NASCAR influencer Taylor Kitchen gives a sneak peek at her Dale Earnhardt Sr. diecast collection

NASCAR influencer Taylor Kitchen has shared some of her diecast collection of Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s cars on social media. While Kitchen looks to add more, she has collected notable ones, including Dale Sr.'s Daytona 500-winning No. 3 Chevrolet.

Dale Earnhardt Sr. was a former NASCAR driver who won seven championships in the Cup Series, formerly known as the Winston Cup during his era. He also amassed 76 race wins, placing him eighth on the all-time wins list, just behind fellow seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson.

In an Instagram post, Taylor Kitchen answered a question asking if she owned a Dale Sr. diecast car. She showed three diecast models, underlining the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet driven in the 1998 Daytona 500.

The race marked the driver's first and only win in the "Great American Race" after 20 attempts. He finished under the caution flag on lap 199 of 200 ahead of Bobby Labonte and Jeremy Mayfield, respectively.

According to Kitchen, every Dale Earnhardt Sr. fan should own this particular diecast model, saying:

"I feel like every Dale Sr. fan should have his 1998 Daytona 500-winning car in their collection, so I definitely have that."

Below the Daytona 500-winning car is Dale Sr.'s No. 3 Chevrolet and his son's No. 1 car. The two cars entered the NASCAR exhibition race in Japan in 1998 where the father-son duo competed against each other for the very first time.

Kitchen also has a bunch of Dale Jr.'s Budweiser No. 8 cars, which ran during his early Cup Series career when he drove for his father's NASCAR team, Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (DEI). She also showed two Dale Sr. Funko Pop cars.

Her next project is to look for diecasts of the Intimidator's championship-winning cars.

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Dale Earnhardt Sr. once shared how proud he was of his son for winning the championship

Before the 1998 Daytona 500, Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s son, Dale Jr., achieved a significant milestone by winning his first NASCAR championship in the Busch Grand National Series (now known as the Xfinity Series). Dale Jr. clinched the 1998 championship title while driving for his father's DEI team.

During a post-race interview at the series' final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the seven-time champ shared how proud he was of his son, saying:

"I'm telling you... you do a lot of things in your career...you're involved in racing like we've been with my dad and my family just to grow up and it was pretty awesome. And to go out (and) win races was even better."

He added:

"To see your son doing (the same) really hits on me...really feels good seeing him win races. He's able to go out and do things he's wanted to. I'm proud of that whole team."

In the same year, Dale Earnhardt Jr. made his first start in the NASCAR Cup Series in Japan where he competed against his father.

The following year, Dale Jr. won his second Busch Grand National Series championship before moving full-time to the premier series in 2000.

While the driver never won a Cup Series championship, he amassed 26 wins, including two Daytona 500 victories.