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{{Infobox Character
{{Character infobox |merch=true
|image = Chuck Armstrong.png
|image=Chuck Armstrong.png
|gender = Male
|make=[[Axxelo]] Fission
|color = Blue, white, black
|gender=Male
|eye color = Blue
|eye color=Blue
|occupation = [[Piston Cup Racing Series|Piston Cup]] racer
|color=Blue, white, black
|first appearance = ''[[Cars]]''
|tires=[[Lightyear]]
|performer = [[Jess Harnell]]}}{{Quote|"Don't take me out, Coach. I can still race!"|'''Chuck Armstrong''', ''[[Cars]]''}}'''Chuck Armstrong''' is one of the two racers for the [[Mood Springs]] team in the [[Piston Cup Racing Series]], the other one being [[Banks]]. He is an [[Axxelo]] Fission, a model that resembles that of a [[Chevrolet]] Impala SS. He is painted dark blue, with the Mood Springs logo on his hood and the number 33 painted in white on his doors and roof.
|occupation={{PCracer|[[Mood Springs]] (formerly)}}
|team=[[Mood Springs Crew Chief|Crew Chief]]<br>
[[Mood Springs Pitty|Pitty]]<br>
[[Mood Springs Hauler|Hauler]]
|performer=[[Jack Angel]]
|first_appearance=''[[Cars]]''
|latest_appearance=''[[The Rookie]]''}}
{{Quote|Don't take me out, coach. I can still race!|Chuck Armstrong|Cars}}
'''Chuck Armstrong''' is a professional race car who competed in the [[Piston Cup Racing Series]]. He is extremely allergic to certain types of fuels, and as a result, he has to stay at least five feet away from them. Because other Piston Cup racers used different kinds of fuels, Chuck became infamous among other racers for his allergies, causing other cars to be afraid to pass him.<ref name="cf">''[[Car Finder Game]]''</ref> Despite this, Chuck also has a reputation for being one of the toughest and most determined racers. In one season, while suffering from a worn-out clutch, Chuck managed to push through and bump-start himself enough to emerge victorious.<ref name="cf"/>


==History==
==History==
[[File:ChuckArmstrongCars11.jpg|220px|left|thumb|Chuck is towed away.]]
===''Cars''===
In ''[[Cars]]'', Chuck competes in the [[Dinoco]] 400 at the [[Motor Speedway of the South]]. During the race, an accident occurs between all of the competitors except [[Lightning McQueen]], [[Chick Hicks]], [[Strip Weathers]], [[Mac iCar]]''', '''[[Eugene Carbureski]] and [[Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (race car)|Dale Earnhardt, Jr.]] Armstrong receives damage from the crash, and as [[Tow]] tows him away, Armstrong interjects, claiming he is still able to compete. Later, Chuck rejoins the race. However, this was probably an animation error.
[[File:ChuckArmstrongCars11.jpg|220px|left|thumb|Chuck is towed away.]]In ''[[Cars]]'', Chuck is one of the thirty-six Piston Cup racers who compete in the [[Dinoco 400]], the final race of the season at the [[Motor Speedway of the South]]. During the race, [[Chick Hicks]] causes a multi-car pileup between several of the racers. Armstrong crashes and flies a long distance before landing, receiving heavy cosmetic damage. Once the crash subsides, [[Tow]] is seen pulling Chuck away from the track, while he groans to his crew chief "Don't take me out, coach. I can still race!", however, he was seen without damage in the restart, most likely due to an animation error.
 
===''Between Cars and Cars 3''===
Between the events of [[Cars]] and [[Cars 3]], Chuck retired and [[Dud Throttleman]] succeeded him as the Mood Springs racer.
 
===''The Rookie''===
[[File:The Rookie Cover 3rd Issue.jpg|thumb|180px|right|Armstrong on the cover of ''[[The Rookie]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s third issue.]]While Chuck does not appear in the actual comic itself, he is seen on one of the covers for ''[[The Rookie]]''. He is one of several race cars piled up on top of one another, while [[Lightning McQueen]] is trying to navigate through them.
 
==Physical description==
Chuck Armstrong is an [[Axxelo]] Fission stock car and uses [[Lightyear]] racing tires. He has blue eyes and a black grille that resembles a mustache. He is painted in a dark blue livery and has the white Mood Springs logo on his hood, rear fenders, trunk, and rear, he also has stickers imitating headlights and tailights, being shaped as a trapezoids (headlights) and wide rectangles (tailights) He also has the number 33 on his doors and roof.
 
The Axxelo Fission is based on the 1995 NASCAR version of the [[Chevrolet]] Monte Carlo.
 
==Official profiles==
===''Car Finder Game''===
*''Chuck Armstrong has always had a slight allergy to certain fuels. As a result those fuels make it a little difficult for him to be within a five foot radius of them. Once he started racing professionally, not only did the problem not go away, it actually got worse at high speeds. It got so bad the other cars didn't want to pass him. Chuck hopes he's a good example of how a problem can be an asset.''
**''Chuck Armstrong is the toughest kid in the racing business. Last season, while suffering from a worn-out clutch, he got back on the track and bump-started himself all the way to Victory Lane. You can never count Chuck out, not if he's still got some engine left.''
===''Meet the Cars''===
*''Chuck has always had a slight allergy to certain fuels The side effects make it not so pleasant for other cars to be within five feet of him. Once he started racing professionally, not only did the problem not go away, it actually got worse at high speeds. It got so bad the other cars didn't want to pass him. Chuck hopes it's a good example of taking a problem and turning it into something good.''
===''Pixarpedia''===
*''An Axxelo/Fission, Chuck Armstrong suffers from slight allergies to certain fuels. His sponsor is Mood Springs.''
===''Cars: Character Encyclopedia''===
*''Chuck Armstrong and his team are sponsored by Mood Springs. Chuck might be coiled and ready to race but an allergy to certain fuels makes him an unpopular competitor.''


==Profiles and statistics==
===''Cars''===
*Bios
**"''Chuck Armstrong has always had a slight allergy to certain fuels. As a result those fuels make it a little difficult for him to be within a five foot radius of them. Once he started racing professionally, not only did the problem not go away, it actually got worse at high speeds. It got so bad the other cars didn't want to pass him. Chuck hopes he's a good example of how a problem can be an asset.''"<ref>''[[Car Finder]]''</ref>
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" bordersize="none" widths="175">
<gallery>
Buła.png
Ca2chuck.png|Diecast artwork
RaceDamagedChuckArmstrongArtwork.jpg|Artwork
Ca1chuck.png|Flipped diecast artwork
ChuckArmstrong.jpg|''[[Car Finder]]'' profile
RaceDamagedChuckArmstrongArtwork.jpg|Race Damaged artwork
ChuckArmstrongCarFinder2.jpg|''Car Finder'' profile
Chuckarmstrong33.jpg|Cars
ChuckArmstrongCars.jpg|''Cars''
ChuckArmstrongCars.jpg|Chuck went flying
ChuckArmstrongCars11.jpg|Chuck being Towed out of the Race
Chuck Armstrong in restart.PNG|Chuck in the restart even though he was badly damaged he should've not continued
Mood Springs (Chuck Armstrong).jpg|Diecast
Damaged-mood-springs.jpg|Diecast (Race Damaged)
Fl-race-damaged-mood-springs.jpg|2010 release (Race Damaged)
Mood springs cars 2016 single - piston cup.jpg|2016 release
143105603.jpg|Mid 2019 release (mislabelled as [[Dud Throttleman]])
Mood springs blue desert single - dinoco 400.jpg|Late 2019 release (mislabelled as [[Dud Throttleman]] again)
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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*Lithuanian: ''Čakas Amstrongas''
|-
*Russian: ''Чак Армстронг'' (transcription: ''Chak Armstrong'')
! scope="col"|Language
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Meaning
|-
|Spanish
|Chuck Armstrong
|Chuck Armstrong
|-
|French
|Chuck Armstrong
|Chuck Armstrong
|-
|German
|Chuck Armstrong
|Chuck Armstrong
|-
|Polish
|Czarek Buła
|Czarek Buła
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*When Chuck is shown flying through the air, his voice sounds rather feminine, but when he speaks while being towed away, his voice is more masculine.
*When Chuck is shown flying through the air, he has a female tone, but when he is towed away, he has a male tone.
*Prototype images of Chuck's [[1:55 Scale Die-Cast|die-cast model]] incorrectly depict him as a [[Capitol Motors]] Verve XT. The actual release, however, remains accurate to his appearance in ''Cars''.
**However, it is possible that it was actually higher pitched, but when he speaks while being towed away, it is in normal pitch.
*Besides [[Lightning McQueen]], [[Chick Hicks]], [[Strip Weathers]] and [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]], Chuck is the only Piston Cup racer to have a speaking role in the first movie.
*In ''[[Cars: The Videogame]]'', a racer named [[Banks]] competes in the 2006 Piston Cup season instead of Armstrong. His number is 34 in most versions of the game, but he retains the number 33 in the Xbox 360 version.
*He was the most damaged racer in the wreck
*Prototype images of Chuck's [[Mattel Disney Pixar Cars|die-cast model]] incorrectly depict him as a [[Capitol Motors]] Verve XT. The actual release, however, remains accurate to his appearance in ''Cars''.
*In the movie and on his artwork, he has blue rims, but on his [[Mattel Disney Pixar Cars|diecast]], he has black rims.
**This was fixed when his Race Damaged diecast was released in the [[Final Lap Collection]].
*In the 2018/2019 diecast mainline, he is mistakenly called [[Dud Throttleman]].
**It happens again on the 2022 Speedway of the South Multipack.
*He is one of the five Piston Cup racers from the first movie that have a speaking role other than [[Lightning McQueen]], [[The King]], [[Chick Hicks]], and [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Mood Springs}}
{{Cars}}


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Latest revision as of 17:08, 24 June 2024

Chuck Armstrong
Vehicle type Axxelo Fission
Color Blue, white, black
Occupation Piston Cup racer for Mood Springs (formerly)
Main portrayer(s) Jack Angel
First appearance Cars
Latest appearance The Rookie
Character information
Gender Male
"Don't take me out, coach. I can still race!"
—Chuck Armstrong, Cars

Chuck Armstrong is a professional race car who competed in the Piston Cup Racing Series. He is extremely allergic to certain types of fuels, and as a result, he has to stay at least five feet away from them. Because other Piston Cup racers used different kinds of fuels, Chuck became infamous among other racers for his allergies, causing other cars to be afraid to pass him.[1] Despite this, Chuck also has a reputation for being one of the toughest and most determined racers. In one season, while suffering from a worn-out clutch, Chuck managed to push through and bump-start himself enough to emerge victorious.[1]

History

Cars

Chuck is towed away.

In Cars, Chuck is one of the thirty-six Piston Cup racers who compete in the Dinoco 400, the final race of the season at the Motor Speedway of the South. During the race, Chick Hicks causes a multi-car pileup between several of the racers. Armstrong crashes and flies a long distance before landing, receiving heavy cosmetic damage. Once the crash subsides, Tow is seen pulling Chuck away from the track, while he groans to his crew chief "Don't take me out, coach. I can still race!", however, he was seen without damage in the restart, most likely due to an animation error.

Between Cars and Cars 3

Between the events of Cars and Cars 3, Chuck retired and Dud Throttleman succeeded him as the Mood Springs racer.

The Rookie

Armstrong on the cover of The Rookie's third issue.

While Chuck does not appear in the actual comic itself, he is seen on one of the covers for The Rookie. He is one of several race cars piled up on top of one another, while Lightning McQueen is trying to navigate through them.

Physical description

Chuck Armstrong is an Axxelo Fission stock car and uses Lightyear racing tires. He has blue eyes and a black grille that resembles a mustache. He is painted in a dark blue livery and has the white Mood Springs logo on his hood, rear fenders, trunk, and rear, he also has stickers imitating headlights and tailights, being shaped as a trapezoids (headlights) and wide rectangles (tailights) He also has the number 33 on his doors and roof.

The Axxelo Fission is based on the 1995 NASCAR version of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

Official profiles

Car Finder Game

  • Chuck Armstrong has always had a slight allergy to certain fuels. As a result those fuels make it a little difficult for him to be within a five foot radius of them. Once he started racing professionally, not only did the problem not go away, it actually got worse at high speeds. It got so bad the other cars didn't want to pass him. Chuck hopes he's a good example of how a problem can be an asset.
    • Chuck Armstrong is the toughest kid in the racing business. Last season, while suffering from a worn-out clutch, he got back on the track and bump-started himself all the way to Victory Lane. You can never count Chuck out, not if he's still got some engine left.

Meet the Cars

  • Chuck has always had a slight allergy to certain fuels The side effects make it not so pleasant for other cars to be within five feet of him. Once he started racing professionally, not only did the problem not go away, it actually got worse at high speeds. It got so bad the other cars didn't want to pass him. Chuck hopes it's a good example of taking a problem and turning it into something good.

Pixarpedia

  • An Axxelo/Fission, Chuck Armstrong suffers from slight allergies to certain fuels. His sponsor is Mood Springs.

Cars: Character Encyclopedia

  • Chuck Armstrong and his team are sponsored by Mood Springs. Chuck might be coiled and ready to race but an allergy to certain fuels makes him an unpopular competitor.

Gallery

Names in other languages

  • Lithuanian: Čakas Amstrongas
  • Russian: Чак Армстронг (transcription: Chak Armstrong)

Trivia

  • When Chuck is shown flying through the air, he has a female tone, but when he is towed away, he has a male tone.
    • However, it is possible that it was actually higher pitched, but when he speaks while being towed away, it is in normal pitch.
  • In Cars: The Videogame, a racer named Banks competes in the 2006 Piston Cup season instead of Armstrong. His number is 34 in most versions of the game, but he retains the number 33 in the Xbox 360 version.
  • Prototype images of Chuck's die-cast model incorrectly depict him as a Capitol Motors Verve XT. The actual release, however, remains accurate to his appearance in Cars.
  • In the movie and on his artwork, he has blue rims, but on his diecast, he has black rims.
  • In the 2018/2019 diecast mainline, he is mistakenly called Dud Throttleman.
    • It happens again on the 2022 Speedway of the South Multipack.
  • He is one of the five Piston Cup racers from the first movie that have a speaking role other than Lightning McQueen, The King, Chick Hicks, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Car Finder Game
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Mood Springs
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Chuck Armstrong • Banks • Dud Throttleman • Ed Truncan
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