- [Bob] As always, in the second place spot,
We find Chick Hicks.
He's been chasing that tailfin his entire career.
- [Darrell] 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 striking) Lightning McQueen!
- [Bob] You know, I don't think anybody expected this.
The rookie sensation came into the season unknown,
but everyone knows him now.
- [Darrell] Will he be the first rookie
to win a Piston Cup? And land Dinoco?
- [Bob] The legend, the runner-up, and the rookie.
Three cars, one champion! (electrical explosion)
♪ Real gone, real gone ♪ (engines revving)
♪ Real gone ♪ (tires screeching)
(crowd exclaims)
(McQueen grunts)
- Lightning! - What a ride!
(Chick laughs)
(engine roaring) - Go get'im, McQueen!
(whistling) Go get'im!
(engines roaring)
- [Audience Member] We love you, Lightning!
- Dinoco is all mine.
(cars slamming) (yelling)
- [Darrell] Trouble, Turn-3! (racers exclaiming)
- (laughs) Get through that McQueen!
- [Bob] Oh! A huge crash behind the leaders!
(crowd gasps)
(racers yelling) (cars crashing)
(nervous laughter)
(continued crashing)
(racers yelling)
(determined music)
Wait a second, Darrell, McQueen is in the wreckage!
- [Darrell] There's no way the rookie can make it through,
not in one piece that is!
(McQueen breathing softly)
- Yeah.
- [Both] Lightning! (squees)
(tires impact) (pump-up rock music)
- [Darrell] Look at that! McQueen made it through!
- [Bob] Man, a spectacular move by Lightning McQueen.
- Yeah! Ka-chow!
(reporters laughing) (cameras clicking)
- Hey Lightning! Yo! McQueen!
seriously, that was some pretty darn nice racing out there,
by me! (laughs)
(Chick's posse laugh) - Zinger!
- Welcome to the Chick Era, baby!
The Piston Cup? It's mine, dude,
it's mine. (Chick's posse agreeing)
Hey fellas, how do you think I'd look in Dinoco blue?
Dinoco blue! (laughs)
- In your dreams, "thunder".
- Yeah right. "Thunder"? What's he talking about "thunder"?
- Oh, you know, cause thunder always comes after lightning.
Pew! ka-ka-pow!
(reports rabbling) (cameras clicking)
- Who here knew of the,
about the "thunder" thing? - No, I didn't.
- [Bob] Ladies and gentlemen,
for the first time in Piston Cup history,
- A rookie has won the Piston Cup.
(tires screeching)
(paper tearing) Yes!
- [Bob] We have a three-way tie!
(crowd cheers) (trumpets fanfare)
(confetti canons explode) (exciting orchestral music)
- (laughs) Hey, McQueen, that must be really embarrassing,
but I wouldn't worry about it,
because I didn't do it! (laughs)
- [Bob] Piston Cup officials have determined
that a tie-breaker race, between the three leaders,
will be held in California, in one week.
- Well, thank you!
Thanks to all of you out there, thank you!
Hey, Rook, first one to California
gets Dinoco all to himself.
Ah! No, not me! No, you rock and you know that!
- Ka-chicka! Ka-chicka! Ka-chicka! (laughs)
Hey, where you been McQueen? I've been kind of lonely.
Nobody to hang out with, I mean except the Dinoco folks,
Oh, and the twins, of course.
You know, the twins, the ones that used to be your fans,
but now they're my fans, anyway...
- Welcome back to "Chick's Picks with Chick Hicks".
I'm your host, former and forever
Piston Cup champion, Chick Hicks.
(Chick mimics a news-flash jingle)
This just in:
Rookie Jackson Storm slams the proverbial door
on Lightning McQueen!
(laughs) I couldn't have enjoyed it more
if I'd beaten McQueen myself.
Oh, wait, I have!
- [Bob] And the king is still holding a slim lead.
- [Darrell] Hey, McQueen's got a run on him!
He's looking to the inside.
(engines roaring)
(tires screeching)
Oh! Chick slammed the door on him!
- [Bob] Chick's not making it easy on him today.
- [Darrell] Oh, man, he lost so much momentum,
and now he's gonna have to chase'im back down.
(engine roaring)
(peaceful music) (birds chirping)
(water splashing) (tires screeching)
- [Bob] Oh, McQueen spins out in the infield!
(crowd and Twins gasp)
(McQueen skids to a halt)
- (laughs) Just me and the old man, fellas,
McQueen just doesn't have it today.
(Chick's posse laughs)
Piston Cup winner Chick Hicks here,
with the racer taking the circuit by storm, Jackson Storm!
Another easy win over ol' "Ka-chow",
or should I say "caboose",
cause he's always in the back, am I right?
- No, no, no, Chick, McQueen is a crafty, veteran champ.
He's the elder statesman of the sport, you know?
It takes everything I got to beat'im.
- Oh, you gotta be kidding me.
(suspenseful music) (engines roaring)
- Oh, kid's just trying to be a hero, huh?
Well what do you think of this?
(Chick slams into McQueen)
Yeah, that's it kid.
(engine revs) (banjo music)
What?!
- Whoa! Git-R-Done!
(laughs) I taught'im that! Ka-chow!
- [Bob] What a move by McQueen,
he's caught up to the leaders.
- [Darrell] Oh yeah, this is what it's all about!
(engines roaring)
(Chick grunts)
- [Bob] McQueen's going inside.
(cars impacting)
Chick and The King are loose!
- [Darrell] I think McQueen is out of the race!
(reminiscent music)
(engine roaring)
McQueen saved it!
- [Bob] he's back on the track!
(McQueen brakes hard) (tires screeching)
(engine idling)
(Chick roars by)
- Yeah! Woohoo!
I won baby! Yeah!
(Chick celebrating faintly) (engine idling)
- [Flo] What's he up to, Doc?
(engine purring)
(noble music)
(The King groans)
- What are you doing, kid?
- I think the King should finish his last race.
(heartfelt music) (cars creaking)
- You just gave up the Piston Cup, you know that?
- Ah, this grumpy, old race car I know
once told me something;
It's just an empty cup.
(triumphant music)
- [Bob] Darrell, is pushing on the last lap legal?
- [Darrell] Hey man, he's not really pushing him.
He's just giving him a little bump draft.
- Woohoohoo!
Hey, what? What's going on?
- That's what I call racing right there.
(Darrell laughs)
(triumphant music) (crowd cheers)
(upbeat music)