<P> Cruz and McQueen reconcile and head to Thomasville where they meet the former crew chief of Doc Hudson, Smokey . Smokey trains McQueen and inspires Cruz as well . At the Florida 500, Cruz is sent back to the Racing Center . McQueen exits the race to allow Cruz to race . Using what she's learned on the road, Cruz catches up to Jackson Storm, who tries to overtake her . However, Cruz flips over him and lands in first place . She begins to race for the Dinoco team, sporting #51, with McQueen as her mentor . </P> <P> Cruz is voiced by Cristela Alonzo . </P> <P> Strip Weathers, better known as The King, is a "Dinoco - blue" veteran racecar and racing legend voiced by NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty . Weathers is an anthropomorphic version of Petty's aerodynamic 1970 Plymouth Superbird, sporting same shade of blue and Petty's racecar number, 43 . He is one of the racecars in the 2006 Piston Cup three - way tie, along with Chick Hicks and Lightning McQueen . His sponsor (Dinoco), like Petty's (STP), is a well - known oil company . </P> <P> He is Dinoco's "Golden Boy", having won seven Piston Cups (the same number of NASCAR Cup Series championships Petty himself won in his career) and is hoping for another in the tiebreaker race before entering retirement . He tells McQueen to remember the importance of his team, but the rookie does not pay any attention, being more preoccupied with the thought of taking over the Dinoco sponsorship after Weathers' retirement . </P>

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