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Slider Petrolski is a former racer of the Sidewall Shine racing team, along with Zeb.

History[]

Cars[]

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Slider in last place during the Dinoco 400.

In Cars, Slider is seen racing at the Motor Speedway of the South, among thirty-five other competitors. When Chick Hicks causes a huge accident, Slider is one of the many involved, ramming into Floyd Mulvihill, and suffering some minor damage. Despite this, he is still able to continue racing, but finishes in second to last place.

The World of Cars Online[]

In The World of Cars Online, Slider was one of the opposing racers that the player faced at the Petroleum City Super Speedway, along with Chick Hicks and Haul Inngas

Between Cars and Cars 3[]

Between the events of Cars and Cars 3, Slider retires, but his sponsor does not appear in Cars 3. 

Official profiles[]

Car Finder Game[]

  • "Slider Petrolski's parents named him Slider after his uncle: famed dirt track racer Slide Powers, who graced the gritty, makeshift tracks of the late forties. Aspiring to his namesake Slider started racing at an early age. He challenged postal trucks, taxis, delivery vans and all varieties of unsuspecting pedestrian motorists. He even raced a police car, but only once."

Meet the Cars[]

Slider Petrolski (Meet the Cars)

Meet the Cars artwork

  • Slider Petrolski's parents named him Slider after his uncle, famed dirt-track racer Slide Powers , who graced the gritty, makeshift tracks of the late forties. Slider wanted to be like his uncle. He started racing at an early age. He challenged postal trucks, taxis, delivery vans, and all varieties of unsuspecting pedestrian motorists. He even raced a police car, but only once.

Pixarpedia[]

  • Slider Petrolski is a Capitol Motors car. He is named after his uncle Slide Powers, a famous dirt track racer. His sponsor is Sidewall Shine.

Physical description[]

Slider is a Capitol Motors Verve XT that is painted yellow and black, with the number 74 painted in white on his doors and roof. He has the Sidewall Shine logo printed on his hood, below his camera and behind his rear tires.

Gallery[]

Names in other languages[]

  • Russian:
    • Слайдер Петролски (transcription: Slayder Petrolski)
    • Ползун Бензински (transcription: Polzun Benzinski)
  • Ukrainian: Слайдер Петрольський (transcription: Slayder Petrolʹsʹkyy)

Trivia[]

  • At the start of the last lap Slider is seen in last place, but in the next shot, Claude Scruggs is seen in last.
  • Before the restart, Winford Bradford Rutherford was shown behind Davey Apex, but Slider was shown in the next shot.
  • His diecasts have stripes on his back end although he doesn’t have them in the movie, until he collides with Floyd Mulvihill.
    • Also, his diecasts does not also have his camera, but when he collides with Floyd, the camera dissappears;
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