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[[File:Ernie pit.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Gearson having a pit stop at the Motor Speedway of the South.]] |
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Revision as of 21:28, 6 December 2020
Ernie Gearson is a professional race car who raced for the Spare Mint team in the Piston Cup Racing Series. He is a Husker Morroco that is painted light blue with a green stripe wrapped around his doors and hood. He has the Spare Mint logo on his hood, as well as the number 93 painted in white on his doors and roof.
History
Cars
Gearson having a pit stop at the Motor Speedway of the South.
In Cars, Ernie competes in the Dinoco 400 at the Motor Speedway of the South, until he runs into trouble when Chick Hicks causes a huge accident involving the majority of the race's competitors. He was hitting the safety wall before getting hit by Todd Marcus in the accident. Though Ernie receives some minor damage, he is able to continue racing.
Cars 3
Ernie returns in Cars 3, competing in 2016 Piston Cup Season. But when next-generation rookie begin performing much better veteran racers, Spare Mint fires Ernie and replaces him with an unnamed next-generation racer.
Appearances
Profiles and statistics
Cars
- Bios
- "Ernie Gearson recalls the day when high dollar sponsorships and squealing fans were still a thing of the future. He may be one of the oldest racers on the grids these days, but he's been around the track once or twice. He's still got plenty of fire in his chambers. His friends call him "Giddyup," alluding to the humble 300 horsepower engine he started his career with all those years ago."[1]
Gallery
Trivia
- His surname is a pun to Daniel Gerson.
- Despite the die-cast of the Spare Mint racer of Cars 3 is released with the name "Ernie Gearson", the racer resembles a fourth generation NASCAR, while Ernie Gearson resembles a third generation NASCAR.