 The real thing: Earnhardt Jr. brings his JRM Chevy around Tr-County Motor Speedway in Granite Falls, NC the weekend of October 4th, 2025. (Photograph by Ted Malinowski, Nascar.com).      Notes: I've purchased a number of these Late Model Stock Cars from Lionel over the years. Some of the initial versions have been quite plain and have lacked detail. But that wasn't too important, because the overall 1/64 scale casting is truly superb. Lionel also has a 1/24 scale casting of this car that in my opinion isn't as good because detail is very basic, similar to what you'd find on the Lionel Xfinity tooling. (I've taken a closer look at this mould in a different blog post you can find here). But the 1/64 in such a small scale, combined with some really nice printing is excellent and made even better with the more advanced detailing. I've got both of Dale Jr's Sun Drop cars and they display beautifully side by side. This more recent version has a more vibrant scheme and this is some of the best paint and print detailing I've seen in the scale in quite a while. It's a great reminder that race fans can find real excitement in the lower tiers of racing and the affiliated memorabilia. I found this copy at the JRM Merchandise hauler at Martinsville Raceway during the Cup weekend of October 25th-26th. You can read about that and more on the Race Report, here. Sources:
-Carsracingtour.com -Floracing.com -Jayski.com -jrmracing.com -Lionelracing.com -Nascar.com -racing-reference.info
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