- "Ka-Chow!"
- —Lightning McQueen
Lightning "Stickers" McQueen is the main protagonist of the 2006 Pixar film Cars. He is a red racecar sponsored by Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment ("With Just a Little Rust-eze, you can look like Lightning McQueen!"). He is #95 in the movie, and at the beginning of the movie, he is racing his first Piston Cup race in Nashville, Tennessee, and is winning. At the end of the film, he lost the race out of good intentions, and got a new paint job, and still sponsored by Rust-eze, although at the beginning of the film, he wanted a Dinoco sponsorship. He really likes Sally Carrera. Lightning McQueen is based on John Lasseter.
His racing number, "95" is a reference to the year 1995, when Pixar's first feature-length film, Toy Story was released, and his last name "McQueen" is a reference to Glenn McQueen, a supervising animator at Pixar who passed away in 2002.
"Lightning is built for speed and has just two things on his mind: winning and the perks that come with it. In his fast-paced life he has little time for anything or anyone, but who needs friends when you've got a stadium full of fans."[1]
"Lightning McQueen's dream is to be sponsored by Dinoco Oil! In his daydreams he looks great with his new Dinoco blue paint job and his very own brand of Lightning McQueen racing tires complete with customs spinners. Hey, and why decide on either gold or silver when you can have both?"[1]
"Lightning's dream gets interrupted when he finishes the last Piston Cup race in a 3 way tie with The King and Chick Hicks. He will have to drive in a race in California to determine who will be the next Piston Cup champion. Along the way, McQueen gets lost in the small town of Radiator Springs. While stuck in Radiator Springs, Lightning finds new friends and realizes there is more to life than winning races and gaining sponsorship deals. He learns the life lessons of friendship, teamwork, selflessness, and that life is about the journey, not the destination. With all of his new values and friends, McQueen returns to Radiator Springs after the big race to bring the small town back to its once glorious days and makes it his new home."[1]
Paint Jobs
- Rust-eze Lightning McQueen Paint Job
- Dinoco Lightning McQueen Paint Job
- Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen Paint Job
- Cruisin Lightning McQueen Paint Job
Tires
- Lightyear Tires
- Whitewalls
- Bling Bling
Gallery
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Quotes
- Dusty Rust-eze: "Ladies and gentlemen..."
Dusty and Rusty Rust-eze: "...Lightning McQueen!"
Car Voice: "Freebird!" - —Dusty Rust-eze and Rusty Rust-eze announcing Lightning McQueen
Trivia
- McQueen is seen in Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales as a secondary protagonist.