Ramirez racing against Miss Fritter in Cars 3: Driven to Win. McQueen decides to stay as Cruz's crew chief for the rest of the season, wearing a new paint job inspired by his mentor, the Fabulous Hudson Hornet. Īfter her victory, Cruz decides to sign with Dinoco, replacing Cal Weathers as the Dinoco racer and taking Doc's old number, 51. She also performs a flip move to pass Storm, allowing her to win the race, as Doc Hudson once did. Cruz utilizes techniques she learned while training with McQueen, such as weaving through other racers, which she learned by practicing with Tractors in Radiator Springs. McQueen serves as Cruz's crew chief as she tries her best to beat Jackson. Thinking quickly, he realizes that he can send Cruz into the race in his place, as long as she wears the same sponsor and number as him, which Ramone takes care of. When the Florida 500 finally arrives, McQueen continues to struggle to overcome Storm throughout the race. They also meet many of Doc's fellow racing legends, including Smokey, Louise Nash, River Scott, and Junior Moon, who also assist McQueen in his training.Īdditionally, McQueen and Ramirez go to a demolition derby stadium named the Thunder Hollow Speedway, where they compete in disguise under the aliases Chester Whipplefilter and Frances Beltline, respectively. McQueen and Ramirez visit the Thomasville Speedway. Lightning also sees his former mentor Doc Hudson as inspiration, and the two visit the Thomasville Speedway, an abandoned Piston Cup raceway that was once the home of the Fabulous Hudson Hornet.

ĭuring their training, McQueen finds himself outclassing Ramirez at times, such as when McQueen tries to go as fast as Jackson Storm, but his treadmill is going very slow and in a beach race when she spins out and is buried in sand which she said the whole beach ate her, while McQueen has little trouble. She uses a voice command assistant named Hamilton, which she uses to track McQueen's speed during training sessions. Excited to be helping out her idol in a senior project, the two begin training to help McQueen grow to defeat Jackson Storm and the other next-generation racers at the Florida 500. In Cars 3, after Lightning McQueen is forced out of the Piston Cup world following a devastating crash, he is taken to the Rust-eze Racing Center, where he is introduced to Ramirez.

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