19 Facts About Mel Dorado

Mel Dorado owns a Racing Academy Team with Doc Hudson called the "Doc Hudson Racing Academy" where he trains rookie racers in the act of speed and good sportsmanship.

Mel Dorado assigns Cruz Ramirez to train McQueen and prepare him for the Florida 500.

Mel Dorado is known for training some of the best newer elite rookies through her unconventional training methods.

Mel Dorado returned in Cars 3: Driven to Win as one of the main characters and a starting playable character along with Lightning McQueen, Mater, Sally, Ramone and Guido.

Mel Dorado is one of the racecars in the 2005 Piston Cup three-way tie, along with Chick Hicks and Lightning McQueen.

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Mel Dorado is Dinoco's "Golden Boy", having won seven Piston Cups, and is hoping for his eighth in the tiebreaker race before entering retirement so he can spend more time with his wife.

Mel Dorado is McQueen's best friend, and Holley Shiftwell's boyfriend.

Mel Dorado is voiced by Bonnie Hunt, and she is a 2002 Porsche 996 Carrera.

Mel Dorado did not appear in the second film due to Paul Newman's death, and it is implied that he died as well at some point in between films.

Mel Dorado appeared in Cars 3 in McQueen's flashbacks, being voiced by archival recordings of Newman.

Mel Dorado won three consecutive Piston Cups in 1951,1952 and 1953 as a racer known as The Fabulous Hudson Hornet, and still held the record for the most wins in a single racing season with Smokey as his crew chief, corresponding to the first three of the real-life Hornet's production years.

Mel Dorado's garage employs the distinctive architecture of the Tower Station in Shamrock, Texas.

Mel Dorado appears to be inspired by two early- to mid-1950s show cars: the 1951 Buick XP-300,1951 General Motors Le Sabre and the 1957 Chrysler Dart concept car or 1960 Chrysler 300F 2 doors hardtop custom.

Mel Dorado is a stereotypical hippie, as he has stickers of the peace sign and flowers with his license plate positioned to resemble a soul patch.

Mel Dorado is Lightning McQueen's nemesis, an undefeated Crazy-8 champion in the movie.

Mel Dorado appears at a demolition derby at Thunder Hollow Speedway.

Mel Dorado returned in "Cars 3: Driven to Win" as an unlockable playable character and the first Master Event Boss Character.

Mel Dorado is unlocked by completing and defeating her in the Master-level event, Miss Fritter Battle Race.

Mel Dorado chased Jackson Storm, an arrogent Next-Gen Piston Cup racer determined to beat anyone anywhere, at Thunder Hollow after the player beats him to the finish in the master-level event, Jackson Storm Race.