However, it is assumed that the business is way more popular now. In Cars: The Video Game and Cars: Mater-National Championship, nothing has really changed. In Cars, Doc's clinic is the doctor's office in Radiator Springs, where Doc Hudson works and lives. In fact, there will be a list of such cars that Lightning met that either saw Doc crash like other racers and spectators or cars that knew Doc personally like River, Louise, and Junior.ĭoc was hit by Sammy Studbaker, and he didn't hit the wall & he flipped. Doc's Clinic is a doctor's office located in Radiator Springs. There he meets Sally, Mater, Doc Hudson (Paul Newman) and a heap of hilarious characters who help him discover theres more to life than trophies and fame.
But most importantly Lightning in 2016 got to meet Junior Moon, Louise Nash, and River Scott the closest friends of Doc. This is essentially a remake of Cars with Lightning McQueen sliding into the Doc Hudson role while welcoming Cruz Ramirez as the new Lighting McQueen. This first happened when he met a witness of Doc's crash in the 2009 Florida 500. He was born in January 26, 1925, and died on September 26, 2008.Īfter Doc's death Lightning said in an interview in the 2008 Spare Mint 400 that he would try and meet anybody who knew him or saw his crash.
He was Lightning McQueen's mentor after he met him in 2005 and crew chief from the 2005 Los Angeles 500 to the 2008 Sputter Stop 400. 16 years later, in 1970, Doc moved to Radiator Springs and lived there for almost 40 years.
Sadly, he had a career ending crash in the 1954 Fireball Beach 350. He won a total of 42 wins and won 3 Piston Cups in a row from 1951 to 1953. Paul "Doc" Hudson (aka The Fabulous Hudson Hornet or The Hudson Hornet) is a Piston Cup racer from 1951 to 1954 sponsored by Delphin More.