Later, when McQueen watches Mack's TV, he sees that Chick stole most of his fans, and stole his catchphrase as "Ka-chicka" as well. After attracting more fans, he was in the track "Kachigga"-ing McQueen.
Jackson Storm (voiced by Armie Hammer in the film, 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.
Chick is a 1979 Shyster Cremlin, a fictional car based on and designed after a 1986 Buick Regal in NASCAR form. Chick is painted green, with the number 86 painted on his doors, and has yellow rims.
Lightning is revealed to have coulrophobia, a fear of clowns. However, Lightning was not afraid of the circus cars in A Bug's Life during the epilogue of Cars.
Even though Chick didn't appear in Cars 2, players can download him for Cars 2: The Video Game. It was also unknown why he didn't appear in the second film, as it never revealed what really happened with him following his pyrrhic victory in the first film.
86 is a slang term for getting rid of someone in a forceful way, which is what Chick does when he cheats on the track. It's also a reference to 1986, the year that Pixar's first short film Luxo Jr. was released.
Mia and Tia are supporting characters in Cars and Cars Toons, and minor characters in Cars 2. They are red (to match Lightning McQueen) 1992 Mazda Miatas. They are Lightning McQueen's biggest fans.
Lightning ends up lost in a little ghost-town called Radiator Springs and after tearing up their main road, he is sentenced to community service to repair the road. While he is in town, he meets a selection of cars, most notably being Doc Hudson and Sally Carrera.
Lightning McQueen, the main character in the Cars franchise, is initially portrayed as arrogant and self-centered in the first film. However, over the course of the series, his personality undergoes significant development. He becomes more humble, caring, and learns the value of teamwork and friendship.
The one-off 911 features Sally Carrera's tattoo from the Cars movie on its rear – a reminder, says Sally, of her high-octane life 'living' in California.
In Cars 3, it is revealed that Mater and Holley's relationship is still going very strong and at the end of Cars 3, Mater distracts Sterling by mentioning that he has church flaps, hinting that he's someday getting married to Holley Shiftwell. He still loves her unconditionally and she still loves him unconditionally.
Strip Weather's number, 43, is a reference to former racer Richard Petty's racing number, 43. Despite being a racing veteran, The King, along with Chick Hicks, are the only Piston Cup racers to be based on older vehicles, as the rest of the Piston Cup racers are based on the current NASCAR stock car type vehicles.
Strip is based on a 1970 Plymouth Superbird with a 426 cubic inch hemi (about seven liters) engine, the same model Richard Petty drove. The Superbird was a heavily modified version of the Plymouth Road Runner, specifically designed for stock car racing. Its radical design was later banned by NASCAR.
Lizzie is the owner of the Radiator Springs Curio shop, as well as Stanley's widow. She is an old Model T that is painted black with purple tints in her rims.
