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{{Infobox_Character
{{Character infobox |merch=true
|image = Ernie_Gearson.png
|image=
|gender = Male
<gallery>
|color = Blue, green, white, black
Ernie Gearson.png|''Cars''
|eye color = Brown
Ernie G.JPG|''Cars 3''
|occupation = [[Piston Cup Racing Series|Piston Cup]] racer (former)
</gallery>
|aliases = Giddyup
|make=[[Husker]] Morocco (''Cars'')
|first appearance = ''[[Cars]]''}}'''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, who 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.
[[Capitol Motors]] Mark II (''Cars 3'')
|gender=Male
|eye color=Brown
|color=Green, blue
|tires=[[Lightyear]]
|aliases=Giddyup
|occupation={{PCracer|[[Spare Mint]] (formerly)}}
|team=[[Ernest B. Raykes]]
[[Piccolo Perry]]
[[Xavier Roadault]]
|performer=[[Jess Harnell]]
|first_appearance=''[[Cars]]''
|latest_appearance=''[[Cars 3]]''}}
'''Ernie Gearson''' is a stock car that used to compete in the [[Piston Cup Racing Series]] for the [[Spare Mint]] team, with the number 93.  


==History==
==History==
===''Cars''===
===''Cars''===
[[File:Ernie pit.jpg|100px|thumb|left|Gearson having a pit stop at the Motor Speedway of the South.]]
In ''Cars'', Ernie competes in the [[Dinoco 400]], the final race of the season, which takes place at the Motor Speedway of the South. He spends most of the race near the front of the pack somewhere in the top 10. Ernie took part in the accident caused by [[Chick Hicks]] that involved almost all of the racers on the track. During the accident, he initially tried to avoid it by slowing down but this caused him to drift and hit the safety wall only to soon after hit by [[Todd Marcus]].
In ''[[Cars]]'', Ernie competes in the [[Dinoco 400]] at the [[Motor Speedway of the South]], but 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.
 
Ernie Gearson was T-boned at some point in the wreck as indicated by the post-wreck pit where he is driving down pit lane bent up and out of shape. He receives some minor damage, but he was able to continue racing. He somehow was the first racer to make it off pit road as seen in the following scene where he is side by side with [[Lightning McQueen]] restarting in 2nd. Lightning had managed to get a better run however as he already broke away from Ernie and the pack as soon as the green flag came out. Ernie had lost a lot of positions during the rest of the race as he had taken a lot of damage in the crash. By the time of the final lap, he was near the back, only in front of [[James Cleanair]], [[Kevin Racingtire]] and [[Slider Petrolski]] as scene in a shot on the last lap, though Gearson and Cleanair were not seen when the final lap was announced. He finished in 22nd place.[[File:Ernie-gearson-personnage-cars-02.jpg|thumb|220px|left|Ernie Gearson during the [[Dinoco 400]] race at the [[Motor Speedway of the South]].]]


===''Cars 3''===
===''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.
In ''[[Cars 3]]'', Ernie is still competing in the Piston Cup. However when Jackson Storm made his debut, interest in Next-Gen race cars rose. Ernie retires and was replaced by a next generation racer named [[Nick Shift]].
 
<gallery>
Bandicam 2020-09-01 23-29-57-971.jpg|Ernie Gearson
</gallery>


==Appearances==
==Physical description==
*''[[Cars]]'' 
In ''Cars'', Ernie Gearson is a [[Husker]] Morroco stock car. His eye color is brown. He uses [[Lightyear]] racing tires. When he started his racing career, his engine had horsepower of only 300. He is painted light blue (aqua) with a green stripe wrapped around his doors, hood, and roof. He has the [[Spare Mint]] logo on his hood, as well as the number 93 painted in white on his doors and roof. In ''Cars 3'', Ernie has a drastic redesign as he is now a [[Capitol Motors]] Mark II. However, his paint job was similar with the only difference being the headlights as he gained ones that imitate headlights with the number 93 being placed under the right one.
*''[[Cars 3]]''


==Profiles and statistics==
==Official profiles==
===''Cars''===
===''Car Finder Game''===
*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.''
**"''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.''"<ref>''[[Car Finder]]''</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery position="center" bordersize="none" captionalign="center" widths="175" hideaddbutton="true" orientation="none">
<gallery>
ErnieGearson.jpg|''[[Car Finder]]'' profile
Ernie2008.png|Diecast artwork
ErnieGearsonCars.jpg|''Cars''
Ernie.jpg|Cars 3 artwork
93 Crash.png|Ernie Gearson in the crash
Floyd, Ernie and Eugine.jpg|Ernie’s first appearance onscreen
PitRowMSOSCars.jpg
Winford, Davey, Ponchy, Ernie and Kevin.png|''Cars''
Davey, Haul, Ernie in the crash.png
Misti Front.jpg|''Cars''
Ernie.jpg|Ernie's appearance, as shown in ''Cars 3''
Eugene, Ernie and Murray.jpg|''Cars''
Ernie Winford Dave and Ponchy 2.png|''Cars''
Ernie Winford Dave and Ponchy.png|''Cars''
Davey, Haul, Ernie in the crash.png|Ernie in the crash with [[Davey Apex]] and [[Haul Inngas]].
PitRowMSOSCars.jpg|''Cars''
Ernie-gearson-personnage-cars-01.jpg|''Cars''
Ernie G.JPG
Ernie-gearson-personnage-cars-3-01.jpg|''Cars 3''
4k-cars3-animationscreencaps.com-3.jpg|Ernie's first onscreen appearance (''Cars 3'')
Todd Marcus, Lane Locke, and Ernie Gearson.jpg|''Cars 3''
4k-cars3-animationscreencaps.com-542.jpg
ErnieGearsonCars3.jpg|Blurred image of Ernie racing.
ErnieGearson.jpg|''[[Car Finder Game]]'' profile
Ernie-gearson-diecast1.jpg|Diecast (''Cars'' variant)
Ernie Gearson in Cars 3.jpeg|Diecast (''Cars 3'' variant)
Sm08.jpg|2008 release
Sparemint world of cars pack.png|2008 release with [[Piccolo Perry]] and [[Ernest B. Raykes]]
Piccolo perry sparemint pitty race o rama pack.png|2009 release with [[Piccolo Perry]] and [[Ernest B. Raykes]]
Sparemint race o rama pack.jpg|2009 release with [[Lightning McQueen]], [[Chick Hicks]] and [[Brush Curber]]
Sparemint rubber tires final lap kmart.jpg|2010 release (rubber tires)
Sparemint world of cars 2014 single - piston cup.jpg|2014 release
Chick hicks final lap pack.jpg|2010 release with [[Lightning McQueen]], [[Chick Hicks]] and [[Brush Curber]]
Sparemint final lap pack.jpg|2010 release with [[Lightning McQueen]], [[Murray Clutchburn]] and [[Lee Revkins]]
Marty brakeburst wgp pack de 4.jpg|2013 release with [[Lightning McQueen]], [[Dirkson D'Agostino]] and [[Marty Brakeburst]]
F580cd3e-b017-420e-bf52-4bbcb7ac6bb0 1.befc6db2fd4b6a7d8a3a539a16fcba2c.webp|2017 release (''Cars 3'' variant)
10-pack-open-620x529.jpg|2018 release with [[Bobby Roadtesta]], Rust-eze [[Lightning McQueen]], [[Jackson Storm]], [[Bubba Wheelhouse]], [[Murray Clutchburn]], [[Tommy Highbanks]], [[Darren Leadfoot]], [[Ryan "Inside" Laney]], and [[Reb Meeker]]
Dan Carcia 10-Pack.jpeg|2018 release with [[Dan Carcia]], Rust-eze [[Lightning McQueen]], [[Jackson Storm]], [[Danny Swervez]], [[Phil Tankson]], [[Chip Gearings]], [[Bruce Miller]], [[Ryan "Inside" Laney]], and [[Conrad Camber]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
*Russian:
**''Эрни Гарсон'' (transcription: ''Erni Garson'')
**''Эрни Рульсон'' (transcription: ''Erni Rulʹson'')


==Trivia==
==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.
*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.
*He and [[Floyd Mulvihill]] were the first characters to be seen in the entire franchise, albeit for only a split second during [[Lightning McQueen]]'s pre-race monologue.
 
{{Spare Mint}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Cars}}
{{Cars}}
{{Cars 3}}


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Latest revision as of 17:08, 24 June 2024

Ernie Gearson
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Vehicle type Husker Morocco (Cars)

Capitol Motors Mark II (Cars 3)

Color Green, blue
Occupation Piston Cup racer for Spare Mint (formerly)
Main portrayer(s) Jess Harnell
First appearance Cars
Latest appearance Cars 3
Character information
Alias(es) Giddyup
Gender Male

Ernie Gearson is a stock car that used to compete in the Piston Cup Racing Series for the Spare Mint team, with the number 93.

History

Cars

In Cars, Ernie competes in the Dinoco 400, the final race of the season, which takes place at the Motor Speedway of the South. He spends most of the race near the front of the pack somewhere in the top 10. Ernie took part in the accident caused by Chick Hicks that involved almost all of the racers on the track. During the accident, he initially tried to avoid it by slowing down but this caused him to drift and hit the safety wall only to soon after hit by Todd Marcus.

Ernie Gearson was T-boned at some point in the wreck as indicated by the post-wreck pit where he is driving down pit lane bent up and out of shape. He receives some minor damage, but he was able to continue racing. He somehow was the first racer to make it off pit road as seen in the following scene where he is side by side with Lightning McQueen restarting in 2nd. Lightning had managed to get a better run however as he already broke away from Ernie and the pack as soon as the green flag came out. Ernie had lost a lot of positions during the rest of the race as he had taken a lot of damage in the crash. By the time of the final lap, he was near the back, only in front of James Cleanair, Kevin Racingtire and Slider Petrolski as scene in a shot on the last lap, though Gearson and Cleanair were not seen when the final lap was announced. He finished in 22nd place.

Ernie Gearson during the Dinoco 400 race at the Motor Speedway of the South.

Cars 3

In Cars 3, Ernie is still competing in the Piston Cup. However when Jackson Storm made his debut, interest in Next-Gen race cars rose. Ernie retires and was replaced by a next generation racer named Nick Shift.

Physical description

In Cars, Ernie Gearson is a Husker Morroco stock car. His eye color is brown. He uses Lightyear racing tires. When he started his racing career, his engine had horsepower of only 300. He is painted light blue (aqua) with a green stripe wrapped around his doors, hood, and roof. He has the Spare Mint logo on his hood, as well as the number 93 painted in white on his doors and roof. In Cars 3, Ernie has a drastic redesign as he is now a Capitol Motors Mark II. However, his paint job was similar with the only difference being the headlights as he gained ones that imitate headlights with the number 93 being placed under the right one.

Official profiles

Car Finder Game

  • 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.

Gallery

Names in other languages

  • Russian:
    • Эрни Гарсон (transcription: Erni Garson)
    • Эрни Рульсон (transcription: Erni Rulʹson)

Trivia

  • 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.
  • He and Floyd Mulvihill were the first characters to be seen in the entire franchise, albeit for only a split second during Lightning McQueen's pre-race monologue.