Lightning McQueen's Stunt Spectacular

Cars 4 is a 2026 American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Dan Scanlon, it is the fourth installment in the Cars franchise and a sequel to Cars 3 (2017). Returning actors Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Larry the Cable Guy, and Bonnie Hunt are joined in by Steve Martin, James Woods, Brad Garrett, and Anna Kendrick, in addition to several NASCAR personalities. In the film, Cruz Ramirez, now a 5-time Piston Cup winner, and her mentor and friend Lightning McQueen, set out to save her racing career from being overtaken by an evil racecar named Peterson Rod, who is planning to get rid of all racing companies everywhere. The film opened up on Friday, June 19, 2026, to both positive reviews and a box-office success. It features a posthumous performance of Katherine Helmond as Lizzie, as she died on February 23, 2019.

Synopsis
Some months after the events of the previous film, Cruz Ramirez is now a 5-time Piston Cup winner, with McQueen as her mentor and close friend. But things quickly get bad when an evil racecar named Peterson Rod drives in and wants to get rid of all other racing companies everywhere. In order to save her racing career, Cruz will travel far and wide in search of a solution to what might be the biggest problem in racing history.

Voice cast
See also: List of Cars characters Additionally, several NASCAR personalities appear, including Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chase Elliott, Ray Evernham, Daniel Suarez, Kyle Petty, Humpy Wheeler, Richard Petty, and Bob Costas, all of whom reprise their roles as Junior #8, Chase Racelott, Ray Reverham, Danny Swervez, Cal Weathers, Tex, The King, and Bob Cutlass, respectively. Corey Burton appears as Doc Hudson through flashback appearances of scenes from the first film.
 * Cristela Alonzo as Cruz Ramirez, an energetic, easy-going, and overconfident rookie racer for Dinoco and the protegé of Lightning McQueen.
 * Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen, a Piston Cup legend and retired racer who is Sally's boyfriend, Mater's best friend, and Cruz's mentor.
 * Steve Martin as Peterson Rod, an evil racecar who wants to wipe out all other racing companies everywhere and acts like a rival to Cruz.
 * James Woods as Tad Wheeler, Peterson's mentor, crew chief, and best friend who often acts like a bodyguard to him and treats him like a brother.
 * Brad Garrett as Jeremy Runner, a legendary Piston Cup racer who helps Cruz save her career and give her a little advice about what it means to race.
 * Larry the Cable Guy as Mater, a jolly tow truck and McQueen and Cruz's best friend.
 * Bonnie Hunt as Sally Carrera, a Porsche 996 and McQueen's girlfriend who is also good friends with Cruz.
 * Anna Kendrick as Shellie, a nightclub car singer who is Peterson's quasi-lover but also has a crush on McQueen.
 * Chris Cooper as Smokey, an old pickup truck from Thomasville, Georgia who is good friends with McQueen and Cruz.
 * Nathan Fillion as Sterling, a rich businesscar who owns a mudflap company on the eastern seaboard of the United States.
 * Lea DeLaria as Miss Fritter, a monster school bus from Thunder Hollow who is good friends with McQueen and Cruz.
 * Armie Hammer as Jackson Storm, an experienced racer for IGNITR and a close friend to McQueen and Cruz who is also the latter's boyfriend.
 * Kerry Washington as Natalie Certain, a statistical analyst for RSN and the new girlfriend of Chick Hicks.
 * Tony Shalhoub as Luigi, a Fiat 500 who runs a tire shop in Radiator Springs.
 * Guido Quaroni as Guido, a forklift who works alongside Luigi.
 * Michael Caine as Finn McMissile, a British spy car allied with Mater and McQueen.
 * Emily Mortimer as Holley Shiftwell, a female British desk agent, Finn's assistant, and Mater's girlfriend.
 * Eddie Izzard as Sir Miles Axlerod, a former British oil billionaire who is allied with Rod and is also Mater's arch-enemy.
 * Bob Peterson as Chick Hicks
 * Isiah Whitlock Jr as River Scott
 * Angel Oquendo as Bobby Swift
 * Dave Franco as Louis the Corvette
 * Chris Rock as Baby Blue
 * Paul Rudd as Goldie
 * John Ratzenberger as Mack
 * Junior Johnson as Junior "Midnight" Moon
 * Lloyd Sherr as Fillmore
 * Jeremy Piven as Harv
 * Paul Dooley as Sarge
 * Richard Kind as Van
 * Diedrich Bader as Brick Yardley
 * Lewis Hamilton as Hamilton
 * Edie McClurg as Minny
 * Cheech Marin as Ramone
 * Jenifer Lewis as Flo
 * Margo Martindale as Louise "Barnstormer" Nash
 * Michael Wallis as Sheriff
 * Madeleine McGraw as Maddy McGear
 * Katherine Helmond as Lizzie
 * Jerome Ranft as Red