Glen Ellen

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"My first win!"
Lightning McQueen, Cars 3
A piece of the track

Glen Ellen is a Piston Cup speedway in the United States. Not much is known about the track, other than that it has an asphalt surface and Lightning McQueen had his first win there. The track's only mention was during Cars 3, when Sterling showcased memorabilia of Lightning's racing career to him.

Names in other languages

  • Polish: Las Biegas
  • Russian: Автодром Эллин (Avtodrom Yellin)

Trivia

  • Its name could be a reference to Watkins Glen, a NASCAR road course. However, Glen Ellen’s layout type has never been revealed.
  • Glen Ellen is also the name of a real life census-designated place in Sonoma County, CA, which is home to Sonoma Raceway, a NASCAR track.
    • This could possibly be the location of the track, thus making it an analogue or stand-in for Sonoma Raceway.