This is a list of NASCAR drivers with nationalities from Latin-American countries or are Hispanic and Latino Americans that have raced in at least one of its top three national series event (Cup, Xfinity and Truck), excluding the NASCAR Mexico Series and NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race.
Many of the current drivers and some of the former drivers have previously been or are currently members of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program.
Juan Pablo Montoya (from Colombia) and Daniel Suárez (from Mexico) are the only two drivers born in Latin-American countries to win in the Cup Series. Both of them have also won in the Xfinity Series and Suárez has also won in the Truck Series. Aric Almirola, who is Cuban American, has won multiple races in each of NASCAR's top 3 series.
Active drivers
editActive drivers from Latin-American countries
editThese drivers are currently competing in NASCAR in 2024. All statistics in this table are as of April 5, 2024.
Driver | Image | Country | Current team and series | Total national series starts | Total national series wins | NCS Starts | NCS Wins | NXS Starts | NXS Wins | NCTS Starts | NCTS Wins | R-R Source |
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Daniel Suárez | Mexico | Cup Series (full-time) No. 99, Trackhouse Racing & Xfinity Series (part-time) No. 14, SS-Green Light Racing with Kaulig Racing |
373 | 6 | 258 | 2 | 87 | 3 | 28 | 1 | [1] |
Active drivers who are Hispanic and Latino Americans
editThese drivers are currently competing in NASCAR in 2024. All statistics in this table are as of April 5, 2024.
Driver | Image | Home state | Country of ancestry | Current team and series | Total national series starts | Total national series wins | NCS Starts | NCS Wins | NXS Starts | NXS Wins | NCTS Starts | NCTS Wins | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aric Almirola | Florida | Cuba | Xfinity Series (part-time) Nos. 19/20, Joe Gibbs Racing |
645 | 9[N 1] | 460 | 3 | 107 | 4[N 1] | 78 | 2 | [2] | |
Jake Garcia | Georgia | Mexico | Truck Series (full-time) No. 13, ThorSport Racing |
33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | [3] | |
Brad Perez | Florida | Dominican Republic & Puerto Rico | Xfinity Series (part-time) No. 45, Alpha Prime Racing |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | [4][5] | |
Vicente Salas | California | Mexico | Truck Series (part-time) No. 20, Young's Motorsports |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [6][7] | |
Nick Sanchez | Florida | Cuba | Truck Series (full-time) No. 2, Rev Racing |
26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0 | [8] | |
Ryan Vargas | California | Mexico | Xfinity Series (part-time) No. 32, Jordan Anderson Racing with Mike Harmon Racing / No. 74, Mike Harmon Racing |
76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 7 | 0 | [9] |
- ^ a b Almirola's win in the 2007 AT&T 250 at the Milwaukee Mile (where he was replaced by Denny Hamlin during the race who went on to win) is included since Almirola was the driver who started the race in the car which officially credits him with the win.
Inactive and retired drivers
editInactive and retired drivers from Latin-American countries
editNotes
edit- Other drivers that had a entry in a top three national series event but failed to qualify: Emiliano Zapata,[42] Jaime Guerrero,[43] Roberto Guerrero,[44] Eduardo Goeters,[45] Freddy Tame,[46] Eddie Troconis[47] and Baltazar Leguizamón.[48]
Inactive and retired drivers from territories of the United States
editDriver | Image | Country | First year active | Last year active | Total national series starts | Total national series wins | NCS Starts | NCS Wins | NXS Starts | NXS Wins | NCTS Starts | NCTS Wins | R-R Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victor Gonzalez Jr. | Puerto Rico | 2009 | 2018 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [49] |
Inactive and retired drivers who are Hispanic and Latino Americans
editDriver | Image | Home state | Country of ancestry | First year active | Last year active | Total national series starts | Total national series wins | NCS Starts | NCS Wins | NXS Starts | NXS Wins | NCTS Starts | NCTS Wins | R-R Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jairo Avila Jr. | California | Colombia | 2018 | 2020 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [50] | |
Andre Castro | New York | Colombia | 2023 | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [51] | |
Ruben Garcia | California | Mexico | 1984 | 1988 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [52] | |
Michael Lira | Florida | Peru | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [53] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Daniel Suarez Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ "Aric Almirola Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ "Jake Garcia Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "Brad Perez Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Albino, Dustin (June 14, 2023). "A childhood goal: Brad Perez achieving racing dream". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
As someone with Dominican and Puerto Rican heritage
- ^ "Vicente Salas Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Fenwick, Adam (October 12, 2023). "'Absolutely anything is possible': eNASCAR's Vicente Salas is turning his dream into reality as he chases a career in NASCAR". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
Motorsports is not something that has always been a part of Salas' family heritage, which has roots in Mexico and Latin America.
- ^ "Nick Sanchez Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "Ryan Vargas Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ "Enrique Baca career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Juan Carlos Blum career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Raul Cilloniz Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Carlos Contreras Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ "Enrique Contreras III Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Eduardo Dibos Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Milka Duno Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ "Adrián Fernández career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Christian Fittipaldi career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Alex García career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Rubén García Novoa career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Rubén García Jr. career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Jorge Goeters career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Patrick Goeters career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Juan Manuel González career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Max Gutierrez Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ "Michel Jourdain Jr. Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Rogelio López career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Rafael Martinez career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Juan Pablo Montoya Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ "Jimmy Morales career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Miguel Paludo Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Carlos Pardo career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Rubén Pardo career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Antonio Pérez career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Nelson Piquet Jr. Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Alex Popow Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ "Germán Quiroga Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "José Luis Ramírez Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Mara Reyes career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Pedro Rodriguez career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Eliseo Salazar Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Emiliano Zapata career statistics". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Jaime Guerrero career statistics". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Roberto Guerrero career statistics". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Eduardo Goeters career statistics". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Freddy Tame career statistics". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Eddie Troconis career statistics". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Baltazar Leguizamón career statistics". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ^ "Victor Gonzalez Jr. Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ "Jairo Avila Jr. Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ^ "Andre Castro Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Ruben Garcia Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Michael Lira Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2023.