In Pixar's Cars, Lightning McQueen's racing number is 95.
The number appears prominently on the rookie race car's doors, hood, and other promotional markings. It is part of Lightning's visual identity throughout the film, as he competes in the Piston Cup and later becomes connected with Radiator Springs.
The number is widely associated with Pixar itself. It refers to 1995, the year Pixar released Toy Story, its first feature-length computer-animated film. Pixar has reused 95 as an easter egg in later productions, although the meaning is sometimes presented as a design tradition rather than explained in the story.
Lightning's number is easy to confuse with real motorsport numbers, but 95 is fictional and belongs specifically to the character. His red paint, lightning-bolt graphics, and sponsor branding changed over the Cars series, while the number remained a central part of his identity.