1997 NASCAR Racing Collectables Club of America Darrell Waltrip #17 Monte Carlo 1 of 2500 1:24 Scale
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Racing Collectables Club of America issued this 1:24 scale Darrell Waltrip #17 Monte Carlo in 1997, numbered within a production run of 2,500 units. RCCA was the collector-tier sub-label of Action Performance, the house that separated the serious shelf from the blister-pack mass market. A numbered RCCA piece from this period meant a harder acrylic case, tighter detail tolerances, and a certificate of authenticity in the box. This one checks all of those boxes.
1997 was Darrell Waltrip's final seasons running full-time for his own team, DW Motorsports, with primary sponsorship from Western Auto on the #17. By then Waltrip had already locked up three Cup championships (1981, 1982, 1985) and 84 career wins, but the late-90s stretch was about closing out a Hall of Fame career with dignity more than chasing trophies. The Monte Carlo body was Chevrolet's flagship NASCAR platform through the decade, and the 1:24 RCCA releases from this run are some of the most replicated liveries from that era in the die-cast collector market. The Western Auto blue and yellow scheme on the #17 is one of the more recognizable paint jobs from Waltrip's final years behind the wheel, so this particular numbered piece sits at the crossroads of a retirement send-off and a peak-production RCCA year.
Parts America livery, mid-season 1997, fewer than ten race appearances, numbered run of 2,500.
The number on this unit places it within the 2,500-piece run, which means it is not a short-run variant but is still meaningfully limited compared to the open-run Action pieces that flooded retail at the same time. Condition on RCCA pieces from 1997 varies: look for any interior crazing on the acrylic case, because UV exposure over nearly three decades tends to cloud the panels before it touches the diecast itself. The chassis underside and the roof decal are usually the first places where print fade shows up on the #17 livery. Check the axle pins at the front wheel wells, which on RCCA Monte Carlos from this production cycle can loosen from the frame without showing external damage.
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Parts America livery, mid-season 1997, fewer than ten race appearances, numbered run of 2,500.
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Inspected in Las Vegas on June 2026. Each piece is a single unit, sold as inspected.
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This 1997 nascar racing collectables club of america darrell waltrip #17 monte carlo 1 of 2500 1:24 scale originates from the 90s era[01], represents NASCAR[02]'s output, . Each piece in the shop is a single unit, inspected by hand in Las Vegas before listing. The data manifest to the right records the fields on file for this lot; where a field is empty it has been omitted rather than guessed.
INSPECTED IN STORE / 707 E FREMONT, LAS VEGAS
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