The deleted Cars 3 ending where Lightning McQueen actually raced in Doc Hudson’s #51 Dinoco livery… In Pixar’s official deleted storyboard sequence “More Than New Paint,” Rust-eze owner Sterling strips Lightning McQueen of his race entry right before the Florida 500, attempting to force him into immediate retirement. Tex Dinoco and Doc Hudson’s old mentor Smokey step in to offer McQueen the ultimate lifeline: sponsoring him under the legendary Dinoco team banner as car #51. Lightning gets repainted in Doc’s iconic midnight blue “Fabulous” livery, fulfilling his dream from the first movie of racing for Dinoco while honoring his late mentor’s legacy on the track. Confronted on pit road by Jackson Storm—who mocks him by saying “You’re as slow as he was, and now you look like him”—McQueen smiles and replies, “I hope I do,” embracing Doc’s spirit for one final championship showdown. Would you have preferred seeing Lightning McQueen race one last time in Doc’s #51 livery, or did you lik...