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Rafael Martínez (racing Driver)
Rafael Martínez (born March 3, 1962) is a Mexican professional auto racing driver who has competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the NASCAR West Series. He is a former champion of the NASCAR Mexico Series, having won the championship in 2007; he is also the oldest driver to win the championship in that series, having won it at the age of 45 years old. Motorsports results NASCAR ( key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) Nationwide Series West Series References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martínez, Rafael Living people NASCAR drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers Mexican racing drivers Racing drivers from Monterrey 1962 births ...
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Monterrey, Mexico
Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, Monterrey is a major business and industrial hub in North America. The city anchors the Monterrey metropolitan area, the second-largest in Mexico with an estimated population of 5,341,171 people as of 2020 and it is also the second-most productive metropolitan area in Mexico with a GDP (purchasing power parity, PPP) of US$140 billion in 2015. According to the 2020 census, Monterrey itself has a population of 1,142,194. Monterrey is considered one of the most livable cities in Mexico, and a 2018 study ranked the suburb of San Pedro Garza García as the city with the best quality of life in the country. It serves as a commercial center of northern Mexico and is the base of many significant international corporations ...
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Chevrolet
Chevrolet ( ) is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). In North America, Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles, from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks. Due to the prominence and name recognition of Chevrolet as one of General Motors' global marques, "Chevrolet" or its affectionate nickname 'Chevy' or is used at times as a synonym for General Motors or its products, one example being the GM LS1 engine, commonly known by the name or a variant thereof of its progenitor, the Chevrolet small-block engine. Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941), Arthur Chevrolet (1884–1946) and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant (1861–1947) started the company on November 3, 1911 as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company. Durant used the Chevrolet Motor Car Company to acquire a controlling stake in General Motors with a reverse merger occurring on May 2, 1918, and propelled himself back to the GM presidency. After Durant ...
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Carquest Auto Parts 300
The BetMGM 300 is an annual 300-mile (482.803 km) NASCAR Xfinity Series race held at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina during Memorial Day weekend as a support race for the Coca-Cola 600. History The race's origins trace back to 1978, when a it was a NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Series race was held the day before the World 600. In 1982 it became a Busch Series race. The race celebrated its 40th running in 2018, and is considered one of the more popular races on the Xfinity Series schedule. From its inception through 2004, the race was scheduled for Saturday afternoon. In 1985 only, it was held the same day as The Winston. Lights were installed at Charlotte in 1993, and from 2005 to 2009 the race was a Saturday night race. In 2010, the race was moved back to 2:30 p.m. eastern in response to fans wanting an afternoon race and allowing for ABC coverage. In 2015, the race's broadcast was transferred to Fox NASCAR after the departure of the NASCAR on ESPN ...
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Funai 250
The ToyotaCare 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that took place at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. The race was first held during the inaugural season for the Xfinity Series in 1982 as a 150-lap event. The race was removed from the schedule after 1984. It returned to the series starting in 1990 as a 200 lap race. It was expanded to 250 lap distance in 1994. In 2016, as part of an overhauling of the Richmond spring race weekend, including the new Dash4Cash format, the total of 210-laps and had two 35-lap heat races and a 140-lap feature. In 2017, the heat races were discontinued (as a result of stage racing being implemented that year), and the race returned to its 250-lap distance with the new stage format: stages 1 and 2 were 75 laps long, and stage 3 made up the remaining 100 laps. NASCAR removed the spring Richmond race in 2020 in favor of a race at Martinsville Speedway in October, though Richmond still maintained their other race on the Xfinity Series schedule in ...
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Diamond Hill Plywood 200
Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series has been held at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina since the series' inaugural season in 1982. Initially only one race was held, but starting in 1984 the track hosted two races per year until 2004 when the track lost its fall weekend date as a result of the realignments caused by the Ferko lawsuit. A realignment in 2015 moved the spring race to the pre-Ferko fall slot. The emergency schedule realignment for 2020 resulted in Darlington regaining its second Xfinity date, which became permanent starting from 2021. The track is scheduled to downscale to just one race in 2025. Spring race The Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina that has been held since 1982. The race is held on the weekend of the NASCAR Cup Series' Goodyear 400. Brandon Jones is the defending race winner. Past winners *2003: Race postponed from Saturday to Monday due ...
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Aaron's 312
Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series have been held at Talladega Superspeedway, in Lincoln, Alabama during numerous seasons and times of year since 1992. Spring race The Ag-Pro 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama that has been held since 1992. The race is held on the weekend of the NASCAR Cup Series' Jack Link's 500. Austin Hill is the defending race winner. History From its inception in 1992 through 1996, the race was held in the summer, as a support race to the Alabama 500. When that race moved to the fall, this race moved to the spring as a support race to the corresponding Cup race. The fall Talladega date regained a companion second-tier date from 2020 (originally due to COVID-19 rescheduling) to 2022, and again in 2024. Large wrecks involving 20 or more cars have occurred a number of times in the history of the event, most notably in 2002, when 31 cars were involved in an accident on the backstretch on ...
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Bashas' Supermarkets 200
Stock car races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series has been held at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona as a companion to the Shriners Children's 500, spring Cup race at the track since 2005. The race is currently known as GOVX 200 for sponsorship reasons. History In 2017, the event was one of the four Xfinity Dash 4 Cash, Dash4Cash events, taking Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway's spot and making the 2017 Dash4Cash events at Phoenix, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Richmond Raceway, Richmond, and Dover International Speedway, Dover. In 2018, the Dash4Cash event moved to the Ag-Pro 300 (spring race), Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega. On February 23, 2021, it was announced that 8-1-1, Call811.com would sponsor the race. On February 20, 2024, it was announced that Call811.com would return as the sponsor for the race. On January 10, 2025 it was announced that GOVX would sponsor the race. Past winners * 2006, 2008, 2009, 2024 and 2025: Races ...
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O'Reilly 300
Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series have been held annually at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas since 1997. From 1997 through 2004, a single race was held each year in the spring. Following the Ferko lawsuit, a second race was added in the fall for the 2005 season, with two races a year until 2022. For the 2023 season, the spring race was removed from the schedule, and the following year the remaining race was moved from its fall date to a spring one. Current race The Andy's Frozen Custard 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car racing, stock car race that takes place at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Kyle Larson is the previous race winner. History The race came about from the results of the Ferko v. National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc., Ferko lawsuit in 2004. With Darlington Raceway forced to forfeit its Southern 500 (1950–2004), Southern 500 weekend as a result of the lawsuit, TMS gained a second weekend on the sche ...
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Sharpie Professional 250
Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series have been held at Bristol Motor Speedway, in Bristol, Tennessee during numerous seasons and times of year since the series’ inception in 1982. From 2021 to 2023, the series has had one date. However, when the 2025 schedule was announced, the series returned to 2 dates. Spring race The SciAps 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car race at Bristol Motor Speedway, the first of two Bristol races on the schedule. Kyle Larson is the defending race winner. History The first Busch Series race at Bristol was 150 laps, and was won by Phil Parsons in 1982. The race was not held in 1984. The race increased in length several times since then: it was lengthened to 200 laps in 1985, 250 laps in 1990, and 300 laps in 2006. In 2016, the race format was changed to include two 50-lap heat races and a 200-lap feature for a total of 300 laps, as part of the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash program. In 2017 that format did not return and instead reverted ...
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Pepsi 300
Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series have been held at the Nashville Superspeedway. The track held 2 races annually from 2002 to 2011, when the track was removed from the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule. The track returned to the schedule following the release of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule. Current date The Tennessee Lottery 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Nashville Superspeedway. Traditionally held on Holy Saturday from 2001 to 2011, the race was removed when Dover Motorsports ceased operations of this track and Gateway International Raceway. It was reinstated in 2021 when Dover Motorsports took the second date away from Dover International Speedway and realigned it to reopening the Nashville Superspeedway, with the date moved to the Cup weekend in June. Past winners *2021 and 2023: Race extended due to NASCAR overtime. Multiple winners (drivers) Multiple winners (teams) Manufacturer wins Former second race The Fede ...
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Aaron's 312 (Atlanta)
Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series have been held at Atlanta Motor Speedway, in Hampton, Georgia during numerous seasons and times of year since 1992. Spring race The Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car racing, stock car race held at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, a few miles south of Atlanta. This race had been Atlanta's lone Busch/Nationwide/Xfinity Series date until 2021 when a second race was added in July. Although it has been shuffled around the schedule several times, most years, it has been held at the beginning of the season in February or March. History Jeff Gordon, Mike Skinner (racing driver), Mike Skinner, Jamie McMurray, and Carl Edwards have gotten their first series wins in this race. Following the transfer of the season ending Cup series race from Atlanta to Homestead–Miami Speedway after the 2001 season (although due to the September 11 attacks, the 2001 Atlanta fall race was the second ...
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