You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

Category: OSCAR WORTHY? 
Clue: Diedrich Bader voiced Oscar, a saber-tooth in this 2002 animated film
ice age

Category: POLITICIANS 
Clue: This champion stock-car racer lost the 1996 race for North Carolina's Secretary of State
richard petty

Category: THERE ARE PLACES 
Clue: People in this city in New York can shuffle off to its suburb of Tonawanda

buffalo