Bubba Wheelhouse

Bubba Wheelhouse
Vehicle type	Next-Gen 2017 Race Car SA-3
Color	Purple, yellow and dark blue
Occupation	Piston Cup racer for Transberry Juice
Main portrayer(s)	Darrell Wallace Jr.
First appearance	Cars 3
Latest appearance	Cars 3: Look and Find
Character information Gender Male Home USA

Bubba Wheelhouse is the Next-Gen Transberry Juice racer. He replaced Markus Krankzler in the Piston Cup Racing Series.

History

Bubba Wheelhouse giving an interview before the Florida 500 race in 2017.

In Cars 3, Bubba joined the Transberry Juice team for the Piston Cup Racing Series, serving as a replacement for the previous racer, Markus Krankzler. He debuted in the mid-season at the Mood Springs Sputter Stop 350 at the Georgia Super Speedway and finished fifth place. He also finished fifteenth place at the Bumper Save Gears and Glory 450 at the Heartland Motor Speedway. He started from the nineteenth position during the Los Angeles 500 at the Los Angeles International Speedway. He finishes in seventeenth place.

Before the Florida 500 race, Bubba was interviewed on where he thinks Lightning McQueen could have been, as he was preparing for the race. He said that it would probably be the best if Lightning did not appear due to the end of last season, during which he had experienced a serious accident. He started the race from the 27th position. During the race, Cam Spinner ended up causing a crash between a majority of the racers, with Bubba driving to the outfield and nearly hitting Steve "Slick" LaPage. He had finished the race 20th. After crossing the finish line, he, Danny, Chase and Ryan congratulated Cruz Ramirez on winning the race. He had made a joke that her blinker was on rather than directly congratulating her. A similar joke that McQueen pulled on Cal Weathers during a race in the 2016 season.

Physical description

Bubba Wheelhouse is Next-Gen 2017 Race Car SA-3. He, like all other Piston Cup racers, uses Lightyear tires. He has blue eyes. He has a purple livery, with a blue stripe on the hood and around his side windows. On his doors, he has a yellow stripe that transitions into a bunch of circles. He has the number 6, painted in yellow, on his doors and roof. He has dark blue spots on his hood and on the back of his sides. His rims are black. His headlights have a blue trim on them.

Bio

Meet the Cars

• Bubba Wheelhouse is a next-generation racer who has been racing nearly all his life and has been one of the youngest victors on the speedway. He runs a fast-and-furious but has his eyes on the prize. He is a champion for diversity, believing that all race cars deserve a lane on the track.

The Official Magazine (Swedish)

• Bosse är en av de nya talangerna och har tävlat nästan hela sitt liv. Han blev den yngsta vinnaren av Pistong Cupen och är blixtsnabb!

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Names in other languages

• Bulgarian: Буба Уилхаус (transcription: Buba Uilkhaus)
• Croatian: Brane Haubec
• Danish: Børge Hjulbrønd
• Japanese: バッバ・ホイールハウス
• Lithuanian: Buba Ratnamis
• Norwegian:
  • Bubba Hjulhus
  • Hjalle Hjullbrønn
• Russian: Боб Ультрамотор (transcription: Bob Ultramotor)
• Swedish: Bosse Kupé
• Ukrainian: Бубба Вілхаус (transcription: Bubba Vilkhaus)

Trivia

• Bubba is named after his voice actor, Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr., whom is a professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series. He additionally competes in Xfinity Series driving a car with number 6, same number, Wheelhouse uses.

Quotes

• "Maybe it's best that he doesn't show up, You know how after last season ended?"
• "Hey, Cruz! Your blinker's on!"