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{{Location | {{Location infobox | ||
|image = Cars 3 7.jpg | |image=Cars 3 7.jpg | ||
| | |greater_location=[[North Carolina]], [[United States]]<ref>[https://imgur.com/a/EUKfsny Image]</ref> | ||
|appearances = ''[[Cars 3]]''}}The '''Thomasville Speedway''' is an abandoned Piston Cup | |appearances=''[[Cars 3]]''}} | ||
The '''Thomasville Speedway''' is an abandoned Piston Cup racetrack where [[Cruz Ramirez]] helps train [[Lightning McQueen]] during his recovery after his nasty accident. According to the sign, it is also the once home of [[Doc Hudson]], and likely also a track where he raced as part of his 3 [[Piston Cup]]-winning campaigns. | |||
== History == | ==History== | ||
Doc met his fellow racers [[Louise Nash]], [[Junior Moon]] and [[River Scott]] there. Smokey taught Doc how to race on the dirt roads here. Doc is also to have known to have flipped over another racer. | Doc met his fellow racers [[Louise Nash]], [[Junior Moon]] and [[River Scott]] there. Smokey taught Doc how to race on the dirt roads here. Doc is also to have known to have flipped over another racer. | ||
== Sponsors == | ==Sponsors== | ||
* [[Gasprin]] | *[[Gasprin]] | ||
* [[Dipstick's Motor Oil]] | *[[Dipstick's Motor Oil]] | ||
* [[Foster's Shocks-N-All]] | *[[Foster's Shocks-N-All]] | ||
* [[Smokey's Automotive Service]] | *[[Smokey's Automotive Service]] | ||
* [[Big Dan's Real Big Tire-Mart]] | *[[Big Dan's Real Big Tire-Mart]] | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery | <gallery> | ||
8 (3).jpg | 8 (3).jpg | ||
IMG 3019.JPG | IMG 3019.JPG | ||
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Thomasville Speedway II.jpg | Thomasville Speedway II.jpg | ||
Thomasville.jpg|Thomasville re-opening | Thomasville.jpg|Thomasville re-opening | ||
Old logo.png|The 1950s logo | |||
Thomasville).png|The current logo | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *Thomasville is primarily based on North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, located in a region known as "The Moonshine Capital of America" and home to the North Wilkesboro Speedway, one of the first NASCAR tracks. | ||
* | *The Thomasville Speedway also may have taken some Occoneechee Speedway in Hillsborough, North Carolina, where Louise Smith (the inspiration for [[Louise Nash]]) made her racing debut. | ||
*Thomasville could be named after Herb Thomas, a former race car driver who used to drive one of the real Fabulous Hudson Hornets. | |||
*During the credits sequence there is a sign advertising the Thomasville Speedway that indicates it is in Georgia. Thomasville, Georgia is a real town in South Georgia, approximately 35 miles northeast of Tallahassee. This could mean that it is in the same location of its real counterpart. | |||
== | ==References== | ||
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{{Cars 3}} | {{Cars 3}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Speedways]] | [[Category:Speedways]] | ||
[[Category:Piston Cup speedways]] | |||
[[Category:Thomasville]] | [[Category:Thomasville]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:26, 19 June 2024
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The Thomasville Speedway is an abandoned Piston Cup racetrack where Cruz Ramirez helps train Lightning McQueen during his recovery after his nasty accident. According to the sign, it is also the once home of Doc Hudson, and likely also a track where he raced as part of his 3 Piston Cup-winning campaigns.
History
Doc met his fellow racers Louise Nash, Junior Moon and River Scott there. Smokey taught Doc how to race on the dirt roads here. Doc is also to have known to have flipped over another racer.
Sponsors
- Gasprin
- Dipstick's Motor Oil
- Foster's Shocks-N-All
- Smokey's Automotive Service
- Big Dan's Real Big Tire-Mart
Gallery
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The sign
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Lightning and Cruz
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Thomasville re-opening
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The 1950s logo
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The current logo
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Trivia
- Thomasville is primarily based on North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, located in a region known as "The Moonshine Capital of America" and home to the North Wilkesboro Speedway, one of the first NASCAR tracks.
- The Thomasville Speedway also may have taken some Occoneechee Speedway in Hillsborough, North Carolina, where Louise Smith (the inspiration for Louise Nash) made her racing debut.
- Thomasville could be named after Herb Thomas, a former race car driver who used to drive one of the real Fabulous Hudson Hornets.
- During the credits sequence there is a sign advertising the Thomasville Speedway that indicates it is in Georgia. Thomasville, Georgia is a real town in South Georgia, approximately 35 miles northeast of Tallahassee. This could mean that it is in the same location of its real counterpart.