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{{Infobox Character
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|image=Claude Scruggs.png
|image=LeakLess.png
|make=[[Husker]] Morocco
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|gender=Male
|gender=Male
|eye color=Green
|eye color=Green
|paint color=Yellow
|color=Yellow, black, white
|occupation=[[Piston Cup Racing Series|Piston Cup]] racer for [[Leak Less]] (formerly)
|tires=[[Lightyear]]
|tean=[[Earl Filter]]<br/>
|occupation={{PCracer|[[Leak Less]] (formerly)}}
[[Stacy]]
|team=[[Earl Filter]]<br>[[Stacy]]<br>[[Leak Less Hauler|Hauler]]
|performer=[[Rodger Bumpass]]
|performer=[[Rodger Bumpass]]
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|first_appearance=''[[Cars]]''
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{{Quote|"Like I was tellin' you, I'm a racing veteran..."|'''Claude Scruggs'''|Fans Old and New}}
{{Quote2|"Like I was tellin' you, I'm a racing veteran..."|'''Claude Scruggs'''|"[[Fans Old and New]]"}}
'''Claude Scruggs''' is a race car that used to compete in the [[Piston Cup Racing Series]]. Bearing the number 52 for the [[Leak Less]] racing team, he took part in several Piston Cup seasons.
'''Claude Scruggs''', sometimes nicknamed by his sponsor '''Leak Less''', is a professional race car who competed in the [[Piston Cup Racing Series]], driving as No. 52 for the [[Leak Less]]-sponsored team. A gutsy and dedicated racer, Claude was a more than twenty-year veteran, before retiring from the Piston Cup circuit sometime before the events of ''[[Cars 3]]''. He is revealed to be a friend and ally of [[Lightning McQueen]].


==History==
==History==
===''Cars''===
[[File:ToddMarcus8.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Scruggs' collision with No. 123 [[Todd Marcus]]]]In ''[[Cars]]'', Claude is one of the thirty-six cars competing in the [[Dinoco 400]], the final race of the 2005 Piston Cup season, held at the [[Motor Speedway of the South]]. When leader [[Chick Hicks]] starts a multi-car crash, he is one of the many cars involved, being battered and bumped around against his competitors. Following a brief respite, Claude is unintentionally rammed by No. 123 [[Todd Marcus]], and the two go from roof-to-roof, Claude flipped upside down. When the two stop and hit a wall, rookie Lightning McQueen uses Scruggs as a launchpad to jump over the remainder of the pileup and escape unscathed. While Claude suffers some minor cosmetic damage, he is fixed up in the pits and returns to complete the race.
===''Official Magazine'' comics===
[[File:Fans old and new 3.png|thumb|right|200px|Claude helps Lightning McQueen sneak out of the stadium.]]Claude makes a central appearance in the [[The Official Magazine|Official Magazine]] comic "[[Fans Old and New]]". During a training session at the [[Los Angeles International Speedway]] during the 2008 Piston cup championship, a reporter named [[Chuki]] intrudes Lightning McQueen's pit stall, looking for tabloid gossip. Claude notices McQueen looking uncomfortable, and shows him to a service ramp door leading directly outside, so they can exit without being seen. Claude leads McQueen to a fan rally at his sponsor tent, and introduces him to several of his long-time fans, many of which happen to be former [[Radiator Springs]] residents who recognize McQueen. Ironically, McQueen wonders to himself if Chuki would have asked him less questions.
===Other appearances===
In the book ''[[Race Around the World]]'', Claude is shown finishing second in the final race of the newly-renamed [[Doc Hudson|Hudson Hornet]] Piston Cup season of 2011, ahead of [[Misti Motorkrass]] but behind Lightning McQueen.


===''Cars''===
==General information==
[[File:ToddMarcus8.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Claude Scruggs during the accident on [[Todd Marcus]]'s roof during the [[Dinoco 400]].]]In ''[[Cars]],'' Claude travels to the [[Motor Speedway of the South]] to compete in the [[Dinoco 400]], the final race of that year's season. After [[Chick Hicks]] causes a large crash, Scruggs is one of many involved. At one point, Scruggs comes to a stop after spinning out of control, in front of [[Billy Oilchanger]]. Claude giggled nervously at Billy, before [[Haul Inngas]] and [[James Cleanair]] both slammed Oilchanger away. A few seconds later, [[Todd Marcus]] slams into Claude, causing Scruggs to flip upside down in the air and landed roof-to-roof with Todd. The two eventually spin out and come to a halt, and [[Lightning McQueen]] later uses Scruggs to propel himself into the air and over the remainder of the crash. Despite his injuries, Scruggs is fixed up, and he continues the race, though he does not place highly.
===Physical appearance===
He is a [[Husker]] Morocco with a yellow, black and white livery, sporting Leak Less sponsor decals and [[Lightyear]] racing tires. Similar to Chick Hicks, he also has a black grille resembling a mustache. His top speed is 185&nbsp;mph (297&nbsp;km/h) and has 580&nbsp;hp (430&nbsp;kW).


=== Between ''Cars'' and ''Cars 3'' ===
According to IMCDB, he is based on the 1986 [[Chevrolet]] Monte Carlo NASCAR.
Between the events of ''Cars'' and ''[[Cars 3]]'', Claude retired from racing in the Piston Cup and was replaced by [[Brian Spark]].


===''Other appearances''===
===Friends and teammates===
Claude Scruggs appears in some of ''[[The Official Magazine]]'' comics where he is shown as one of [[Lightning McQueen]]'s good friends. He also appears in ''[[Race Around the World]]'' where it was shown that Scruggs finished second in the final race of the season.
[[File:StacyCars.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Stacy]] and the other Leak Less pitties help Claude during a pit stop.]]
Claude is friends with fellow racer Lightning McQueen. The two participate in training sessions together and look out for one another on the circuit.


==Physical description ==
As a member of the Leak Less team, Claude races under coaching of crew chief [[Earl Filter]], while relying on his several pitties, including [[Stacy]], for assistance. He and his belongings are transported between races by the [[Leak Less Hauler]].{{br}}
Scruggs is a [[Husker]] Morocco race car. He uses [[Lightyear]] racing tires. Claude is painted yellow with white and black on his body. On his hood, he has the Leak Less logo painted on it with it being inside a black stripe. He has white doors with black dots with the number 52 painted on them. He also has a black spoiler and yellow rims. He has light green eyes.[[File:Racers2011.png|thumb|220px|[[Lightning McQueen]], Claude Scruggs and [[Misti Motorkrass]] during final race of the Piston Cup season. Image from the book ''[[Race Around the World]]''.]]


==Official profiles==
==Official profiles and statistics==
===[[Mattel Disney Pixar Cars]] card back===
*"''To make it to the Piston Cup takes a lot of dedication, guts, and horsepower! Here's to the Leakless car. He may not have come in the top 3, but he's a winner none-the-less!''"
===''[[Car Finder Game]]''===
{{Car Finder bio
|artwork=Claude Scruggs.png
|name=Claude Scruggs #52
|make=Husker Morocco
|pronoun=His
|story=Some would say that Leakless Adult Dripping Pans is not a prestigious sponsor, but Claude Scruggs would disagree, he's been the #52 yellow, black and white for more than two decades and he wears the Leakless logo with pride. His fan base might be a bit older but thanks to the automotive boom of the late 1940s there are a lot of them and their enthusiasm for the sport and for Scruggs is so intense they can barely contain themselves.|scene=Claude Scruggs - HIS SCENE.jpeg}}


*''Some would say that [[Leak Less|Leakless Adult Dripping Pans]] is not a prestigious sponsor, but Claude Scruggs would disagree, he's been the #52 yellow, black and white for more than two decades and he wears the Leakless logo with pride. His fan base might be a bit older but thanks to the automotive boom of the late 1940s there are a lot of them and their enthusiasm for the sport and for Scruggs is so intense they can barely contain themselves.''
===''The Official Magazine''===
** source: ''[[Car Finder]]''
*Top Speed: 185 MPH
*Engine: 580 HP
*Experience: 5/5
*Driving Skill: 3/5
*Sportsmanship: 3/5
*Specialty: An expert on the ins and outs of motor-racing


==Achievements==
==List of appearances==
===Non-canonical===
{|class="wikitable" width="60%"
{| class="article-table" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 380px;"
!width=30%|Title
|+[[File:HHPCLOGOo.png|30px|link=Piston Cup Racing Series]] 2011 Piston Cup Racing Series races
!width=10%|Year
!width=20%|Notes
|-
|''[[Cars]]''
|2006
|
|-
|''[[Old, New, Red, Blue!]]''
|2006
|''[[Cars]]'' tie-in book
|-
|''[[The Rookie]]''
|2009
|Cover only
|-
|"[[On-Track Fun]]"
|2009
|''[[Cars Magazine]]'' <nowiki>#18</nowiki>
|-
|"[[Fans Old and New]]"
|2009
|''[[Cars Magazine]]'' <nowiki>#19</nowiki>
|-
|-
! scope="col" |Speedway
|''[[Go with the Glow!]]''
! scope="col" |Finished position
|2009
|Appears as a sticker
|-
|-
|Unknown
|''[[The Fast Lane]]''
| 2nd
|2010
|}
|Cover only
 
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|+[[File:Pistoncup2016.png|30px|link=Piston Cup Racing Series]] Piston Cup Racing Series seasons
|-
|-
! scope="col" |Season
|''[[Race Around the World]]''
! scope="col" |Place
|2011
|-
|-
| 2011
|"[[The Stolen Flag]]"
|2nd
|2011
|
|}
|}
==Appearances==
===Feature films===
*''[[Cars]]''
===Books===
*''[[Go with the Glow!]]''
*''[[Old, New, Red, Blue!]]''
*''[[The Fast Lane]]''
*''[[Race Around the World]]''
===Comics===
*''[[Rally Race]]''
*''[[Always Faithful]]''
*''[[Fans Old and New]]''
==Sources==
*''[[Car Finder]]''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery position="center" hideaddbutton="true" captionalign="center" bordersize="none" widths="190">
<gallery>
LeakLessArtwork.jpg|Artwork
LeakLessArtwork.jpg|''Cars'' promotional artwork
Claude3-1-.jpg|Promotional image.
Claude3-1-.jpg|''Cars'' promotional image
Leakless-Pixar-Cars-Wallpaper.jpg|Promotional image.
Claude and Johnny.jpg|Claude’s first appearance on-screen
ClaudeScruggsLightningMcQueenCars.jpg|''Cars''
Claude, Rusty, Brush, Haul and Greg.jpg|Cars
StacyCars.jpg|''Cars''
ClaudeScruggsLightningMcQueenCars.jpg|Claude next to [[Lightning McQueen]]
ClaudeScruggs13.jpg|''Cars''
StacyCars.jpg|Claude in the pits
ClaudeScruggsCars11.jpg|''Cars''
ClaudeScruggsCars11.jpg|''Cars''
ClaudeScruggs.jpg|''[[Car Finder]]'' profile.
Racers2011.png|''Race Around the World''
File:The Rookie Cover 3rd Issue.jpg|Claude in a comic book cover for "The Rookie".
File:Two Claude Scruggs.png|An error of two Claudes in the pits
ClaudeScruggs13.jpg|McQueen landing right on Claude Scruggs
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Trivia==
*His racing number, 52, was also used by [[Joltsen]], [[Brian Spark]], and [[George New-Win]].
*He was originally going to appear in ''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]''.
*Although Claude and Misti Motorkrass were shown to still be racing in ''Race Around the World'' it has not been confirmed if the book holds any canonical confirmation regarding the Piston Cup season of that year.
**It could be possible that Claude and Misti were shown due to the fact that ''[[Cars 2]]'' showed off no new Piston Cup racers.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
*Lithuanian: ''Kamštis''
*Polish: ''Klaudiusz Krab''
*Russian:
**''Клод Скрагс'' (transcription: ''Klod Skrags'')
**''Клод Скраггз'' (transcription: ''Klod Skraggz'')
**''Клод Скрудж'' (transcription: ''Klod Skrudzh'')
**''Клод Шраггз'' (transcription: ''Klod Shraggz'')


*Polish: ''Klaudiusz Krab''
==Trivia==
*Claude's artwork was seen in an early development screenshot of ''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]'', as part of the character select garage. While it is possible he was considered to included as a playable character, it is likely that his and other character artworks were merely used as a concept placeholder.


==Navigation==
==Quotes==
*"''An old trick among us veterans! In all modesty, I've been racin' for over twenty years!''"
*"''Hee! Hee! They're not exactly what I'd call "new"!''" - "Fans Old and New"
*"''...And my fans are getting up there in years!''" - "Fans Old and New"
{{Leak Less}}
{{Cars}}
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Latest revision as of 17:07, 24 June 2024

Claude Scruggs
Vehicle type Husker Morocco
Color Yellow, black, white
Occupation Piston Cup racer for Leak Less (formerly)
Main portrayer(s) Rodger Bumpass
First appearance Cars
Latest appearance Cars Daredevil Garage (die-cast)
Character information
Gender Male
"Like I was tellin' you, I'm a racing veteran..."
Claude Scruggs, "Fans Old and New"

Claude Scruggs, sometimes nicknamed by his sponsor Leak Less, is a professional race car who competed in the Piston Cup Racing Series, driving as No. 52 for the Leak Less-sponsored team. A gutsy and dedicated racer, Claude was a more than twenty-year veteran, before retiring from the Piston Cup circuit sometime before the events of Cars 3. He is revealed to be a friend and ally of Lightning McQueen.

History

Cars

Scruggs' collision with No. 123 Todd Marcus

In Cars, Claude is one of the thirty-six cars competing in the Dinoco 400, the final race of the 2005 Piston Cup season, held at the Motor Speedway of the South. When leader Chick Hicks starts a multi-car crash, he is one of the many cars involved, being battered and bumped around against his competitors. Following a brief respite, Claude is unintentionally rammed by No. 123 Todd Marcus, and the two go from roof-to-roof, Claude flipped upside down. When the two stop and hit a wall, rookie Lightning McQueen uses Scruggs as a launchpad to jump over the remainder of the pileup and escape unscathed. While Claude suffers some minor cosmetic damage, he is fixed up in the pits and returns to complete the race.

Official Magazine comics

Claude helps Lightning McQueen sneak out of the stadium.

Claude makes a central appearance in the Official Magazine comic "Fans Old and New". During a training session at the Los Angeles International Speedway during the 2008 Piston cup championship, a reporter named Chuki intrudes Lightning McQueen's pit stall, looking for tabloid gossip. Claude notices McQueen looking uncomfortable, and shows him to a service ramp door leading directly outside, so they can exit without being seen. Claude leads McQueen to a fan rally at his sponsor tent, and introduces him to several of his long-time fans, many of which happen to be former Radiator Springs residents who recognize McQueen. Ironically, McQueen wonders to himself if Chuki would have asked him less questions.

Other appearances

In the book Race Around the World, Claude is shown finishing second in the final race of the newly-renamed Hudson Hornet Piston Cup season of 2011, ahead of Misti Motorkrass but behind Lightning McQueen.

General information

Physical appearance

He is a Husker Morocco with a yellow, black and white livery, sporting Leak Less sponsor decals and Lightyear racing tires. Similar to Chick Hicks, he also has a black grille resembling a mustache. His top speed is 185 mph (297 km/h) and has 580 hp (430 kW).

According to IMCDB, he is based on the 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo NASCAR.

Friends and teammates

Stacy and the other Leak Less pitties help Claude during a pit stop.

Claude is friends with fellow racer Lightning McQueen. The two participate in training sessions together and look out for one another on the circuit.

As a member of the Leak Less team, Claude races under coaching of crew chief Earl Filter, while relying on his several pitties, including Stacy, for assistance. He and his belongings are transported between races by the Leak Less Hauler.

Official profiles and statistics

Mattel Disney Pixar Cars card back

  • "To make it to the Piston Cup takes a lot of dedication, guts, and horsepower! Here's to the Leakless car. He may not have come in the top 3, but he's a winner none-the-less!"

Car Finder Game

Claude Scruggs #52
Husker Morocco
His story:
"Some would say that Leakless Adult Dripping Pans is not a prestigious sponsor, but Claude Scruggs would disagree, he's been the #52 yellow, black and white for more than two decades and he wears the Leakless logo with pride. His fan base might be a bit older but thanks to the automotive boom of the late 1940s there are a lot of them and their enthusiasm for the sport and for Scruggs is so intense they can barely contain themselves."
His scene:
File:Claude Scruggs - HIS SCENE.jpeg

The Official Magazine

  • Top Speed: 185 MPH
  • Engine: 580 HP
  • Experience: 5/5
  • Driving Skill: 3/5
  • Sportsmanship: 3/5
  • Specialty: An expert on the ins and outs of motor-racing

List of appearances

Title Year Notes
Cars 2006
Old, New, Red, Blue! 2006 Cars tie-in book
The Rookie 2009 Cover only
"On-Track Fun" 2009 Cars Magazine #18
"Fans Old and New" 2009 Cars Magazine #19
Go with the Glow! 2009 Appears as a sticker
The Fast Lane 2010 Cover only
Race Around the World 2011
"The Stolen Flag" 2011

Gallery

Names in other languages

  • Lithuanian: Kamštis
  • Polish: Klaudiusz Krab
  • Russian:
    • Клод Скрагс (transcription: Klod Skrags)
    • Клод Скраггз (transcription: Klod Skraggz)
    • Клод Скрудж (transcription: Klod Skrudzh)
    • Клод Шраггз (transcription: Klod Shraggz)

Trivia

  • Claude's artwork was seen in an early development screenshot of Cars 2: The Video Game, as part of the character select garage. While it is possible he was considered to included as a playable character, it is likely that his and other character artworks were merely used as a concept placeholder.

Quotes

  • "An old trick among us veterans! In all modesty, I've been racin' for over twenty years!"
  • "Hee! Hee! They're not exactly what I'd call "new"!" - "Fans Old and New"
  • "...And my fans are getting up there in years!" - "Fans Old and New"