But with Lightning McQueen in town he can't help trying on those old racing tires to see if he's still got it. Later on in the season, as the Next Gen rookies start taking over the veterans, McQueen loses control in the final race and winds up in a crash similar to the one Doc had that ended his career. I want his hood on a platter! The famous #51 disappeared into obscurity, leaving many wondering where he had gone. However, Sally and the other residents instead propose to make McQueen stay and repair the road as community service, which Doc dislikes the idea of, but subsequently introduces him to the road-paving tar machine that Lightning will be working with, nicknamed 'Bessie'. Doc ordered him to wait by On the fourth day, Lightning had finished fixing the road and decided to stay for a while, Doc was unable to bear having him around any longer and called the news and press to immediately take him away to the Piston Cup, declaring that it is best for everyone. However, he receives some new modifications and enjoys a nice cruise night in the Radiator Springs streets, until it is interrupted by the Piston Cup press, who take Lightning away to the tie-breaker race in Even though Chick technically won, Lightning is still seen as the winner in the eyes of the spectators due to helping Doc became racing news in the media once again, this time as McQueen's legendary mentor. Doc also served as the town judge. Doc enjoys peace and quiet, and often isolates himself from the other Radiator Springs residents, instead choosing to stay inside of his clinic and garage. When Sally visits him a few seconds later, McQueen reminds her that Doc was forced out of racing against his will, and tells her that he doesn't want what happened to Doc to happen to him. I want him out of our town! Along the way, however, Doc gave medical advice to the cars he met, and eventually found himself cruising down Bored and frustrated with the task, Lightning decides to rush it, and finishes the road within an hour. I'm gonna put him in jail till he rots! Having not contacted Smokey for many years, Doc began to frequently send letters and newspaper clippings to him. After the race Lightning decides to try something new and takes on a new paint job inspired by Doc, having an In the credits, Doc's black and white photo with the other racers and his number plate appears. Smokey tells him that, while nothing was ever the same after his crash, Lightning is what made him so happy about racing again. Though he was not much of a social person, Doc was shown to be on mostly friendly terms with the residents of Radiator Springs, particularly with Lightning McQueen, though he seemed to hide it. When McQueen met Smokey several years after Hudson's death, Smokey showed him everything he received from Doc. I want him out of my courtroom. "Doc Hudson was a car of few words but many talents. The Hudson Hornet logo on Lightning McQueen's front hood in memory of DocWhen Lightning was showing Mater his new Piston Cup, they were talking about him. In the beginning, when McQueen is preparing for a race in his trailer, he has a flashback of Doc giving him a lecture on the dirt track in Radiator Springs. However, his racing career took a sharp turn when Doc was involved in a terrible crash during the final lap of the 1954 Fireball Beach 500 championship race at Upset, Doc decided to search for a city to blend into; in his search, he met many travelers who recognized him; to counter this, Doc removed all of his decals and racing tires, to no success. —Doc Hudson, Cars. He eventually settled in a forgotten town called Radiator Springs and moved into a house in the nice town. But seeing how disheartened everyone was by his unplanned departure, Doc realized that Lightning had become more important to them than he thought. The scene was considered so depressing that it had to be removed, but another likely reason was that since Paul Newman (Doc Hudson's voice actor) passed away in 2008 and Owen Wilson's suicide attempt in 2007, the scene most likely hits too close to home, …