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2012 NASCAR Toyota Series
The 2012 NASCAR Toyota Series was the sixth NASCAR Series and the ninth organized by NASCAR Mexico. It was contested over 14 races. Chihuahua was added to calendar, while Guadalajara which was supposed to return after a one-year hiatus was later cancelled and replaced by Monterrey and Tuxtla Gutiérrez was also removed for the year. Germán Quiroga was the defending Driver's Champion however he left the series to compete in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Teams and drivers 37 drivers competed in the first race. Driver changes * Three time champion Germán Quiroga left the category and his place in the Equipo Telcel. Salvador Durán took his seat. * Jorge Arteaga moved to K&N Pro Series East. * Javier Razo ran with H&H Speed in the first two races. * Héctor Félix began the season with Ramírez Racing, but changed to Anvi Motorsports after three races. * Oscar Ruíz was incorporated to Suspension y Dirección team for the race in Aguascalientes. 2012 calendar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NASCAR Toyota Series
The NASCAR Mexico Series (formerly NASCAR Corona Series and other names) 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. Toyota assumed naming rights in 2012, dubbing it 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-tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Pérez (racing Driver)
Antonio Pérez Mendoza (born 20 March 1986) is a Mexican retired stock car racing driver. He last competed in the NASCAR Mexico Series, driving the No. 1 Toyota for Jimmy Morales. He is the 2008 NASCAR Corona Series champion. Racing career Pérez began racing full-time in the Corona Series in 2006, winning Rookie of the Year honors. The following year, he won his first career race at Autódromo Monterrey. In 2008, he won the series championship. In 2007, Pérez made his Busch Series debut in the Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, driving the No. 68 Telmex Dodge. After qualifying 40th, he finished 42nd after suffering a transmission issue on lap two. Pérez returned to the series, then renamed to the Nationwide Series, in 2008 for the Mexico City round, driving the No. 86 Dodge with sponsorship from association football club C.D. Guadalajara. Personal life The son of former driver and current politician Antonio Pérez Garibay, Pérez's brother Ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Arteaga (racing Driver)
Jorge Arteaga (born March 28, 1986, in Aguascalientes) is a Mexican Auto racing, racing driver and Entrepreneurship, entrepreneur. He competed in the NASCAR Toyota Series. He won the NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award, Most Popular Driver award for the Mexican Series three straight times, from 2009 to 2011. He also drove the No. 8 Toyota Camry for Revolution Racing in the K&N Pro Series East. NASCAR career Corona Series Jorge entered the NASCAR Corona Series after establishing himself at age 20 in the Mexico feeder NASCAR Mexico T4 Series, T4 Series in 2007. After an impressive season, he made the transition to the NASCAR Corona Series for the 2008 season shortly after the franchise was established. His best season was in 2009, when he came in 14th in the overall rankings after making a series of top-ten finishes. In the 2010 season, he had 3 top 10 finishes in the first 5 races. K&N Pro Series East In July 2010, Jorge made an impressive debut in NASCAR racing in the USA when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand, and luxury cars under its Lincoln luxury brand. Ford also owns Brazilian SUV manufacturer Troller, an 8% stake in Aston Martin of the United Kingdom and a 32% stake in China's Jiangling Motors. It also has joint ventures in China (Changan Ford), Taiwan (Ford Lio Ho), Thailand ( AutoAlliance Thailand), and Turkey ( Ford Otosan). The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Ford family; they have minority ownership but the majority of the voting power. Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce using elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines; by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homero Richards
Homero Richards (born June 8, 1976) is a Mexican race car driver from Mexico City. Richards won back-to-back championships in the Panam GP Series (Latin American Formula Renault championship), in 2004 and 2005. He made his first and only Champ Car World Series start in 2005 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. In 2006, he switched from open-wheel to stock cars, and started to compete in the NASCAR Corona Series. He drove the #20 Nextel Nextel Communications, Inc. was an American wireless service operator that merged with and ceased to exist as a subsidiary of Sprint Corporation, which would later be bought by T-Mobile US and folded into that company. Nextel in Brazil, and forme ... car for H&H Racing, a team he co-owns with his brother Horacio. In 2014, he switched from Nextel to AXTEL M Racing team. He now races for Escudería Grupo TOP in the NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series Complete Champ Car Results ( key) References External links * * 1976 births Living people Champ C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigo Peralta
Rodrigo Peralta (born March 22, 1988) is a Mexican former stock car racing driver. Peralta won the 2013 NASCAR Toyota Series championship by eight points over Daniel Suarez. He competed in 58 NASCAR Mexico series races between 2010 and 2015. During his NASCAR career, Peralta won 2 races, had 25 top ten finishes, and 1 pole position. 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.) PEAK Mexico Series References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peralta, Rodrigo Living people 1988 births NASCAR drivers Racing drivers from Mexico City Mexican racing drivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogelio López
Rogelio López III (born July 29, 1980) is a Mexican racing driver from Aguascalientes. López won the 2006 Desafío Coronachampionship, and went to the United States to drive the No. 03 Telmex/Lucas Oil Dodge in the NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch East Series for the 2007 season. He got his first win in the Busch East Series during his rookie season, winning on July 21, 2007, at the Music City Motorplex in Nashville. He eventually went on to finish 7th in the standings with one win, five top-5 finishes, and six top-10 finishes. He has two NASCAR Nationwide Series starts, both of them at Mexico City, in 2006 and 2007. He finished 29th on both occasions.Rogelio Lopez ''Racing Reference'', Retrieved 2010-12-10 López competed in the 2007 |
Rubén Pardo (racing Driver)
Rubén Pardo Estevez (born June 18, 1979) is a Mexican professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes in the NASCAR Mexico Series. 29/OCT/2012 He is the brother of fellow NASCAR driver Carlos Pardo, who died in 2009. Racing career Pardo began racing in motorcycles, eventually competing in the 600cc Superbikes Series. After three consecutive championships, he started driving stock cars in the Dodge Neon Series, finishing tenth in points for his rookie season. After graduating from college with a degree in Marketing, Pardo moved to ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Carlos Blum
Juan Carlos Blum (born June 7, 1994) is a Mexican professional stock car racing driver. Career After beginning his racing career in karts, Blum began competing in the NASCAR Mini Stock Series in his native Mexico in 2009; he posted five wins in the series, with a best finish in the standings of second in 2010. He moved to the United States to continue his racing career in 2011, driving for Revolution Racing in late model events in Virginia and the Carolinas; he also competed in a single race in the NASCAR Corona Series during the year, having made two starts in the series in 2010.Juan Carlos Blum hará pruebas en Daytona . '' El Informador'', December 14, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Contreras (racing Driver)
Carlos Contreras (born June 8, 1970) is a Mexican professional stock car racing driver and crew chief. He was the first Mexico-born driver racing full-time in any NASCAR national series. He has competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. NASCAR career Xfinity Series 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. 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, Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Luis Ramírez (racing Driver)
José Luis Ramírez (born May 8, 1979) is a NASCAR driver. He has attempted to become the fourth Mexican people, Mexican driver to run a Nextel Cup race after Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver), Pedro Rodríguez, Al Loquasto, and Jorge Goeters. He attempted a Nextel race in 2005 at Infineon Raceway, but he failed to qualify. He did qualify for two NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races that season, ending up with a 36th and 29th-place finishes. He has two Busch Series starts. His first start was at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in 2005; he finishing 31st. His second start happened in 2008 when he finished 39th at the same track. He currently is a diversity driver for Team Racing. Motorsports career results NASCAR (Template:NASCAR driver results legend, key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) Nextel Cup Series Nationwide Series Craftsman Truck Series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Peralta (racing Driver)
Carlos Peralta is a Mexican businessman and baseball team owner. After inheriting the construction business from his father Alejo Peralta, he expanded it into electronics. In 2001, he sold the company's stake in Iusacell to Vodafone for $973 million. He has since invested in luxury real estate and hydroponic tomato growing. He owns the Tigres de Quintana Roo. Personal Married, he has six children. He is the father of Olivia Peralta, and the grandfather of Loreto Peralta, a child actress known for her part in ''Instructions Not Included ''Instructions Not Included'' (Spanish title: ', literally ''Returns not accepted'') is a 2013 Mexican comedy-drama film co-written, directed by, and starring Eugenio Derbez. The plot follows a Mexican playboy who is suddenly saddled with a love ...''. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Mexican businesspeople Baseball executives {{baseball-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
