Flip Dover is a character in Cars 3.
Cars 3[]
Flip Dover is a next-generation Piston Cup racer sponsored by Intersection with the number 00. He replaces Jimmy Cables as the Intersection racer sometime in the middle of the season.After that he debuts at the Bumper Save Gears and Glory 450 finishing in 26th. He starts in 21st place at the Los Angeles 500 alongside Chase Racelott. He finishes 19th place after Lightning McQueen crashes.
He later appears in the beginning of the 2017 season at the Florida 500 starting in 7th place and managing to stay at the front of the pack. After the crash caused by Cam Spinner, Flip makes a pit stop and restarts in 3rd which is the position he would stay in for the rest of the race up until the final few laps. In the later part of the race, Cruz Ramirez passes him for 3rd though Dover would soon pass Ramirez again as she feels discouraged from a comment by Jackson Storm. Cruz would later pass him again and with other racers also passing him on the final 2 laps. Flip finishes the race in 9th place.
In the end credits he is seen with Danny pranking Cruz by inflating her tires, just like what Lightning McQueen, Bobby Swift and Guido do to Cal Weathers at the beginning of the movie. He later continues his career after the events of Cars 3.
Achievements[]
- 26th place in Heartland Motor Speedway at Bumper Save Gears and Glory 450.
- 19th place in Los Angeles 500 at Los Angeles International Speedway.
- 9th place in Florida International Super Speedway at the Florida 500.
Trivia[]
- Flip Dover's name bears resemblance to the phrase, "flipped over".
- His Portuguese name is an allusion to "capotado", or "overturned" in English.
- His diecast from Tomica has a different expression and a different model.
- He is a Next-Gen 2017 Race Car SB-9, the same model and body like Danny Swervez.