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Race-O-Rama is a television special based on the Cars franchise. It takes place in between the events of the first and second films.

Plot
Lightning McQueen is building a new racing stadium and new racing headquarters in Radiator Springs and is helping out Doc Hudson with a new racing academy, and cars from all over the country and the world are coming to see it, but Chick Hicks wants revenge on Lightning and is planning to thwart his ideas with the help of his proteges, so it is up to Lightning and his friends to defeat him.

Returning Characters

 * Lightning McQueen
 * Mater
 * Doc Hudson
 * Ramone
 * Flo
 * Luigi
 * Guido
 * Fillmore
 * Sarge
 * Sheriff
 * Mack
 * Chick Hicks
 * Mia and Tia
 * Fred
 * Frank
 * Tractors
 * Chick Hicks Pitties
 * Not Chuck
 * Bob Cutlass
 * Race official trucks
 * Security cars
 * Tourists
 * Journalists
 * Fans

New Characters

 * Fletcher
 * Gerald
 * El Guapo
 * Papo
 * Cletus
 * Zeke
 * Tommy Joe
 * Lewis
 * Judd
 * Buford
 * Count Spatula
 * The Crippler
 * Ginormous
 * Vince
 * Sonny
 * Lenny
 * Barry
 * Gudmund
 * Otto
 * Emma
 * Koji
 * Giovanni
 * Phillip
 * Yuri
 * Stinger
 * Candice
 * El Machismo
 * Bubba
 * Tater
 * Tater Jr.
 * VINs
 * Trophy Girls
 * Hudson Hornet Pitties
 * MotorCo Pitties
 * Hudson Hornet Academy Students
 * Chick Hicks Academy Students

Absent Characters

 * Sally (Mentioned by Lightning McQueen as being on vacation via visiting old friends in California)
 * Lizzie (Mentioned by Sheriff as being on vacation in Comfy Caverns)
 * Red (Mentioned by Sheriff as being on vacation via participating in a fire and rescue operation)
 * The King (Derisively mentioned by Chick Hicks)
 * Bessie (Mentioned by Doc Hudson)
 * Boost (Mentioned by Chick Hicks)
 * DJ (Mentioned by Chick Hicks)
 * Wingo (Mentioned by Chick Hicks)
 * Snot Rod (Mentioned by Chick Hicks)
 * Darrell Cartrip (Mentioned by Bob Cutlass)
 * Piston Cup racers (Mentioned by Bob Cutlass)