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Fictional character
Lightning McQueen
Cars character
Lightning McQueen as he appears in Cars wearing his rookie paint job
First appearance
Cars (2006)
Created by
John Lasseter Joe Ranft Jorgen Klubien
Voiced by
Owen Wilson (films, Cars: The Video Game, Mater and the Ghostlight, Cars Toons: Tales from Radiator Springs, and Cars on the Road) Keith Ferguson (most video games, Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales, Cars Toons: Tales from Radiator Springs, and Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool) Ben Rausch (Cars 3: Driven to Win)
In-universe information
Full name
Lightning McQueen
Alias
Monty McQueen Chester Whipplefilter The Fabulous Lightning McQueen
Piston Cup Racer (in Cars and in Cars 3), World Grand Prix racer (in Cars 2), and Cruz Ramirez's crew chief (in Cars 3)
Significant other
Sally Carrera
Nationality
American
Lightning McQueen is a fictional anthropomorphic stock car and the main protagonist of the Pixar franchise Cars. He is primarily voiced by Owen Wilson. His appearances include the feature films Cars, Cars 2, and Cars 3, as well as in the TV series Cars Toons and Cars on the Road. Lightning is also a playable character in each of the Cars video game installments. Lightning McQueen is the face of the Cars brand, and he is a popular mascot for Disney.
Lightning is a professional racer in the Piston Cup racing series, which emulates the NASCAR Cup Series, and acquires several Piston Cup victories during his career. In Cars 2, he competes in the World Grand Prix, a short-lived event promoting a new alternative fuel called Allinol. At the end of Cars 3, he briefly assumes the role of Cruz Ramirez's crew chief and mentor before returning to racing.
In most Cars media, Lightning is the resident racecar of Radiator Springs, Arizona and is sponsored by Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment. Although his design is inspired by various real vehicles including NASCAR, his overall appearance resembles a C6 Chevrolet Corvette, Dodge Viper (SR II), and Ford GT (2005). His body is painted red with yellow and orange lightning bolt stickers featuring his racing number on his sides. His appearance undergoes updates through the films, but generally maintains the same image. Lightning is seen briefly with no paint or decals in Cars 3.
LightningMcQueen is a fictional anthropomorphic stock car and the main protagonist of the Pixar franchise Cars. He is primarily voiced by Owen Wilson...
vehicle in town to support LightningMcQueen. They quickly become best friends. In Cars 2, Mater heads overseas to act as Lightning's crew chief in the first...
LightningMcQueen, whom she first meets when he is sentenced to community service after destroying Radiator Springs' main road. Sally and McQueen's feelings...
American animated short series based on the Cars franchise. It features LightningMcQueen, Mater, and their friends in comedic antics and adventures canonical...
DeLaria, in addition to a dozen NASCAR personalities. In the film, LightningMcQueen (Wilson), now a veteran racecar, must prove that he is still competitive...
local judge for Radiator Springs. After meeting the rookie racecar LightningMcQueen, Doc reveals that he is actually a former Piston Cup racer known as...
based on the Cars franchise. The main cast includes Owen Wilson as LightningMcQueen and Larry the Cable Guy as Mater. The series is written by Steve Purcell...
(2008), and the Night at the Museum film series (2006–2014). He voices LightningMcQueen in the Cars media franchise (2006–present), and voiced the titular...
the success of that robot, Sphero also created a model of R2-D2 and LightningMcQueen. The Disney products were discontinued in 2018 after their partnership...
John Turturro, Eddie Izzard, and Thomas Kretschmann. In the film, LightningMcQueen and Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix which promotes...
Land is themed to race day in Radiator Springs. The story goes that LightningMcQueen and his friends from Radiator Springs invited cars from all around...
also paid homage by naming the main character in Cars character LightningMcQueen. McQueen has admirers all over the world for his work and has been hailed...
Cars aimed to recreate the main characters in Lego form, including LightningMcQueen, Mater, Sally Carrera, Doc Hudson, Ramone, Mack, Sheriff, Flo, Guido...
and passes Fillmore, Sarge, Lizzie, and Red before being greeted by LightningMcQueen and Sally Carrera. At this point, the track splits into two, and the...
Fillmore's gas cans back outside while he takes them in and scaring LightningMcQueen when he believes Mater is hiding behind a pile of cans ready to jump...
Look up McQueen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. McQueen, Mcqueen, MacQueen or Macqueen may refer to: Clan Macqueen, a Scottish clan McQueen (surname)...
page is a list of characters that have appeared in the franchise. LightningMcQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson in the films, Cars on the Road, video game...
Santiago Muñez in the football film Goal! and its sequels. and the LightningMcQueen into Latin Spanish in Cars 1, Cars 2 and Cars 3 He also starred as...
vintage vehicles. The cars allude to three characters from Cars: LightningMcQueen, Doc Hudson and Mater. As the projector rolls, scenes from the film...
Global Information
American