarely confirmation that this is the case, as it could be another issue in the approval process for a car.
In the past, diecast producers would find ways to fill that blank space if there was still demand for a diecast, something fans suggested Lionel do in this case, such as using Preece’s name in the Coca-Cola script as a placeholder.
Nonetheless, Preece’s car is far from the most egregious missing sponsor on a car in recent years.
That award still likely goes to Gibbs’ 2021 diecast for his win at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, which came out entirely black.
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