Dale Earnhardt 2011 1:24 #96 Historial Series Cardinal Tractors Ford Action Platinum Series diecast by Lionel Nascar Collectables. On May 28th 1978 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the #96 Cardinal Tractos Ford Torino became the first Ford Dale Earnhardt raced in the premier series of NASCAR. It's also the car he raced to his first top ten finish on July 4 1978 at Daytona's famed Firecracker 400. It's a car that has NEVER been made in diecast form until now. Lionel Nascar Collectables proudly presents the #96 Cardinal Tractor Ford diecast as part of the new NASCAR Classics line- a callback to an era of unbreakable men, fast cars andscores that were settled on the dusty ovals and white-hat asphalt- or sometimes beyond it. Order your 2011 edition of the Dale Earnhardt #96 Cardinal Tractor Ford Torino diecast today.  Only 6096 produced