Enrique Contreras III (born May 22, 1992) is a Mexican professional stock car racing driver. He has competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and most notably,

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. He is the son of former

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racer Enrique Contreras II and nephew of

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driver Carlos Contreras.

Racing career

Regional series

Mexico Series

Contreras has run the full schedule before, in 2011, 2014 and 2015. He broke through in 2014, scoring his first four top ten finishes while finishing all but one race (mechanical problems at Nuevo Autodromo de Queretaro). In 2015, he added three more top tens, with just one crash.

K&N Pro Series East

Contreras made his

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debut in 2012, driving four races. He recorded a best finish of 11th at

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. In 2013, Contreras ran the first three races of the season, scoring 25th at

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, 19th at Greensville-Pickens and 24th at

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National series

Camping World Truck Series

Contreras debuted in 2014, driving the No. 07

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Chevrolet Silverado for

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and

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to a 20th-place finish at

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. He returned to the Truck Series in 2016, driving the No. 71 Chevrolet Silverado for his family Contreras Motorsports at Gateway, finishing 20th.

Xfinity Series

Contreras' first race was the 2015 Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 for

, finishing 34th in the No. 15 Adhler Pinturas/ Coen Supply

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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

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Contreras, Enrique 1992 births Living people Racing drivers from Mexico City NASCAR drivers Mexican racing drivers