Motor Speedway of the South
- This article is about the racing stadium. For the event in Cars: The Video Game, see Motor Speedway of the South (event).
Template:Location The Motor Speedway of the South is a racing stadium that is located in Motor City, United States where it appears as a Piston Cup race track. It is a location often used for Piston Cup races, and is where the Dinoco 400 was held during the 2005 season. In the 2016 season, the race was renamed the Dinoco Light 350 as the Dinoco 400 was moved to the Copper Canyon Speedway. Races may take place during either the day or night, and the track is surrounded by a plethora of lights so the track is lit during races at night.
History
Cars
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In Cars, the Motor Speedway of the South is the location of the 2005 Dinoco 400 which is the final race of that year's season. The race featured a couple of highlights, including a large-scale accident involving thirty-one competitors, and two simultaneous tire blowouts from rookie Lightning McQueen. The most notable occurrence, however, was the first three-way tie in Piston Cup history, between McQueen, Strip Weathers and Chick Hicks.
In this film, the interior of the speedway contains a number of sponsor tents, such as one for Rust-eze. There is also a large grassy field where caravans can watch the race from, as well as a large pit row of nineteen pit crews lining one of the track's straightaways. As the 2005 Dinoco 400 took place at night, the track was well-lit.
Cars: The Video Game
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In Cars: The Video Game, the second Piston Cup race of the 2006 season is held at the Motor Speedway of the South. The track is nearly identical to its original Cars design. Lightning McQueen places first, with the other top five competitors including Chick Hicks, Hollister, Lee Jr., and Suregrip.
The player unlocks the Motor Speedway of the South event in story mode and arcade mode after placing within the top three positions in Sarge's Off-Road Challenge in story mode.
Cars Toons
In Mater the Greater, Mater performs some of his stunts in the interior of the track at the Motor Speedway of the South. Among his stunts are jumping over a line of rusty cars, jumping through a ring of fire, and jumping from a diving board into a kiddie pool.
In Monster Truck Mater, the Monster Truck Wrestling World Championship is held at the speedway.
In Heavy Metal Mater, Mater and the Gas-Caps perform live in concert at the stadium.
The World of Cars Online
Motor Speedway of the South was the 5th circuit of the Piston Cup series in The World of Cars Online. It opened in june, 2011. You needed 1,000,000 racing points to unlock it, and the Petroleum City Super Speedway Trophy to compete.
Players had to race against Haul Inngas, Kevin Shiftright and Greg Candyman. Winning the race gives you the Motor Speedway of the South Trophy and unlocks the last Piston Cup track, Los Angeles International Speedway.
Cars 3
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The Motor Speedway of the South later appears in Cars 3, where it is the location of the Dinoco Light 350, this time in the 2016 season.[1] The race is among the many that Jackson Storm wins throughout the season, as well as when Harvey Rodcap, Ryan Laney, Tim Treadless, Ed Truncan, Aaron Clocker, and H.J. Hollis make their debut, following six veterans being fired. Unlike the 2005 Dinoco 400, the 2016 Dinoco Light 350 takes place during the day, rather than at night.
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The bathrooms at the Motor Speedway of the South in Cars
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The Motor Speedway of the South as seen in Mater the Greater
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Motor Speedway of the South's arena in Monster Truck Mater
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The Motor Speedway as seen in Heavy Metal Mater
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Concept art for The World of Cars Online
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Speedway trophy in The World Of Cars Online
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Stand area
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Names in other languages
- Polish:
- Tor Południowy (Cars: The Video Game)
- Tor Wyścigowy Aligator (Monopoly Junior: Disney Pixar Cars 3 Edition)
- Portuguese (Brazil): Motor Speedway do Sul
- Russian: Южный Мототрек (transcription: Yuzhniy Mototorek)
- Spanish: Autódromo del Motor en el Sur
Trivia
- The Motor Speedway of the South itself is based on the real-life locations of Bristol Motor Speedway and Martinsville Speedway. The scoring pylon is also based on the structure found at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- In Cars, the speedway had 60,000 cars seated plus an additional 700 in the infield and aisles. That in total is 60,700 cars.[2]
References
pl:Tor Południowy pt-br:Motor Speedway do Sul ru:Южный Мототрек