In Pixar's Cars 3, which fictional town is home to the racing legend Smokey?

In Pixar's Cars 3, Thomasville is home to the racing legend Smokey.

Thomasville is a fictional Southern town associated with the old racing circuit and the Fabulous Hudson Hornet. Lightning McQueen travels there with Cruz Ramirez to train under Smokey, who once served as Doc Hudson's crew chief and close adviser.

Smokey helps Lightning understand Doc's career and explains that the older champion's identity was not limited to trophies. The training scenes connect Lightning's present crisis with Doc's past, while also introducing Cruz to a racing environment where her talents can develop.

Thomasville is not Radiator Springs. Radiator Springs is the Arizona Route 66 community central to the first film, while Thomasville is tied to Doc Hudson's earlier racing history in Cars 3. The town's name also evokes real Southern racing communities, but it is a fictional setting within the Cars universe.