Gerald Leadfoot

James Gerald "Robert" Leadfoot (aka Splendid Gerald) was Rust-Eze's racer from 1990 to 2004. He originally raced in the Busch Series from 1987 to 1989. He won 33 races in his career. He got a career-ending crash at the 2004 Dinoco 400. After the crash, he was replaced by Lightning McQueen for the Florida 500 (McQueen eventually made himself and Rust-Eze popular). He is born on Wednesday, September 13th, 1967. His father is Hank Leadfoot, who attended every one of his son's races. He is also the older brother of Darren. He almost missed the 1997 Leak Less 400 due to being sick the day before but he still made it. Hank also got the award of "Biggest Supporter" in 1998, 2000, and 2001 for attending all races of his son.

His best friend is Jeff Gorvette.

History
Gerald debuted in 1990 after Sammy Smelter got fired by Rust-eze. His rookie season started really solid as he ends up in 15th or worse. However, in the second half of the season, he turned around getting his first win which is the North Wikesboro 400. At the end of the season, he won the rookie of the year award. He kept winning races in 1991 and 1992. He then won the 1993 Texas 350 which was his 6th career win and a very historic race for himself wining at his hometown Houston, Texas. From 1994 to 1996, he got 8 more career wins.

In 1997, Gerald Leadfoot almost missed the Leak Less 400, due to him being sick, but he still made it. Later that season, he won 2 races after getting sick. He won 5 more races from 1998 to 2000.

In 2001, he won 2 races and finished 8th in points. He later won 3 more races in 2002.

In 2003, Gerald won 3 races but lost the Piston Cup to Matt Carseth. In 2004, Gerald had his best season winning 8 races. In the end, he came close to win the Piston Cup but sadly, he had a career-ending crash in the 2004 Dinoco 400 which was caused by Chick Hicks. Gerald Flipped 26 times and caught on fire. After his crash, he likes spending most of his time with his family, but Gerald didn't leave Piston Cup racing entirely. He becomes a coverage for RSN.

Quotes
"I think I'm gonna miss this race." - Him at home while he's sick and about to miss the 1997 Leak Less 400.