Pontiac Grand Prix Stocker (basic)

Pontiac Grand Prix Stocker
Debut series	1997 Basic Pro Racing
Produced	1997 - 2002
Designer	Larry Wood
Number	17417

Description

In 1997, Kyle Petty, son of famous NASCAR driver, Richard Petty, sponsored Hot Wheels for its #44 Pontiac Grand Prix Stocker. In doing so, Hot Wheels created a line of NASCARs, known as the Pro Racing line that featured Kyle Petty's stock car, and many other famous race car drivers that Kyle Petty had to face.

Because the Pontiac Stocker is special to Kyle Petty and the Hot Wheels Race Team, the Pontiac stocker was used a lot as the first choice for many promotional items, making it the most used Basic casting in the Pro Racing line.

As with all Stock cars in the Pro Racing line, this is the Basic version meaning it was designed to be lighter, cheaper, and work well on the tracks.

This car has no name on the base.

Versions

The Pontiac Grand Prix Stocker (Basic) has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Team #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes	Photo
30	1997	1997 Basic Pro Racing	Yellow	Black design, Pennzoil on sides, "30" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP			Johnny Benson Jr.
43	1997	1997 Basic Pro Racing	Light Blue	Orange design, STP on sides, "43" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP			Bobby Hamilton Sr.
44	1997	1997 Basic Pro Racing	Blue	Orange & White design, Hot Wheels on sides, "44" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP			Kyle Petty
44	1997	1997 Basic Pro Racing	Blue	Orange & White design, Hot Wheels on sides, "44" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP			Different Sponsor decals
51	1997	Kool-Aid Promotional	Red	Blue, Yellow, White design, Kool-Aid on sides, "51" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP		China
35	1998	1998 Basic Pro Racing	Orange	White & Green design, Tabasco on sides, "35" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP			Todd Bodine
36	1998	1998 Basic Pro Racing	Red	Skittles	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP			Ernie Irvan
43	1998	1998 Basic Pro Racing	Light Blue	Orange design, STP on sides, "43" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP			Appears in the NASCAR Playset as well
44	1998	1998 Basic Pro Racing	Dark Blue	Light Orange Track & White design, Hot Wheels on sides, "44" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP			Found in the Kyle Petty Speedway Set
44	1998	NASCAR Playset	Dark Blue	Dark Orange Track & White design, Hot Wheels on sides, "44" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP			Kyle Petty
44	1998	1998 Basic Pro Racing KB Toys Promo	Dark Blue	Dark Orange Track & White design, Hot Wheels on sides, "44" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP			Barbie logo in the Top Rear Bumper
44	1998	Christmas Holiday Series IV	Spectraflame Dark Blue	Orange & White design, Hot Wheels on sides, "44" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP	20307
20	1998	Chuck E. Cheese Promo	Red	Racing design, CHUCK E CHEESE on sides, "20" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP	19640	Thailand	only at Chuck E Cheese Pizza house
1	1998?	Mattel Salesman promo	White & Dark Blue	Racing design, Hot Wheels on sides, "#1" on sides & roof, "Call: 1-877-POWER31 FOR CUSTOMIZED DIE-CAST PREMIUMS" on Trunk	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP			Includes Sponsors like Motorized X-V Racers, Hot Wheels Legends, Track System, Hot Wheels Racing, Crashers, and www.hotwheels.com According to a source Mattel handed this car out to salesman to promote the HW line's more premium line.
	1999	1999 Basic Pro Racing Pace Promo	Black	Flame design, Paces on sides, "Daytona 500" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
30	1999	1999 Basic Pro Racing 30th Talladega	White	Purple & Red design, Talladega on sides, "30th" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
36	1999	1999 Basic Pro Racing	Yellow	Candy design, M&Ms on sides, "36" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
44	1999	1999 Basic Pro Racing	Dark Blue	Dark Orange & White design, Hot Wheels on sides, "44" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
44	1999	1999 Basic Pro Racing 30th Talladega	Black	White & Green design, Talladega on sides, "44" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
44	1999	1999 Basic Pro Racing Pepsi 400	Black	White & Blue design, Pepsi on sides, "44" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
44	1999	1999 Toy Story Promo	Blue	Toy Story	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
50	1999	1999 Basic Pro Racing 50th Darlington	Black	White & Gold design, Darlington on sides, "50th" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
41	1999?	Baggie Promo	Black	Blue, Yellow, White, Red, Green design, DAYTONA 500 on sides, "41" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP		China
43	1999 or 2000?	Baggie Promo	Light Blue	Orange design, STP on sides, "43" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP		China	dull details
43	1999 or 2000?	Baggie Promo	Light Blue	Orange design, STP on sides, "43" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP		China	Same as the 1999 #43 car (above) but with sharper finer details. See Gallery
43	1999 or 2000?	Baggie Promo	Light Blue	Orange design, STP on sides, "43" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP		China
44	1999?	Baggie Promo	Blue	Blue, Yellow, White, Red, Green design, DAYTONA 500 on sides, "44" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP		China
44	1998 - 2000?	Baggie Promo	Blue	Orange, Yellow & Red design, Players on sides, "44" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP		China
	2000	2000 Basic Pro Racing Petty 30th Anniversary		Petty 30th Anniversary	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
43	2000	2000 STP Performance Payoff #43 Rewards Car	Light Blue	Yellow & Blue design, STP on sides, "43" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
∞	2000	2000 Basic Pro Racing Pepsi 400	Blue	Red & White design, Pepsi on sides, "∞" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
00	2000	2000 Basic Pro Racing Pepsi 400	Light Blue	Black & White design, Pepsi on sides, "00" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
00	2000	2000 Basic Pro Racing Talladega	Light Blue	White design, Talladega on sides, "00" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
00	2000	2000 Basic Pro Racing Talladega	Grey	Yellow, Orange, Red design, Talladega on sides, "00" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
00	2000	2000 Basic Pro Racing Michigan Speedway	White	Black & Red design, Michigan on sides, "00" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
00	2000	2000 Basic Pro Racing Daytona 500	Purple	Black & Red design, Daytona 500 on sides, "00" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
00	2000	2000 Basic Pro Racing California	Grey	Flame design, California on sides, "00" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
22	2000	2000 Basic Pro Racing	Yellow	Black design, Caterpillar on sides, "22" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
43	2000	2000 Basic Pro Racing	Light Blue	Yellow & Blue design, STP on sides, "43" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
43	2000	2000 Basic Pro Racing	Light Blue	Cheerios	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
44	2000	2000 Basic Pro Racing	Dark Blue/ Orange	Hot Wheels	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
44	2000	Wrist Watch Digital Watch Promo	Dark Blue/ White	Orange Track design, Hot Wheels on sides, "44" on sides & roof, less details than the 2000 Basic Pro Racing #44 car	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP			The Wrist Watch Digital Watch Promo collection includes cars from the 1999 / 2000 mainline series. This is the only car exclusive to the series,
01	2001	2001 Basic Pro Racing Daytona Light	Black	Red & Blue design, Daytona Light on sides, "01" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
01	2001	2001 Basic Pro Racing Daytona 500	Grey	Blue, Red & Yellow design, Daytona 500 on sides, "01" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
01	2001	2001 Basic Pro Racing California Speedway	White	Red & Black design, California on sides, "01" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
01	2001	2001 Basic Pro Racing Track Attack Talladega	White	Blue & Red design, Talladega on sides, "01" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
01	2001	2001 Basic Pro Racing Talladega	Black	Blue & Red design, Talladega on sides, "01" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
01	2001	2001 Basic Pro Racing Michigan			White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP			Michigan June 10
01	2001	2001 Basic Pro Racing Michigan	Black	Red & White design, Michigan on sides, "01" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP			Michigan August 19
02	2002	Chef Boyardee	Red	Black & Green design, Chef Boyardee on sides, "02" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
02	2002	M&Ms Promo	Yellow	Candy design, M&Ms on sides, "36" on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP
	2002	Toronto Blue Jays	Red	Blue & White design, Toronto Blue Jays on sides & roof	White / Plastic	Clear	Gray	GYE10SP

Gallery

Unknown Variation. Thought to be 1998 Pro Racing. But this variation is Dark Blue and Dark Orange tracks. '98 version has Pale Orange tracks. Close to KB version, but that has the Barbie logo on the end.

Strange casting thickness variation found on the 1997 Pro Racing Basic #44 car. The car on the bottom is the unusual one.

Wrist Watch Digital Watch Promo

Party Favor Kyle Petty NASCAR Whistles

Came out in red (Tara)

2000 STP Performance Payoff 43 Rewards Car with Original Letter and Envelope

Unknown variant found on the box artwork of the Kyle Petty Speedway Set. Blue Bottom and No Headlight variant.

Finer (left) vs dull (right) variants

Finer (left) vs dull (right) variants

Finer (bottom) vs dull (top) variants

Finer (left) vs dull (right) variants

Finer (left) vs dull (right) variants

Finer variant sealed

1997 variant difference