In Pixar's Cars, Chick Hicks wins the 2006 Piston Cup after the three-car finale.
The race begins as a showdown between Lightning McQueen, Chick Hicks, and The King, whose real name is Strip Weathers. McQueen is leading near the finish, but he stops to help The King after Chick deliberately forces him into a crash. McQueen then pushes The King across the finish line instead of taking the victory for himself.
Because McQueen leaves the track to assist The King, Chick Hicks crosses the finish line first and is officially awarded the Piston Cup. The moment is deliberately complicated: McQueen is the film's moral winner, while Chick is the technical winner of the race. Many viewers remember McQueen's final act more strongly than Chick's official result.
The film's ending also shows that McQueen refuses to accept the trophy without acknowledging The King, making the result a turning point in McQueen's character arc.