Cole Trickle
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Cole Trickle is a fictional NASCAR driver portrayed by Tom Cruise in the 1990 racing film "Days of Thunder."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cole Trickle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10426293 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cole Trickle Context triple: [Days of Thunder, mainCharacter, Cole Trickle]
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A.
Travis Coates
Travis Coates is the young frontier boy in Fred Gipson’s novel "Old Yeller," whose coming-of-age is shaped by his deep bond with a stray dog in post-Civil War Texas.
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B.
Travis Banton
Travis Banton was a prominent American Hollywood costume designer best known for his glamorous, influential work at Paramount Pictures during the 1920s and 1930s.
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C.
Trevor Slattery
Trevor Slattery is a fictional failed British actor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe who is hired to impersonate the terrorist leader known as the Mandarin.
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D.
James Trivette
James Trivette is a key supporting Texas Ranger and Chuck Norris’s tech-savvy partner in the action television series "Walker, Texas Ranger."
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E.
Eric Crouch
Eric Crouch is a former American college quarterback best known for his dynamic dual-threat play at the University of Nebraska, where he became one of the nation’s top offensive stars in the early 2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cole Trickle Target entity description: Cole Trickle is a fictional NASCAR driver portrayed by Tom Cruise in the 1990 racing film "Days of Thunder."
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A.
Travis Coates
Travis Coates is the young frontier boy in Fred Gipson’s novel "Old Yeller," whose coming-of-age is shaped by his deep bond with a stray dog in post-Civil War Texas.
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B.
Travis Banton
Travis Banton was a prominent American Hollywood costume designer best known for his glamorous, influential work at Paramount Pictures during the 1920s and 1930s.
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C.
Trevor Slattery
Trevor Slattery is a fictional failed British actor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe who is hired to impersonate the terrorist leader known as the Mandarin.
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D.
James Trivette
James Trivette is a key supporting Texas Ranger and Chuck Norris’s tech-savvy partner in the action television series "Walker, Texas Ranger."
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E.
Eric Crouch
Eric Crouch is a former American college quarterback best known for his dynamic dual-threat play at the University of Nebraska, where he became one of the nation’s top offensive stars in the early 2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ racing driver ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Days of Thunder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSoundtrackSong |
Days of Thunder (instrumental themes)
GENERATED
ⓘ
Show Me Heaven GENERATED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Tim Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carManufacturerInFilm | Chevrolet Lumina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carNumberInFilm | 46 ⓘ |
| characterArc | rookie to championship-contending driver ⓘ |
| countryOfCompetition | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Don Simpson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerry Bruckheimer NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Towne NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | Days of Thunder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | helped popularize NASCAR in mainstream cinema ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
racing film
ⓘ
sports drama film ⓘ |
| hasCrewChiefInFilm | Harry Hogge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterestInFilm | Dr. Claire Lewicki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRivalInFilm | Rowdy Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | NASCAR drivers of the 1980s ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableRaceSeriesInFilm |
Daytona 500
GENERATED
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NASCAR Winston Cup Series GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
aggressive driving style
ⓘ
risk-taking behavior ⓘ |
| notableVehicleLiveryColor |
blue
GENERATED
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yellow GENERATED ⓘ |
| occupation | stock car racing driver ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tom Cruise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedInVideoGame | Days of Thunder video game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfRaces |
Darlington Raceway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daytona International Speedway NERFINISHED ⓘ Talladega Superspeedway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport |
NASCAR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
stock car racing ⓘ |
| suffersFromInFilm | racing accident injuries ⓘ |
| teamInFilm | Rick Hendrick-inspired NASCAR team ⓘ |
| undergoes | medical evaluation after crash ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1990 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cole Trickle Description of subject: Cole Trickle is a fictional NASCAR driver portrayed by Tom Cruise in the 1990 racing film "Days of Thunder."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.