The speedway during the Piston Cup season
The Los Angeles International Speedway is a speedway in located in Los Angeles, California.
Cars[]
The Los Angeles Tie-Breaker Race is a Piston Cup Racing Series event. In Cars, it is the last race of the season. The race was necessary after the previous race ended in a three-way tie between Lightning McQueen, Strip Weathers and Chick Hicks. Piston Cup race officials determined that a tie-breaker race should take place at the Los Angeles International Speedway in order to crown the champion.
| Position | Name | Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Chick Hicks
|
86 | Booed by crowd for bad sportsmanship |
| 2nd |  Strip Weathers
|
43 | |
| 3rd |  Lightning McQueen
|
95 | Lightning would have won the race except for his act of sportsmanship towards The King after the latter crashed into the infield due to the actions of Chick Hicks. |
Cars 3[]
In Cars 3, the final race of the season takes place at the Los Angeles International Speedway. By then, most of the veteran racers have been replaced by next-generation rookies, though a few are still present at the time. In the race, Lightning does well, but he is unable to get past Jackson Storm, who leads most of the time. Lightning manages to take the lead after a fast pit stop, only to be past by Storm again. Trying to catch up, Lightning decides to push himself, which leads to him sliding out of control and tumbling down the track. It would take four months for him to recover.
| Position | Name | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jackson Storm | 20 |
| 2nd | Daniel Swervez | 19 |
| 3rd | Chase Racelott | 24 |
| 4th | Tim Treadless | 28 |
| 5th | Harvey Rodcap | 15 |
| 6th | Chris Roamin' | 11 |
| 7th | H.J. Hollis | 68 |
| 8th | Jonas Carvers | 123 |
| 9th | Herb Curbler | 54 |
| 10th | Cam Spinner | 31 |
| 11th | Rev-N-Go Racer | 73 |
| 12th | Richie Gunzit | 70 |
| 13th | J.D. McPillar | 4 |
| 14th | Aaron Clocker | 48 |
| 15th | Jim Reverick | 67 |
| 16th | Ryan "Inside" Laney | 21 |
| 17th | Bubba Wheelhouse Jr. | 6 |
| 18th | Eric Braker | 5 |
| 19th | Flip Dover | 00 |
| 20th | Reb Meeker | 36 |
| 21st | Darren Leadfoot | 82 |
| 22nd | Barry DePedal | 64 |
| 23rd | Brian Spark | 52 |
| 24th | Ed Truncan | 33 |
| 25th | Buck Bearingly | 39 |
| 26th | Steve LaPage | 34 |
| 27th | Murray Clutchburn | 92 |
| 28th | Ralph Carlow | 117 |
| 29th | Ponchy Wipeout | 90 |
| 30th | Dan Carcia | 80 |
| 31st | Rev Roadages | 76 |
| 32nd | J.P. Drive | 84 |
| 33rd | Dino Draftsky | 121 |
| 34th | Nick Shift | 93 |
| DNF | Lightning McQueen | 95 |
Trivia[]
- The track is inspired by the Auto Club Speedway.
- The venue for the Piston Cup tiebreaker race is a conglomeration of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the Arroyo Seco in Pasadena where the Rose Bowl is located, and the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, all of them located in California.
- The Scoring Pylon (showing numbers 43, 86 and 95), along with the one at the Motor Speedway of the South, is taken from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- Despite Darrell mentioning that the final race had an attendance of 200,000 spectators, there were really only 100,000 cars in production terms plus an additional 1,500 in the aisles and infields. This is still larger than the 60,000 cars at Motor Speedway and 700 in its infields. Also, 13,000 cars are entering the stadium to find seats.[1]
- In the Russian dub, Darrell mentions that the race was attended by 300,000 spectators.
- In Cars 3 during the Los Angeles 500, it is implied that Lightning McQueen is the last veteran still competing. However, there are actually ten other veterans in the race, who are Reb Meeker, Buck Bearingly, Brian Spark, Rev-N-Go Racer, Ralph Carlow, Dino Draftsky, Rev Roadages, Darren Leadfoot, Ponchy Wipeout, and Murray Clutchburn. They all get replaced by next-generation racers sometime between the events of this race and the Florida 500.
