Lightning McQueen, typically referred to by his real name McQueen, is a racecar and the main protagonist in the 2006 animated Pixar film Cars. He was named after Pixar animator Glenn McQueen who died from skin cancer in 2002. He is voiced by actor Owen Wilson in the film, Mater and the Ghostlight, the video game and Keith Ferguson in Cars Toons and Cars Mater-National. McQueen seems to be based on Jeff Gordon (Lightning the new Jeff Gordon.. Haha! Really funny...) ;P
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In the beginning of the film, Lightning McQueen, a racing rookie, is a skilled, but arrogant and immature race car. He hopes to be the first rookie to win the Piston Cup race and gain a lucrative endorsement deal from Dinoco Oil, but finishes in a three-way tie with perennial runner-up Chick Hicks and veteran Strip "The King" Weathers after losing his huge lead, because he refused a tire change during his final pit stop against the advice of his pit crew, and subsequently suffered two blown tires on the final lap of the race.
En route to California for a tie-breaker race, he becomes detoured off U.S. Route 66 in New Mexico because of The Delinquent Road Hazards and finds himself in Radiator Springs, a nearly abandoned town which saw its livelihood largely destroyed by the construction of Interstate 40 decades ago. McQueen accidentally destroys the town's main road because of his immaturity, and the townsfolk require him to repair it.
It is established that while en route to California, and when he went with Sally to see the Wheel Well Hotel, that not only did McQueen not have any friends at the beginning of the movie, but that he also secretly found his life very unhappy (When Sally told McQueen the reason for leaving her lifestyle as an attorney, being that she wasn't happy, McQueen began to agree, but immediately put on a surprised emotion to hide it).
Over the course of his stay in the town, he comes to form friendships with the residents of the town. He falls in love with a former city-dwelling attorney named Sally, and gains a deep respect and reverence for the town's judge and doctor, an ex-race car named Doc Hudson. These experiences lead McQueen to understand the importance of friendship and love, and that fame is not the most important thing in life.
When he eventually gets to the Piston Cup tie-breaker - with his friends from Radiator Springs as his pit crew - McQueen manages to make it to the finish line before Chick Hicks and The King. But after seeing The King spin out of control and crash onto the pit (Chick deliberately took The King out), and remembering how a crash had ended Doc's career, McQueen stops before the finish line. Instead, he allows Chick to cross and win the cup and decides to help The King cross the finish line in order to retire with dignity. After the King reminds him how he just gave up the Piston Cup, Lightning reminds him of something Doc said, "It's just an empty cup." McQueen gains a large measure of respect from the public for this act. Although Dinoco offers him the endorsement after Chick is jeered by the crowd and denied the opportunity for his reckless cheating, McQueen decides to stay with his original sponsor, Rust-eze, and moves his racing operations to Radiator Springs. Thanks to Lightning's endorsement, Radiator Springs sees a huge boost in tourism, and the town is saved.
In the beginning of the film, Lightning McQueen, a racing rookie, is a skilled, but arrogant and immature race car. He hopes to be the first rookie to win the Piston Cup race and gain a lucrative endorsement deal from Dinoco Oil, but finishes in a three-way tie with perennial runner-up Chick Hicks and veteran Strip "The King" Weathers after losing his huge lead, because he refused a tire change during his final pit stop against the advice of his pit crew, and subsequently suffered two blown tires on the final lap of the race.
En route to California for a tie-breaker race, he becomes detoured off U.S. Route 66 in New Mexico because of The Delinquent Road Hazards and finds himself in Radiator Springs, a nearly abandoned town which saw its livelihood largely destroyed by the construction of Interstate 40 decades ago. McQueen accidentally destroys the town's main road because of his immaturity, and the townsfolk require him to repair it.
It is established that while en route to California, and when he went with Sally to see the Wheel Well Hotel, that not only did McQueen not have any friends at the beginning of the movie, but that he also secretly found his life very unhappy (When Sally told McQueen the reason for leaving her lifestyle as an attorney, being that she wasn't happy, McQueen began to agree, but immediately put on a surprised emotion to hide it).
Over the course of his stay in the town, he comes to form friendships with the residents of the town. He falls in love with a former city-dwelling attorney named Sally, and gains a deep respect and reverence for the town's judge and doctor, an ex-race car named Doc Hudson. These experiences lead McQueen to understand the importance of friendship and love, and that fame is not the most important thing in life.
When he eventually gets to the Piston Cup tie-breaker - with his friends from Radiator Springs as his pit crew - McQueen manages to make it to the finish line before Chick Hicks and The King. But after seeing The King spin out of control and crash onto the pit (Chick deliberately took The King out), and remembering how a crash had ended Doc's career, McQueen stops before the finish line. Instead, he allows Chick to cross and win the cup and decides to help The King cross the finish line in order to retire with dignity. After the King reminds him how he just gave up the Piston Cup, Lightning reminds him of something Doc said, "It's just an empty cup." McQueen gains a large measure of respect from the public for this act. Although Dinoco offers him the endorsement after Chick is jeered by the crowd and denied the opportunity for his reckless cheating, McQueen decides to stay with his original sponsor, Rust-eze, and moves his racing operations to Radiator Springs. Thanks to Lightning's endorsement, Radiator Springs sees a huge boost in tourism, and the town is saved.
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