The NASCAR Mexico Series (formerly NASCAR Corona Series and other names) is a

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series in Mexico. It is the most prestigious stock car racing series in the country.

Origins (Desafío Corona)

The

Desafío Corona The Desafío Corona was a stock car racing series in Mexico. NASCAR founded the series in 2004 in conjunction with OCESA, a Mexican entertainment company. The business partnership between NASCAR and OCESA resulted in the creation of a new enti ...

was established in 2004 by

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, a joint-venture between

and Mexican entertainment group OCESA, with the idea of developing stock car racing in Mexico, and fueling a transition from the country's historically

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racing fan base to stock car racing. From 2004 to 2006, the

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.

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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-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 series championship 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

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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

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and

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Mexico Series tracks

In its 14 seasons, the NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series has used 16 tracks in 14 venues (two in

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and two in

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). Currently, six oval tracks are used, only

Autódromo Monterrey The Autódromo Monterrey is a racetrack in Apodaca, Nuevo León, México, in the Monterrey metropolitan area. The track currently is operated by DIPSA and host races for NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series, NASCAR México, drag racing, karting and Volkswage ...

is a road circuit. Three tracks have been used in two configurations.

long and frijol, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in NASCAR Nationwide and oval,

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in a 2.75 km layout and oval. Autódromo Potosino is the shortest track (0.804 km) and

the longest (3.4 km).

is the venue with more races (34, 32 in Autódromo Potosino and 2 in

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)

had powered the construction of oval tracks in México, Autódromo Potosino was remodeled in 2001,

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had new tracks for NASCAR events. In 2012, a speedway in

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was scheduled for inauguration. For 2013, a race in the Southwestern United States was held: a 75-lap, 75-mile (122 km) race at

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during the NASCAR Cup Series

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weekend.

Cars

In the first season, only

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(through its

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division) and

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participated in the series. Ford made its debut in 2005 with its

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model, but since 2006, the Fusion is the Ford model entry. In 2009,

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. Along with the other international series, the K&N Pro Series East and

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, and the ARCA Menards Series, the Mexico Series has

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as an exclusive tire supplier.

Most wins

Specifications

*Chassis: Steel tube frame with safety roll cage, must be

standards. *Engine Displacement: (350 in³) V8. *Transmission: 4 Speed

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. *Weight: Minimum (without driver). *Power Output: 400 hp. *Torque: . *Fuel: 98

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unleaded

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provided by

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. *Fuel capacity: . *Fuel delivery: Carburetion. *Compression ratio: 9.3:1. *Aspiration:

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. *Wheelbase: . *Tires: Slick tires provided by

. *Length: . *Width: . *Height: . *Safety equipment:

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Champions

Six drivers have won the championship. The Telcel team is the most successful with four drivers' championships. Rubén García, Jr. is the youngest champion (20 years old), and Rafael Martínez the eldest. (45 years old).

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has the most championships to his name at 3.

Rookie of the Year

Series winners

List of winners

Updated after 2022 Monterrey2 (November 27, 2022)

University of Northwestern Ohio Battle at the Beach

Mexico Series champions are invited to the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown (now the University of Northwestern Ohio Battle at the Beach). 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 (Late Model, K&N Pro, Whelen Modified) in the Battle at the Beach, which will be held a week and a half before the series race at

Female drivers

To date, three women have started a NCS race. Mara Reyes scored a

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in her first race.

Other NASCAR series

Some drivers of NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series have taken part in Xfinity Series and

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action, but only Jorge Goeters and Daniel Suárez have both raced in the

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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 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 Divi ...

and Rubén García Jr. have won in the K&N Pro Series East; while

Daniel Suárez Daniel Alejandro Suárez Garza (born January 7, 1992) is a Mexican professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing Team. He previously drove in t ...

have won in the K&N Pro Series East, the

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, NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series and

. In 2016, Suárez won the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing. In 2017 and 2018, he moved to the

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

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, then moved to the No. 99 for Trackhouse Racing Team. On June 12th, 2022, Suárez won his first career

race at Sonoma Raceway.

NASCAR Cup Series drivers

Five drivers have raced both the NASCAR PEAK Mexico and

References

External links

* {{NASCAR Corona Series' Champions Recurring sporting events established in 2004 Stock car racing