Cal Weathers is a minor character in the 2017 Disney•Pixar animated film, Cars 3. He is a professional race car who raced for the Dinoco team in the Piston Cup Racing Series before retiring in 2016. The nephew of seven-time Piston Cup champion Strip "The King" Weathers, Cal grew up watching his uncle tear up the track, and he became the Dinoco racer following his uncle's retirement.
Weathers was a successful racer who befriended many of his competitors with his uncle as his crew chief, including Lightning McQueen, Bobby Swift, and Brick Yardley. Despite his success, Tex Dinoco still sought to replace him, specifically with McQueen. In the 2016 season, after suffering many losses against next-generation rookies, Weathers announced his retirement and Cruz Ramirez would eventually become the Dinoco racer in his place.