Carstin Dillon
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Template:Infobox racing driverCarstin "Ace" Dillon[1] is a next-generation sports car. He is a racing driver who competes in Piston Cup Racing Series with the number 3 for the Sidewall Shine team.
Physical description
Carstin Dillon is Next-Gen 2017 Race Car SB-9. He has Lightyear racing tires. He has brown eyes. He is painted bright yellow with a black gradient spanning across the sides and hood, with black and red stripes covering the hood and roof. Carstin's number, 3, was placed directly on the side panels in a bold font. The Sidewall Shine logo is on the rear quarter panels, as well as on the black strip on the hood. He has silver rims.
Trivia
- He does not appear in Cars 3, but instead he has been released as a diecast toy car by Mattel as a part of their collaboration with NASCAR.
- He is named after Austin Dillon, the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series driver who will be driving the #3 car for the 2021 season.
- His number, 3, is written in the same font used on Austin Dillon's car. This number/font combination is much more widely known for appearing on Dale Earnhardt's car.
- He is the only next-generation car with a logo that hasn't been redesigned after replacement of previous generation of race cars.
- Racing number 3 was also used by Antonio, Arturo, Fletcher and Caleb Worley. Additionally, racing number 03 was used by Turbo Towtree.
- Sidewall Shine racing team traditionally used number 74 instead. Number 3 was chosen for Carstin as a reference to the number used by the Austin Dillon in 2021 on whom he was based.
See also
References
- ↑ "Revealing NEW Cars with NASCAR Drivers Austin Dillon, William Byron, & Chase Elliott | Pixar Car" on YouTube by Pixar Cars, 9 February 2021