Mike Wallace #20 Daily's 1st Ade Sports Drink Oldsmobile

    Today on the blog, I'm gonna be looking at Mike Wallace's time driving for Dick Moroso in the #20 Daily's 1st Ade Sports Drinks Oldsmobile~ The car was driven by several drivers, but Racing Champions only made this Mike Wallace version~ I would have loved it if they made a Spencer version, but this is what we got~ Let's have a look at what we've got~

    This car kinda has a bit of a sad story attached to it~ This was the team that Rob Moroso helped build with his father Dick~ Following his tragic passing in 1990, Dick decided to continue what they had started, and during the 1992 season, picked up sponsorship from Daily's 1st Ade Sports Drink~ The team attempted to qualify for the 1992 Daytona 500, but failed to do so~ They did manage to qualify for the Motorcraft Quality Parts 500, where they started 35th and finished 33rd, with Mike Wallace behind the wheel~

                                                  Jimmy Spencer driving the car in 1992~

    The remainder of the 1992 season was spent in the BGN division, where the team ran 30 races with drivers Jeff Fuller, Mike Wallace, and Jimmy Spencer~ Jeff Fuller drover the car @ Rockingham in his BGN debut, where he qualified 27th and finished 26th, several laps down~ Jimmy Spencer then drove the car for 17 races, with wins in the Carolina Pride/Budweiser 200 @ Myrtle Beach, and the Texas Pete 300 @ Rougemont~ Mike Wallace then ran the car for 12 races, his best coming @ Martinsville, where he finished 10th (his only top 10 during those races)~

                                 Mike Wallace #20 Daily's 1st Ade Sports Drink Oldsmobile~

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    Having this car in your Racing Champions collection is a must, in my opinion, as it's one of the best looking cars they made~ It may be a bit harder to find than some of the others, but it's well worth the hunt~ Don't enjoy hunting?~ Don't worry... that's what Ebay's for~

    I myself love the hunt, the thrill of going out there, looking for your favorite cars, not knowing when or where you'll find them~ The red and black color scheme on this car really set it on another level~ It's a shame it only ran 1 season in BGN~ Following the 92 season, Moroso would switch sponsorship to Fina Lube, with Randy Lajoie in the drivers seat~

    A few more Racing Champions side notes, following the 1992 Daytona in which this car failed to qualify, Racing Champions ran a promotion for the race and gave out a 3-car set of the top 3 finishers, Davey Allison, Morgan Shepherd, and Geoff Bodine, in a blister pack~

    There are some packs that came with errors that had Bodine listed in second, but in the same order on the box~ The package is considered rare today, but can still be found in some novelty shops~ Richard Petty ran a promotion where he ran a diecast car of each race he ran in the 92 season, including the Daytona 500~

   Dick Moroso died of brain cancer in 1998, at the age of 59, although a huge piece of him died along with his son, Rob in 1990~ You can only imagine the sadness he had to feel every time he entered the race track, every time he saw that #20 Oldsmobile~ I wasn't able to find either of the 2 wins this car had, but I did find the 1992 Goody's 300, where Mike started 38th and finished 28th~ Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by the Racing Champions blog~

                                                         1992 Goody's 300 (full race)~