In Pixar's Cars, what desert town does Lightning McQueen enter after a highway chase?

In Pixar's Cars, Lightning McQueen enters the desert town of Radiator Springs after a highway chase.

McQueen reaches the town while trying to catch up with Mack, his transporter, on the way to the decisive Piston Cup race. After becoming separated from Mack, he races onto the interstate and causes a three-car pileup. He then mistakenly turns onto Route 66 and ends up in Radiator Springs, a once-busy community in Carburetor County.

The town is fictional, but its setting reflects the historic U.S. Route 66. Radiator Springs is surrounded by desert landscapes and red-rock formations inspired by areas of the American Southwest. Its decline is linked in the story to the construction of Interstate 40, which diverts traffic away from the old road. Lightning initially sees the town as an obstacle, but repairing its main street and meeting its residents changes his priorities.