In Pixar’s Cars, who voices the race car Chick Hicks?

Michael Keaton voices Chick Hicks in Pixar’s Cars.

Chick Hicks is Lightning McQueen’s aggressive rival during the Piston Cup season. He is painted green, carries the number 86, and uses rough tactics to compete with Lightning and the veteran racer known as The King.

Keaton’s performance gives Chick a boastful, antagonistic personality without making him a frightening character. The role is one of several major voice performances in Cars, whose cast also includes Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen, Bonnie Hunt as Sally Carrera, and Paul Newman as Doc Hudson.

A common mix-up is confusing Chick’s voice actor with the performers behind other characters. Larry the Cable Guy voices Mater, while Richard Petty voices The King. John Ratzenberger, a recurring Pixar voice actor, plays Mack, Lightning’s transport truck, not Chick Hicks.