Winford Bradford Rutherford

Winford Bradford Rutherford is a race car that raced for the RPM team in the Piston Cup Racing Series. He is a Capitol Motors Verve XT, which resembles a Ford Taurus. He is painted yellow, with the RPM logo on his hood. He had the number 64 and Piston Cup sponsors on his doors. He has a blue spoiler, and blue rims, with yellow on the outside. Between the events of Cars and Cars 3, he retires and gets replaced by a new racer named Bruce Miller.
==History==
===Cars===
In Cars, Winford appears as one of the thirty-six competitors at the final race of the season at the Motor Speedway of the South. After performing a PIT maneuver on Lightning McQueen, Chick Hicks finds himself a considerable distance ahead of him, but further increases the gap by bumping Winford into Murray Clutchburn, and it quickly becomes a crash consisting of all racers except for The King, Chick and McQueen. During the crash, he got hit by Ralph Carlow, and also by Davey Apex. But he doesn't suffer any major damage from that and continues racing. He finished in the 18th position.
At some point between Cars and Cars 3, Winford retired, and Bruce Miller became the new RPM racer.
===The Rookie===
In The Rookie comic, Winford is one of many racers who Lightning McQueen asks for help with securing a sponsorship, but Winford declines after McQueen's poor sportsmanship in the race.
==Official profiles==
===Car Finder Game===
===Meet the Cars===
*An Ivy League school may seem like an unlikely place to start in the racing world. But only a couple of years ago, Winford Bradford Rutherford was grille-deep in physics books learning about momentum, velocity and anything else that would give him an edge on the track. His doctor and lawyer friends at the country club thought he was crazy, but the studying paid off. Winford is now a highly respected Piston Cup racer. He uses his vast knowledge of physics to cheat the wind and out-maneuver his fellow racers, who affectionately call him, "The Professor".
===Pixarpedia===
*Winford Bradford Rutherford is a Capitol Motors vehicle. His sponsor is RPM Nighttime Backfire Suppressant.
===Cars: Character Encyclopedia===
*Winford Bradford Rutherford is sponsored by RPM, the Nighttime Backfire Suppressant company. This model has been released as a single in every series, apart from the Desert Art and Final Lap series.
==List of appearances==
Title 	Year	Notes
Cars 	2006	
The Rookie 	2009	First speaking role
"Selfie-Day!"	2022	The Official Magazine #3
==Gallery==
Cars Characters 18 WinfordRutherford.jpg|Promotional image
Windford and Davey .jpg|Winford’s first appearance onscreen
Winford, Davey, Ponchy, Ernie and Kevin.png|Cars
File:Ernie, Todd & Winford.jpg|Cars
File:Winford, Ernie and Sage.jpeg|Cars
Ernie and Winford.jpeg|Cars
IMG 0283.jpeg|Cars
File:Ernie Winford Dave and Ponchy 2.png|Cars
IMG 0275.jpeg|Cars
File:Aiken Axler - HIS SCENE.jpeg|Cars
File:Chuck Armstrong - HIS SCENE.jpeg|Cars
File:SageVanderspinCars11.jpg|Cars
Cars-disneyscreencaps.com-135.jpg|Cars
File:CarsScreen20.jpg|Cars
IMG 0272.png|Cars
IMG 0273.jpeg|Cars
File:Floyd Mulvihill and Rusty Cornfuel froze in shock as Lightning McQueen squeezed the gap between them and passed them.jpg|Cars
File:Ernie Winford Dave and Ponchy.png|Cars
Winford drinking nitroade.jpg|Winford drinking Nitroade
File:IMG 6015.jpeg|Cars
File:DirksonDAgostinoCars12.jpg|Cars
IMG 0276.jpeg|Cars
IMG 0277.jpeg|Cars
IMG 0278.jpeg|Cars
File:Darrell Cartrip Introduces Lightning McQueen.jpeg|Cars
IMGggg0285.jpeg|Cars
IMG 0284.jpeg|Cars
IMG 0263.jpeg|Cars
File:TheKing2.jpg|Cars
Cars-disneyscreencaps.com-402.jpg|Cars
File:Cars-disneyscreencaps.com-448.jpg|Cars
File:Cars-disneyscreencaps.com-450.jpg|Cars
WinfordBradfordRutherfordCars12.jpg|Cars
File:WinfordGettingRammed.jpg|Cars
IMG 0281.jpeg|Cars
Winford in the crash.jpg|Cars
MurrayClutchburnCars11.jpg|Cars
IMG 0282.jpeg|Cars
IMG 0271.jpeg|Cars
File:Cars-disneyscreencaps.com-465.jpg|Cars
File:Cars-disneyscreencaps.com-469.jpg|Cars
File:Cars-disneyscreencaps.com-479.jpg|Cars
Winford, Dave and Kevin in the crash.jpg|Cars
KevinRacingtireCrash.jpg|Cars
File:PitRowMSOSCars.jpg|Cars
File:5EFB8C75-D0F2-471F-B0CA-1CBC78AF8017.jpeg|Cars
File:238E64B6-86D6-43C5-9FE5-BB3875AB54C9.jpeg|Cars
Ernie-gearson-personnage-cars-01.jpg|Cars
File:Cars-disneyscreencaps.com-669.jpg|Cars
File:Cars-disneyscreencaps.com-672.jpg|Cars
File:Ernie-gearson-personnage-cars-02.jpg|Cars
WinfordBradfordRutherford.jpg|Car Finder Game profile
Cars 02 rev 03.jpg|Winford in a comic.
Sammy.png|Winford in a comic.
The Rookie Cover 3rd Issue.jpg|Winford on the cover of a comic.
File:The Rookie Cover 8.jpg|The Rookie
File:The Rookie Cover 7.jpg|The Rookie
Cars Ongoing 00 rev 02.jpg|Winford appears in Cars (comic)
Cars Ongoing 00 rev 03.jpg|Winford appears in Cars (comic)
Cars Ongoing 00 rev 04.jpg|Winford appears in Cars (comic)
RPM (Winford Bradford Rutherford).jpg|Diecast
Rpm07.jpg|2007 release
File:Rpmdiec.jpg|2008 release
Rpml08.jpg|2008 release (With Launcher)
Rpml09.jpg|2009 release (With Launcher)
File:Rpml10.jpg|2010 Release (Lenticular)
File:Rpmrt10.jpg|2010 Release (Rubber Tires)
Trunk fresh race o rama pack.jpg|2009 release with Lightning McQueen, Strip Weathers aka "The King", and Dirkson D'Agostino
The king final lap pack.jpg|2010 release with Lightning McQueen, Strip Weathers aka "The King", and Dirkson D'Agostino
Rpm13.jpg|2013 release
Rpml.14.jpg|2014 release (With Launcher)
File:Rpm 64 blue desert single - dinoco 400.jpg|2019 Release (mislabeled as Bruce Miller)
File:Rpm 64 cars 2022 single.jpg|2022 Release
File:Re-volting cars 2022-2024!--red-- pack de 2.jpg|2024 Release (with Dave Alternators)
File:Winford Bradford Rutherford 2025 cars 1 release.png|2025 Release
File:WinfordBradfordRutherfordDisneyStore.JPG|Disney Store disney
File:WinfordBradfordRutherfordMiniAdventures.GIF|Mini Adventures
File:Fiber fuel Crew Chief in the rookie.png|Winford rejecting Lightning McQueen's offer to race for RPM.
==Names in other languages==
*Bulgarian: Уинфорд Брадфорд Ръдърфорд (transcription: Uinford Bradford Rŭdŭrford)
*Lithuanian: Vincas
*Ukrainian: Вінфорд Бредфорд Резерфорд (transcription: Vinford Bredford Rezerford)
*Russian: Винфорд Брэдфорд Резерфорд (transcription: Vïnford Brédford Rezerford)
==Trivia==
*In Disney Infinity, there is an unnamed Pace Car who has some resemblance to Winford, with a few minor differences, such as the two numbers being the opposite way around, Moreoverthey are also different sponsors, Winford is quilt RPM sponsored, and Pace Car is OLIIH sponsored.
* His last name "Rutherford" might be an homage to Ernest Rutherford, who was a scientist that discovered the nucleus. This might also be the reason why his nickname is "The Professor" and how he has a vast knowledge of science.
*In the 2019 die-cast mainline, he is mistakenly called Bruce Miller, which is actually the name of the veteran in Cars 3.
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