Gold Line: Connor Zilisch 'Red Bull' Chevy

Red Bull is back in Nascar in a major way. A few years ago, Shane van Gisbergen, adorned a Red Bull logo on his helmet as he won at the new Chicago Street Course for the inaugural event. Little did we know at the time that Shane and Trackhouse along with a truly special prospect in Connor Zilisch would bring the popular energy drink associated brand back into the highest level of racing in America. Red Bull will exclusively represent Zilisch during his fur Cup starts during the 2025 season, and the first Red Bull diecast in years has arrived. For more....

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The real thing: ​Connor Zilisch drives during the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on March 02, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Meg Oliphant courtesy of Getty Images) 

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Notes:
​I personally got into diecast collecting well after the first Red Bull venture in Nascar. 1/64 scale cars from that era are very hard to come by and highly sought after. So getting ahold of this Connor Zilisch rookie car is really exciting. Lionel has done a great job with 1/64s in 2025. There have been further upgrades announced, but this car was produced before those updates will take place. So in effect, this will be one of the final Gold Line or ARC diecast cars that Lionel will be produced on the currently used plastic chassis. The car looks awesome in person, but unfortunately, it isn't a perfect 10. I'll be going over this car completely in the days to come, so keep an eye out.

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Sources:
-Jayski.com
-Lionelracing.com
-Nascar.com
-racing-reference.info