For the NASCAR fan who likes their die-casts and other collectables, there’s an event coming up that you just might want to check out. But you need to live in or around Concord, NC to be able to take part of the festivities.
To celebrate RCCA‘s 20th anniversary, Lionel NASCAR Collectables is throwing a shindig at their headquarters. All RCCA members are invited and you can bring one guest per member to the event.
NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Bobby Allison will be taking the time to join the festivities and while there he’ll be sharing some classic racing tales and signing autographs.
The event takes place on Saturday, May 21st, 2011.
It takes place at Lionel NASCAR Collectables headquarters (6301 Performance Drive, Concord NC).
They also mentioned there will be awesome door prizes, incredible prices and lots of food.
BUT if you are going, YOU MUST call 1-800-952-0708 and RSVP by Wednesday May 11, 2011. You must also confirm if you will be bringing a guest.
This is for all you lucky RCCA members living in the area of their headquarters. Grr. Some people have all the luck!
RCCA
[Lionel NASCAR Collectables press release]
As a member of RCCA, (Racing Collectables Club of America) which, in case you didn’t know, is now a part of Lionel NASCAR Collectables, you have a pretty cool event for the upcoming week at Daytona. They have three drivers confirmed for the events and all you have to be is a Platinum, Gold or Bronze member to participate! I wish I were headed there or I’d sign up in a hot flash!
RCCA members will have an opportunity to race go karts on Feb 16th, and if the timing works out, the winner of the race will face off, head to head with Mike Wallace.
On the 17th of Feb., it’s dinner with the racing legend, Bobby Allison.
On the 18th of Feb., the selected RCCA members will get a garage tour and meet with Joey Logano, Brian Scott and Clint Bowyer.
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All you have to be is a member. I don’t know if signing up to become a member gets you the chance or if this is open to existent members like myself. I’ve held an RCCA card for … wow, around ten years now. And yes, I have so many diecast that it’s a hazard to my health!
Check out the press release below and if you are, and you can, go for it and come back and let NASCAR Bits and Pieces know about the fun you had!!!
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(photo courtesy Leon Hammack)
(This is a guest post by by digital neighbor, Leon Hammack, from www.workingonmyredneck.com.)
This week NASCAR rolls into the Talladega Superspeedway, formerly the Alabama International Speedway. This racing facility is rich with NASCAR history.
Big Bill France built this track and opened up for business with the first race in 1969. Throughout those 41 years this track has witnessed some of NASCAR’s highest highs, as well as some of the lowest of lows.
When the track first opened and all the drivers got their race cars out on the track, the high speeds and the tire failures that occurred during practice led the drivers to band together and refuse to race on that opening weekend. The drivers voiced their opinion to Big Bill France, he got into a race car, proceeded to drive a few laps and announced that it was perfectly safe.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the favorite son. He’s the favorite son of the fans who seem to keep Dale Sr.’s spirit alive by rooting for Dale Jr. I get that. I’m there too. Despite a rough and tough season, the fans stick behind Dale Jr.. So much so that he’s won the Most Popular Driver award, again.
Richard Petty won it 9 times starting in 1962. Then in 64, 68, 74-78.
Bobby Allison won it 8 times starting in 1970 to 73, then 1980 to 83.
Bill Elliott though is the man to beat in the category of the Most Popular driver. Elliott’s won the award 16 times starting from 1984, spanning ’84 to 88, interrupted by Darrel Waltrip in ’89 & 90, then Bill Elliott ran with it from 1991 to 2000.
In 2001 Dale Earnhardt (Sr.) took the award in his afterlife, and Bill Elliott won it once again, for the last time, in 2002.
Since 2003, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been the recipient of the award ever since.
I feel bad for the rest of the competition. We should make a runner-up kind of, we haven’t forgotten you award for those coming in 2nd!
NBaP Tidbit: Rumor (?) has it that the award will be renamed to The Bill Elliott Award once Bill retires from the sport.
