Race Official Tom

:"Tom" redirects here. For the tow truck, see Tow. 
Tom, later Race Official Tom, is a male Remirunabout OrbitCar Finder Game who works as a race official for the Piston Cup Racing Series. Despite his authoritative position, Tom enjoys a good laugh, and occasionally pulls pranks while working.
==History==
In Cars, after Lightning McQueen, Chick Hicks, and The King finish the Dinoco 400 at the exact same time, Tom and other race officials continually rewind the tapes in an attempt to determine a winner. They are unable to, and a tie-breaker race is set to be held at the Los Angeles International Speedway to determine the 2005 champion.
==Official profiles==
===Car Finder Game===
===Meet the Cars===
*Tom is a Piston Cup race official, but that doesn't mean he's not a fun guy. Sure, rules and regulations are important to him, but he also enjoys a good joke or a fun prank now and then. He once switched the signs on entrance C-44 of the stadium with C-45 to temporarily confuse his fellow race officials. The prank worked like gangbusters and everyone had a good laugh... except Tom, who felt guilty and reported the incident to his superior
===Die-cast Race-O-Rama "Meet My Friend" description ===
* As a Piston Cup Race Official, Tom travels on the Piston Cup circuit enforcing the rules and regulations from start to finish of every race.
=== Pixarpedia===
*Tom, a Remirunabout Orbit, is a race official. He's there to make sure everything is above board and all rules are kept to. And that's official!
===Cars: Character Encyclopedia===
*Race official Tom looks serious, but he is known for playing pranks on the other officials.
==Gallery==
TomCars.jpg|Cars
RaceOfficialTom.jpg|Car Finder Game profile
Race Official Tom art.png|Diecast artwork
7265bff0ba3c915be3c6fb4ed8183b18.png|Diecast
Ttwt12.jpg|2012 release with Strip Weathers aka "The King", Chick Hicks, Finish Line Lightning McQueen, Bob Cutlass, Darrell Cartrip, Marlon McKay, Race Tow Truck Tom, Mia and Tia
File:Race official tom wgp single - piston cup.jpg|2013 release 
Charlie checker orange taillights blue desert movie moments - dinoco 400.jpg|2019 release with Charlie Checker
File:Race official tom cars 2022 movie moments.jpg|2022 release with Lightning McQueen
==Names in other languages==
*French: Tom Officiel De La Course
*Portuguese: Tom Oficial De Corrida
*Spanish: Oficial De Carreras Tom
==Trivia==
*In the movie, his rims appear to be the same as Kori Turbowitz, but in the 1:55 Diecast, his tires appear to be the same as Charlie Checker.
==References==
Category:Cars characters
Category:Remirunabout
Category:Referees
pl:Tomek
ru:Том
Category:Sedans
Category:Male characters
Category:Modern cars