<P> In the video game taking place after the first Cars film, he taught McQueen powerslide lessons and became the crew chief for McQueen during the Piston Cup season in the game's story mode . He was also a playable character who could be purchased by 5,000 points . Though during the game's story mode, he wore his original blue paint job and white wheels when racing McQueen or training him, but his original racing colors along with his red wheels could also be purchased . </P> <P> In Cars 2, Doc dies before the events of the film and the Piston Cup was renamed in his honor and his clinic was converted into a museum that displayed trophies and mementos from his career . </P> <P> John Lasseter announced that Cars 3 would include a tribute to Doc . McQueen's crash in the teaser was a reference to Doc's accident and he often recalled pieces of advice that Doc gave him in flashbacks . Lightning went to Doc's old trainer, Smokey in Thomasville, Georgia for help and watched movies of Doc's old races for inspiration . Smokey also explained that training Lightning, not racing, was the most enjoyable part of Doc's life . At the end, Lightning adopted Doc's old racing colors and painted "The Fabulous Lightning McQueen" on himself in honor of Doc, "The Fabulous Hudson Hornet ." Lightning's bumper also read, "For Doc Hudson ." Cruz Ramirez, a trainer who subsequently started a racing career of her own took on Doc's old number 51 as a second tribute . </P> <P> The car is based on the real - life Fabulous Hudson Hornet in NASCAR competition, with Doc's racing career most closely resembling that of Herb Thomas . Newman, a racing enthusiast and former driver, drew upon his experiences for the grumpy old race car's personality . The character has strong parallels to the Doc Hollywood of a 1991 film and shares the "Doc" moniker with the late Walter "Doc" Mason, interviewed on Route 66 as research for the film . A close friend of Michael Wallis (the voice of "Sheriff"), country veterinarian Dr. Walter S. Mason Jr. owned the Tradewinds Courtyard Inn from 1963 until 2003 and donated land for the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton . Doc Mason died in June 2007 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease . After his demise the inn, which once hosted Elvis Presley went into a steep decline, losing its Best Western membership and receiving many highly - negative reviews . </P>

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