Cruz Ramirez

Cruz Ramirez is the deuteragonist of Cars 3. She is a young, Hispanic racing trainer and technician who works at the Rust-eze Racing Center. An admirer of Lightning McQueen's talents, Ramirez eagerly assists the veteran racer when he turns to her for help following his accident while racing in the Piston Cup. After recognizing her talents, McQueen resigns from being the Rust-eze racer, with Ramirez taking his place. After winning the Florida 500, Cruz accepts Dinoco's sponsorship offer, becoming the Dinoco racer in the Piston Cup. She is to this day still sponsored by Dinoco. Her racing number is 51, inspired by the late Doc Hudson. Cruz used to watch McQueen on TV, including the 2005 Dinoco 400. When Lightning gets angry, Cruz says "Use that!" to him because she believes that he can use his anger as motivation.