2005 Dinoco 400

The 2005 Dinoco 400 is race 36 of 36 in 2005. It was known for the 'Huge Crash" accident and three-way tie (closest in history).

## Transcript

### Opening Scene

**Lightning McQueen**: Okay, here we go. Focus. Speed. I am speed.

*(Then, the screen shows some race cars whizzing past on a racetrack, then goes back to dark again.)*

**Lightning McQueen**: One winner. 85 losers. I eat losers for breakfast.

*(Then, the screen shows McQueen from the back of his left side as his car accelerates and gains on a race car. Then, the screen goes dark again.)*

**Lightning McQueen**: Breakfast? Wait, maybe I should have had breakfast? A little breaky could be good for me. No, no, no, stay focused. Speed!

*(Then, the screen shows race cars whizzing along the racetrack as the camera moves to the right. The screen then goes dark again.)*

**Lightning McQueen**: I'm faster than fast, quicker than quick! I am *Lightning*!

**Mack**: *(pounds on his trailer door.)* Hey Lightning, you ready?

**Lightning** **McQueen**: *(Real Gone plays as the trailer door opens.)* *Oh, yeah. Lightning's ready.*

*(McQueen revs his engine, and his different body parts are shown as he drives slowly out of the trailer with his face visible. He then revs his engine again as the crowd cheer. The camera then shows the audience on the stadium seats, then an aerial view of the Motor Speedway of the South circuit, then a cameraman aiming a camera at the circuit. The camera then shows McQueen on the television screen on the scoring pylon. Then the camera shows the circuit from as high as the audience seats, and zooms in on McQueen.)*

**Lightning** **McQueen**: Ka-chow!

### Start

Bob: ...And here we go folks, the last race of the season!

Darrell: BOOGITY BOOGITY BOOGITY! LET'S END 2005 BOYS!

### 3 Cars 1 Champion

*(The camera then shows the race, as it shows the cars zooming and whooshing along. McQueen then overtakes six cars. He then gets blocked by two cars named Floyd Mulvihill and Rusty Cornfuel, and rides his right wheels on the wall to overtake the two cars. The camera then shows McQueen on the television screen on top of the scoring pylon as he winks, Mia and Tia screams, the camera then shows the audience cheering, then it skips to a truck named Brian selling some souvenirs.)*

**Brian**: Get your antenna balls here!

*(The camera then shows the racers whooshing along, then it shows some RVs, the camera zooms in on two RVs named Larry and R.M., who are cheering.)*

**Larry**: You got that right, Slick. *(whistles.)*

*(Then, the camera shows some of the racers in the pits as the air wrenches are heard whirring. It goes to different racers as they have their pit stops, and ends with one of the racers exiting back onto the track. The camera shows some people going into the toilets, as there is a long queue for the women. Then it shows in the crowd an RV named Elvis, who is dancing to Real Gone, the camera then shows Chick Hicks as he purposely hits a racer named Lee Revkins off the track,* *Lee Revkins* *grunts, and screams, slides away, the camera shows The King overtaking Chick, and he drives away revving his engine.)*

**Bob Cutlass**: [*Then the camera shows Bob Cutlass and Darrell Cartrip, car versions of Bob Costas and Darrell Waltrip, announcing the race*] Welcome back to the Dinoco 400, I'm Bob Cutlass, here with my good friend, Darrell Cartrip, we're midway through what may turn out to be a historic day for racing.

**Darrell Cartrip**: Bob, my oil pressure's through the roof right now. If this gets any more exciting, they're gonna have to tow me outta the booth!
**Bob Cutlass**: Right you are, Darrell. Three cars are tied for the season points lead, heading into the final race of the season. And the winner of this race Darrell, will win the season title and, the Piston Cup. Does The King, Strip Weathers, have one more victory in him before retirement?
**Darrell Cartrip**: He's been Dinoco's golden boy for years! Can he win them one last Piston Cup?
**Bob Cutlass**: And, as always, in the second place spot we find Chick Hicks. He's been chasing that tailfin his entire career.
**Darrell Cartrip**: Chick thought this was his year, Bob. His chance to finally emerge from The King's shadow. But the last thing he expected was... Lightning McQueen!
**Bob Cutlass**: You know, I don't think anybody expected this. The rookie sensation come into the season unknown. But everyone knows him now.
**Darrell Cartrip**: Will he be the first rookie to win a Piston Cup and land Dinoco?
**Bob Cutlass**: The legend, the runner up, and the rookie! Three cars, one champion!
[*The camera then shows the racers. Chick is trying to overtake Strip Weathers, who was blocking his way. McQueen then catches up to Chick as they try to get ahead of one another*]

### Huge Crash

**Fans**: Ooh. What a ride!
**Chick**: [*laughs*]
**Fans**: Go get 'em, McQueen! Go get 'em! We love you, Lightning! [*whistles, McQueen then drives back on the track, behind all of the other racers. Chick then looks back to see McQueen far behind him.*]
**Chick**: Dinoco is all mine. [*bumps a race car named Winford Bradford Rutherford, slides into the wall, and collides with all of the other racers*]
**Darrell Cartrip**: Trouble, turn-3!
**Chick**: [*chuckles*] Get through that, McQueen.
**Bob Cutlass**: Oh, no, a huge crash behind the leaders!
**Fans**: [*gasps, the camera then shows all of the different racers as they collide, with one flying through the air, and one losing its tire. Claude and another racer named Billy Oil changer then stop, facing towards each other. Claude Scruggs giggles,* *grunts as he gets hit by another racer, gasps as another racer named Todd Marcus comes towards him,* *Claude then gets hit by Todd, ending upside down on Todd's roof, Claude Scruggs and Todd Marcus screams, then the camera shows McQueen, who is driving through the wreckage and dodging the other racers.*]
**Bob Cutlass**: Wait a second, Darrell. McQueen is in the wreckage.
**Darrell Cartrip**: There's no way the rookie can make it through! Not in one piece that is. [*McQueen's continues dodging the other racers who are sliding across the track. Then he bounces on Claude's undercarriage up into the air, McQueen exhales deeply and having his tongue down. Then he moves his tire towards the audience, as a reflection of McQueen's bolt sticker shines on them*]
**Mia & Tia**: Lightning, oh! [*sighs*]
**Darrell Cartrip**: [*McQueen's then lands back on the ground.*] Look at that, McQueen made it through!
**Bob Cutlass**: Man, a spectacular move by Lightning McQueen.
**Lightning** **McQueen**: Yeah! Ka-chow!
**Fans**: McQueen! McQueen! McQueen! McQueen! McQueen! McQueen! McQueen!
**Albert Hinkey**: Yeah McQueen! Ka-chow! [*honks his horn, while the crowd members around him are disgusted by its loud noise*]
**Bob Cutlass**: While everyone else heads into the pits, McQueen stays out to take the lead!
Chuck Armstrong: [*While Bob is talking, a pace car named Charlie Checker appears in front of McQueen. Then the camera then shows a tow truck named Tow towing a damaged racer*] Don't take me out coach. I can still race! [*The camera then shows most of the other racers having a pit stop. It then shows Chick, while his pities are changing his tires.*]
### Lighnting blow tires and Three Way Tie

**Bob Cutlass**: This is it, Darrell, one lap to go and Lightning McQueen has a huge lead.
**Darrell Cartrip**: Aw, he's got it in the bag. Call in the dogs and put out the fire! We're gonna crown us a new champion! [*all cheering and whistling, Mia and Tia screams*]
**Lightning McQueen**: Checkered flag, here I come! [*Suddenly, one of McQueen's rear tires blows*]
**Darrell Cartrip**: Oh, no! McQueen's blown a tire!
[*crowd gasps*]

**Bob Cutlass**: And with only one turn to go! Can he make it?
**Lightning McQueen's crew**: You fool! [*A tempermental pittie g'**runts and knocks down a cart of tires, McQueen is struggling to get to the finish line while his bare wheel causes sparks on the track. The camera then shows the King and Chick as they see McQueen's wheel on the TV screen with no tire.*****]**
**The King's Coach**: [*on radio*] *McQueen's blown a tire, McQueen's blown a tire! Go, go, go, go, go, go!*
**Darrell Cartrip**: [*The King and Chick then go faster as McQueen is driving slightly slower with one tire losts, McQueen grunts as he falls and finally lands onto the ground, Bob leaves him grunting, suddenly, he loses another tire.*] He's lost another tire! The King and Chick are coming up fast!
**Bob Cutlass**: They're entering turn-3!
**Lightning McQueen**: Come on! [*He grunts as he falls and finally lands onto the ground, the camera shows the other racers catching up.*]
**Darrell Cartrip**: I don't believe what I'm watching, Bob! Lightning McQueen is 100 feet from his Piston Cup! [*McQueen gasps and continuously does several jumps towards the finish line as the King and Chick are getting closer, Chick growls and finally gets beside the King, but not in front of him*]
**Bob Cutlass**: The King and Chick rounding turn-4. [*McQueen is still jumping continuously towards the finish line as the King and Chick get closer and closer.*]
**Darrell Cartrip**: Down the stretch they come! Finish! Finish! [*The King and Chick cross the finish line along with McQueen stretching his tongue out over it.*]
**Bob Cutlass**: It's too close to call! Too close to call!
**Darrell Cartrip**: I don't believe it! I don't believe it!
**Mia & Tia**: Lightning! [*Screams, all cheering*]
**Darrell Cartrip**: I don't believe it! I still don't believe it!
**Bob Cutlass**: [*while Darrell is talking*] The most spectacular, amazing unequivocally, unbelievable ending in the history of the world! And we don't even know who won!
**Darrell Cartrip**: Look at that! [*The officials are then shown watching replays of the finish at different angles. Meanwhile, one of the security officers, named Richard Clayton Kensington, notices someone watching them with a camera.*]
## Results

1. (Tied in 1st) Strip "The King" Weathers - 400 laps
2. (Tied in 1st) Lightning McQueen - 400 laps
3. (Tied in 1st) Chick Hicks - 400 laps
4. Kevin Shiftright - 400 laps
5. Aiken Axler - 400 laps
6. Ralph Carlow - 400 Laps
7. Floyd Mulvihill - 400 Laps
8. Crusty Rotor - 400 Laps
9. Murray Clutchburn - 400 Laps
10. Dale Earnhardt Jr - 400 Laps
11. Billy Oilchanger - 400 Laps
12. Todd Marcus - 400 Laps
13. Ryan Shields - 400 Laps
14. Mac iCar - 400 Laps
15. Dirkson D'Agostino - 400 Laps
16. Ponchy Wipeout - 400 Laps
17. Sage VanDerSpin - 400 Laps
18. Winford Bradford Rutherford - 400 Laps
19. Eugene Carbureski - 400 Laps
20. Darren Leadfoot - 400 Laps
21. Davey Apex - 400 Laps
22. Ruby Oaks - 400 Laps
23. Greg Candyman - 400 Laps
24. Slider Petrolski - 400 Laps
25. Claude Scruggs - 400 Laps
26. Ernie Gearson - 400 Laps
27. Brush Curber - 400 Laps
28. Misti Motorkrass - 400 Laps
29. Kevin Racingtire - 400 Laps
30. Manny Flywheel - 400 Laps
31. James Cleanair - 400 Laps
32. Lee Revkins - 400 Laps
33. Haul Inngas - 400 Laps
34. Rusty Cornfuel - 400 Laps
35. Johnny Blamer - 400 Laps
36. Chuck Armstrong - 195 Laps (Crash)
37. Ryan Thunderbolt Jr - 195 Laps (Crash)
38. Tonic Testaburger - 155 Laps (Engine)
39. Fred Faster - 142 Laps (Engine)
40. Jess Mike Lavera - 140 Laps (Engine)
41. TBA - 5 Laps (Crash)
42. TBA - 5 Laps (Crash)
43. Sky Lewis - 5 Laps (Crash)