2008 (mainline series)

Starting with The World of Cars series, they started numbering each release in the year, along with introducing Chases, which are die-casts that only release once.

There are 72 numbered Cars, number 30 (Sarge), number 64 (Nitroade Pitty) and number 69 (Ron Hover) were never released in the World of Cars series. Cars in different background color means they are new releases.

Character Cars Assortment (M1054)

Toy #	Col. #	Name	Segment	Notes	Model photo	Package photo
K4585	02	Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen	Radiator Springs
L4143	03	Dirt Track Lightning McQueen	Radiator Springs
K4593	04	Cruisin' Lightning McQueen	Radiator Springs
	06	Cactus Lightning McQueen	Radiator Springs	First non-exclusive release of this car
L6550	07	Bug Mouth Lightning McQueen	Radiator Springs
L5255	11	Doc Hudson	Radiator Springs
K4586	12	Ramone (Yellow)	Radiator Springs	Released as "Ramone"
L4145	13	Hydraulic Ramone	Radiator Springs
M5255	14	Ghostlight Ramone	Radiator Springs	First non-exclusive release of this car
L4146	16	Ramone (Purple)	Radiator Springs	Released as "Ramone"
L5262	17	Ramone (Green)	Radiator Springs	Released as "Ramone"
L6554	18	Old School Ramone	Radiator Springs	Originally released as "Cruisin' Ramone" in the Supercharged Series
K4589	19	Brand New Mater	Radiator Springs
L5253	20	Mater	Radiator Springs	Plastic Back version
M1252	38	Fillmore	Radiator Springs
K4591	39	Hamm	Radiator Springs
N8471	35	Lightning McQueen with Bumper Stickers	Radiator Springs	CHASE Model
M6114	36	Spinout Lightning McQueen	Radiator Springs
L4155	45	Yeti the Abominable Snowplow	Radiator Springs
L5254	46	Sheriff	Radiator Springs
L5252	48	Sally	Radiator Springs
L5256	51	Lizzie	Radiator Springs
M6120	66	Tar Lightning McQueen	Radiator Springs
N8472	67	Fred with Bumper Stickers	Radiator Springs	CHASE Model
L5251	01	Lightning McQueen	Piston Cup Racers
L6553	09	Tongue Lightning McQueen	Piston Cup Racers
K4588	10	Fabulous Hudson Hornet	Piston Cup Racers	Red Tires version
L4152	23	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Piston Cup Racers
L5257	24	Chick Hicks	Piston Cup Racers
L4148	41	RPM #64	Piston Cup Racers
L5258	47	The King	Piston Cup Racers
L5264	49	Leak Less	Piston Cup Racers
L5263	50	Nitroade	Piston Cup Racers
K4592	21	Ferrari F430	Piston Cup Fans
L4153	22	Mario Andretti	Piston Cup Fans
M6112	31	Kathy Copter	Piston Cup Fans
L4149	42	Bob Cutlass	Piston Cup Fans
L4150	43	Darrell Cartrip	Piston Cup Fans	Smile and Black mouth (New) versions
L4151	44	Fred	Piston Cup Fans	Large (First time in USA) and Small (New) versions
M2320	56	Tow	Piston Cup Fans
M4242	57	Race Official Tom	Piston Cup Fans
M6115	58	Axle Accelerator	Piston Cup Fans
M2321	59	Chuki	Piston Cup Fans
M5256	63	Al Oft the Lightyear Blimp	Piston Cup Fans	First non-exclusive release of this car Small version
M5258	65	Charlie Checker	Piston Cup Fans	Originally released as "Piston Cup Pace Car" in the Supercharged Series Orange Taillights (New) version First non-exclusive release of this car
M2323	15	Lightning Ramone	Piston Cup Pit Crew
M6110	25	Stacy	Piston Cup Pit Crew
M6122	32	Petrol Pulaski	Piston Cup Pit Crew
M2319	33	Pit Crew Member Fabulous Hudson Hornet	Piston Cup Pit Crew
M4241	34	Pit Crew Member Guido	Piston Cup Pit Crew
M2322	37	Pit Crew Member Fillmore	Piston Cup Pit Crew
M4240	55	My Name is Not Chuck	Piston Cup Pit Crew
M6119	60	Roman Dunes	Piston Cup Pit Crew
–	64	Hugo Fast	Piston Cup Pit Crew	Canceled; released in the following Race O Rama Series as "Nitroade Pitty" Shown on 2008 poster and Fred with Bumper Stickers cardback		–
M6106	68	Dudley Spare	Piston Cup Pit Crew
N2481	28	Leroy Traffik	Highway 66
K4587	40	Boost	Highway 66
L5260	52	DJ	Highway 66
L5259	53	Wingo	Highway 66
M1254	54	Snot Rod	Highway 66
M5253	61	Van	Highway 66
L5261	05	Dinoco Lightning McQueen	Dinoco
L6551	08	Bling Bling Lightning McQueen	Dinoco
L6552	26	Dinoco Chick Hicks	Dinoco
L4156	27	Dinoco Helicopter	Dinoco	Small Size (First time in USA) version
L4147	29	Tex Dinoco	Dinoco
M6099	62	Luke Pettlework	Dinoco
N2490	70	Sally with Cone	–
M6125	71	Dexter Hoover	–	Yellow Flag (New) version
N2486	72	Edwin Kranks	–

Five additional singles were released in a K-mart exclusive assortment case, as part of the first Kmart Cars Collector's Day event. While they featured a unique package design (based on the Los Angeles International Speedway) and were not assigned a collector number, the vehicles are not marked as part of any collection or special series, and shared the typical M1054 assortment code.

Toy #	Name	Model photo	Package photo
N8514	Shiny Wax NEW
N8515	Sparemint NEW
N9860	Sputter Stop NEW
N9861	Transberry Juice NEW
N9862	View Zeen NEW