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Florida 500

The Florida International Super Speedway, the speedway where the Florida 500 was held.

The Florida 500 is a Piston Cup event in Cars 3. With the goal of defeating Jackson Storm and other rookies in the race, Lightning McQueen receives assistance from his racing instructor Cruz Ramirez during his training for the event.[1] Cruz took Lightning's place halfway through the race, because Lightning decided he could not win it alone.

History[]

Jackson takes the lead for most of the race, while Lightning McQueen steadily passes other cars. When he overhears Sterling telling Cruz to leave, that makes Lightning have an idea. Lightning knew he could not win alone, so after a wreck on the track caused by Cam Spinner, he had Ramone paint the Rust-eze and number 95 on Cruz to follow race regulations.

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Cruz as the #95 Rust-eze racer.

Storm initially takes Cruz as a joke and therefore pays no attention to her. When the green flag drops, Cruz initially struggles, but eventually starts making up ground. As the race progresses, Cruz starts outperforming the other cars. When there are just ten laps left, Cruz moves into the top ten. Jackson's crew chief warns him about this, but he does not care. When Cruz moves into fourth position, Storm starts to take notice of her. When she moves into third position, Storm starts becoming scared of her, so he purposely slows down to catch up to Cruz, allowing Danny Swervez to take the lead. Storm tells her that she can play dress up all she wants, but that she will never be a racer before retaking the lead. While in shock, Cruz moves back to fifth position after Flip Dover and Chase Racelott pass her. Cruz tells McQueen that Storm is in her head, but McQueen tells her that she got in Storm's head because he would not have done that if she did not scare him, and that she really was a racer. During the final lap of the race, Ramirez is right in Storm's tail and Storm tries to prevent her from passing by pushing her up against the wall. Unfortunately for Storm, Cruz does a flip over him and crosses the finish line in first place. After winning, Cruz is congratulated by Danny Swervez, Chase Racelott, Ryan "Inside" Laney, and Bubba Wheelhouse.

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Cruz and McQueen on the winners screen.

Following the race, it is decided by race officials that both Cruz and McQueen are winners, as McQueen started the race while Cruz finished it with the same racing number.

Starting Positions[]

  1. 20: Jackson Storm
  2. 19: Danny Swervez
  3. 68: H.J. Hollis
  4. 48: Aaron Clocker
  5. 93: Nick Shift
  6. 54: Herb Curbler
  7. 00: Flip Dover
  8. 4: J.D. McPillar
  9. 24: Chase Racelott
  10. 90: Paul Conrev
  11. 39: Michael Rotor
  12. 64: Barry DePedal
  13. 52: George New-Win
  14. 82: Conrad Camber
  15. 15: Harvey Rodcap
  16. 31: Cam Spinner
  17. 67: Jim Reverick
  18. 70: Richie Gunzit
  19. 92: Sheldon Shifter
  20. 28: Tim Treadless
  21. 34: Steve "Slick" LaPage
  22. 117: Spikey Fillups
  23. 5: Eric Braker
  24. 121: Noah Gocek
  25. 80: Dan Carcia
  26. 6: Bubba Wheelhouse
  27. 21: Ryan "Inside" Laney
  28. 11: Chris Roamin'
  29. 84: J.P. Drive
  30. 33: Ed Truncan
  31. 123: Jonas Carvers
  32. 36: Rich Mixon
  33. 73: M Fast Fong
  34. 76: Will Rusch
  35. 95: Lightning McQueen

Finishing Positions[]

1 95 Cruz Ramirez/Lightning McQueen Rust-eze
2 20 Jackson Storm IGNTR
3 19 Danny Swervez Octane Gain
4 68 H.J. Hollis N2O Cola
5 48 Aaron Clocker Re-Volting
6 93 Nick Shift Spare Mint
7 54 Herb Curbler Faux Wheel Drive
8 4 J.D. McPillar Tow Cap
9 00 Flip Dover Intersection
10 24 Chase Racelott Vitoline
11 90 Paul Conrev Bumper Save
12 39 Michael Rotor View Zeen
13 64 Barry DePedal RPM
14 82 Conrad Camber Shiny Wax
15 117 Spikey Fillups Lil' Torquey Pistons
16 80 Dan Carcia Gask-its
17 67 Jim Reverick Carbon Cyber
18 70 Richie Gunzit Gasprin
19 21 Ryan "Inside" Laney Blinkr
20 6 Bubba Wheelhouse Transberry Juice
21 33 Ed Truncan Mood Springs
22 5 Eric Braker SynerG
23 11 Chris Roamin' Combustr
24 121 Noah Gocek Clutch Aid
25 15 Harvey Rodcap Easy Idle
26 36 Rich Mixon Tank Coat
27 92 Sheldon Shifter Sputter Stop
28 73 M Fast Fong Rev-N-Go
29 76 Will Rusch Vinyl Toupee
30 123 Jonas Carvers No Stall
DNF 84 J.P. Drive Apple, Inc.
DNF 34 Steve "Slick" LaPage Trunk Fresh
DNF 28 Tim Treadless Nitroade
DNF 52 George New-Win Leak Less
DNF 31 Cam Spinner Triple Dent

Trivia[]

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