I decided that I wanted to build at least one example of every car number to race in NASCAR. From 1972 to today, that's 110 numbers, 00-09, then 0-99. Pre-72 triple digit numbers were allowed, and one car even ran as #7777. So, there's a lot to choose from. I decided early on that I only wanted to do Cup cars, which is anything from Strictly Stock, Grand National, Winston Cup, Nextel Cup series. Since I began the project, it's also become Sprint Cup and Monster Energy Cup, which are also now part of the project. I would not include Busch, Trucks, or any other NASCAR division in the scope of the project, I only wanted Cup. Since my building has decreased from a peak of 60 completed models in one year to an average of 1 per year. I've been rethinking that self-imposed restriction, especially as though all 110 numbers have run in Cup, several do not have any decals made, however that still stands, for now.
At the time of my modeling renaissance in 2018, I have completed exactly 100 NASCAR models. While I don't intend to ever stop building, currently, with 10 less than the total possible numbers currently used, I know this project is likely to take years...decades, even, and I'm ok with that. The good thing is, because all NASCAR cars have numbers, literally every build I ever undertake will qualify for the project..as long as it's a Cup car. Of the 100 I've built, 10 have been Busch cars, 3 have been trucks, and 1 was built as a car being constructed, so no number. Of the 86 qualifying builds, there are 48 different numbers built, which is really pretty cool because I have not really built any specifically for the project- all are cars I was going to build anyway, which is why the number is not closer to completion. Of all the car numbers, I've built more #3 cars than any other number, with 7 builds.
Now, after quite a bit of preface, here is what I've done, with the best build quality car being the one shown for numbers with more than one build:
00
01 (1 build)
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| 2004 Joe Nemechek Army/Time Person of the Year |
02
03
04
05
06 (2 builds)
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| 1974 Neil "Soapy" Castles. A build I would not do today due to his racist actions against the Scott family |
07 (1 build)
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| 2002 Ted Musgrave |
08
09
0 (2 builds)
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| 2005 Mike Bliss |
1 (3 builds)
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| 1997 Morgan Shepherd |
2 (2 builds)
3 (7 builds)
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| 1987 Dale Earnhardt |
4 (4 builds)
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| 1990 Ernie Irvan |
5 (4 builds)
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| 2005 Kyle Busch, a build that also fits into my Rookie of the Year project. |
6 (1 build)
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| 1990 Mark Martin |
7
8 (3 builds)
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| 2003 Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
9 (1 build)
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| 2004 Kasey Kahne Mopar |
10
11 (1 build)
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| 1982 Darrell Waltrip |
12
13 (1 build)
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| 1963 Johnny Rutherford |
14
15 (2 builds)
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| 1981 Benny Parsons |
16
17 (2 builds)
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| 2000 Matt Kenseth. Another build that also fits into ROY project |
18
19
20 (1 build)
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| 1999 Tony Stewart. This is the Revell ProFinish partially prepainted kit. It was my first NASCAR build. And another ROY. |
21 (1 build)
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| 1999 Elliott Sadler |
22 (2 builds)
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| 1963 Fireball Roberts- the most work, and hardest for me, of any NASCAR builds |
23 (1 build)
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| 2004 Dave Blaney |
24 (2 builds)
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| 2004 Jeff Gordon Brickyard 400 winner. The blue I used is too dark. |
25
26 (1 build)
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| 1992 Brett Bodine. My most recent completion at the creation of this post. |
27
28 (2 builds)
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| 1998 Kenny Irwin. A really bad photo of an early build. |
29
30 (1 build)
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| 1991 Michael Waltrip |
31
32 (1 build)
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| 2000 Scott Pruett Give Kids the World |
33
34
35 (1 build)
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| 1986 Alan Kulwicki, another that also fits my Rookie of the Year project. I just realized in posting this that I forgot to include the Winston contingency. |
36 (1 build)
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| 2000 Ken Schrader. Another prepaint. |
37 (1 build)
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| 1996 John Andretti. Defective decals, many did not have carrier film. I ended up having to place each neon orange letter individually. |
38
39
40 (2 builds)
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| 2002 Sterling Marlin Coors Original |
41
42 (2 builds)
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| 2000 Kenny Irwin |
43 (3 builds)
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| 1996 Bobby Hamilton silver |
44 (2 builds)
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| 1997 Kyle Petty |
45
46 (1 build)
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| 1993 Al Unser Jr. This car ran only in the 1993 Twin 125s. It crashed. The 500 car was a white Ken Schrader backup. |
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55 (2 builds)
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| 1993 Ted Musgrave |
56 (1 build)
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| 1987 Ernie Irvan |
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64 (1 build)
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| 1970 Elmo Langley. The green I used is too dark. |
65
66 (1 build)
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| 2006 Jeff Green |
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74 (1 build)
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| 2003 Tony Raines Speed Racer |
75
76
77 (1 build)
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| 1987 Ken Ragan |
78 (1 build)
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| 2007 Kenny Wallace, Daytona 500 car. This scheme DNQd it's only attempt. Only car I built in the year it actually ran. |
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88 (3 builds)
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| 1982 Bobby Allison |
89
90 (2 builds) |
| 1985 Ken Schrader. yet another that is also a Rookie of the Year build. |
91 (1 build)
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| 2004 Bill Elliott Vegas |
92
93
94 (3 builds)
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| 1992 Terry Labonte |
95
96 (1 build)
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| 2006 Tony Raines Cars movie |
97 (1 build)
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| 2005 Kurt Busch Crown Royal Bud Shootout car. Gold numbers ran only once, the rest of the year they were yellow. One of my favorite builds. |
98 (2 builds)
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| 1988 Brad Noffsinger |
99 (3 builds)
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| 2005 Carl Edwards Stonebridge Life. I won my first ever award with this car. |
And that's all I've got right now. It should not be too hard to figure out that the 1990s is my favorite era in the sport- as I progress in my model building it'll be even more obvious. If you want to see more photos of any of these models, or any of the models that did not make the cut as best of the number, please visit my model photo gallery HERE.
Six of the 10 Busch cars I've built are numbers that I have not built a Cup car for yet, while none of the three trucks I've built are missing numbers from this project. I'm still debating if I should include them or not. One of the numbers- 57- is a number that I don't think any Cup decals exist for, which is the main reason I am debating including them.
It was nice to see them again.You are going to need a bigger storage unit.
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