Lightning McQueen's racing number in Pixar's Cars is 95.
The number appears on McQueen's doors, roof, and other parts of his red race-car design. It also appears in promotional artwork and merchandise connected with the franchise, making 95 one of the character's most recognizable identifiers.
The number is commonly understood as a reference to 1995, the year Pixar released Toy Story, its first feature film. The connection is especially fitting because Cars was Pixar's seventh feature and continued the studio's tradition of giving its original characters strong visual signatures.
McQueen begins as a rookie competitor in the Piston Cup and initially drives for the fictional Rust-eze sponsorship. His design changes across the trilogy as his sponsors, equipment, and racing style evolve, but the number 95 remains associated with him.