Months of planning, strategizing, and creation has led Lionel Racing to officially launch two new endeavors for NASCAR die-cast collectors. The official launch episode of ?Authenticated? combines the excitement from a wild Bristol race weekend with the first looks at the 2022 NASCAR Next Gen die-cast from Lionel Racing. 

To bring the Next Gen die-cast to life, we sit down with Lionel Racing CEO Howard Hitchcock to discuss everything that went into all facets of creating the Next Gen die-cast and lots more. Plus, in the ?Fresh Paint? segment, we discuss everything that our art and production teams will be doing to create the most authentic die-cast replica of AJ Allmendinger?s beat-up, but winning, NASCAR Xfinity Series car from Bristol.

Martin Truex Jr. and the Joe Gibbs Racing team continued showing their Playoff power with a strong showing at Richmond Raceway. We recap all the on-track excitement from the Richmond race, as well as honor all of the tributes both on the track and off on the 20th anniversary of 9/11. We also discuss some of the ?Fresh Paint? die-cast schemes now available for order and preview all the excitement sure to come at Bristol.

This week on ?Authenticated,? we recap a wild NASCAR Cup Series regular season finale at Daytona, where the winning car was covered in confetti and will make for one heck of a Lionel Racing raced-win die-cast! We also preview some of the latest paint schemes available in die-cast form, plus we give our championship picks now that the Playoff field is set.

On this episode of Authenticated: The Die-cast Collector?s Podcast from Lionel Racing, we preview all the action at Michigan as the push for the Playoffs nears the finish line. We also introduce a ?Fresh Paint? segment featuring all the latest die-cast releases, plus lots more die-cast news, information, and fun!

The maiden voyage for the Authenticated: The Die-cast Collector?s Podcast introduces the future of the all-new show from Lionel Racing. We recap the NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen, introduce a number of new die-cast releases, preview the Indianapolis race weekend and give some insight into future episodes of Authenticated.