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.
46-587: 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. The NASCAR Mexico Corona Series
92-474: A 20-lap/50-mile, "all-out sprint" for the previous season's pole position winners (considered the de facto "fastest drivers on the circuit") and added previous Daytona Pole Award winners, former Clash race winners, former Daytona 500 pole winners, and drivers who qualified for the preceding season's NASCAR playoffs . Any driver in the field had to have competed full-time in the Cup Series in 2016. The race
138-744: A full 2017 season. Also in 2017 two supporter series were created: the NASCAR FedEx Challenge Series and NASCAR Mikel's Truck Series . The series lost its sponsorship with PEAK Antifreeze in 2023, which was when a playoff system was implemented to the series. In its 14 seasons, the NASCAR Mexico Series has used 16 tracks in 14 venues (two in Santiago de Querétaro and two in San Luis Potosí ). Currently, six oval tracks are used, only Autódromo Monterrey
184-449: A part of Ontario Motor Speedway . His experiences led him to believe that racing fans were loyal brand followers. The initial format was set up as a 50-mile sprint race, with no pit stops, with a field consisting of the previous season's pole position winners. Inviting the fastest drivers from the previous season headlined the event as the "fastest race" of the season. The race established an incentive for drivers to earn pole positions during
230-461: A race where 26 cars started the race, a big number for Mexican motorsports. This race was won by Jorge Goeters ( Canel's #18 Pontiac), after 90 laps to the 1-mile (1.6 km) oval. The series then went to Guadalajara and Querétaro , races won by Carlos Contreras , but bad luck came in the 4th race in Monterrey , where in lap 37 of the race, driver Marcelo Núñez lost control of his car, and
276-404: A week and a half before the series race at Phoenix International Raceway . To date, three women have started a NASCAR Mexico Series race, three started a Trucks Mexico Series race and one started a NASCAR Challenge race. Mara Reyes scored a pole position in her first race. Regina sirvent was the first woman to win a Trucks Mexico Series race. *In Challenge Series (run in the same races at
322-525: Is a road circuit. Three tracks have been used in two configurations. Autódromo Monterrey long and frijol, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in NASCAR Nationwide and oval, Autódromo Miguel E. Abed in a 2.840 km (1.765 mi) layout and oval. Autódromo Potosino is the shortest track with a distance of 0.402 km (0.250 mi) and Autódromo Monterrey the longest track with a distance of 3.200 km (1.988 mi). San Luis Potosí
368-634: Is an annual non-championship pre-season NASCAR Cup Series exhibition event held in February before the season-opening Daytona 500 . The event was held each year at Daytona International Speedway from the race's inception in 1979 until 2021 , after which it was moved to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 2022 until 2024 , when it was announced the Clash would be moved to Bowman Gray Stadium in 2025. Previously at Daytona,
414-778: 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. After
460-734: Is the venue with more races (34, 32 in Autódromo Potosino and 2 in Parque Tangamanga II ) NASCAR Mexico had powered the construction of oval tracks in México, Autódromo Potosino was remodeled in 2001, Aguascalientes , Chiapas , Querétaro had new tracks for NASCAR events. In 2012, a speedway in Chihuahua was scheduled for inauguration. For 2013, a race in the Southwestern United States
506-628: The Busch Clash . In 2021, the race was run on the road course layout, originally intended as a temporary effort in order to have teams use a sixth-generation chassis when the seventh-generation chassis was to have debuted at the Daytona 500 that year. Teams would not have had enough seventh-generation cars available for the Daytona 500, so NASCAR intended to use the sixth-generation road course car (which can be repurposed into an Xfinity Series chassis) at Daytona for cost savings. Originally, it
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#1732779477314552-515: The Duel races after the departure of longtime Duel title sponsor Gatorade . Cup Series title sponsor Sprint became the title sponsor for this race, which was renamed from "The Shootout" to "The Unlimited" (to promote Sprint's cell phone unlimited plan). When Sprint left NASCAR after the 2016 season, Advance Auto Parts became the title sponsor in 2017 and the event was renamed to its original name of "The Clash". Advanced Auto Parts did not return as
598-568: The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , meaning the event would be held away from Daytona for the first time, and during the NFL's off-week between the conference championship games and Super Bowl LVI , which was held in nearby Inglewood for the first time. In June 2022, NASCAR announced that the Clash at the Coliseum would return for 2023 and in September 2023, NASCAR announced again that the Clash at
644-1200: The NASCAR Cup Series 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 Gaunt Brothers Racing , then moved to the No. 99 for Trackhouse Racing Team . On June 12, 2022, Suárez won his first career NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway . Five drivers have raced both the NASCAR PEAK Mexico and NASCAR Cup Series . 2004 C. Pardo 2005 J. Goeters 2006 R. López 2007 R. Martínez 2008 A. Pérez 2009 G. Quiroga 2010 G. Quiroga 2011 G. Quiroga 2012 J. Goeters 2013 R. Peralta 2014 A. Calderón 2015 R. García Jr. 2016 not held 2017 A. Calderón 2018 R. García Jr. 2019 R. García Jr. 2020 R. Rovelo 2021 S. de Alba Jr. 2022 R. García Jr. Desaf%C3%ADo Corona The Desafío Corona
690-517: The United States , with fiberglass composite bodies and spec engines. Although there are various cars, they are all under the same rules, which are often modified in the course of the season. In 2005, most previous and current champions of all of the racing series in Mexico moved into the series (with the notable absence of open-wheel champions, like Homero Richards ), leaving other closed wheel series with young and inexperienced drivers, so
736-558: 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
782-474: The Coliseum would return for 2024. The 2024 Clash was bumped up from the traditional Sunday race and moved to Saturday due to weather projections, thus making it general admission. The race consisted of a single twenty-lap (50-mile) green flag sprint with no pit stops required. Caution flag laps would not count. A development series race, the Automobile Racing Club of America series, usually
828-746: The Desafio Corona decided to include those series in a supporting role. First they included the Dodge Challenge, which included Neon T4 and Dodge Ram pickups , and for 2006, they concentrated on giving a push to the T4 Series. In some races, they included the Clio Cup Mexico series. In 2007, the NASCAR Mexico T4 Series became the main support series. Busch Clash The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium
874-639: The Mexican series. Along with the other international series, the K&;N Pro Series East and West , and the ARCA Menards Series , the Mexico Series has General Tire as an exclusive tire supplier. 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
920-638: The NASCAR season, which up to that time, still offered relatively tiny cash prizes. Likewise, at no time have pole winners earned bonus championship points. The event was also seen as a way to expand the Speedweeks activities leading up to the Daytona 500 . Previously, the weekend before the Daytona 500 featured only minor support events, and the Winston Cup competitors ordinarily would not have taken to
966-647: The PEAK Mexico Series but had also run in the Cup Series. Rubén Pardo , Rogelio López and Rubén García Jr. have won in the K&N Pro Series East ; while Daniel Suárez has won in the K&N Pro Series East , the NASCAR Xfinity Series , NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series and NASCAR Cup Series . In 2016, Suárez won the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing . In 2017 and 2018, he moved to
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#17327794773141012-465: The car allowed for a two-tire change without additional delay. The first segment was expanded to 25 laps, followed by the 50-lap second segment. The total race distance was 75 laps (187.5 miles). The race was divided into three segments (30 laps, 25 laps, 20-laps), with online fan voting deciding certain aspects of the race specifics (lengths of the segments, requirements for mandatory pit stops, number of drivers eliminated, etc.) The total race distance
1058-562: The eldest. (45 years old). Rubén García Jr. has the most championships to his name with 5. Final Four Final Four *in 2022 there were no rookies in the main category, the best rookie was awarded from the challenge category Updated after 2024 Aguascalientes 2 (September, 2024) Mexico Series champions are invited to the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown (now the University of Northwestern Ohio Battle at
1104-639: 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 Formula One 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. 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
1150-523: The end of the trucks chapter, and the start of a new era: stock car racing in Mexico. After that, working together with NASCAR, they started to work on safety aspects of cars, adoption of new rules, and rebuilding existing race tracks, or even building new ones. Their first season started with a schedule of 14 races, with Mara Reyes ( Telmex #1 Pontiac) taking pole position for the season opener in Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez ,
1196-605: The event, but its popularity continued to wane. Again, the Clash was the support race for paying fans, as the ARCA 200 was usually held after the Clash. The event was renamed the Bud Shootout, and consisted of two 25-lap (62.5-mile) races, the Bud Shootout Qualifier at 11 am, and the Bud Shootout itself at 12 pm. One two-tire pit stop was required for each race. The winner of the qualifier advanced to
1242-557: The first year that it was not an invitation-only event. For 2025, NASCAR announced the event will be moved to the Bowman Gray Stadium . The event was first known as the Busch Clash and was the brain child of Monty Roberts. Roberts was the brand manager of the newly formed Busch Beer (formerly Busch Bavarian Beer ) and the race was seen as a way to promote the new brand. Roberts had been successful introducing Mercury into racing while working at Ford , and had also been
1288-565: The main event. The event was renamed the Budweiser Shootout and expanded to a new distance, 70 laps (175 miles). Caution laps would be counted, but the finish had to be under green, with the Truck Series green-white-checker rule used if necessary. A minimum of one two-tire green flag pit stop was required. The Bud Shootout Qualifier was discontinued because second round qualifying for Cup races had been eliminated. The race
1334-508: The planned launch of the seventh-generation chassis (which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic ). The following year, the event was moved out of Daytona International Speedway for the first time in its history, where it was held inside of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as part of launching the seventh-generation chassis. It was NASCAR's first race inside a sports stadium since a 1956 race at Soldier Field . The 2022 race also marked
1380-586: The race, along with the ARCA Menards Series ' season-opening Hard Rock Bet 200 , served as the kickoff events for Daytona Speedweeks . The event is one of two non-points races on the Cup Series schedule, the other being the NASCAR All-Star Race . The event has been sponsored by Anheuser-Busch (which owns the Busch Beer and Budweiser brands) for most of its history. In 2013 , Anheuser-Busch moved their Daytona Speedweeks race sponsorship to
1426-498: The results of fan voting into certain aspects of the race. In 2017, the race was renamed the Advance Auto Parts Clash after Advance Auto Parts signed a multi-year deal to sponsor the event. The 2017 race was delayed to Sunday due to persistent rain, marking the first time the race has been run during the day since 2006. In 2020, Busch Beer returned to assume naming rights for the race, once again dubbing it
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1472-485: The same time with NASCAR Mexico Series) **In Trucks Mexico Series Some drivers of NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series have taken part in Xfinity Series and Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series (now Craftsman Truck Series), action, but only Jorge Goeters and Daniel Suárez have both raced in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series. Scott Riggs , Cody Ware , and Kevin O'Connell all only made one start in
1518-503: The time) would not be potentially destroyed in crashes during the event after the previous season's Clash ended with incidents that few cars were remaining, to curb the blocking that created massive crashes. A 200 kilometer (126.35 miles to be exact) race, the segments were 15 and 20 laps, respectively. On September 14, 2021, NASCAR announced that the Busch Clash would move to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum . On November 9, 2021,
1564-531: The title sponsor in 2020 , which opened the door for Anheuser-Busch (which dropped its sponsorship of the Duel races in 2016) returned for a second stint as the title sponsor, and the Busch Clash name was brought back. After being held on the Daytona oval for its entire history, the event was moved to the Daytona Road Course in 2021 as a result of logistics issues relating to both Super Bowl LV and
1610-489: The track until Wednesday. The Busch Clash allowed the Winston Cup regulars to kick off the week live on CBS . The 1987 race, won by Bill Elliott , was completed at an average speed of 197.802 mph. It stands as the fastest sanctioned race in the history of NASCAR (though it was not an official points-paying event). The 2013 race (renamed the Sprint Unlimited at Daytona ) introduced a new format incorporating
1656-428: Was 75 laps (187.5 miles). For 2013, the vote resulted in a mandatory four-tire pit stop, and no cars were eliminated. For 2014, voting set the starting lineup per final practice speeds and required mandatory pit stops after the second segment. The race still kept its 75-lap distance, and returned to the 2003 format with one exception; the first segment was now 25 laps instead of 20 laps. The race originally consisted of
1702-550: Was a Craftsman Truck Series look-alike series, founded in 2002. After the intervention of OCESA, and with the help of SELCA, the Truck Series began to be operated by OCESA Automovilismo, while SELCA was responsible for running the show, being the sanctioning body of the series. After the end of the 2003 season, it was presented at the season finale, the Teleton 100, the new 2004 stock car, a Pontiac Grand Prix , which marked
1748-471: 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 entity, now officially known as NASCAR Mexico . The former Desafío Corona series is now known as NASCAR Mexico Series . The series was originally known as MasterCard Truck Series , which
1794-414: Was broken up into two segments: a 20-lap segment, followed by a ten-minute intermission, concluding with a 50-lap second segment. While a pit stop was no longer required by rule, a reduction in fuel cell size (from 22 gallons to 13.5 gallons) made a fuel stop necessary. (In 2007, fuel cells were expanded to 18.5 gallons.) Many drivers also changed two tires during their fuel stop, as the time required to fuel
1840-408: Was featured as part of the event. The race was broken into two ten-lap, green flag segments. The field was then inverted for the second ten-lap segment. Prize money was awarded for both segments for all positions. The race was broken up into two segments mainly because it had been lacking competitiveness since restrictor plates were introduced in 1988. The inversion rule added some needed excitement to
1886-560: Was held: a 75-lap, 75-mile (122 km) race at Phoenix International Raceway during the NASCAR Cup Series Subway Fresh Fit 500 weekend. For 2024, the series held an event as part of the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum , conducted at a temporary 0.402 km (0.250 mi) circuit around the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum . The Mexico Series race was a support race for the Clash, and it
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1932-614: 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-track racing trends to cut costs and unify rules among different tours, NASCAR
1978-431: Was planned that the 2022 Clash would return to a standard schedule (the 2021 Speedweeks schedule was shortened because of Super Bowl LV in nearby Tampa), taking place with sixth-generation cars on the road course. That changed when the 2021 -22 NFL year moved Super Bowl LVI back a week and into the traditional Speedweeks date after the 2022 Daytona 500 date was announced. NASCAR then moved the renamed Busch Light Clash to
2024-417: Was planned with the seventh-generation car changeover happening at the Daytona 500, which was postponed a year by supply chain and development issues from the pandemic lockdowns that severely altered the previous season. As a result, the race was moved to the road course using the previous sixth-generation cars to save teams resources and ensure the single-source new chassis (which teams did not have enough at
2070-477: Was struck at full speed by Rafael Vallina. Núñez spent a week in intensive therapy, only to die of complications by the crash, including a broken pelvic bone and a perforated lung. At the end of the season, Carlos Pardo of Team Telcel emerged as champion, ahead of his brother Rubén Pardo (Telmex #2 Pontiac), with Rogelio López (2006 Champ) of Telcel 3rd. The series' competitors race stock cars similar to those used in late model classes at short tracks in
2116-658: Was won by Daniel Suárez . In the first season, only General Motors (through its Pontiac division) and Dodge participated in the series. Ford made its debut in 2005 with its Mustang model, but since 2006, the Fusion is the Ford model entry. In 2009, Toyota 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
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