NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series


The NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series is a NASCAR series in Mexico. It is the most prestigious stock car racing series in the country.

Origins (Desafío Corona)

The Desafío Corona was established in 2004 by NASCAR Mexico, a joint-venture between NASCAR and Mexican entertainment group OCESA, with the idea of developing stock car racing in Mexico, and fueling a transition from the country's historically Open-wheel car racing fan base to stock car racing.
From 2004 to 2006, the Desafío Corona grew considerably in infrastructure, as well as in number of fans, drivers and sponsors.

Present

The NASCAR Mexico Corona Series was officially presented at the 2006 Desafío Corona award ceremony. Starting in 2007, NASCAR is the sanctioning body of the series. As of 2012 the series was renamed the NASCAR Toyota Series
The series is one of three NASCAR-sanctioned international series, the others are the NASCAR Pinty's Series and the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. Following North American short-track racing trends to cut costs and unify rules among different tours, NASCAR is considering changes to the Canadian Tire and Corona Series where the two series adopt the Busch rules as to allow the competitors to use the same cars in NASCAR Busch Series races.
The winner of the Corona Series received an invitation to the UNOH Battle at the Beach, formerly the Toyota All-Star Showdown. All other drivers may also attempt to qualify by entering the heat races.

2016 Hiatus

After the end of the 2015 season, the series was suspended supposedly due to the fact that organizers of the series wanted to instead support the Formula One Mexican Grand Prix, which had just been revived for 2015. Several of the teams and drivers that participated in the series moved to the Super Copa Telcel "V8" series.

2017 Return

In October 2016 it was announced that the series would return with new sponsorship from PEAK Antifreeze, with an exhibition race that December to be followed by a full 2017 season.
Also in 2017 was created two supporter series of NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series: the NASCAR FedEx Challenge Series and NASCAR Mikel's Truck Series.

Mexico Series tracks

In its 14 seasons, the NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series has used 16 tracks in 14 venues. Currently, six oval tracks are used, only Autódromo Monterrey is a road circuit. Three tracks have been used in two configurations. Autódromo Monterrey long and frijol, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in NASCAR Nationwide and oval, Autódromo Miguel E. Abed in a 2.75 km layout and oval.
Autódromo Potosino is the shortest track and Autódromo Monterrey the longest.
San Luis Potosí is the venue with more races
NASCAR Mexico had powered the construction of oval tracks in México, Autódromo Potosino was remodeled in 2001, Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Querétaro had new tracks for NASCAR events. In 2012, a speedway in Chihuahua was scheduled for inauguration.
For 2013, a race in the Southwestern United States was held: a 75-lap, 75-mile race at Phoenix International Raceway during the NASCAR Cup Series Subway Fresh Fit 500 weekend.
VenueTracksRacesLast
San Luis PotosíAutódromo Potosino
Autódromo San Luis 400		312018
México CityAutódromo Hermanos Rodríguez282018
PueblaAutódromo Miguel E. Abed252018
QuerétaroAutódromo del EcoCentro
Autódromo de Querétaro		242018
GuadalajaraTrióvalo Bernardo Obregón192018
AguascalientesAutódromo de Aguascalientes172018
MonterreyAutódromo Monterrey172018
Tuxtla GutiérrezAutódromo Chiapas132018
ZacatecasAutódromo de Zacatecas82009
ChihuahuaEl Dorado Speedway62018
PhoenixPhoenix International Raceway32015
LeónAutódromo de León32017
TorreónAutódromo Dinamita12004
PachucaAutódromo Moises Solana12017

Cars

In the first season, only General Motors and Dodge participated in the series. Ford made its debut in 2005 with its Mustang model, but since 2006, the Fusion is the Ford model entry. In 2009, Toyota started its participation with its Camry. The Mazda 6 was first entered in 2010. As with the other NASCAR divisions in the United States, Dodge subsequently pulled its factory support and no longer participates in the Mexican series. The Mexican Series is the only NASCAR series that Chevrolet does not participate in.
Along with the other international series, the K&N Pro Series East and West, and the ARCA Menards Series, the Mexico Series has General Tire as an exclusive tire supplier.

Most wins

Specifications

Six drivers have won the championship. The Telcel team is the most successful with four drivers' championships. Rubén García, Jr. is the youngest champion, and Rafael Martínez the eldest.. Germán Quiroga has the most championships to his name at 3.
SeasonDriverOwnerNo.ManufacturerStartsWinsTop 10sPolesPoints
2004Carlos PardoTelcel Sun Motorola6Pontiac1441222326
2005Jorge GoetersRamiro Fidalgo18Pontiac / Dodge14442320
2006Rogelio LópezCarlos Slim48Pontiac / Dodge14572204
2007Rafael MartínezRamiro Fidalgo18Ford Fusion1471232250
2008Antonio PérezJimmy Morales1Dodge1451222182
2009Germán QuirogaMónica Morales2Ford1431242273
2010Germán QuirogaMónica Morales2Dodge1431122173
2011Germán QuirogaMónica Morales2Dodge1431222272
2012Jorge GoetersRamiro Fidalgo31Mazda142120539
2013Rodrigo PeraltaDenisse Guaida24Ford1411101198
2014Abraham CalderónMonica Morales2Dodge/Toyota1501111200
2015Rubén García, Jr.Juan Pablo García88Toyota1531231213
2017Abraham CalderónJimmy Morales2Toyota12591468
2018Rubén García, Jr.Juan Pablo García88Toyota123122452
2019Rubén García, Jr.Juan Pablo García88Toyota124112496

Rookie of the Year

Series winners

List of winners

Updated after 2019 México City
Driver is currently racing in the 2019 season
BoldNASCAR Mexico Champion

RankDriverWinsFirstLast
1 Rogelio López252004 Guadalajara 22017 San Luis Potosí 1
2 Rafael Martínez192005 Guadalajara 22013 Querétaro 2
4 Rubén Rovelo182008 Guadalajara 12019 Puebla 2
3 Germán Quiroga172004 San Luis Potosí 12011 Aguascalientes 2
4 Homero Richards152009 Guadalajara2018 Monterrey
5 Jorge Goeters132004 México City 12012 Monterrey 2
6 Antonio Pérez122007 Monterrey 22013 San Luis Potosí 2
7 Irwin Vences112013 México City 22019 Puebla 2
7 Rubén García Jr.112013 Aguascalientes 12019 Guadalajara 2
8 Carlos Pardo102004 Torreón2009 Puebla 1
8 Daniel Suárez102012 México City 12014 Aguascalientes 2
9 Abraham Calderón82013 Phoenix2018 México City
10 Rubén Pardo72004 Querétaro 22015 Phoenix
11 Patrick Goeters52005 México City 12013 Puebla 2
12 Salvador de Alba, Jr.42018 Guadalajara 22019 Mexico City 2
13 José Luis Ramírez32010 Chiapas 22017 Puebla 2
14 Carlos Contreras22004 Guadalajara 12004 Querétaro 1
14 Freddy Tame Jr.22006 Puebla 32007 Querétaro 1
14 Hugo Oliveras22009 Querétaro 12012 México City 2
14 Rodrigo Peralta22013 Aguascalientes 22015 Querétaro 1
14 Santiago Tovar22015 Aguascalientes 12019 Chiapas
15 César Tiberio Jiménez12004 Monterrey2004 Monterrey
15 Fernando Plata12006 San Luis Potosí 12006 San Luis Potosí 1
15 Ricardo Pérez de Lara12008 Zacatecas2008 Zacatecas
15 Waldemar Coronas12008 Querétaro 22008 Querétaro 2
15 Héctor Aguirre12013 Mexico City 12013 Mexico City 1
15 Luis Felipe Montaño12014 México City 12014 México City 1
15 Pepe González12015 México City 22015 México City 2
15 Michel Jourdain Jr.12017 León2017 León
15 Xavi Razo12017 México City2017 México City

University of Northwestern Ohio Battle at the Beach

Mexico Series champions are invited to the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown. In 2011 Daniel Suárez, Germán Quiroga and Rubén Rovelo took part. They finished in 11th, 12th and 30th, respectly.
The 2012 Series champion, along with international counterparts in Canada and Europe, will be invited to participate with an automatically exempt entry in any of the three divisions in the Battle at the Beach, which will be held a week and a half before the series race at Phoenix International Raceway.
YearRaceVenueDriverStartFinish
2007Toyota All-Star ShowdownIrwindale Rubén Pardo2921
2008Toyota All-Star ShowdownIrwindale Rogelio López1613
2008Toyota All-Star ShowdownIrwindale Antonio Pérez4031
2009Toyota All-Star ShowdownIrwindale Antonio Pérez818
2010Last ChanceIrwindale Rubén Rovelo19
2011Toyota All-Star ShowdownIrwindale Daniel Suárez1211
2011Toyota All-Star ShowdownIrwindale German Quiroga2512
2011Toyota All-Star ShowdownIrwindale Rubén Rovelo1930
2013UNOH Battle At The BeachDaytona Jorge Goeters2613

Female drivers

To date, three women have started a NCS race. Mara Reyes scored a pole position in her first race.
DriverSeasonEntriesStartsWinsTop 10
Mara Reyes2004–20052828020
Leslie González20051100
Estefania Reyes2007, 2010–2011211700

Other NASCAR series

Some drivers of NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series have taken part in Xfinity Series and Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series action, but only Jorge Goeters and Daniel Suárez have both raced in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series. Scott Riggs, Cody Ware, Kevin O'Connell all of them only made one start in PEAK Mexico Series but also had run in both series. Rubén Pardo, Rogelio López and Rubén García Jr. have won in the K&N Pro Series East; while Daniel Suárez have won in the K&N Pro Series East, the NASCAR Xfinity Series and in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series. In 2016, Suárez won the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing. In 2017 and 2018, he moved to the NASCAR Cup Series driving No. 19 for Joe Gibbs Racing. In 2019, he moved to the No. 41 driving for Stewart-Haas Racing before moving to the No. 96 driving for Gaunt Brothers Racing.

NASCAR Cup Series drivers

Five drivers have raced both the NASCAR PEAK Mexico and NASCAR Cup Series.
DriverMexico Series Starts
Jorge Goeters2004–Present1150136098
Daniel Suárez2009–20147276102639
Scott Riggs20102081000
Cody Ware201491000
Kevin O'Connell201511000