Cars

The story mode of the game is seen primarily via protagonist Lightning McQueen's perspective. The story progresses based on him completing various events to trigger the next major event, but due to the open-world nature players can complete minor events in any order. During the story players also take control of other characters such as Mater, Sally, and Sheriff for specific events. Examples include tractor tipping, where the player controls Mater who must tip tractors at night while watching out for Frank, and Sheriff’s Hot Pursuit, where the player plays as Sheriff as he tries to catch speeders causing trouble in Radiator Springs.
The video game Cars is set shortly after the events of the first film. It begins with a playable dream sequence in which Lightning McQueen participates in a street race through Radiator Springs and the surrounding area. He is awakened by Sally, who informs him that Doc is waiting for him at Willy's Butte. Upon his arrival at the butte Doc gives McQueen lessons on how to perform a powerslide. With his lessons complete, McQueen heads to Flo's V8 Cafe, where he meets four new racers; two from England and two from Mexico. These characters challenge McQueen to exhibition races throughout the story. With his first exhibition race completed McQueen participates in some tractor tipping with Mater before heading to his first Piston Cup race at Palm Mile Speedway, which he wins.
Upon returning to Radiator Springs he participates in off-road training with Sarge. Fillmore also provides McQueen with a new organic fuel, which provides him with the ability to boost for short periods. He participates in a few more exhibition races in town before traveling to and winning his second Piston Cup race, this time at Speedway of the South. McQueen returns to Radiator Springs that evening. He is met by Mater, who teaches him the how to drive backwards, a skill that allows him to fill his boost. Through a race challenge from Sheriff (which turns to be a rematch of their first encounter where McQueen would have to be put on the impound lot for a short while if he loses to Sheriff), he is introduced to nearby Ornament Valley, where he encounters three additional casual racers from Queens, New York. There he is also introduced to the Rustbucket Race-O-Rama, an arena event consisting of rusty vehicles. Mater is able to win the event, where he is able to also win a boost tank that he gives to Lightning as a gift.Lightning participates in multiple races in Ornament Valley as well before heading to his third Piston Cup seasonal race at Sun Valley International Raceway.
When McQueen returns from his third victory he encounters the Delinquent Road Hazards quartet, the tuner gang seen antagonizing Mack in the first film and prevent him from passing. The four tuners challenge McQueen to a race through an abandoned mine, which they lose. Later Sally goes on a drive to the Wheel Well Motel, and McQueen is subsequently introduced to the Tailfin Pass area. Here he takes place in additional races and minigames in order to train for his final few Piston Cup races. Additionally McQueen participates in a monster truck race after being temporarily modified into a monster truck himself. Lightning and Mack head to the penultimate Piston Cup race at Smasherville International Speedway, but during the trip the Delinquent Road Hazards harass Mack and steals several of McQueen's parts. They are apprehended and McQueen learns that they were hired by Chick Hicks, McQueen's rival and current Piston Cup Champion who won it previously by crashing The King though he was chased off and booed by the fans and media furious with him. McQueen wins his fourth Piston Cup race after confronting Hicks, who denies being involved.
McQueen challenges Hicks to a four-race competition, with one race in each open-world environment, and the final race being the Piston Cup finale at Los Angeles International Speedway. He is victorious in all four races, which also results in him being the new Piston Cup Champion. The season over, McQueen returns to Radiator Springs and places the trophy on the window ledge in Doc's garage, where it shares space with Doc's trophies.