Piston Cup Championship
Lightning McQueen
Lightning McQueen, known as Montgomery "Monty" McQueen before the events of the ''Cars'' films, (voiced byMack
Mack (voiced by John Ratzenberger) is a heavily modified 1985 Mack Super-Liner Truck sleeper, sleeper cab who serves as Lightning's loyal Car carrier trailer, transporter. After the Dinoco 400, Lightning convinces Mack to drive all night to the tie-breaker race in Los Angeles despite hours of service, federal DOT regulations which legally grant Mack ten hours of rest. Mack struggles to stay awake as a result, with an ensuing mishap causing Lightning to fall out of Mack's trailer. Mack later arrives in Radiator Springs to retrieve Lightning after his location is revealed and takes residence there in the film's epilogue.Sterling
Sterling (voiced by Nathan Fillion) is a wealthy business car who briefly becomes the new owner of Rust-eze Bumper Ointment in ''Cars 3''. He resembles a modernized 1968 BMW E9. 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 force 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 both win the Florida 500, Cruz declines Sterling's offer to race for him and accepts Tex Dinoco instead, who purchases Rust-eze from Sterling.Cruz Ramirez
Cruz Ramirez (voiced by Cristela Alonzo) is Lightning's trainer and technician at the Rust-eze Racing Center. She is a yellow high-performance sports car that 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 orders Cruz back to the racing center to train one of the rookies. Lightning overhears the exchange on his radio and exits the race to allow Cruz to take his place, giving her a chance to become a racer. Using what she 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, but she manages to evade him and wins. Cruz later accepts Tex Dinoco's offer to race for his team and chooses 51 as her racing number as a tribute to Doc Hudson. She returns as a playable character in '' Cars 3: Driven to Win.''Strip Weathers
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#NASCAR, Plymouth Superbird stock car, 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 Dinoco 400 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.Tex Dinoco
Tex Dinoco (voiced by Humpy Wheeler) is a gold 1975 Cadillac de Ville series#Fourth generation (1971–1976), Cadillac Coupe de Ville who owns Dinoco Oil and is the boss of the Dinoco racing team. His most well known racer is Strip "The King" Weathers, who won the Piston Cup a total of seven times before his retirement. In ''Cars'', Tex refused to give Chick Hicks a Dinoco sponsorship after he intentionally caused The King to crash and offered it to McQueen instead, although McQueen respectfully declined due to his newfound respect for Rust-eze. In ''Cars 3'', Tex purchases Rust-eze Bumper Ointment from Sterling, thus allowing Lightning McQueen to race alongside Cruz under the merged Rust-eze/Dinoco brand.Chick Hicks
Chick Hicks (voiced by Michael Keaton in ''Jackson Storm
Jackson Storm (voiced by Armie Hammer in the film, AJ Hamilton in ''Cars 3: Driven to Win'') is an arrogant "next-gen" Piston Cup race car, and Lightning's main rival in ''Cars 3''. While practicing at the Florida International Speedway, Storm sets the fastest lap ever recorded, at 214 miles per hour. In the film, Storm appears out of nowhere and starts winning race after race, forcing many last-generation race cars to retire. During the last race of the season, Lightning pushes himself too hard while trying to compete with Storm and loses control, 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. Cruz manages to flip over Storm at the last moment, passing him and wins the race, it is unknown what happened to Storm after that. Storm's racing number is 20, styled ''2.0.''Radiator Springs
Tow Mater
Sir Tow Mater, better known as simply Mater, (voiced by Larry the Cable Guy), is a rusty blue Southern-accented tow truck resembling a Chevrolet Task Force, 1957 Chevrolet Task Force. Mater is the primary tow truck in Radiator Springs and operates his own salvage yard. He is Lightning's best friend and eagerly supports him both on and off the racetrack. In ''Cars 2'', Mater returns as the protagonist and was chosen by McQueen to be his crew chief in the World Grand Prix until being mistaken for a C.H.R.O.M.E. agent by spy in training Holley Shiftwell. Mater becomes Shiftwell's boyfriend later in the film. Mater returns in ''Cars 3'' as a supporting character.Sally Carrera
Sally Carrera (voiced by Bonnie Hunt) is Radiator Springs' town attorney and Lightning's girlfriend. She is a 2002 Porsche 911 (996), Porsche 911 Carrera. In addition to being the town attorney, Sally also operates the Cozy Cone Motel, which is based on the Wigwam Motel. She is a major character in ''Cars'' and a supporting character in ''Cars 2'' and ''Cars 3''. In 2022, Porsche made a one-off Porsche 911 (992), Porsche 911 in collaboration with Pixar as a tribute to the character, referred to as the "Sally Special".Doc Hudson
Doc Hudson (voiced by Paul Newman in the first and third films and the Cars (video game), video game adaptation of the first film, and Corey Burton in ''Cars Mater-National'' and ''Cars Race-O-Rama'') was Radiator Springs' medical doctor, judge, and Lightning's mentor/crew chief. He is a 1951 Hudson Hornet who raced in the Piston Cup as the Fabulous Hudson Hornet until an accident prematurely ended his career. Paul Newman, his voice actor, died in September 2008, and it is implied that Hudson died at some point between ''Cars'' and ''Cars 2.'' Doc appeared in ''Cars 3'' in flashbacks, being voiced by archival recordings of Newman. He was based on Hudson Hornet driver Marshall Teague (racing driver), Marshall Teague and Herb Thomas.Sheriff
Sheriff (voiced by Michael Wallis) is a Mercury Eight#Third generation (1949–1951), 1949 Mercury Eight police car. Sheriff is painted in classic black and white with a single red light dome, two siren (noisemaker), 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. He does help in the arresting in some of the Lemons. Sheriff returns as a supporting character in ''Cars 3.''Luigi and Guido
Luigi (voiced by Tony Shalhoub in the films and video games, and Michael Shalhoub in ''Disney Infinity (video game), Disney Infinity'') and Guido (voiced by Guido Quaroni) are an Italian duo of cars and part of Lightning's pit crew. Luigi is a 1959 Fiat 500 who owns a tire shop called Luigi's Casa Della Tires, which is known for its "Leaning Tower of Tires", a tower of several tires shaped like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Guido is a forklift that resembles a Isetta, BMW Isetta and only speaks in Italian. Together, Luigi and Guido specialize in changing and maintaining Lightning's tires during all his races. Both are Scuderia Ferrari fans.Ramone
(voiced by Cheech Marin in the films and video games, and Milton James in ''Cars 3: Driven to Win'') is a Chevrolet Impala#Second generation (1959–1960), 1959 Chevrolet Impala coupé lowrider who owns Ramone's House of Body Art, where he paints himself and other cars, including Lightning McQueen. After Doc Hudson's death, Ramone took up the profession of mechanic for the residents of Radiator Springs. His garage employs the distinctive architecture of the Tower Station (U-Drop Inn) in Shamrock, Texas.Flo
Flo (voiced by Jenifer Lewis) is the owner of Radiator Springs only gas diner, "Flo's V-8 Café", and is married to Ramone. She appears to be inspired by two early- to mid-1950s show cars: the 1951 Buick XP-300, 1951 General Motors Le Sabre and the 1957 Chrysler Dart concept car or 1960 Chrysler 300F 2 doors hardtop custom.Fillmore
Fillmore (based on Route 66 artist Bob Waldmire and voiced by George Carlin in ''Lizzie
Lizzie (voiced by Katherine Helmond) is a 1923 Ford Model T Coupe, the widow of Radiator Springs' founder Stanley Motor Carriage Company, Stanley, and the owner of Lizzie's Curios. Being an elderly car, she occasionally shows signs of dementia including forgetting things that she said moments ago and misremembering other characters names.Sarge
Sarge (voiced by Paul Dooley) is a 1941 Willys MB Army Jeep who fought in World War II and is the owner of Sarge's Surplus Hut. He is a member of McQueen's pit crew and serves as an analyst.Red
Red (voiced by Joe Ranft who died before the first film's release and Jerome Ranft in the third film) is Radiator Springs' resident fire truck. He resembles a 1960 Seagrave 1000/500 D/M Pumper engine.Other characters
Van and Minny
Van (voiced by Richard Kind) and Minny (voiced by Edie McClurg) are two Minivan, minivans who like to travel and are minor characters in ''Cars''. Van resembles a forest green 2005 Saturn Relay and has a luggage carrier mounted on his roof. Minny is painted violet and resembles a 1996 Chrysler Town & Country (minivan)#Third generation (1996–2000), Chrysler Town and Country. When Van and Minny enter Radiator Springs, Van turns down Minny's suggestion to ask for directions to the interstate, believing that his newly installed Global Positioning System, GPS will lead them in the right direction. The couple later return in the post-credits scene, now lost deep within the desert. Van and Minny appear again briefly in ''Cars 2.'' Van doesn't believe Mater's retelling of his spy adventure until Holley Shiftwell and Finn McMissile arrive, leaving him in astonishment.Mia and Tia
Mia (voiced by Lindsey Collins) and Tia (voiced by Elissa Knight) are twin 1992 Mazda MX-5 (NA), Mazda Miata sisters and are among Lightning McQueen's biggest fans. They are painted in the same shade of red as McQueen and are covered in stickers of McQueen's likeness. The twins can be seen in the audience during the Dinoco 400 at Motor Speedway of the South, enthusiastically cheering for McQueen. During the time McQueen goes missing, the twins change their allegiance to Chick Hicks, but immediately return to McQueen after Hicks causes Strip "The King" Weathers to crash on the final lap of the tiebreaker race. The twins return briefly in ''Cars 2''.Introduced in ''Cars 2''
Finn McMissile
Finn McMissile (voiced by Michael Caine in the second film and Martin Jarvis (actor), Martin Jarvis in all other media) is a British secret agent working for C.H.R.O.M.E. who recruits Mater to help in his mission. He is stern yet kind. His model, a 1965 Fautless GT according to Pixar's Meet the Cars book, is a Pixar in-house design. He is based on classic European sports cars such as the Aston Martin DB5 and BMW 507, while his small tail fins were inspired by a 1958 British sports car called the Peerless (UK car), Peerless—one of the few British cars with fins. Finn's suspicions about the World Grand Prix turn out to be correct, as the event was revealed to be a cover-up by Miles Axlerod to turn the world against alternative fuel. Finn returns as a playable character in ''Cars 2: The Video Game.'' His overall characterization is inspired by James Bond (literary character), James Bond.Holley Shiftwell
Holley Shiftwell (voiced by Emily Mortimer) is a British spy-in-training at C.H.R.O.M.E. and Mater's love interest. According to Pixar's Meet the Cars book, Holley's model is a Pixar in-house design known as a 2008 MT-R Mark II. Her model name appears to be in reference with a TVR sports car called the TVR Tuscan Speed Six, Tuscan Mark II, one of Holley's design inspirations. She bears resemblance to the 2008 Scorpion (car), RMC Scorpion, along with having a similar 3.5-liter V6 engine to this vehicle. Holley later returned in ''Cars 2: The Video Game'' as a playable character.Siddeley
Siddeley (voiced by Jason Isaacs) is a Gulfstream V spy jet plane that works for Finn McMissile. His name is a reference to British aircraft company Siddeley.Leland Turbo
Leland Turbo (voiced by Jason Isaacs) is a British spy at C.H.R.O.M.E. who infiltrated the Lemons. His vehicle model resembles a Jaguar E-Type. Before he was discovered by Grem and Acer and thrown into a car crusher, he sent out a warning to Finn McMissile to let them know what Professor Zündapp and the Lemons have been up to.Rod Redline
Rod "Torque" Redline (voiced by Bruce Campbell) is an American spy who was supposed to meet up with Finn McMissile after infiltrating the Lemons. He is a blue muscle car whose design is based on the modern Dodge Challenger (2008), Dodge Challenger and Ford Mustang (fifth generation), Ford Mustang. Before he is captured and escorted away by Grem and Acer in Tokyo, he slipped a device under Mater so that it can be retrieved by Finn McMissile and Holley Shiftwell. Professor Z later killed Redline with a combination of Allinol and an electromagnetic pulse after learning that Mater has the device. Redline returns despite his death in the film as a Downloadable content, DLC character in ''Cars 2: The Video Game.''Francesco Bernoulli
Francesco Bernoulli (voiced by John Turturro in the film and ''Cars 2: The Video Game'' and Roger Craig Smith in '' Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure'' and ''Disney Infinity (video game), Disney Infinity'') is an Italy, Italian Open-wheel car, open-wheeled race car based on the 2009 Ferrari F60 who serves as Lightning's primary racing rival in the World Grand Prix. His racing league is based on Formula One and he is painted in the colors of the Flag of Italy, Italian flag. His surname comes from the Bernoulli's principle, Bernoulli-principle, an important principle in fluid dynamics.Tomber
(voiced by Michel Michelis) is a French three-wheeled car who runs a black market auto parts dealer, and is Finn McMissile's underground informant. He is based on the Reliant Regal three-wheeler, with a few added features including the headlights of a Citroën Ami.Celine Dephare
is an old sports car resembling an Alfa Romeo Spider who works as a headlight vendor at the Marché Aux Pièces market in Paris, France. Unlike all the other characters, Celine's eyes are in her headlights and her windows are fully transparent, revealing a modeled interior with seats and a steering wheel.Miles Axlerod
Sir Miles Axlerod (voiced by Eddie Izzard) is the main antagonist of ''Cars 2''. His design is based on the Range Rover Classic and Land Rover Defender, Land Rover Defender 90, two cars famous for poor build quality. Axlerod created the World Grand Prix to promote his new alternative fuel called Allinol that turns out to be ordinary gasoline engineered to ignite when hit with an electromagnetic pulse. While he appears to the public as friendly, in truth he is the main leader of the Lemons conspiracy, and is shown to be very greedy and ruthless. He ultimately tries to kill both McQueen and Mater by placing a bomb on Mater that can only be deactivated by his own voice, but this ends up backfiring when Mater deduces he is the culprit and corners him, leading to him deactivating the bomb to avoid being killed by the explosion. This exposes him to the world and leads to his arrest. Axlerod planned to use Zündapp and the Lemons to kill McQueen in the final race, but the EMP weapon failed because Sarge had switched Lightning's Allinol for Fillmore's organic biofuel before the start of the race, saving Lightning's life. His engine, quoted as "the worst motor ever made" in the film, is based on the Lucas Industries, Lucas fuel injected Rover V8, 3.5L Rover V8.Professor Zündapp
Professor Wolfgang Otto Zündapp (voiced by Thomas Kretschmann) is a 1957 Zündapp Janus and an internationally wanted weapon designer. Though he initially appears to be the main antagonist, he is eventually revealed to be the secondary antagonist, and subordinate to Miles Axlerod.Grem and Acer
Grem (voiced by Joe Mantegna) and Acer (voiced by Peter Jacobson) are two underlings of Professor Zündapp. Grem is an orange 1975 AMC Gremlin and Acer is a lime green 1975 AMC Pacer. Both have a very worn appearance. While they badly subdued Rod "Torque" Redline, the duo later guarded the captured Mater, Holley Shiftwell, and Finn McMissile in London. During the time when Mater was trying to get away from Lightning due to the bomb on his engine, Grem and Acer went after them only for Holley to come and making them slam into her and flying into a pub called Ye Left Turn Inn. Their crash spilled the drinks of the patrons in the bar, who promptly got angry and started to attack them, they are defeated by the patrons, Grem and Acer's fate after that is unknown.Tony Trihull
Tony Trihull (voiced by Lloyd Sherr) is a littoral combat ship that works for Professor Zündapp. He was first seen telling a crab boat to leave the restricted territory that was secretly being operated by Zündapp and the Lemons. When Finn McMissile infiltrates the operation and flees, Tony goes on the offensive. During the race in London, Tony tries to rescue a fleeing Zündapp using his magnet and firing on Finn McMissile only for Finn to sends some explosives onto Tony's magnet causing an explosion.Brent Mustangburger
Brent Mustangburger is a navy-blue 1965 Ford Mustang (first generation), Ford Mustang. He represents Brent Musburger, at the time a sportscaster at ESPN and is voiced by him. Mustangburger acts as a sportscaster. He appears in ''Cars 2'' as well as ''Planes''.Lemons
The Lemon (automobile), Lemons are international Criminal organization, crime families that appear in ''Cars 2''. They are all cars with a negative reputation and consist of four families:Pacer family
The Pacer family are a group of Lemons that are based on the AMC Pacer. * Tubbs Pacer (voiced by Brad Lewis) is the leader of the Pacer family. During the climatic fight, Tubbs was hit by a paint spray by Ramone and leads some of the remaining Lemons into retreating only to run into Sarge and his Scotland Yard contacts. * Fred Pacer is a member of the Pacer family. He fought Finn McMissile in Tokyo and was presumed deceased when he was thrown in an elevator that ascended too fast. * Petey Pacer is a member of the Pacer family. During the pursuing of Lightning McQueen in Tokyo, Finn McMissile fired a fire extinguisher at Petey causing him to crash into a police car who proceeded to arrest him. * Jerome Ramped is a member of the Pacer family. He was among those that fought Finn McMissile on the oil rig.Gremlin family
The Gremlin family are a group of Lemons that are based on the AMC Gremlin. * J. Curby Gremlin (voiced by John Mainieri) is the leader of the Gremlin family. During the climatic scene where Mater tries to reason with the Lemons, J. Curby Gremlin was not moved by Mater's speech by quoting "Yeah, but it's worth a shot". He was then sprayed by Red enough to be trapped behind a fence. * Tyler Gremlin is a member of the Gremlin family. He was present when Professor Z killed Red "Torque" Redline. * Don Crumlin is a member of the Gremlin family who was only seen at the oil rig that Finn McMissile infiltrated. * Towga Gremlin is a member of the Gremlin family who was only seen at the oil rig where he had assisted in killing Leland Turbo. * Stefan Gremsky is a member of the Gremlin family.Hugo family
The Hugo family are a group of Lemons that are based on the Yugo 45. * Victor Hugo (voiced by Stanley Townsend) is the leader of the Hugo family. During the climatic scene in London, Victor was among those defeated and arrested. He cannot drive himself because Victor is evidently based on a Yugo 45 as stated before. * Alexander Hugo is a member of the Gremlin family and Victor's bodyguard. * Ivan (voiced by Stanley Townsend) is a tow truck who works for Victor Hugo. He was responsible for capturing Holley after Mater posed as him. During the climatic scene in London, Ivan was defeated by Mater and arrested. * Karl Haulzemoff is a 2007 Porteur Chauffeur VH who takes Victor Hugo anywhere. When Mater was captured, he was thrown into Karl.Trunkov family
The Trunkov family are a group of Lemons that are based on the ZAZ-968. * Vladimir Trunkov (voiced by Stanley Townsend) is the leader of the Trunkov family. When the Lemons confronted Lightning McQueen and Mater following Grem and Acer's defeat, Lightning assumes to Mater that the Lemons want him dead where Vladimir quotes "It's nothing personal". During the fight with Lightning, Mater, Finn McMissile, Holley Shiftwell, and those from Radiator Springs, Flo shines a reflection into Vladimir's eyes enabling Sheriff to place a car boot on him. * Petrov Trunkov is a member of the Trunkov family who was seen on the oil rig. * Tolga Trunkov is a black Trunkov and a member of the Trunkov family. During the climatic fight in London, Holley Shiftwell sent him and another Trunkov flying into some Pacers.World Grand Prix racers
Jeff Gorvette
Jeff Gorvette is a Chevrolet Corvette C6.R. He is voiced in a guest role by Jeff Gordon. Gorvette is bright yellow with the Flag of the United States, American flag painted on his sides. He is described to be an accomplished racer and a close friend of McQueen's. When McQueen meets Jeff at the Tokyo party in ''Cars 2'', he greets him warmly. Gorvette later appears briefly before the start of the Florida 500 in ''Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton is a British endurance race car resembling a McLaren 12C. He is voiced in a guest role by seven-time (then one-time) Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton. He is described as a "Three-time Grand Touring Sport Champion" in Cars: Under The Hood. During the party in Tokyo, Hamilton can be seen with Gorvette and calls McQueen over to them. He later manages to stop before a massive crash during the second stage of the World Grand Prix in Italy along with Gorvette.Shu Todoroki
Shu Todoroki is a Japan, Japanese Le Mans Prototype. He is painted with a white-and-red design on his body after the Japan, National Flag of Japan.Carla Veloso
Carla Veloso is a Brazil, Brazilian Le Mans Prototype race car. Jay Shuster, Cars 2's Character Art Director, stated in a fan Q&A that she is inspired after many LMP racing cars, some of which he confirmed to be the Audi R10 TDI, Audi R10 TDi and Audi R15 TDI, Audi R15 TDi. She is painted with a green-and-blue design on her body, representing the colors of the Flag of Brazil, Brazilian flag.Raoul ÇaRoule
Raoul ÇaRoule is a famous France, French Rallying, rally car based on Sébastien Loeb, Sébastien Loeb's 2007 Citroën C4 WRC. He is described as a great rally racer in France, and is painted in the colors of the Flag of France, French flag with the letters "GRC" on him.Introduced in ''Cars 3''
Miss Fritter
Miss Fritter (voiced by Lea DeLaria) is a 1967 International Harvester Loadstar school bus modified for demolition derby racing, and a minor antagonist in ''Cars 3''. Miss Fritter appears in the Crazy Eight demolition derby at the Thunder Hollow Speedway and nearly saws Cruz with her stop sign blades until Lightning stops her, only to get his tire shredded. Cruz Ramirez ends up winning the race. Miss Fritter later appeared in the ''Cars 3'' short film "''Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool''" shooting a commercial for demolition derby racing along with her friends from Thunder Hollow. She returned in ''Cars 3: Driven to Win'' as a boss and playable character.Smokey
Smokey (voiced by Chris Cooper) is a 1947 Hudson Super Six pickup truck who owns Smokey's Garage in a fictionalized version of Thomasville, Georgia, and was Doc Hudson's mentor and crew chief. After heeding to Mater's advice, Lightning reunites with Cruz and heads to the abandoned Thomasville Speedway, where they suddenly meet Smokey on the track. With help from Doc Hudson's old friends, River Scott, Junior "Midnight" Moon, and Louise "Barnstormer" Nash, Smokey uses old-school racing tactics to help Lightning train and prepare to compete against Storm, and later serves as his crew chief in the Florida 500. Smokey visits Radiator Springs in the epilogue and later attends the reopening of Thomasville Speedway.Natalie Certain
Natalie Certain (voiced by Kerry Washington) is a statistical analyst who works for RSN and also appears with Chick Hicks on ''Chick's Picks.'' She is a maroon 4-door sedan that resembles a Tesla Model S. Certain first appears on ''Chick's Picks'' and gives a detailed explanation why Jackson Storm and the other Next-Gen racers have better performance than the previous generation of racers. When McQueen tunes into ''Chick's Picks'' after Thunder Hollow, Certain makes the prediction that McQueen only has a 1.2 percent chance of beating Storm in the Florida 500. Certain appears again in the commentator booth with Bob Cutlass and Darrell Cartrip after Cruz wins the Florida 500. She returns as a playable character in ''Cars 3: Driven to Win''.Cal Weathers
Cal Weathers (voiced by Kyle Petty) is a sky blue stock car (presumably a 2004 Dodge Intrepid, Dodge Intrepid NASCAR) who raced for Dinoco, and was one of Lightning McQueen's friends in the Piston Cup. He is Strip "The King" Weathers' nephew. Cal's average racing performance often prompted Tex Dinoco to joke about replacing him with Lightning on team Dinoco.River Scott
River Scott (voiced by Isiah Whitlock Jr.) is a 1938 stock car from the fictional brand Dirt Track Racer (based on a 1933 Willys 77) who raced during the early days of the Piston Cup, and was one of Doc Hudson's friends. Scott was known for his close racing style with the other cars and has a few dents from his races.Junior "Midnight" Moon
Junior "Midnight" Moon (voiced by Junior Johnson) is a 1940 1937 Ford, Ford Standard Coupe who raced in the Piston Cup and was friends with Doc Hudson. Junior was one of the first cars who used the Drafting (aerodynamics), drafting technique in stock car racing.Louise "Barnstormer" Nash
Louise "Barnstormer" Nash (voiced by Margo Martindale) is a 1950 Nash Ambassador who raced in the Piston Cup with Doc Hudson. Known as the "First Lady of Racing", Nash was the first female car who raced in the Piston Cup and had to steal a racing number, 94, in order to compete. According to River Scott, Nash became romantically attracted to Doc Hudson at one point, although Hudson was uninterested and turned her down.Leroy Heming
Leroy Heming is a 1955 Chrysler 300 letter series, Chrysler C300 who raced in the Piston Cup. Leroy entered the Piston Cup as a rookie and was one of the fastest new cars at the time. His surname is a reference to the Chrysler Hemi engine, Hemi line of engines found in Chrysler vehicles. During McQueen and Cruz's time in Thomasville, Smokey told the story to them of how Leroy once tried to challenge Doc Hudson during a race at Thomasville Speedway by ramming him into the wall. Hudson managed to evade Leroy spectacularly on the final lap and won, stunning Leroy and earning his respect in the process.Introduced in ''Planes''
Dusty Crophopper
Dusty Crophopper (voiced by Dane Cook) was inspired by the Air Tractor AT-502, Cessna and the PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader. He is painted white and orange with some black stripes. After his training, he has the black Jolly Wrenches insignia Skipper earned him up front as well as "D7" on his rudder. Since the Germany leg in the WATG rally, he gained blue racing stripes and the number 7 in a white circle on his body and wings. After becoming severely damaged en route to Mexico in the storm, most Wings Around The Globe racers gave him new parts as well as gaining T-33 Shooting Star wings and a Skyslicer MK V propeller. At the end of the film, he has a Jolly Wrenches paint job while racing with Skipper, having been made an honorary Jolly Wrench.Skipper Riley
Skipper Riley (voiced by Stacy Keach) is a Vought F4U Corsair and Dusty's mentor. His sole mission was a routine patrol that turned disastrous when his squadron stumbled upon an enemy fleet, leaving him as the sole survivor.Sparky
Sparky (voiced by Danny Mann) is a grey forklift and good friend of Chug and Skipper's assistant and mechanic.Ishani
Ishani (voiced by Priyanka Chopra) is a Pan-Asian champion from India, based on the AeroCad AeroCanard with over a billion racing fans. She is painted orange, yellow, and red with the number 6 in green. She is Dusty's love interest and Ripslinger's hated rival and former ally and teammate.Chug
Chug (voiced by Brad Garrett) is a green fuel truck and Dusty's best friend.Dottie
Dottie (voiced by Teri Hatcher) is a blue forklift. She is Dusty and Chug’s best friends with ever since. Before she tries to fix Dusty’s machines, she has her idea because she wants Chug to help her and two to start arguing and Dusty is trying to fly without his engines are not working.Leadbottom
Leadbottom (voiced by Cedric the Entertainer) is a biplane inspired by the Boeing-Stearman Model 75 with a partial NACA cowling, engine cowl.Rochelle
Rochelle (voiced by Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is a racing plane from Canada inspired by the Bay Super V, a conversion of the V-tail Model 35 Beechcraft Bonanza painted pink and white with some red maple leaf designs and the number 22. Originally from Quebec, her flag and paint job is localized in 11 countries. She is also El Chupacabra's girlfriend. In Australia and New Zealand, Rochelle is re-contextualized as a former Tasmanian mail delivery plane, and is voiced by Jessica Marais.Bulldog
Bulldog (voiced by John Cleese) is a red, white and blue de Havilland DH.88 Comet and British racing champion with 11 as his race number. He befriended Dusty after he saved him from an oil spill during the Iceland-Germany leg.Ripslinger
Ripslinger (voiced by Roger Craig Smith) is a custom-built carbon-fiber race plane with green and black decals, orange flame designs, several racing sponsors and his name painted on his body and wings. He also has a four bladed contra-rotating propeller. Rip is captain of Team RPX and Dusty's hated rival in the film. His race number is 13. He later damaged Skipper's vertical stabilizer during the Mexico-New York leg. He returned as a main antagonist for ''Planes: the Video Game'' attempting to ruin Dusty's fame, wreck his town, paint Dusty graffiti on the Great Wall of China while disguised as him, and even cause trouble for Dusty's international friends including ruining the Diwali Festival in Ishani's home country.Ned and Zed
Ned and Zed (both voiced by Gabriel Iglesias) are the henchplanes of Ripslinger and his teammates inspired by the Zivko Edge 540 and MX Aircraft MXS. Ned is painted green with somewhite wings and the number 0 in orange, and Zed is painted white with some green wings and the number 00 also in orange. They are twin brothers from New Zealand who try to sabotage the other racers by flying aggressively, allowing Ripslinger to take the win with Ned and Zed finishing second and third. They were later thwarted by Dusty when Ned hit a rock on his left wing, sending him into a barrel roll and trapping both him and Zed into a narrow gap that only Dusty was able to fly through.El Chupacabra
El Chupacabra (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) is a Mexican red, white and green Gee Bee Model R with the number 5 in red. He is Dusty's good friend and Rochelle's boyfriend.Echo
Echo (voiced by Anthony Edwards (actor), Anthony Edwards) is a Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Jolly Wrenches who he and Bravo rescued Dusty and guided him to land on the USS ''Dwight D. Flysenhower'' aircraft carrier.Bravo
Bravo (voiced by Val Kilmer) is another Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Jolly Wrenches who he and Echo rescued Dusty and guided him to land on the USS ''Dwight D. Flysenhower'' aircraft carrier.Franz
Franz is a german Areocar that has a split personality. Franz changes to Fliegenhozen when his puts on his wings.Introduced in ''Planes: Fire & Rescue''
Lil' Dipper
Lil' Dipper (voiced by Julie Bowen) is a Super Scooper based on the Grumman G-21 Goose and Bombardier 415, C-415 SuperScooper She is also Dusty's biggest fan and has a crush on him.Maru
Maru (voiced by Curtis Armstrong) is a forklift mechanic at the Piston Peak Air Attack base. He is known to make old things, “Better then new.”Blade Ranger
Blade Ranger (voiced by Ed Harris) is a veteran fire-and-rescue helicopter. He formerly starred in ''CHiPs, CHoPs'' with Nick "Loop'n" Lopez, and became a firefighter after Nick's death. He is the chief and leader of the Piston Peak Air Attack team. Blade is inspired by the AgustaWestland AW109, AgustaWestland AW139. and Bell 429 GlobalRanger. Blade's character on CHoPs is based on Captain Jonathan Andrew Baker.Windlifter
Windlifter (voiced by Wes Studi) is a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane heavy-lift helicopter who used to work as a lumberjack before Planes 2. He is the second-in-command of the Piston Peak Air Attack team.Cabbie
Cabbie (voiced by Dale Dye) is a Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar retired from military service who airdrops the Smokejumpers to fire sites.Dynamite
Dynamite (voiced by Regina King) is the leader of The Smokejumpers, a team of ground vehicles which parachute into fire sites.Pinecone
Pinecone (voiced by Corri English) is a smokejumper equipped with a rake tool to clear brush and debris.Avalanche
Avalanche (voiced by Bryan Callen) is a bulldozer and a smokejumper.Blackout
Blackout (voiced by Danny Pardo) is a smokejumper equipped with a circular saw.Drip
Drip (voiced by Matt L. Jones) is a smokejumper equipped with a skid-steer claw to clear fallen trees and brush.Cad Spinner
Cad Spinner (voiced by John Michael Higgins) is based on a 2007-2014 Cadillac Escalade#Second generation (2001), Cadillac Escalade. His main goal in the film was the reopening of a lodge at Piston Peak National Park and its safety. This led to him knowingly endanger the rest of the valley during a large forest fire. After Dusty helped to put out the forest fire, Cad Spinner was reassigned to park ranger work at Death Valley National Park as seen in the mid-credits.Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of the Interior (voiced by Fred Willard) is a green four-wheel-drive with a roof rack. He Is based on a 1966 Ford Bronco#First generation (1966), Ford BroncoHarvey and Winnie
Harvey (voiced by Jerry Stiller) and Winnie (voiced by Anne Meara) are two RVs who are married. They are based on a Winnebago Brave.Nick "Loop'n" Lopez
Nick "Loop'n" Lopez (voiced by Erik Estrada) is a helicopter TV actor who was the co-star of ''CHoPs.'' He was killed during filming of the series' one-hundred-thirty-ninth episode. Nick is based on Estrada's character Officer Francis Poncherello.Ol' Jammer
Ol' Jammer (voiced by Barry Corbin) is a 1936 White Model 706 tour bus at Piston Peak. He later was promoted as superintendent after Cad was fired.Mayday
Mayday (voiced by Hal Holbrook) is an old fire and rescue truck from Propwash Junction.Ryker
Ryker (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) is an Oshkosh Striker 3000 transportation management safety truck with a roof-mounted water cannon for firefighting.Pulaski
Pulaski (voiced by Patrick Warburton) is a structural firefighting fire truck at Piston Peak with a roof-mounted water cannon for firefighting. Pulaski's namesake, Ed Pulaski, was known for his heroism in saving most of his crew during the Great Fire of 1910 by sheltering in an abandoned mine.References
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