Corrected entry: In the last race, Chick rams The King so that he flies through the air and rolls over on the grass. And in the shot where the camera zooms out when McQueen is braking, Chick isn't visible between McQueen and The King. This would mean that crashing is faster than driving.
Henkie36
23rd Mar 2011
Correction: They were going around a corner, which the king cuts diagonally across. Chick still has to drive around the circuit, traveling a longer distance.