what type of car is jackson storm based on
List of Cars characters Jackson Storm, a blue-and-black 2017 custom built "next generation" Piston Cup racer, is one of the newer rookies that comes into the racing sport, and the main racing rival of Lightning McQueen in the third installment in the franchise. He is an arrogant, overconfident rookie. He constantly insults McQueen about retiring. He set records and won many races.