Darrell Cartrip
Former champion race commentator
Former racing champion who teams up with Bob Cutlass as a commentator for race broadcasts.
Quotes
- Races are fun because you never know what will happen!
- Don't let your guard down until the end!
- Good luck, everyone!
Trivia
- Modeled after real-life racer Darrell Waltrip himself.
- Rare casting where the voice actor is a former race driver.
- Race commentary scenes produced with emphasis on realism.
Alternate names
Darrell
Cartrip
Darrell Cartrip
Profile
- Species
- Racing car
- Gender
- Male
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- Racing car with a body primarily in red and white, featuring a logo symbolizing 'Crew Chief Racing'. Eyes are large headlight-style lights positioned in the windshield area.
- Eye color
- Blue
- Distinguishing features
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- Sponsor logos unique to race cars
- Slim motorsport-style body
- Iconic items
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- Headset microphone
- Sunglasses
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Cheerful
- Detailed personality
- Commentates races passionately with a bright and approachable speaking style. Rich in experience as a former racer, accurately analyzes race developments. Also has a caring side for comrades.
- Keywords
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- Cheerful
- Passionate
- Experienced
- Approachable
- Knowledgeable
- Motto
- "You never know what will happen in a race until the very end!"
- Talents
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- Racing driving
- Race strategy understanding
- Play-by-play commentary
- Skills
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- Eloquence
- Race analysis
- Teamwork communication
- Motivation
- Energizing races and supporting the growth of young drivers.
- Habits
- Uses unique commentary phrases during races.
- Favorite foods
- Pizza, Coffee
- Hobbies
- Race watching, Engine tuning information gathering
History
- Backstory
- After achieving numerous victories as a racer, retired and transitioned to race commentator. With deep race knowledge, provides accurate commentary to energize races.
- Debut date
- June 9, 2006
- Work title
- Cars
- Media type
- Movie
Post-retirement commentator appointment
- Significant event
- Post-retirement commentator appointment
- Description
- Ended career as race driver and took on role as commentator to convey race behind-the-scenes.
Team-up with Bob Cutlass
- Significant event
- Team-up with Bob Cutlass
- Description
- Performs race commentary in tandem with best friend Bob Cutlass, becoming a popular duo throughout the series.
Relationships
Bob Cutlass
Teammate
Partnership as race commentary duo that energized numerous races
Crew Chief Racing
Crew Chief Racing: unknown
Media appearances
Cars
Movie / Supporting
2006 theatrical release
Cars 2
Movie / Supporting
2011 theatrical release
Cars 3
Movie / Supporting
2017 theatrical release
Voice cast and creators
Darrell Waltrip
- Voice actor
- Darrell Waltrip
- Language
- English
- Version or series
- Film version
Norio Wakamoto
- Voice actor
- Norio Wakamoto
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- Japanese dub
John Lasseter
- Creator name
- John Lasseter
- Role
- Original author
Pixar Animation Studios
- Creator name
- Pixar Animation Studios
- Role
- Animation studio
Walt Disney Pictures
- Creator name
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Role
- Publisher
Related goods
Darrell Cartrip Figure
- Item name
- Darrell Cartrip Figure
- Category
- Figure
- Availability
- Regular