In Pixar’s Cars, which rival racer drives number 86?

Chick Hicks is the rival racer who drives number 86 in Pixar’s Cars.

Hicks is a veteran Piston Cup competitor and the primary antagonist of the first film. He is known for his aggressive “racing” tactics, including bumping other cars, and he wants to replace the retiring champion known as The King.

The number 86 is displayed on Chick Hicks’s green race car. The film’s final race creates a three-way contest among Hicks, McQueen, and The King, with Hicks ultimately winning the Piston Cup after McQueen stops to help The King.

Hicks’s victory is treated as unsatisfying because his conduct contrasts with McQueen’s newly learned sportsmanship. The character is voiced by Michael Keaton, while Richard Petty voices The King.