How do you celebrate a driver who has changed the face of NASCAR®? How do you honor an icon who defied expectations, broke countless records, and given legions of fans a lifetime of incredible moments to remember?
You create an exclusive iconic die-cast.
Lionel Racing's ICON die-cast is a legendary new finish reserved for the sport's legendary moments.
Inspired by the championship trophies that Lionel Racing creates for Goodyear at the end of each race season, each ICON car is fully plated in a gleaming chrome finish — the body, the chassis, the engine, the interior and the wheels. Then each one is polished to perfection creating a trophy piece that any collector would be proud to own and display.
Tony Stewart's Legendary Career Worthy of an Iconic Die-Cast
There is no question Tony Stewart loves to race. From karts to sprint cars to midgets to IndyCars to stock cars, he feels right at home behind the wheel of any type of race car. That's why it must have been hard for the three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesTM champion to announce in September that 2016 would be his last season in NASCAR®'s top series.
However difficult it may have been for Stewart, he felt it was the right time and right thing to do at this stage of his career. Going into his final season as a driver in the series, he has a resume that any driver would be honored to boast. In addition to three titles, the Indiana native collected 48 wins, 182 top fives and 300 top 10s over 17 seasons of competition.
With his legendary career winding down, Lionel Racing is excited to announce Stewart's first die-cast in the ICON Collection — his 2016 No. 14 Mobil 1 Chevrolet SS. Each 1:24-scale die-cast in this special collection is fully plated in a gleaming chrome finish, built on the premium ELITE tool and created using more than 260 individual parts and pieces.
Mobil 1 has partnered with Stewart as a primary sponsor on his No. 14 Chevrolet since the 2011 season. Together, they have visited Victory Lane nine times and captured the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesTM championship.
Now, Stewart fans can commemorate his final season by ordering his 2016 No. 14 Mobil 1 Chevrolet SS ICON die-cast. Stay tuned for more information on Stewart's other ICON Collection die-cast.
With its legacy design, Axalta made its debut on Jeff Gordon's famous No. 24 Chevrolet SS in 2013. In the two years since, Gordon has captured three wins and two pole positions behind the wheel of this fan-favorite car. The Axalta ICON die-cast replicates the 2015 primary paint scheme with an all-chrome finish.
When AARP/Drive to End Hunger decided to enter NASCAR®, the organization could find no better than partner than Jeff Gordon and the No. 24 team. Since the first AARP/Drive to End Hunger car took the track in 2011, this car has been to Victory Lane five times and amassed more than 28 top-five finishes. The ICON version of this 2015 paint scheme is strictly limited to 1,524 pieces — no more will ever be made.
This is the last paint scheme Jeff Gordon will ever race as a full-time NASCAR® Sprint Cup SeriesTM competitor. And he'll only race it one time - at Homestead Miami Speedway on November 22, 2015. Designed to say "thank you" to Gordon from his longtime sponsor, this is a car for the ages. The ICON die-cast captures this historic moment with the ultimate level of detail.
The Panasonic Chevrolet heralded a new era for Jeff Gordon's No. 24 team when it first raced on June 22, 2014 at Sonoma Raceway. The electronics giant made its return to Hendrick Motorsports in 2015, and this ICON die-cast captures the current paint scheme with more than 260 individual parts and pieces and an all-chrome finish.
When 3M partnered with Jeff Gordon in 2015, it aligned with the best. The technology company made its debut on the No. 24 Chevrolet SS on March 1, 2015 at Atlanta Motor Speedway — a track where Gordon has already made history. Now Lionel Racing is making Gordon's 3M paint scheme available in the new ICON finish, the ultimate in collector quality die-cast.
The first time Jeff Gordon raced a Pepsi-branded car was at Talladega Superspeedway in 2001. Since then, his Pepsi paint schemes have been big fan favorites. Now Gordon's 2015 Pepsi paint scheme is part of Lionel Racing's inaugural ICON collection and is being produced in this special, limited-run trophy finish.
