Race and Rescue!

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Race and Rescue!
Published	September 16, 2025
Author	Steve Behling
Illustrator	Disney Storybook Art Team
Publisher	RH Disney

Disney•Pixar Cars: Race and Rescue! is a Step into Reading book based on the Race & Rescue series, written by Steve Behling and published by RH Disney on September 16, 2025.

Plot

Lightning and his friends are hosting a race in Radiator Springs! Chick Hicks is determined to win… even if it means cheating! Can the Radiator Springs Race Rescue Crew keep everyone safe and on track?

Characters

• Lightning McQueen
• Mater
• Sally
• Luigi
• Guido
• Sheriff
• Fillmore
• Sarge
• Ramone
• Flo
• Red
• Chick Hicks
• Cruz Ramirez
• Jackson Storm
• Cal Weathers
• Brick Yardley
• Bubba Wheelhouse
• Bobby Swift
• Danny Swervez
• Chick Hicks's Pitties

Trivia

• Danny Swervez is in the thinner Next-Gen mold instead of his usual wider one in every page he appears in in.
• In one of the pages, Bubba Wheelhouse is in the wider Next-Gen mold instead of his usual thinner one.
• This book features new Race & Rescue designs for Flo, Ramone and Fillmore that were not featured in the diecast line.
• Cal Weathers and Danny Swervez are seen in their regular designs instead of their Rally Race 200 ones in this book.
• Bobby Swift, Brick Yardley, and Bubba Wheelhouse aren't seen in Rally Race 200 designs in this book. Instead, they are seen in their regular designs.
• Lizzie is for some reason not present in this book, despite being a Radiator Springs resident.