Carlos Contreras (racing driver)

Carlos Contreras (born June 8, 1970) is a Mexico-born professional stock car racing driver and crew chief. He was the first Mexico-born driver racing full-time in any NASCAR national series.[1] He has competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series.[2]

Carlos Contreras
Contreras at Road America in 2014
Born (1970-06-08) June 8, 1970
Mexico City, Mexico
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
35 races run over 6 years
2015 position56th
Best finish30th (2014)
First race2003 1-800-Pitshop.com 300 (California)
Last race2015 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
75 races run over 6 years
2016 position59th
Best finish14th (2001)
First race1999 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (California)
Last race2016 DC Solar 350 (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 5 0
NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series career
76 races run over 6 years
Best finish16th (2010)
First race2008 Race No. 1 (Querétaro)
Last race2013 Mexico Final 200 (Mexico City)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 23 1
Statistics current as of October 1, 2016.

NASCAR career

Xfinity Series
Contreras racing in the Nationwide Series at Road America in 2014

Contreras made his first Busch Series attempt in 2002 with the Hispanic Racing Team. Driving the No. 09 Chevrolet at Homestead-Miami he was unable to break into the field.[2] He would his debut in 2003 with Jay Robinson Racing. At California Speedway, Contreras put the No. 49 Ford in the field and finished in the 26th position. He also made one start for Innovative Motorsports at Homestead-Miami. He drove the No. 48 Chevrolet to a 17th-place finish. In 2005 he would return to the Busch Series with Fitz Motorsports. He drove the No. 40 Dodge in five races and the No. 12 Dodge in one race. His best finish would come at Homestead-Miami, where he would finish 25th. For the 2006 season, Contreras has again returned to Fitz Motorsports where he has competed in races with the No. 12 team and the No. 14 team. He best finish on the season is an 11th at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

In 2014, Contreras returned to the Nationwide Series, competing in a limited number of races for Rick Ware Racing.[3]

Camping World Truck Series

He debuted at the 1999 NAPA Auto Parts 200 at California Speedway with the No. 68 Dodge. Contreras would drive the car to a 14th-place finish in his first race. In 2000, he competed in the full season for Impact Motorsports in No. 12 Dodge. He has two top tens during the season and finished 17th in points. He moved to Petty Enterprises in 2001. He would again post two top tens on the season and move up to 14th in the overall points standings. For the 2002 season, Contreras returned with to the series with Petty Enterprises and again turned in another solid season. He would post one top ten on the season and would rank 16th in the overall point standings. He made his return to the Truck Series in 2010 after it was renamed the Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 00 Chevy for the 2010 NextEra Energy Resources 250 for the first time since 2002, finishing 14th.[2]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NXSC Pts
2002 Hispanic Racing Team 09 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM
DNQ		 NA -
2003 Jay Robinson Racing 49 Ford DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL
26		 RCH GTY NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO CAR 92nd 197
Innovative Motorsports 48 Chevy HOM
17
2005 FitzBradshaw Racing 40 Dodge DAY CAL MXC
36		 LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN
32		 MCH BRI RCH DOV KAN
38		 CLT MEM TEX PHO
30		 HOM
25		 77th 396
12 CAL
33
2006 14 DAY CAL MXC
11		 HOM
33		 69th 437
12 LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR
29		 GTY IRP GLN
32		 MCH BRI CAL
38		 RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM
39		 TEX PHO
2007 Fitz Motorsports 22 DAY CAL MXC
35		 LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH 129th 97
44 KEN
43		 MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM
2014 Rick Ware Racing 15 Ford DAY
DNQ		 30th 204
23 Chevy PHO
29		 LVS BRI CAL
29		 TEX DAR
24		 RCH TAL IOW
33		 CLT
33		 DOV MCH NHA
35		 CHI IND IOW ATL
37		 RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT
29		 HOM
32
TriStar Motorsports 44 Toyota ROA
15		 KEN GLN
23		 MOH
21		 BRI
Rick Ware Racing 87 Chevy DAY
34		 TEX
38		 PHO
2015 15 DAY
DNQ		 ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI
36		 RCH
34		 TAL
DNQ		 IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH
36		 BRI ROA DAR
37		 RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM
36		 56th 41

Camping World Truck Series
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCWTC Pts
1999 Impact Motorsports 68 Dodge HOM PHO EVG MMR MAR MEM PPR I70 BRI TEX PIR GLN MLW NSV NZH MCH NHA IRP GTY HPT RCH LVS LVL TEX CAL
14		 84th 121
2000 12 DAY
13		 HOM
33		 PHO
21		 MMR
27		 MAR
22		 PIR
18		 GTY
18		 MEM
18		 PPR
30		 EVG
19		 TEX
20		 KEN GLN
8		 MLW
11		 NHA
21		 NZH
18		 MCH
20		 IRP
27		 NSV
19		 CIC
15		 RCH
19		 DOV
10		 TEX
15		 CAL
26		 17th 2414
2001 Petty Enterprises 43 Dodge DAY
20		 HOM
7		 MMR
22		 MAR
11		 GTY
21		 DAR
27		 PPR
29		 DOV
12		 TEX
9		 MEM
27		 MLW
22		 KAN
12		 KEN
16		 NHA
21		 IRP
14		 NSH
17		 CIC
15		 NZH
16		 RCH
23		 SBO
17		 TEX
23		 LVS
20		 PHO
21		 CAL
22		 14th 2586
2002 DAY
8		 DAR
17		 MAR
28		 GTY
16		 PPR
13		 DOV
23		 TEX
18		 MEM
15		 MLW
22		 KAN
16		 KEN
22		 NHA
15		 MCH
17		 IRP
31		 NSH
13		 RCH
19		 TEX
30		 SBO
23		 LVS
13		 CAL
18		 PHO
19		 HOM
24		 16th 2334
2010 Daisy Ramirez Motorsports 00 Chevy DAY
14		 ATL MAR NSH KAN DOV CLT TEX MCH IOW GTY IRP POC NSH DAR BRI CHI KEN NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 89th 126
2016 Contreras Motorsports 71 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 ATL
27		 MAR KAN DOV CLT TEX
31		 IOW GTW KEN ELD POC
27		 BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS
30		 TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 59th 17

West Series
NASCAR West Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NWSC Pts Ref
2007 Fitz Motorsports 12 Dodge CTS PHO AMP ELK IOW CNS SON
22		 DCS IRW MMP EVG CSR AMP 61st 97 [4]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References
  1. "NASCAR Making Strides in Drive for Hispanic Diversity". University of Central Florida. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  2. "NASCAR Drivers Statistics". Racing Reference. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  3. "Carlos Contreras, NASCAR's Original Diversity Driver and Rick Ware Racing Team Up for Daytona". Catchfence.com. Rick Ware Racing. February 17, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  4. "Carlos Contreras – 2007 NASCAR West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
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