Carlos Contreras (racing driver)
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Contreras at Road America in 2014
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| Born | June 8, 1970 Mexico City, Mexico |
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 35 races run over 6 years | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 15 (Rick Ware Racing) | ||||||
| 2015 position | 56th | ||||||
| Best finish | 30th (2014) | ||||||
| First race | 2003 1-800-Pitshop.com 300 (California) | ||||||
| Last race | 2015 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 71 races run over 5 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 14th (2011 | ||||||
| First race | 1999 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (California) | ||||||
| Last race | 2010 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Mexico Series career | |||||||
| 76 races run over 6 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 16th (2010) | ||||||
| First race | 2008 Race No. 1 (Querétaro) | ||||||
| Last race | 2013 Mexico Final 200 (Mexico City) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 21, 2015. | |||||||
Carlos Contreras (born June 8, 1970 in Mexico City) is a Mexican stock car racing driver. He was the first Mexican-born driver in any NASCAR national series.[1] He has competed in the Craftsman Truck Series (now Camping World Truck Series) and Busch Series (now Xfinity Series),[2] and currently drives in the Xfinity Series part-time for Rick Ware Racing in the No. 15 Chevrolet Camaro.
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NASCAR career
Xfinity Series
Contreras made his first Busch Series (now Nationwide Series) attempt in 2002 with the Hispanic Racing Team. Driving the #09 CICLON Energy Drink 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 #49 Fox Sports Espanol/Citizen Watches Ford in the field and finished in the 26th position. He also made one start for Innovative Motorsports at Homestead-Miami. He drove the #48 Scunci U Style/Goulds Pumps Chevrolet to a 17th place finish. In 2005 he would return to the Busch Series with Fitz Motorsports. He drove the #40 Dodge in five races and the #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 #12 team and the #14 team. He best finish on the season is an 11th at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. In 2014, Contreras will drive for Rick Ware in number 15 starting in Daytona.
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 #68 Hot Wheels 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 #12 Hot Wheels Dodge. He has two top tens during the season and finished 17th in points. He moved to Petty Enterprises in 2001 along with his sponsor Hot Wheels. 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 #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
Camping World Truck Series
| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
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