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He tied for first place with Lightning McQueen and Chick Hicks in the Piston Cup final, so a tie-breaking race was scheduled in California. He races for the team "Dinoco", but is due to retire and hand over the title to someone else. The King attempts to offer Lightning a dime's worth of free advice, saying it is the crew, not the racer, that wins races. But Lightning was too distracted daydreaming about becoming the poster car for Dinoco to pay attention.

At the race in Los Angeles, The King led for most of the time until Lightning used a trick from Doc Hudson to get onto the track after Chick rammed him onto the infield during the final lap; when Lightning used the trick to get into the lead, The King smiles as though he realizes that Lightning has become what he wanted him to be and wants him to win. Apparently content to come in second place, The King made no attempt to retake the lead and instead focused on keeping ahead of Chick Hicks to make sure Hicks is no threat to Lightning. However, frustrated that he was not going to win, as well as repeatedly finishing behind King, Chick vows that he is never coming in behind Strip Weathers again and in a display of loathsome cheating and lack of sportsmanship, hits The King and sends him flying through the air above the infield, where he crashes and rolls several times before coming to a halt, battered and issuing steam as his wife, fans, and pit crew watch in horror with Doc noticing the crash as well. Lightning, with a moment of conscience and is fearful that Strip Weathers will be doomed to the same fate as Doc, halts inches away from the finish line and instead nudges the injured Strip Weathers over the line to allow him to finish his last race and retire with dignity even if it means allowing Chick to win, much to everyone's amazement. The King reminds Lightning that he just forfeited the Piston Cup, but the rookie says that "a grumpy old race car" once told him that it's just an empty cup. Elated at this, the entire stadium erupts with cheers for the two cars and boos Chick off-stage for his despicable act. The King is nudged to the pit stop area where his wife kisses Lightning as thanks for helping her husband before both are interviewed by the press.

The King, who is already fully restored back to normal, Lynda and his friend Junior later visit Radiator Springs and tour the museum. As Mater showed them the Doc Hudson wing, The King remarks that the Hudson Hornet was his inspiration to be a Piston Cup Racer.

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The King's voice actor, Richard Petty, reprises his role in Cars 3. He served as the crew chief for his nephew Cal Weathers and he compliments one of Cal's attempted insults early in the film. In the end, he is seen with Tex Dinoco and Cal Weathers to give Cruz Ramirez to become Dinoco's next racer.

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