Misti Murphy Popular Books

Misti Murphy Biography & Facts

Cars is a media franchise including the 2006 film Cars, the 2011 film Cars 2, the 2017 film Cars 3, the 2022 series Cars on the Road, the 2013 film Planes, and the 2014 film Planes: Fire & Rescue. This page is a list of characters that have appeared in the franchise. Piston Cup Championship Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson in the films, Cars on the Road, video game adaption, Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure, and Lego The Incredibles; Ben Rausch in Cars 3: Driven to Win and Keith Ferguson in all other media), born Monty McQueen, is a custom-built racecar who competes in the Piston Cup Racing Series. His design bears resemblance to generation 4 NASCAR vehicles as well as the Dodge Viper and Ford GT40. Lightning was initially arrogant and self-centered until becoming stranded in the fictional town of Radiator Springs on U.S. Route 66, where he learned about friendship and the importance of teamwork. He has since taken permanent residence there and moved his racing headquarters there. He is best friends with Mater and is Sally's boyfriend. Mack (voiced by John Ratzenberger) is a heavily modified 1985 Mack Super-Liner sleeper cab who serves as Lightning's transporter. One night, Lightning convinces Mack to drive to his tiebreaker race in Los Angeles despite federal DOT regulations which legally grant Mack ten hours of rest. As a result, Mack struggles to stay awake, with an ensuing mishap causing Lightning to fall out of Mack's trailer. Mack later arrives in Radiator Springs after Doc Hudson reveals Lightning's location and takes residence there in the film's epilogue. Sterling (voiced by Nathan Fillion) is a wealthy businesscar who briefly becomes the new owner of Rust-eze Bumper Ointment in Cars 3. After meeting Lightning, Sterling assigns Cruz to train him and prepare him for the Florida 500. After watching Lightning's poor performance on the racing simulator, Sterling attempts to convince him into retirement. Lightning agrees to retire if he loses the upcoming Florida 500, but otherwise keeps his right to decide. After Lightning and Cruz win the Florida 500, Cruz declines Sterling and takes up Tex Dinoco's offer, who purchases Rust-eze from Sterling. Cruz Ramirez (voiced by Cristela Alonzo) is Lightning's trainer and technician at the Rust-eze Racing Center. She resembles a Jaguar F-Type and Chevrolet Corvette (C7). Cruz is known for training some of the best rookie race cars through her unconventional training methods. After Sterling introduces Cruz to Lightning, he assigns her to train Lightning for the Florida 500. At the Florida 500, Sterling attempts to send Cruz back to the training center. Lightning, aware of Cruz's dream of becoming a racecar, exits the race to allow Cruz to take his place. Using what she has learned from Lightning and Smokey, Cruz catches up to Jackson Storm. Storm is furious at the thought of a standard production car beating him in a race and rams Cruz into the wall on the final lap in an attempt to stop her, but Cruz evades him and wins. Cruz later returns in Cars 3: Driven to Win. Strip "The King" Weathers (voiced by Richard Petty) is a veteran race car and racing legend. Weathers is an anthropomorphic version of Petty's 1970 Plymouth Superbird, sporting the same shade of blue and Petty's racing number, 43, as well as being a fictionalized version of him. He is one of the racers in the 2005 Piston Cup three-way tie, along with Chick Hicks and Lightning McQueen. Known as Dinoco's "Golden Boy" having won several Piston Cups, Weathers is hoping for his eighth win in the tiebreaker race before entering retirement so he can spend more time with his wife. He returns in Cars 3 as the crew chief of his nephew Cal Weathers. Chick Hicks (voiced by Michael Keaton in Cars, Cars: the Video Game, and Cars Race-O-Rama. Bob Peterson in Cars 3) is Lightning's main rival in the first film. Chick is an arrogant race car who often cheats to gain position in races. He resembles a 1987 Buick Regal. Chick returns in Cars 3 being voiced by Bob Peterson, due to Keaton's scheduling conflicts with Spider-Man: Homecoming. He now hosts his own talk show, Chick's Picks on Racing Sports Network. Chick also returns in the Cars video game and also Cars 3: Driven to Win, where he conducts post-race interviews and gives commentary about the players performance. Jackson Storm (voiced by Armie Hammer in the film and AJ Hamilton in Cars 3: Driven to Win) is an arrogant "nextgen" Piston Cup race car, and Lightning's main rival in Cars 3. In the film, Storm appears out of nowhere and starts winning race after race, forcing many last-generation racecars to retire. During the last race of the season, Lightning pushes himself too hard while trying to compete with Storm and damages his engine, resulting in a rollover crash. At the Florida 500, Storm is intimidated by Lightning's former trainer Cruz Ramirez, who replaces Lightning in the race. He attempts to make her lose focus by telling her that she is not the type of car who belongs on a racetrack. Cruz regains her confidence and drives up next to Storm, who rams her into a wall, but she overtakes him with one of Doc Hudson's moves at the last moment. Storm's racing number is 20. Radiator Springs Sir Tow Mater (better known as Tow Mater or simply Mater) (voiced by Larry the Cable Guy) is a rusty tow truck resembling a 1957 Chevrolet Task Force. He is Lightning's best friend and Holley Shiftwell's boyfriend. Sally Carrera (voiced by Bonnie Hunt) is Radiator Spring's town attorney and Lightning's girlfriend. She is a 2002 Porsche 996 Carrera. In 2022, Porsche made a one-off Porsche 911 as a tribute to the character, referred to as the "Sally Special". Doc Hudson (voiced by Paul Newman in the first and third films and the video game adaptation of the first film and Corey Burton in all other related media) was Radiator Spring's medical doctor, judge, and Lightning's mentor/crew chief. He is a 1951 Hudson Hornet. Doc does not appear in Cars 2 due to Paul Newman's death, and it is implied that he died at some point after Cars. Doc appeared in Cars 3 in flashbacks being voiced by archival recordings of Newman. Sheriff (voiced by Michael Wallis) is a 1949 Mercury Eight police car. Sheriff is painted in classic black and white with a single red light dome, two sirens, and curb feelers. Sheriff was the first resident of Radiator Springs to appear in Cars and the first to meet Lightning. Sheriff reappears in Cars 2, seeing Lightning and his race-crew off to the World Grand Prix. During the climax of the film, Sheriff arrives with the other Radiator Springs residents as new members of Lightning's pit crew in England, and is informed by Mater of the Lemons cars' plot to kill Lightning in order to turn all vehicles in the world against alternative fuel and rely on gasoline for profit. Sheriff returns as a supporting character in Cars 3. Luigi (voiced by Tony Shalhoub in the films and video games and Michael Shalhoub in Disn.... Discover the Misti Murphy popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Misti Murphy books.