After a week off, we're back with tons of new diecast material from Lionel Racing to take a closer look at. There have been many new 1/64 scale diecast cars that have been queued up for preorder. There's no doubt that Lionel will be setting records this week with Carson Hocevar's massive first career win at Talladega, and then he followed that up with another win in the Truck series for Spire at Texas. Not only that, Nascar's most popular driver, Chase Elliott also notched a win as well. There's a lot of great looking cars in each of the top four series to review, so for that and much more, read on.

We are nine races into the 2026 season, and history was made once more this weekend at Kansas when Tyler Reddick matched a record previously held only by the great Dale Earnhardt. Winning five of the first nine races is an incredible feat. Reddick and 23XL are running away with the points lead. Turning our attention to the latest 1/64 scale Nascar offerings, there is a much more modest selection this week of new race cars, but I'm sure next week's edition will more robust with Talladega up next. There's a couple of nice cars to ponder. Read on...

It's been a couple of weeks since the last edition of the Diecast Update, so this week's edition is loaded with lots of 1/64 deicast of all kinds, from raced versions, Cup, O'Reilly, Trucks, ARCA, LMSC, and more, there's so much to catch up on in the world of 1/64 Nascar diecast. There are some especially nice offerings from Lionel Racing that you may not want to miss out on, and there are a few scheduled releases that are truly historic and unique. This week also features a first look and the first DNP of 2026. As usual, for all of the latest and more, read on.

Race number six of the 2026 season is over and while the main event didn't bring the chaotic action many anticipated, the race still delivered some spectacular and memorable moments. It was good to hear and see Darrell Waltrip in the booth again to deliver his signature 'Boogity, Boogity, Boogity, Let's go racing, boys!' After 16 lead changes, and four cautions, Tyler Reddick would claim his fourth trophy of the season and his raced diecast heads off a bumper week for Lionel Racing. There are 21 new models that are up for preorder and now need to be discussed. For all the latest in the 1/64 world, read on...

This past week was relatively uneventful, but also a truly historic one in the world of Nascar. ​Two races occurred at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and two of the most likely victors walked away with the trophies. Kyle Larson went 1 for 1 on his NOAPS efforts for 2026. Larson led 47 laps and solidified his 18th win in the series. But the bigger story was Denny Hamlin's return to victory lane to claim his 61st win. Both of these raced won diecast, and many more standard paint schemes are now available for preorder in 1/64 scale. For a better look at those cars and more, read on...

Week number four of the 2026 Nascar season is in the books. Ryan Blaney overcame multiple obstacles to claim his first trophy of the year, and multiple crashes and cautions upset the Cup series field. This week we have a considerable slowdown in the amount of new 1/64s that are up for preorder. The theme this week certainly has to be Chevy. There are four new Cup liveries, and just as many NOAPS Camaros as well. Add in Justin Allgaier's JRM Brandt Camaro, and it's bowties all around. The second week in March brings lots of 1/64 goodness, for all the details, read on...

The more things change, the more they remain the same. The addition of COTA (Circuit of the Americas) to the Nascar schedule has been a stroke of genius by the racing league’s game makers. The Next Gen stock cars look great on the track meant for F1 cars, and the racing has matured into something really great. ​What no one could have seen coming was Nascar history being made in Tyler Reddick's third straight win, the only time a driver has claimed the first three races of a season, ever. There's that and so much more from another week of 1/64 preorders. For all the latest, read on...

This was another monster week in the world of 1/64 scale diecast race cars. Special paint schemes, new OEMS, really cool raced diecast all abound in this edition. The 2026 season is officially in full swing. A fantastic week of racing at Daytona has produced some classic race cars that will go down in history. Tyler Reddick capped off the weekend by winning his first Daytona 500. Austin Hill put on another clinic for the O'Reilly field, and Chandler Smith stole the trophy from the rest of the drivers in the Craftsman Truck series. There's that and much more to review, for all the details, read on!

Even with the delay in racing action this week with the decision to postpone The Clash at Bowman Gray until Wednesday, it’s still shocking how quickly the 2026 season is already upon us. The 16 new preorders that Lionel announced this week are an even better indicator that the 2026 Nascar season truly is in full swing. The massive group of new race cars being offered this week is very evenly divided up. There are four new cars from each of the three OEMs, and there are three O.A.P.S. cars, and one truck. ​There's lots to cover, for more...

On this week's edition of the Diecast Update, we've got a solid bunch of 1/64 preorders to take a closer look at. As you can see by this week's thumbnail photo, there's a bunch of red, black and orange! We have at least one representative from each of the three Cup series OEMs, and a pair of raced late model stock cars to investigate as well. This has certainly been a down week with fewer liveries announced, but a few of these are big time sponsors that have purchased multiple races in 2026. Without further delay, let's take a look at what's up for preorder for the week of 1/26. 

It’s been great to take a step back over the last few weeks to rejuvenate and rest for the upcoming season. With the countdown to the Dayton 500 on, and the Clash at Bowman Gray just a few weeks away, the new story lines and most importantly for this page, new diecast announcements ​are rolling in. Over the past few weeks, there have been several new paint schemes announced, and the majority of them have come from the HMS garage. There are several other schemes to take a look at (eleven in total), and a lot for collectors to contemplate!

The countdown to both the end of the year and the Daytona 500 is rolling on quickly. We've got another nice bunch of 1/64s that have been announced for preorder, most of them are new for 2026 with a couple of outliers. Three of the four Hendrick Motorsports teams provided new liveries this week that will all be getting the 1/64 treatment. There is a group of Mustangs to take a look at as well for the Ford collectors, and there's a couple of special 2025 'Rookie of the Year' 1/64s that will be offered in the special 'galaxy coat' finish. For that and more, read on...