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{{Infobox Character
{{Character infobox |merch=true
|image=Kevin Racingtire.png
|image=Kevin Racingtire.png
|make=[[Capitol Motors]] Verve XT
|make=[[Capitol Motors]] Verve XT
|gender=Male
|gender=Male
|age=Adulthood
|eye color=Blue
|eye color=Blue
|paint color=Pink
|color=Pink
|occupation={{PCracer|[[Shifty Drug]] (formerly)}}
|tires=[[Lightyear]]
|occupation={{PCracer|[[Shifty Drug]] (''formerly'')}}
|team=[[Shifty Drug Hauler|Hauler]]
|team=[[Shifty Drug Hauler|Hauler]]
|performer=[[Bill Farmer]]
|performer=[[Bill Farmer]]
|first=''[[Cars]]''
|family=[[List of implied characters#Mrs. Racingtire|Mrs. Racingtire]] (''wife'')<br>
|latest=''[[Cars Daredevil Garage]]''}}
[[Shifty Drug|Shifty Drug Owner]] (''father-in-law'')
|first_appearance =''[[Cars]]''
|latest_appearance =''[[Cars Daredevil Garage]]'' (die-cast)}}
'''Kevin Racingtire''' is a professional stock race car. As number 35 on the [[Shifty Drug]] driving team, he took part in several Piston Cup seasons.
'''Kevin Racingtire''' is a professional stock race car. As number 35 on the [[Shifty Drug]] driving team, he took part in several Piston Cup seasons.


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In ''[[Cars]]'', Kevin is seen with the rest of the 2005 Piston Cup racers at the [[Motor Speedway of the South]]. When [[Chick Hicks]] causes the huge crash, he is one of the first to be hit, colliding with [[Brush Curber]] and [[Davey Apex]], and suffers some minor damage, though he is still able to continue racing, and finishes in 22nd place.
In ''[[Cars]]'', Kevin is seen with the rest of the 2005 Piston Cup racers at the [[Motor Speedway of the South]]. When [[Chick Hicks]] causes the huge crash, he is one of the first to be hit, colliding with [[Brush Curber]] and [[Davey Apex]], and suffers some minor damage, though he is still able to continue racing, and finishes in 22nd place.


Between the events of [[Cars]] and [[Cars 3]], Kevin retires, but his sponsor doesn't appear in [[Cars 3]].
Between the events of [[Cars]] and [[Cars 3]], Kevin leaves racing, and his sponsor doesn't return to the Piston Cup.


==Physical description==
==Physical description==
He is a [[Capitol Motors]] Verve XT that is painted a pinkish-red color, with yellow on his doors, hood and spoiler. He has white rims, as well as the Shifty Drug logo on his hood and the number 35 painted in white on his doors and roof. The Capitol Motors Verve XT was mostly based on the Ford Taurus NASCAR.
He is a [[Capitol Motors]] Verve XT that is painted a pinkish-red color, with yellow on his doors, hood and spoiler. He has white rims, as well as the Shifty Drug logo on his hood and the number 35 painted in white on his doors and roof. The Capitol Motors Verve XT was mostly based on the Ford Taurus NASCAR.


==Bio==
==Official profiles==
*''With little natural athletic ability, knowledge of racing's rich history or understanding of its complex rules, it's a wonder Kevin Racingtire has been able to sustain himself in the [[Piston Cup Racing Series|Piston Cup]] circuit for as long as he has. He attributes his success to his family, particularly his father-in-law, who is the owner of the large pharmaceutical company that just so happens to sponsor the team he races for.''<ref>''[[Car Finder]]''</ref>
===''[[Car Finder Game]]''===
{{Car Finder bio
|artwork=Kevin Racingtire.png
|name=Kevin Racingtire #35
|make=Capitol Motors Verve XT
|pronoun=His
|story=With little natural athletic ability, knowledge of racing's rich history or understanding of its complex rules, it's a wonder Kevin Racingtire has been able to sustain himself in the [[Piston Cup Racing Series|Piston Cup]] circuit for as long as he has. He attributes his success to his family, particularly his father-in-law, who is the owner of the large pharmaceutical company that just so happens to sponsor the team he races for.|scene=KevinRacingtireCrash.jpg}}


===''Meet the Cars''===
[[File:Kevin Racingtire (Meet the Cars).png|thumb|''[[Meet the Cars]]'' artwork]]
*''With little natural athletic ability, knowledge of racing's rich history or understanding of its complex rules, it's a wonder Kevin Racingtire has been able to last in the Piston Cup circuit for as long as he has. He says his success is because of his family, particularly his father-in-law, who is the owner of the large pharmaceutical company that just so happens to sponsor the team for which he races.''
===''Pixarpedia''===
*''Kevin Racingtire is a Capitol Motors vehicle. His sponsor is Shifty Drug Pharmaceutical Co., which is actually owned by his father-in-law!''
===''Cars: Character Encyclopedia''===
*''Kevin Racingtire is not the most talented race car on the track. In fact, he only got the job because his father-in-law owns the company that sponsors him. It all sounds very shifty!
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small" bordersize="none">
KevinRacingtire.jpg|''[[Car Finder]]'' profile
Kevin 2014.PNG|Diecast artwork
KevinRacingtireCrash.jpg|Kevin Racingtire losing control in Dinoco 400
Kevin 2019.png|Flipped diecast artwork
Cars-disneyscreencaps.com-669.jpg
Johnny, Darren and Kevin.jpg|Kevin's first appearance onscreen
Bandicam 2020-09-01 20-31-05-136.jpg|His die-cast
Darren and Kevin.jpg|''Cars''
File:Kevin Racingtire and Kevin Shiftright.png|''Cars''
Aiken xxx.png|''Cars''
File:MistiMotorkrassCars.png|''Cars''
SliderPetrolskiCars11.jpg|''Cars''
File:Kevin Racingtire and Shiftright.png|''Cars''
File:Cars-disneyscreencaps.com-450.jpg|''Cars''
File:WinfordBradfordRutherfordCars12.jpg|''Cars''
WinfordGettingRammed.jpg|''Cars''
File:Winford in the crash.jpg|''Cars''
File:Cars-disneyscreencaps.com-465.jpg|''Cars''
File:Cars-disneyscreencaps.com-469.jpg|''Cars''
File:Cars-disneyscreencaps.com-479.jpg|''Cars''
Ernie Gearson 2005 Dinoco 400 crash (1).webp|''Cars''
Winford, Dave and Kevin in the crash.jpg|''Cars''
KevinRacingtireCrash.jpg|Kevin Racingtire losing control in [[Dinoco 400]]
DaveyApexCars.jpg|''Cars''
File:Cars-disneyscreencaps.com-377.jpg|''Cars''
File:Billy, Dale Jr, Ralph.png|Kevin Was behind [[Rusty Cornfuel]]
File:238E64B6-86D6-43C5-9FE5-BB3875AB54C9.jpeg|''Cars''
File:Ernie-gearson-personnage-cars-01.jpg|''Cars''
File:Cars-disneyscreencaps.com-669.jpg|''Cars''
File:Cars-disneyscreencaps.com-672.jpg|''Cars''
File:Ernie-gearson-personnage-cars-02.jpg|''Cars''
File:4k-cars-animationscreencaps.com-1154.png|''Cars''
File:MAIC.png|''Cars''
Rusty-cornfuel-personnage-cars-02.jpg|''Cars''
File:Cars-disneyscreencaps.com-784.jpg|''Cars''
File:87FAD128-A70C-4CE1-B347-5B61C3AAA3AF.jpeg|''Cars''
File:Ralph in dinoco 400.png|''Cars''
KevinRacingtire ShiftyDrugHauler.jpg|''Cars (2005) workprint''
KevinRacingtire.jpg|''[[Car Finder Game]]'' profile
Shifty Drug Diecast.jpg|Diecast (inaccurate color)
Shifty Drug (Kevin Racingtire).jpg|Diecast (accurate color)
File:Kevin Racingtire Thailand Diecast.jpg|Thailand die-cast variant
Shifty drug race o rama pit row launcher.jpg|2009 release (launcher)
Shifty drug rubber tires race o rama kmart.jpg|2009 release (rubber tires)
Octane gain final lap pack.jpg|2010 release with [[Billy Oilchanger]], [[Lightning McQueen]] and [[Claude Scruggs]]
Shifty drug cars 2015 single - piston cup.jpg|2015 release (inaccurate color)
Shifty drug variant cars 2015 single - piston cup.jpg|2015 release (accurate color)
Shifty drug blue desert single - dinoco 400.jpg|2019 release
Kevin racingtire 2024 release.jpg|2024 release
File:KRT.png|Concept art (?)
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Names in other languages==
*Kevin's [[1:55 Scale Die-Cast|die-cast]] was initially colored dark red and yellow, but was changed to the proper color of pink and yellow in 2015.
*Russian:
*Unlike the other Capitol Motors Verve XTs, which have wider builds, Kevin has a thinner body, similar to that of a [[Crown]] Celesta.
**''Кевин Рэйсингтайр'' (transcription: ''Kevin Reysingtayr'')
**Ironically however, Davey Apex is a Crown Celesta but looks like a Capitol Motors Verve XT.
**''Кевин Гоночная Шина'' (transcription: ''Kevin Gonochnaya Shina'')
 
== Trivia==
*Kevin's [[Mattel Disney Pixar Cars|die-cast]] was initially colored dark red and yellow, but was changed to the proper color of pink and yellow in 2015.
*Kevin unlike  the other [[Capitol Motors]] Verve XTs, which have wider builds, Kevin has a thinner body, similar to that of a [[Crown]] Celesta.
**It is possible that Kevin is just a newer model of the Verve XT.
**Ironically however, [[Davey Apex]] is a Crown Celesta but looks like a Capitol Motors Verve XT.
*In the 15th December 2005 workprint of ''Cars'', when [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] was speaking on CRSN, he was replaced with Kevin. This was likely done as a stand in during production in case the filmmakers could not get Junior on the project and secure licensing for him and his company to be in the film.<ref>[https://youtu.be/Ev8WPY13kqo?t=2153 Cars Rev'd Up DVD]</ref> This also means that in the same workprint, Kevin would of had Junior's role in his other scenes.
*An image of him (possibly concept art) hints that his rims were originally going to be yellow instead of white.


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Shifty Drug}}
==Navigation==
{{Cars}}
{{Cars}}


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Latest revision as of 06:42, 29 June 2024

Kevin Racingtire
Vehicle type Capitol Motors Verve XT
Color Pink
Occupation Piston Cup racer for Shifty Drug (formerly)
Main portrayer(s) Bill Farmer
First appearance Cars
Latest appearance Cars Daredevil Garage (die-cast)
Character information
Gender Male


Family Mrs. Racingtire (wife)

Shifty Drug Owner (father-in-law)

Kevin Racingtire is a professional stock race car. As number 35 on the Shifty Drug driving team, he took part in several Piston Cup seasons.

History

In Cars, Kevin is seen with the rest of the 2005 Piston Cup racers at the Motor Speedway of the South. When Chick Hicks causes the huge crash, he is one of the first to be hit, colliding with Brush Curber and Davey Apex, and suffers some minor damage, though he is still able to continue racing, and finishes in 22nd place.

Between the events of Cars and Cars 3, Kevin leaves racing, and his sponsor doesn't return to the Piston Cup.

Physical description

He is a Capitol Motors Verve XT that is painted a pinkish-red color, with yellow on his doors, hood and spoiler. He has white rims, as well as the Shifty Drug logo on his hood and the number 35 painted in white on his doors and roof. The Capitol Motors Verve XT was mostly based on the Ford Taurus NASCAR.

Official profiles

Car Finder Game

Kevin Racingtire #35
Capitol Motors Verve XT
His story:
"With little natural athletic ability, knowledge of racing's rich history or understanding of its complex rules, it's a wonder Kevin Racingtire has been able to sustain himself in the Piston Cup circuit for as long as he has. He attributes his success to his family, particularly his father-in-law, who is the owner of the large pharmaceutical company that just so happens to sponsor the team he races for."
His scene:

Meet the Cars

Meet the Cars artwork
  • With little natural athletic ability, knowledge of racing's rich history or understanding of its complex rules, it's a wonder Kevin Racingtire has been able to last in the Piston Cup circuit for as long as he has. He says his success is because of his family, particularly his father-in-law, who is the owner of the large pharmaceutical company that just so happens to sponsor the team for which he races.

Pixarpedia

  • Kevin Racingtire is a Capitol Motors vehicle. His sponsor is Shifty Drug Pharmaceutical Co., which is actually owned by his father-in-law!

Cars: Character Encyclopedia

  • Kevin Racingtire is not the most talented race car on the track. In fact, he only got the job because his father-in-law owns the company that sponsors him. It all sounds very shifty!

Gallery

Names in other languages

  • Russian:
    • Кевин Рэйсингтайр (transcription: Kevin Reysingtayr)
    • Кевин Гоночная Шина (transcription: Kevin Gonochnaya Shina)

Trivia

  • Kevin's die-cast was initially colored dark red and yellow, but was changed to the proper color of pink and yellow in 2015.
  • Kevin unlike the other Capitol Motors Verve XTs, which have wider builds, Kevin has a thinner body, similar to that of a Crown Celesta.
    • It is possible that Kevin is just a newer model of the Verve XT.
    • Ironically however, Davey Apex is a Crown Celesta but looks like a Capitol Motors Verve XT.
  • In the 15th December 2005 workprint of Cars, when Dale Earnhardt Jr. was speaking on CRSN, he was replaced with Kevin. This was likely done as a stand in during production in case the filmmakers could not get Junior on the project and secure licensing for him and his company to be in the film.[1] This also means that in the same workprint, Kevin would of had Junior's role in his other scenes.
  • An image of him (possibly concept art) hints that his rims were originally going to be yellow instead of white.

References

  1. ↑ Cars Rev'd Up DVD
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