When she sees Lightning, she calls him her senior project. Cruz is coaching cars on treadmills, coaxing them to reach their top speed. Sterling introduces him to his trainer, Cruz Ramirez ( Cristela Alonzo). Showing Lightning around, Sterling takes him to the race simulator. He gives Lightning an electronic suit that can track his speed and vital signs. He tells Lightning that it's time for a new look. He greets Lightning and shows him a wall that has all his career highlights in pictures. When he arrives, Rusty and Dusty are there to greet him, and they tell him they sold Rust-eze to a car named Sterling ( Nathan Fillion). Mack ( John Ratzenberger) gets him into his trailer and drives him out to the center. At Flo's V-8 Cafe, Lightning calls them and says that he wants to train like Jackson, and they say they're ahead of him, and they're opening the new Rust-eze Racing Center. But first he needs to talk to Rusty ( Tom Magliozzi) and Dusty ( Ray Magliozzi), the owners of Rust-Eze, Lightning's sponsor. Lightning's best friend Mater ( Larry the Cable Guy) shows up, and Lightning tells him that he's ready to start training again. She tells him to try something new, and not be afraid of failure, but of never having the chance. I never got a chance to show 'em." Sally ( Bonnie Hunt) greets him, and he tells her he doesn't want to be forced into retiring, like Doc, but he can't keep doing the same thing that hasn't been working. You know what they said? 'You're history.' Moved right on to the next rookie in line. When I got put back together, I went back expecting a big welcome. Lightning remembers his words, "You think I quit? They quit on me. He watches some old footage of his mentor, Doc Hudson ( Paul Newman), when he had a similar wreck. Four months later, Lightning is recovering back in Radiator Springs. A fire truck and tow truck arrive to help, looking for any signs of life. When he stops rolling, a hiss of smoke comes from his engine. Before he can react, he is skidding sideways, and then gets launched into a barrel roll. Pushing himself, Lightning tries to catch up, until one of his tires blows out. After the last pit stop, Lightning has the lead, but it doesn't take long for Jackson to catch up and overtake him. At the next race, it's Lightning alone against all next-gen racers. Lightning finds out that Cal Weathers and the rest of the old racers have decided to retire or been replaced. With Jackson piling up more wins, the announcers spend all their time talking about him, and how he trains on the latest simulators. Jackson wins again, with Lightning finishing third. At the next race, there are six more high-tech cars, and they race with precision, cutting off Lightning at each turn. She explains that Jackson is part of a new generation of racers who use the latest technology to run faster than the veterans. He introduces his co-host, Natalie Certain ( Kerry Washington), a statistical analysis. Chick Hicks ( Bob Peterson), Lightning's old racing opponent, is now an announcer for the Racing Sports Network. Lightning watches the replay on the Jumbotron, seeing Jackson Storm ( Armie Hammer) seemingly come from nowhere to beat him. During one race, Bobby and Lightning are fighting toward the finish, when a car with a black body whizzes past them both, taking the checkered flag. Whoever wins can count on getting pranked by the others, all in good fun. The three have mutual respect as they trade victories throughout the series. Lightning McQueen ( Owen Wilson) is racing with his long time friends Bobby Swift and Cal Weathers ( Kyle Petty).
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