Ernie Gearson

Ernie Gearson
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Vehicle type	Husker Morocco
Color	Green, blue
Occupation	Piston Cup racer for Spare Mint (formerly)
First appearance	Cars (2006)
Latest appearance	Cars 3 (2017)
Character information Nickname(s) "Giddyup" Gender Male

Ernie Gearson is a Husker Morocco stock car who once competed in the Piston Cup Racing Series, as the #93 Spare Mint driver. He retained his role after the events of Cars, before retiring during the events of Cars 3.

Biography

Ernie Gearson during the Dinoco 400 race 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.

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 and a bent trunk, but he was able to continue racing for a few laps before ultimately quitting.

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.

Specifications

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. Despite the die-cast of the Spare Mint racer of Cars 3 is released with the name "Ernie Gearson", the racer resembles a Capitol Motors Mark II/fourth generation NASCAR, while Ernie Gearson resembles a third generation NASCAR.

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.

List of appearances

Title	Year	Notes
Thunder and Lightning	2006

Gallery

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  The World of Cars personality pose

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  Cars 3 artwork.

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  Ernie in the crash with Davey Apex and Haul Inngas.

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  Cars 3.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Greek	Ερνι Γκιαρσον Erni Nkiarson	–
Portuguese	Ernie Mudanças	–
Russian	Эрни Гарсон Erni Garson Эрни Рульсон Erni Rulʹson	–

Trivia

• He shares the same surname as Jonathan Gearson.
• He and Floyd Mulvihill were the first characters to be seen in Cars, albeit for only a split second during Lightning McQueen's pre-race monologue.