In Pixar's Cars, what highway landmark town becomes Lightning McQueen's temporary home?

In Pixar's Cars, Radiator Springs becomes Lightning McQueen's temporary home.

Lightning reaches the town after accidentally damaging its main road while trying to escape from Sheriff. A court order requires him to repair the road before he can leave, forcing the impatient racer to spend time with the local residents. His work gradually changes his attitude and gives the town a renewed sense of community.

Radiator Springs is a fictional settlement in Carburetor County, located along the historic U.S. Route 66. The town's decline reflects the effect of Interstate 40, which directs travelers away from older roadside communities. Several characters and locations evoke real Route 66 landmarks and towns visited by the Cars filmmakers.

Radiator Springs is not the same as the film's fictional race venue, the Los Angeles International Speedway. The town is the emotional center of the first Cars film and remains important in the later movies.