Cars Page #9

to what has become, quite simply,

the biggest event

in the history of racing.

A three-way battle for the Piston Cup!

[Darrell] There's a crowd

of nearly 200,000 cars

here at the Los Angeles

International Speedway.

Tickets to this race are hotter than a

black leather seat on a hot summer day!

[Bob] The King, Chick Hicks

and Lightning McQueen

in a 200 lap, winner-takes-all,

tiebreaker race.

[Darrell] I got a lotta miles on me,

but let me tell you somethin'.

I never thought I'd see anything

like this. This is exciting!

[Bob] In fact, the country

has almost shut down

to watch what many experts

are calling "the race of the century."

Hey, King!

Good luck in your last race.

- You've sure been an inspiration to me.

- Thanks, Junior. Appreciate it.

- Hey, be careful out there, OK?

- Yeah, man.

[Mia] He's hot!

Wanna know the forecast?

I'll give you the forecast.

A 100 percent chance of thunder!

Ka-chicka! Ka-chicka!

Say it with me!

Ka-chicka! Ka-chicka!

Hey, you! No admittance

without a garage pass.

Oh, it's OK.

Lightning McQueen knows me!

Hey, Marco, it's a beautiful day

for a race, isn't it?

- Absolutely, Mr. Andretti.

- And good morning to you, Fred.

Mario Andretti knows my name!

You gotta let me in now!

[Guard] Sorry, pal.

[Lightning] OK, here we go.

Focus. Speed.

I am speed.

[Cars whizzing]

Victory.

One winner, two losers.

[Engine rewing]

Speed. Speed. Speed. Speed...

[birds singing]

[Knock on door]

[Mack] Lightnin'! You ready?

[Gasping] Yeah, yeah, yeah! I'm ready.

[Indistinct chatter]

Mack, thanks for being

my pit crew today.

Don't worry about it, kid.

It's the least I could do.

After all, "Gas Can"

is my middle name.

- It is?

- Ah... Not really.

[All shouting]

[Gulping]

Uh-oh

- [cheering, laughing]

- [Giggling]

Nelson! Zoom in.

Ready, 16? Take 16.

[Bob] And there he is,

Lightning McQueen!

Missing all week, and then he turns up

in the middle of nowhere!

In a little town

called Radiator Springs.

[Darrell] Wearin' whitewall tires,

of all things.

- Oh!

- Ka-chicka! Ka-chicka! Ka-chicka!

[Chuckling]

Hey, where you been?

I've been kinda lonely.

Nobody to hang out with.

I mean, except the Dinoco folks.

And the twins. Of course.

The ones that used to be your fans,

but now they're my fans.

Listen to what the twins think...

Agh! Shoot!

[Darrell] Boogity, boogity, boogity,

boys! Let's go racin'!

[Crowd cheering]

Come on, you can do it!

Come on, King, make us proud, boy!

[Bob] Fifty laps down, and The King

is still holding a slim lead.

[Darrell] McQueen's got a run on him!

He's lookin' to the inside!

Oh! Chick slammed the door on him!

[Bob] Chick's not

making it easy on him today.

[Darrell] He lost momentum,

and now he's gonna have to

chase him back down!

- [Soft music]

- [Birds singing]

[Breaks squealing]

[Bob] McQueen spins out in the infield!

[All gasp]

[Chuckling] Just me

and the old man, fellas.

- McQueen just doesn't have it today.

- [All laugh]

[Groans]

- Hey, kid, are you all right?

- I don't know, Mack.

I don't think I...

[Doc] I didn't come all this way

to see you quit.

Doc?

Guys, you're here!

I can't believe this!

I knew you needed a crew chief,

but I didn't know it was this bad.

You said you'd never come back.

Well, I really didn't have a choice.

Mater didn't get to say goodbye.

Goodbye! OK, I'm good.

[Chuckles]

All right, if you can drive as good

as you can fix a road

then you can win this race

with your eyes shut.

Now, get back out there!

Hot snot, we are back in business!

Guido! Luigi!

You're goin' up

against professional pit crews.

- You're gonna have to be fast.

- They will not know what bit them!

Kid, you can beat these guys.

Find a groove that works for you

and get that lap back.

[Murmuring]

- Is it?

- Oh, wow. That's him!

Is that...? That's the Hudson Hornet!

The Hudson Hornet's back!

[Bob] It appears McQueen

has got himself a pit crew.

And look who he has for a crew chief!

- Look, man. It's the Hudson Hornet!

- Whoa!

Well, dip me in axle grease

and call me Slick! It surely is.

[Crowd cheering]

[Bob] Wow, this is history

in the making.

Nobody has seen the racing legend

in over 50 years!

Hey, Doc!

Come look at this fellow on the radio.

He looks just like you.

- [Bob] McQueen passes on the inside!

- [Darrell] He's nearly a lap down.

[Bob] Can he catch up to them

with only 60 laps to go?

You're goin' great, kid.

Just keep your head on.

Vai! Vai, vai!

Hey, shrimpie,

where did McQueen find you, huh?

Those round things are called tires,

and they go under the car!

[All laugh]

Con chi credi di parlare?

Ma, con chi stai parlando?

No! No, no! You'll have your chance.

You will have your chance.

Oh, kid's just tryin'

to be a hero, huh?

What do you think of this?

- [Tires squealing]

- Yeah, that's it, kid.

What?

Whoa! Git-R-done!

- [Laughing] I taught him that. Ka-chow!

- Ah!

[Bob] What a move by McQueen!

He's caught up to the leaders.

Yeah. This is what it's all about.

A three-way battle for the lead,

with ten to go!

[Chortling]

Look at that boy go out there!

[Chick] Oh! [grunting]

No, you don't.

[Tire blows]

Doc, I'm flat! I'm flat!

- Can you get back to the pits?

- Yeah, yeah. I think so.

Hey, got a yellow. Bring it in.

Don't tear yourself up, kid.

[Mack] We gotta get him

back out there fast

or we're gonna be a lap down,

and we'll never win this race!

Guido! It's time.

Hey, tiny,

you gonna clean his windshield?

[Air wrench whirring]

[Darrell] I don't believe it!

[Bob] That was

the fastest pit stop I've ever seen!

[Darrell] It was a great stop,

but he's still gotta beat that pace car!

[Bob] It's gonna be close.

- Yeah, baby!

- [All hollering]

[Darrell] He's back in!

Peet stop.

- Guido, you did it!

- Way to go, Guido!

[Bob] This is it. We're heading into

the final lap and McQueen

is right behind the leaders.

What a comeback!

[Darrell] A hundred and ninety-nine

laps! It all comes down to this!

This is it, kiddo.

You've got four turns left.

One at a time.

Drive it in deep and hope it sticks.

- Go!

- [Rewing]

We'll see about that!

[Bob] McQueen's going inside!

- Chick and King are loose!

- [Darrell] I think McQueen's out!

- McQueen saved it!

- [Bob] He's back on the track!

- Float like a Cadillac...

- Sting like a Beemer!

- Ka-chow! Ka-chow! Ka...

- [all cheer]

[Darrell] Lightning McQueen

is gonna win the Piston Cup!

Come on! You got it!

You got it, Stickers!

[Grunts] I am not comin' in

behind you again, old man.

- Oh, no!

- [Crowd gasps]

[Breaks screeching]

[Engine idling]

Yeah! Whoo-hoo!

I won, baby! Yeah! Oh, yeah!

[Flo] What's he up to, Doc?

[Grunting, moaning]

What are you doin', kid?

I think The King

should finish his last race.

You just gave up the Piston Cup,

you know that?

This grumpy old racecar I know

once told me somethin'.

It's just an empty cup.

[Bob] Darrell, is pushing

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