Starling! Hey, I'm here! Hello! There he is! Hey, Starling! Sorry about the last minute arrival, but you are not going to believe these last few days! It worked! All of it! Get my tires dirty, old school training! This one race you gave me today is not going to happen. Wait, what? What did you say? I'm not letting you race. What do you... We had a deal! It's the best thing for you. Don't you realize who you are? The biggest brand racing has ever seen! Brand! I'm not a brand. Are you kidding? The second you retire, you'll be worth two. Three times what you could make on the track. Oil, tires, all kinds of endorsements. As a fan, I want all of this for you. Tires, oil, we had a deal! We did. But then your numbers started coming back from your trip. Hello, numbers? Your suit! I was tracking your speed, your agility on the beach, on the road, during the demolition derby, and then we noticed how your numbers... compared with crews. Crews? She was wearing one of those suits as well, and lightning, the number she was putting up every day when she was racing you, well, I have never seen anything like it, and she got better by the day. Here, she was out there to train you, and really, you were training her! She was learning from the great lightning queen I should be thanking you! You can now move much quicker into phase two of your career, and I can race her! I'd be a fool not to! Hey, what are you doing? Stop! Hey! No! You can't do that! I'm sorry. I knew how much you'd want to race today. I took your name off the 95 license. I can only race one car. Now, go home, get some rest, you'll feel better about things in a few days. Surprise! Surprise! Huh? Hey, the man. Oh no. They quit on me. I was ready! I... I know I was. Fans, this is just in. We don't have all the information yet, but we do know that lightning McQueen will not be racing today. Let me repeat. Lightning McQueen will not be racing today. McQueen's not gonna race? They can't do that! Can they do that? What? Mr. McQueen? I had no idea he was gonna do this. He put the number on me and it's yours and there's no way I'm gonna go out there. You have to race. Wait, what? No! Take this number off of me. Cruise, listen, you earned it. This is your chance. As a racer, you've gotta take every shot you get, because you never know when it'll be your last. So, you're okay with this. Attention, gentlemen. Would all racers please report to Pitro! I... I'm not sure I can do it. You scared? Yeah. Use that. Lightning! Lightning! We want to save a quick race! Lightning! Lightning! Lightning! Lightning! Lightning! Lightning! Lightning McQueen! Danico's been waiting 10 years for you not to have spots. Tax? And I've been waiting 50 for someone to wear a number that's been tucked away a little too long. Smokey, did you do this? Tax and I go way back. But the question is, are you ready to do a little racing? Just watch me. Only minutes away from the start of this year's Florida 500. I'm Bob Cutlass, joined as always by my broadcasting partner, Darryl Cartrim, and Statson Station Natalie Certain. I've never seen the numbers line up for a storm like they do today, Bob. Between his phenomenal lap times and these ideal track temperatures, storm should be 96.8% unstoppable. But wait a minute, I'm getting word Lightning McQueen may have found a way into this race. And it has something to do with that old rascal, Tex Dynaco. Body bridges! Nobody better even think about touching that channel! Racing fans! The 43rd and final spot in today's races. Running into the Dynaco racing banner. Join us and welcome him back to Florida. One of racing's all-time greats. Lightning McQueen! Lightning McQueen! Get your dad 51! What a turn of events, folks! Lightning McQueen! Wearing the 51 of his friend and mentor of the fabulous Hudson Hornet! I didn't think I'd ever see that again. So Natalie, you have any second thoughts? Nope, my data is rock solid. Sorry to tell you this, but it takes a lot more than new paint to win a race. Well, it's complete. You're as slow as he was and now you even look like him. You're gonna race like the old man, too? You know what? I hope I do. Hey, do me a favor. Show him how the old men roll.