The name of the #PistonCup Racing Series is likely a reference to the NASCAR Winston Cup Racing Series, which was the official name of the series from 1971 through 2003, with the latter years overlapping with much of the first #Cars film's production.

Guys, I'm pretty sure I just watched my childhood hero die. #Disney #Pixar #Cars #Cars3 #LightningMcQueen

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According to #Pixar animator #JamesFordMurphy, the team behind #Cars (2006) took inspiration from surfers, snowboarders, and #MichaelJordan for how #LightningMcQueen would move around the track, emphasizing the rookie's raw talent.

In #Cars (2006), the lights on the back of #Mack's trailer have mysteriously changed position from the scene where #LightningMcQueen leaves the #Rusteze tent to the scene where he leaves #RadiatorSprings.

In a very early draft of #Cars3 (2017), #LightningMcQueen would have had his body swapped with (and identity stolen by) a criminal named Gerald Carr. The concept, as it plays out in this scene, is strikingly similar to McQueen's nightmare in a deleted scene from #Cars (2006).

The Duality of #Mater. #Cars #MaterNationalChampionship #CarsToon #MatersTallTales #TokyoMater

Out of all the #CarsToon #MatersTallTales episodes featuring #LightningMcQueen in his #RadiatorSprings paint scheme, #HeavyMetalMater is the only one in which he foregoes the metalflake paint, instead opting for a more basic glossy red.

In #CarsOnTheRoad (2022), #Luigi tells #Mater about a palace made entirely out of rotini pasta, confirming the existence of pasta in the #Cars universe.

Happy #SpiderManDay! Something I find fascinating is that two different actors (#AndrewGarfield and #TomHolland) made their on-screen debuts as #SpiderMan in between the releases of #Cars2 (2011) and #Cars3 (2017).

I should probably clarify that yes, I am aware that this isn't the same crash from the first film. I'm just wondering how McQueen managed to do a complete nosedive and somehow get stuck at a 90-degree angle.

Another one of the (many) #Cars-related questions that have plagued my mind for years:. How did #LightningMcQueen manage to land like this during this flashback scene in #Cars3 (2017)?. By all accounts, it doesn't make sense.

Today is July 30, 2025, marking exactly 15 years since the release of the 6th #CarsToons: #MatersTallTales episode, #MonsterTruckMater.

In #Cars2, #LightningMcQueen declines an invitation to the #WorldGrandPrix, stating that his crew's unavailable. This implies that for a while between #Cars and #Cars3, McQueen had a different crew from his #RadiatorSprings friends, who welcomed him back home earlier in the film.

#Cars2 (2011) is the only film in the #Cars trilogy in which #LightningMcQueen never wears treaded tires, even on public roads.

Look, I love the #Cars (2006) video game as much as anybody, but some of the paint schemes it offered for #LightningMcQueen were. questionable.

#LightningMcQueen and #SpeedRacer. They're both passionate racers who do it for the love of the sport and don't blindly follow the whims of greedy billionaires.

In chapter 2 of the comic #Cars: #RallyRace (2010), #DocHudson makes references to two of #PaulNewman's films: #ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid (1969), and #CatOnAHotTinRoof (1958). This chapter of the comic was dedicated to Paul, who had passed away in 2008.

Helped an injured racing rival cross the finish line today.

In chapter 4 of #Cars: #TheRookie, #LightningMcqueen's at the time crew chief, #Chuck, uses the common #Nascar saying, "rubbin' is racing." however, the specific manner in which he does so is notably similar to a quote from #HarryHogge in #DaysOfThunder (1990).

Today is June 29, 2025, Marking exactly 15 years since the release of the (now defunct) massively multiplayer online racing game, #TheWorldOfCarsOnline.