Pit Race-Off

"Launch & Race! Collect and connect all 6 racers!"

—Original tagline, Pit Row Race-Off

Pit Race-Off, known as Pit Row Race-Off in its initial release, was a Cars die-cast series themed around the Piston Cup and pit stops. They were first released in 2008 as part under the World of Cars brand motif, and continued to be released into 2009 before being effectively replaced by the Lightyear Launchers series. While the series was not intended to be discontinued, with plans to make it a retailer-exclusive collection, this never came to fruition and only two additional models were released afterward.

Releases

2007-08 (World of Cars)

The initial release in December 2007 was called "Pit Row Race-Off", and featured six vehicles. RPM, No Stall, and Trunk Fresh launchers were released later in 2008, under the name "Pit Race-Off"; all previous models save for Octane Gain were released with updated namecards.

Launcher w/ DC Assortment (M1892)

Photo	Model Name	Toy #	Notes	Cardback(s)	Edit
50863	Lightning McQueen	A M1893	M1893_50863 2 packaging variants; "Pit Row Race-Off" and "Pit Race-Off"	2008_M1893	edit
50864	Chick Hicks	A M1894	M1894_50864 2 packaging variants; "Pit Row Race-Off" and "Pit Race-Off" (ref)	2008_M1894	edit
55592	The King	A M1895	M1895_55592 2 packaging variants; "Pit Row Race-Off" and "Pit Race-Off"	2008_M1895	edit
50700	Leak Less	A M7634	M7634_50700 2 packaging variants; "Pit Row Race-Off" and "Pit Race-Off" (ref)	2008_M7634	edit
50701	Nitroade	A M7635	M7635_50701 2 packaging variants; "Pit Row Race-Off" and "Pit Race-Off" (ref)	2008_M7635	edit
57650	Octane Gain	A M7636	— 57650	2008_M7636	edit
57878	RPM No. 64	A M8061	— 57878	2008_M8061	edit
59729	Trunk Fresh	A M8062	— 59729	2008_M8062	edit
58736	No Stall	A M8063	— 58736	2008_M8063	edit

2009

Launcher w/ Die Cast Assortment (N5534)

Photo	Model Name	Toy #	Notes	Cardback(s)	Edit
50864	Chick Hicks	A M1894	— 50864	2009_M1894	edit
50701	Nitroade No. 28	A M7635	— 50701	2009_M7635	edit
57878	RPM No. 64	A M8061	— 57878	2009_M8061	edit
58736	No Stall No. 123	A M8063	— 58736	2009_M8063	edit
59731	Tank Coat No. 36	A N9863	— 59731	2009_N9863	edit
56815	Easy Idle No. 51	A N9864	— 56815	2009_N9864	edit
50725	Vitoline No. 61	A N9865	— 50725	2009_N9865	edit
50905	Shifty Drug No. 35	A N9866	— 50905	2009_N9866	edit
58737	Fiber Fuel No. 56	A N9867	— 58737	2009_N9867	edit
50837	Mood Springs No. 33	A N9868	N9868_50837 Stock image showcases prototype model using RPM cast; final release includes standard "Nitroade" version	2009_N9868	edit
57392	Retread No. 79	A N9869	— 57392	2009_N9869	edit
59595	Shiny Wax No. 82	A N9870	— 59595	2009_N9870	edit

2010

The unreleased Re-Volting No. 84 and N2O Cola No. 68 launchers were prototyped as of March 2009.

Launcher w/ Die Cast Assortment (N5534)

Photo	Model Name	Toy #	Notes	Cardback(s)	Edit
50863	Lightning McQueen	A M1893	— 50863	2010_M1893	edit
50864	Chick Hicks	A M1894	— 50864	Image needed 2010_M1894	edit
58738	N2O Cola No. 68	A R5544	— 58738	— 2010_R5544	edit
57553	Re-Volting No. 84	A R5545	— 57553	— 2010_R5545	edit
50739	Bumper Save No. 90	A R5546	— 50739	— 2010_R5546	edit
59366 —	Vinyl Toupee No. 76	A R5547	R5547_59366 Mattel Global Consumer Support listing: "CARS LAUNCHER VINYAL TOUPEE #7" (ref)	— 2010_R5547	edit
50761	Sputter Stop No. 92	A R5548	— 50761	2010_R5548	edit
50733	Spare O Mint No. 93	A R5549	— 50733	2010_R5549	edit
50835	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	A R8107	— 50835	— 2010_R8107	edit
59295	Lil' Torquey Pistons No. 117	A R8108	— 59295	— 2010_R8108	edit
59733	Sidewall Shine No. 74	A R8109	— 59733	— 2010_R8109	edit
60766	View Zeen No. 39	A R8110	— 60766	— 2010_R8110	edit
58326	Tow Cap No. 4	C TBD	_58326 Displayed at Petersen Exhibit	— 2010_ZZZ	edit
57091	Faux Wheel Drive No. 54		— 57091		edit
60767	Tach-O-Mint No. 101		_60767 Displayed at Petersen Exhibit		edit

2-packs

CARS 2 Pack Launcher Assortment (N8905)

Photo	Model Name	Toy #	Notes	Cardback(s)	Edit
50863	Lightning McQueen	A P2071	P2071_50863 "Value 2 Pack!" (ref)	Image needed 2008_P2071	edit
55592	The King		P2071_55592 "Value 2 Pack!" (ref)		edit
59729	Trunk Fresh	A P2072	— 59729	2008_P2072	edit
58736	No Stall		— 58736		edit
50701	Nitroade	A P2074	P2074_50701 ref	Image needed 2008_P2074	edit
50863	Lightning McQueen		— 50863		edit

Gallery

Prototype cards from UPC databases:

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