- "But then the letters started comin' in... and every last one of them was about you."
- —Smokey, Cars 3
Smokey is the tritagonist of Pixar's 18th full-length animated feature film Cars 3.
He is a Piston Cup legend and the owner of Smokey's Automotive Service. He is a 1946 Hudson Pickup that is painted reddish-orange, with a brown bed. His character is a tribute to legendary racing mechanic Smokey Yunick.[1]
History[]
Cars 3[]
Smokey meeting and speaking to McQueen.
In Cars 3, Lightning McQueen visits Thomasville seeking advice from Smokey and meets the other local former Piston Cup legends at the Cotter Pin. Smokey helps McQueen and Cruz Ramirez during their training at the Thomasville Speedway. He was Doc Hudson's trainer during his days on the dirt track and taught him everything Doc passed onto Lightning. Smokey shows McQueen his collection of letters from Doc, detailing McQueen's success with Doc as part of the news stories. He agrees to train McQueen and Cruz for the Florida 500 and shows up to be McQueen's crew chief. He is present when Cruz rejects Sterling's offer after the final race.
Cars 3: Driven to Win[]
Smokey is an unlockable character in Cars 3: Driven to Win, in which he only appears in his "Heyday" paint job. He becomes playable after the player completes 124 skill checks.
Appearances[]
Personal information[]
Personality and traits[]
Smokey at first seems grouchy and grumpy, but inside he is really caring for others and is always ready to have some good time with old friends. Smokey is also a truck that will say what's on his mind.
Bio[]
Meet the Cars[]
- Smokey is a Piston Cup team owner, crew chief, and the best dang mechanic in town. He also helped put Thomasville and a rookie racer known as the Fabulous Hudson Hornet on the map back in the 1950s. Smokey is known for his crafty tactics at the track, and the tales about his racing ingenuity seem to grow a bit taller with each telling. He has a gruff exterior and a very strong opinion when it comes to what he feels is right or wrong, but he often wrestles between going with his head (logic) or his gut (instinct), sometimes leaving his heart out by mistake. One thing is for sure: Smokey always wants to do right by his friends.
Cars 3: Driven to Win[]
- Legendary Piston Cup crew chief known for guiding the Fabulous Hudson Hornet in his early years.
Portrayals[]
- Chris Cooper - Cars 3
Gallery[]
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Names in other languages[]
- Bulgarian: Смоуки (transcription: Smouki)
- Chinese: 老莫 (pinyin: Lǎo mò)
- Czech: Čmoudík
- Lithuanian: Dūmius
- Polish:
- Kazimierz Szpachel
- Szpachel
- Romanian: Fumuriu
- Russian: Выхлоп (transcription: Vikhlop)
- Ukrainian: Домкрат (transcription: Domkrat)
Quotes[]
- "You'll never be as fast as Storm, but you can be smarter than him." - Cars 3
- "You will never be the racer you once were. Accept it." - Cars 3
- "Don't underestimate us old timers." - Cars 3, Driven To Win
- "Guido, turn up the heat!" - Cars 3
- "Hud saw something in you, you don't even see in yourself." - Cars 3
- "I said gun it!" - Cars 3
- "Go make Hud proud!" - Cars 3
- "We've got some work to do!" - Cars 3
Trivia[]
- He was designed to surprise Hudson enthusiasts into not being aware that they actually produced pickup trucks before.
- Just like Steve Hearsell, even he had a Hot Rod variant which was also released as a die-cast, but never appeared in the media at all either.
- Many pickup trucks in Doc's flashback and some in Trucks have the same model, but in different colors.
- His Russian name means "exhaust".
References[]
- ↑ Bob Sorokanich (April 7, 2017). "How Disney Pixar's Cars 3 Pays Loving Tribute to Four NASCAR Heroes" Roadandtrack.com.
[Edit]  Fabulous Hudson Hornet
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| Racers |
| Doc Hudson |
| Crew |
| Smokey • Hudson Pit Guy |
[Edit]  Rust-eze
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| Racers |
| Racer 01 • Racer 67 • Lightning McQueen • Cruz Ramirez |
| Crew |
| Rust-eze Crew Chief • Unknown crew chief • Chuck • Not Chuck • Rust-eze Pitties • Mack • Doc Hudson • Guido • Luigi • Fillmore • Sarge • Ramone • Flo • Smokey |
| Owners |
| Rusty Rust-eze • Dusty Rust-eze • Sterling • Tex Dinoco |