Short featurette about the inspiration behind Pixar's "Cars".

Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters.

Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician with her own plan to win, inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet, and a few unexpected turns.

ilmmaker John Lyons Murphy offers a look into a side of auto racing history most corporate sponsors prefer to ignore in Moonshine To The Finish Line: The Unofficial Beginnings Of NASCAR, which includes rare footage of early stock car races, vintage photographs and interviews with racing legends Junior Johnson, Bobby Allison and Tiger Tom Pistone.