In Pixar's Cars 3, which race is held at the Los Angeles International Speedway?

In Pixar's Cars 3, the race held at Los Angeles International Speedway is the Los Angeles 500.

The Los Angeles 500 is an early major event in the film's story. Lightning McQueen competes against the faster next-generation racer Jackson Storm, whose dominance makes Lightning confront the changing technology and training methods of professional racing.

After a crash during the race, Lightning begins working with Cruz Ramirez at the Rust-eze Racing Center. Their training journey eventually leads to the Florida 500, a separate and later race that forms the film's climactic competition.

The two race names are easy to confuse because both are important to the plot. The Los Angeles 500 demonstrates Lightning's immediate competitive crisis, while the Florida 500 becomes the setting for the film's decisive comeback and its resolution of Lightning's changing career.