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This is a list of specific dates given to in-universe events, by one or more installments of Cars media. As the Pixar Cars Wiki does not recognize one definitive Cars canon, all dates from any Cars sources are listed, regardless if information or chronology is contradicted by another. However, contradictions are noted where relevant and/or significant.
Key
- All entries must have been given a specific date, including a day, month, time, and/or year (or a specific range of any).
- Other events and other installments should not be added or speculated on due to inferences.
- All dates given by one or more Cars installments are listed here, even if contradicted by another.
List of dated events
1800s
| Date
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Source(s)
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Event
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| 1800s
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Construction of the first transcontinental railroad
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| Domestication of the first North American Tractors
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1900-1949
| Date
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Source(s)
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Event
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| Summer 1909[1]
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Stanley founds Radiator Springs
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| 1909
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Radiator Springs Fire Department is founded
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| December 1924
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- License plate (Most appearances)[3]
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Lizzie's license plate is registered
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| 1927
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- Car Finder Game; Lizzie profile "story"
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Lizzie arrives in Radiator Springs and meets Stanley
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| 1930
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Sheriff's badge decal indicates 1930 marked the founding of Radiator Springs' police department
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| March 1942
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- License plate (most appearances)[3]
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Sarge's license plate is registered
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| June 21, 1942
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Cars Land material[5]
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Sarge's war identification card is issued; medal implies he served in World War II
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| January 1943
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Cars Land material[5]
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U.S. Military Motor Pool identification document is patented (?)
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| Summer 1943
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Mildred Bylane visits Radiator Springs for the first time, and meets Red
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| October 22, 1945
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Cars Land material[5]
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Sarge is honorably discharged from the U.S. Military Pool.
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| Late 1940s
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Slide Powers competes in famous dirt track races
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1950s
| Date
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Source(s)
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Event
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| August 1950
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- License plate (most appearances)[3]
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Sheriff's license plate is registered
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| August 1950
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- License plate (most appearances)[3]
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Red's license plate is registered
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| March 1951
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- License plate (most appearances)[3]
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Doc Hudson's license plate is registered
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| 1951
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Doc Hudson's rookie season (and first Piston Cup win)
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| December 1951
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- License plate (most appearances)[3]
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Fillmore's license plate is registered
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| 1952
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Doc's second season and win
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| 1953
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Doc's third season
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| August 10, 1953
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- Cars 2; Seen in Doc's museum[6]
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Newspaper headline for Doc's third Piston Cup win
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| 1954
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The Fabulous Hudson Hornet's fourth and final Piston Cup season
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| June 21, 1954
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- Newspaper date from Cars[7]
- Shown visually during flashback in Cars 3
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Newspaper headline announcing Doc's famous 1954 crash
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| January 12, 1957
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Mater is born
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| December 1957
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- License plate (most appearances)[3]
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Flo's license plate is registered
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| April 1959
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- License plate (most appearances)[3]
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Luigi's license plate is registered
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| Summer 1959
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Radiator Springs celebrates its 50th anniversary
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| Summer 1959
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Sarge settles in Radiator Springs
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| December 1959
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- License plate (most appearances)[3]
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Ramone's license plate is registered
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| 1950s
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- Car Finder Game; Dustin Mellows profile description
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Dustin Mellows delivers for Trophy Sparkplugs
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Kurt Shiftright competes in dirt track races
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| June 26, 1960
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Cars Land material[10]
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Doc Hudson is issued his medical degree
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1960-1999
| Date
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Source(s)
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Event
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| August 3, 1967
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Cars Land material[11]
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Burning Van Festival; Fillmore attends (implied)
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| February 1970
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- License plate (most appearances)[3]
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Snot Rod's license plate is registered
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| Late 1970s
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Kraig Shiftright wins 2 Piston Cups
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| 1984
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- Car Finder Game; Murray Clutchburn profile "story"
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Murray Clutchburn debuts in the 1984 Olympics
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| February 1986
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- License plate (most appearances)[3]
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Mater's license plate is registered
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| Summer 1989
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- Car Finder Game; Polly Puddlejumper profile description
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Polly Puddlejumper encounters Strip Weathers and becomes a superfan of his racing
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| Early 1990s
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- Car Finder Game; Haul Inngas profile description
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Haul Inngas migrates from Europe to the United States, joining the Piston Cup that same year
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Klint Shiftright wins 3 Piston Cups
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2000-2005
| Date
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Source(s)
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Event
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| 2000
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- Car Finder Game; Dale Jr. #8 profile description
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. debuts as a rookie in the Piston Cup, and wins the 2000 Rookie of the Year award
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| February 2001
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DJ's license plate is registered
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| February 2001
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- License plate (most appearances)[3]
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Boost's license plate is registered
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| February 2002
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- License plate (most appearances)[3]
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Sally's license plate is registered
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| February 2002
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Wingo's license plate is registered
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| 2003
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Aiken Axler's rookie season
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| 2004
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- Car Finder Game (Aiken Axler description)
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Jazz Cycle Trio performs at 2004 Piston Cup Awards
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| December 5, 2005
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Mater's passport is issued
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2006
| Date
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Source(s)
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Event
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May 20
(Sunday)
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The Dinoco 400 is held at the Motor Speedway of the South (as seen in Cars)
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| 2006
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- Brush Curber's description in the Car Finder Game implies the Piston Cup season in Cars is that of 2006's.
- Note: In Cars, partial clips from previous races are shown during the announcers intro scene
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Piston Cup season
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| 2006
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- 2006 Piston Cup season
- Year seen on McQueen's trophy at the end of the game.
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2007-2009
| Date
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Source(s)
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Event
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| 2007
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[13]
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Lightning McQueen wins his first Piston Cup championship.
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| 2008
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[13]
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Lightning McQueen wins his second Piston Cup championship.
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| 2009
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[13]
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Lightning McQueen wins his third Piston Cup championship.
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| 2009
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Cars 2 CONCEPT ART[14]
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Doc Hudson dies
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2010s
| Date
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Source(s)
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Event
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| 2010
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[13]
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Lightning McQueen wins his fourth Piston Cup championship.
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| 2012
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[13]
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Lightning McQueen wins his fifth Piston Cup championship.
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| 2014
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[13]
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Lightning McQueen wins his sixth Piston Cup championship.
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| 2015
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[13]
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Lightning McQueen wins his seventh Piston Cup championship.
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| December 4, 2015
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Cars 2 passport (end credits)
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Mater's passport expires
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