Chick Hicks wins the 2006 Piston Cup after the final race in Pixar’s Cars.
The championship finale is disrupted when Chick Hicks deliberately crashes The King, the retiring champion, while battling Lightning McQueen. Lightning stops before the finish line to help The King, allowing Chick to pass and claim the official victory. The result is deliberately contrasted with Lightning’s decision to value sportsmanship over the trophy.
Chick is a green race car sponsored by Hostile Takeover Bank. He is Lightning’s aggressive rival throughout the film and is identified by the number 86. The King, whose real name is Strip Weathers, finishes his final season as a respected veteran rather than the winner of that race.
Lightning’s conduct leads Dinoco, the sponsor associated with The King, to offer him a new sponsorship. Lightning instead chooses to remain with Rust-eze, preserving the film’s emphasis on loyalty and character over status.