Nascar Car Number 17 (Cup Series)

The NASCAR Car #17 Has Had A Long History Of Famous Drivers In The Sport, Such As Matt Kenseth, Darrell Waltrip, And Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Due To This, There Has Been A Multitude Of Diecasts Released Of Their Cars.

## 1967-1990

In 1967, Reigning Champion David Pearson Joined Holman Moody For 12 Races During The Season, With 7 Top 5s. A Diecast Was Released By Johnny Lightning, With A Red Paint Job.

In 1969, David Pearson Dominated To Win The 1969 Championship With His Ford Talladega. The Diecast Was Released By Racing Champions. He Also Won The Previous Championship In 1968.

In 1970, David Pearson Drove The #17 In 18 Races To 1 Win And 8 Top 5s. Johnny Lightning Produced This Car As Well, But It Could Also Represent His 1969 Car.

In 1971, David Pearson Spent His Last Season With Holman Moody And Won 2 Races And 7 Top 5s. He Had One Of His Several Paint Schemes Made By Racing Champions.

The Next Diecast Of The #17 Would Be In 1987, As Darrell Waltrip Joined Rick Hendrick's Team In A Third Entry, Sponsored By Tide And Got 1 Win And 6 Top 5s. His Neon Tide Ride Was Released In The Mid 1990s By Action.

In 1989, Darrell Waltrip Won The Daytona 500 In His 17th Start, In The #17 Car, And Also Started 17th! He Also Gave A Very Memorable Victory Lane Interview. The Race Winning Car Was Released By Racing Champions In A Tide Promo 3 Pack In 1994. The Car Was Not Released In 1990 Though.

## 1992

Darrell Waltrip Got His 3 Last Wins In 1992. His Diecast Was Released By Racing Champions Both In Normal Package And As A Promo. This Was The First Diecast Issued For Him. He Also Was One Of The 6 Drivers In The 1992 Premier Edition Lineup.

## 1993

Darrell Waltrip Had 4 Top 5s During The 1993 Season. He Had His Car Released By Racing Champions As Well As Revell. There Were Also Two Distinct Versions Of His Action Car Released In Either The AC Racing Series Or The Delco Remy Series.

## 1994-1995

In 1994, Darrell Waltrip Had 4 Top 5s Once Again, And Got His Car Reissued By Racing Champions As Well As Matchbox.

In 1995, Darrell Waltrip Once Again Had 4 Top 5s, His Car Was Produced In The Racing Champions Premier Line.

## 1996

Darrell Waltrip Had A Poor Season With Only 2 Top 10s. His Car Was Produced By Racing Champions.

## 1997

Darrell Waltrip Celebrated His 25th Season In 1997. As A Result, He Ran Many Paint Schemes. They Were All Produced By 4 Companies, Those Being Action, RCCA, Racing Champions, And Winners Circle. These Were Based On His Past Paint Schemes, Such As His Budweiser, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Pepsi, And Tide Cars. He Also Ran The Highly Controversial Chrome Car Which Was Also Ran By Ted Musgrave In 2002, And Was The First Fully Wrapped NASCAR Paint Scheme. The Last Paint Scheme Was A Silver Car Ran In The July Daytona Race, And Released By Racing Champions.

## 1998

A Very Rough Season For Waltrip. He Only Ran 5 Races In The #17 Speedblock Car, Only Made By Racing Champions. He Ran A Tim Flock Tribute Scheme As Well, Which Ran With The #17, But Was Made With The #300 Instead. Waltrip Was Forced Out Of Several Teams For Several Reasons.

## 2000

Matt Kenseth Took Over The #17 Car, And Was Sponsored By Dewalt. He Had 1 Win And 4 Top 5s. Matt Kenseth Ran His Car With Yellow Wheels In The Daytona 500, Which Was Made By Racing Champions And Team Caliber. The Normal Car Was Made By Hot Wheels Too. His Bristol Night Race Reverse Scheme Was Made By The Same 3 Brands As Well. The Car Ran With Gold Instead Though. His 24 Volt Scheme Was Also Released.

## 2001

Matt Kenseth Had 4 Top 5s In 2001. His Car Was Reissued By Hot Wheels And Team Caliber. Team Caliber Also Made The Fully Yellow Car He Ran In The Bud Shootout.

## 2002

In 2002, Matt Kenseth's Primary Scheme Was Made By Hot Wheels And Team Caliber. Team Caliber Also Made His AT&T Car And His Million Dollar Challenge Car. Kenseth Won 5 Races In 2002.

## 2003

Team Caliber And Hot Wheels Once Again Produced Matt Kenseth's Primary Paint Scheme. His Million Dollar Challenge Car Was Released Also, By Team Caliber. Kenseth Won The Championship With One Win.

## 2004

Matt Kenseth's 2004 Car Was Produced By Hot Wheels. Team Caliber Produced His Carhartt Car Instead. Kenseth Won 2 Races In 2004.

## 2005

Matt Kenseth's Primary Scheme Was Reissued By Hot Wheels, And Was Also Made By Team Caliber. His Carhartt Car Was Also Reissued. His Trex Car Was Released As Well, And Team Caliber Also Made His USG Sheetrock Car In Both Standard And Promo Form. Kenseth Won 1 Race In 2005.

## 2006

In 2006, Matt Kenseth Had His Dewalt Car Reissued By Winners Circle. Team Caliber Also Made His Carhartt, R+L Carriers, USG Sheetrock And Maxwell House Cars. He Won 4 Races And Had 15 Top 5s

## 2007

Matt Kenseth's Dewalt Car Was Reissued By Winner Circle And Also Made In RCCA's Elite Line In Both Normal And COT Versions. His Carhartt Car Was Made In Both Normal And COT Versions, But The Normal Version Was Made As A Raced Version. His USG Sheetrock Car Was Released As A Promo. His R+L Carriers Car Was Only Made As A COT. Kenseth Won 2 Races And Had 13 Top 5s.

## 2008

Matt Kenseth's Dewalt, Carhartt, And R+L Carriers Cars Were Reissued In 2008 By Action/Winners Circle. Matt Kenseth Went Winless In 2008.

## 2009

Matt Kenseth's Dewalt And Carhartt Cars Were Reissued Again By Winners Circle And Action. Matt Kenseth Won 2 Races In 2009, Including The Daytona 500.

## 2010

Matt Kenseth's Valvoline Car Was Released By Winners Circle And Action, Which Was A Winless Season For Kenseth.

## 2011

Matt Kenseth Had Both His Kroger And Wiley X Cars Made In 2011, In A Season Where He Won 3 Races And Had 12 Top 5s.

## 2012

In 2012, Matt Kenseth Had His Last Season With Jack Roush And Won The Daytona 500, And 2 Other Races. His Best Buy, Valvoline, Stephen Siller Foundation, And Zest Cars Were All Made.

## 2013

Ricky Stenhouse Took Over Jack Roush's #17 Car And Had 1 Top 5 And 3 Top 10s. His Best Buy, Fifth Third Bank, Zest, Racing For A Cure, Ford Ecoboost, Nos, And Fastenal Working Heroes Cars Were Made By Lionel. Spinmaster Also Had Their Own Release Of His Best Buy Car.

## 2014

Stenhouse Had 5 Top 10s And 1 Top 5 In 2014. His Nos And Zest Cars Were Reissued. They Also Released His Wegmans And Nationwide Cars.

## 2015

In 2015, Stenhouse Had 1 Top 5 And 3 Top 10s. His Fifth Third Bank Car Was Reissued, And His Fastenal Car And His Throwback Were Both Newly Released.

## 2016

Ricky Stenhouse Jr Had 4 Top 5s And 6 Top 10s. His Fastenal, Sunny D, And Throwback Cars Were All Released In 2016.

## 2017

In 2017, Stenhouse Got His First Two Cup Wins, One At Daytona, The Other At Talladega. His Fastenal Car From 2016 Was Reissued, But He Also Had A New Fastenal Scheme. His Sunny D Car Was Also Reissued. He Also Had His Fifth Third Bank And Little Hug Cars Released In The Gold Series. His Fifth Third Bank And Robert Yates Tribute Was Also Released In Authentics.

## 2018

Ricky Stenhouse Jr Had 3 Top 5s And 5 Top 10s. In The Gold Series, His Fifth Third Bank And Little Hug Cars Were Reissued, As Well As His New Fastenal Scheme Being Released In The Gold Series.. In Authentics, The Little Hug And Fifth Third Bank Cars Were Available Again As Well As A Reissue Of His White And Orange Throwback Car.

## 2019

Ricky Stenhouse Jr Had 1 Top 5 And 3 Top 10s In 2019. His Sunny D And Fifth Third Bank Cars Were Released In Authentics.

## 2020-2021

Chris Buescher Replaced Ricky Stenhouse Jr In 2020, And Had 2 Top 5s And 8 Top 10s. His Only Car In 2020 Was His Sunny D Car, Released Only In Authentics

In 2021, Chris Buescher Had The Same Amount Of Top 10s, With One Less Top 5. His Fastenal Car Was Released In Authentics And The Patriotic Version Was Released In The Gold Series

## 2022

Chris Buescher Got His Second Career Victory In The #17 Car In 2022. His Fifth Third Was Made In The Gold Series, As Well As His Fastenal Car In Both Normal And Daytona Raced Versions. He Also Got A Test Car Release Only In Authentics.