The 2009 NASCAR Corona Series was the sixth season of the Corona Series, which was sanctioned by NASCAR Mexico. It was marred by the fatal accident of Carlos Pardo.
New for this season All five previous NASCAR Mexico series champions raced the full schedule in 2009.
The Rookie of the Year championship adopted a points system similar to those used in NASCAR's national series, with points going from ten to one for rookies only, and bonus points for top-ten finishes in the overall race.
Drivers These are the entries for the 2009 season.
TeamManufacturerNo.Race DriverRoundsFCV 0Rafael VallinaAll 4Carlos ContrerasAll 49Jorge ArteagaAllEscuderia Telmex 1Antonio Pérez1–14Ricardo Pérez de Lara15–16 5Rubén RoveloAllEquipo Telcel 2Germán QuirogaAll 3Rogelio LópezAll2B Racing 7Carlos PeraltaAll 10Oscar Peralta1–14, 16 77Abraham CalderónAllMM 11Hugo OliverasAll 15Patrick GoetersAllMotorcraft 12Rubén PardoAll 21Carlos Pardo1–4 22Irwin VencesAllPlata Motorsport 17Fernando Plata1, 3–14 71Israel Jaitovich3–14Team GP 18Rafael MartínezAll 19Freddy Tame, Jr.1–14, 16 31Jorge GoetersAllH&High Speed 20 Homero RichardsAllJünker Motorsport 24Juan Carlos Herrero1–6 32Ricardo Pérez de Lara1, 4–5, 9, 12Seman Baker 38Jorge Seeman5, 13–14 83Elliott VanRankin3–14 87Luis Felipe Montaño3–7, 15–16
2009 calendar
The race calendar for this season and results is as follows: In this season was inaugurated the Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes with the first race of the season.
No.Race TitleTrackDateTimeLocalUTC1Aguascalientes Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes, AguascalientesApril 1213:1018:102Chiapas Autódromo Chiapas, BerriozábalMay 1713:1018:103San Luis Potosí Autódromo Potosino, ZaragozaMay 3113:1018:104Puebla Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, PueblaJune 1413:1018:105Quéretaro Autódromo Querétaro, El MarquésJune 2813:1018:106Guadalajara Trióvalo Bernardo Obregón, GuadalajaraJuly 1913:1018:10 7 Zacatecas Autódromo Internacional de Zacatecas, Zacatecas August 213:1018:108San Luis Potosí Autódromo Potosino, ZaragozaAugust 1613:1018:109Puebla Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, PueblaSeptember 613:1018:1010Monterrey Autódromo Monterrey, ApodacaSeptember 2013:1018:1011Quéretaro Autódromo Querétaro, El MarquésOctober 1113:1018:1012Mexico City Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico CityOctober 2513:1018:1013Chiapas Autódromo Chiapas, BerriozábalNovember 813:1019:1014Aguascalientes Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes, AguascalientesNovember 2213:1019:10
Results
Races
No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Winning manufacturer1AguascalientesRubén RoveloGermán QuirogaGermán QuirogaFord2ChiapasGermán QuirogaGermán QuirogaRogelio LópezDodge3San Luis PotosíGermán QuirogaGermán QuirogaGermán QuirogaFord4PueblaRafael MartínezJorge GoetersCarlos PardoFord5QuéretaroJorge GoetersRafael MartínezHugo OliverasToyota6GuadalajaraGermán QuirogaHomero RichardsHomero RichardsToyota7ZacatecasRubén RoveloAntonio PérezAntonio PérezChevrolet8San Luis PotosíHugo OliverasJorge GoetersJorge GoetersToyota9PueblaGermán QuirogaPatrick GoetersPatrick GoetersToyota10MonterreyJorge GoetersAntonio PérezGermán QuirogaFord11QuerétaroRubén RoveloRubén RoveloRubén RoveloChevrolet12Mexico CityRafael MartínezAntonio PérezRogelio LópezFord13ChiapasRogelio LópezHomero RichardsHomero RichardsToyota14AguascalientesRubén RoveloRafael MartínezRogelio LópezFord
1Qualifying cancelled by rain. 2Qualifying cancelled by rain. 3Posthumous victory. 4Qualifying cancelled by rain.
Standings
(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led. RankDriverAGSTXGSLPPUEQROGDLZACSL2PU2MTYQR2MXCTX2AG2Points1Germán Quiroga1*2*1*492334121121222732Rogelio López18112111081155263111119973Jorge Goeters117262*252521*211598519924Rafael Martínez2141734*15121831891033*19725Homero Richards131741661*443066301*1019466Rubén Pardo212862798103252961519467Rubén Rovelo1752515614238251*822419298Hugo Oliveras221029291127129101025818369Patrick Goeters715222829518251*4414106178810Carlos Peralta369232610592871171925176411Carlos Contreras1014111411142317791813712175812Abraham Calderón 1420149122915191687599174413Irwin Vences 52121108925112422461324170914Jorge Arteaga23242322348141152328414170315José Luis Ramírez819327141319617131324230170016Antonio Pérez259718531*7614*1616* 167817Freddy Tame, Jr.4861216192223321817 18160418Pepe Montaño1913201328172121231712151411155519Carlos Anaya2411131922111316261629211221152020Oscar Peralta202110261321241313291518 17139721Victor Barrales1216152427182624292019261527138822Rafael Vallina1523243030232722211217122031136123Alejandro Capin (R) 2820192416201519274237130324Elliot VanRankin (R) 181520262015321522251820121825Fernando Plata27 273117221727272814321719120926Luis Felipe Montaño 19871661012 2429109727Israel Jaitovich 252121281028222230DNQ2626101728Julían Islas (R) 302531202625 2321DNQ252288629Ricardo Pérez de Lara6 718 18 19271383130Carlos Pardo9351 64831Juan Carlos Herrero (R)161816172430 61532Daniel Suárez (R) 142020 2840633Mike Sánchez26 2623 1637934Jorge Seeman 23 162330335Stan Culpepper (R) 19 27 18836Alan Williams (R) 2822 DNS30337Pepe González 2 17038Roberto Fernández 27 31 15239Pepe Rivera 14 10340Héctor A. Sánchez 24 DNQ 9141César Tiberio Jiménez 27 8242Rodrigo Marbán (R) 28 7943Oscar Ruíz 31 70RankDriverAGSTXGSLPPUEQROGDLZACSL2PU2MTYQR2MXCTX2AG2PointsReferences
Rookie of the Year
Only the best 10 results count in the final classification.
RankDriverAGSTXGSLPPUEQROGDLZACSL2PU2MTYQR2MXCTX2AG2Points1Alejando Capín 2820192416201519274237902Elliot VanRankin 181520262015321522251820823Julían Islas 302531202625 2321DNQ2522774Juan Carlos Herrero 161816172430 545Daniel Suárez 142020 28366Stan Culpepper 19 27 147Alan Williams 2822 DNS148Rodrigo Marbán 28 7RankDriverAGSTXGSLPPUEQROGDLZACSL2PU2MTYQR2MXCTX2AG2Points
See also 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series 2009 NASCAR Camping World West Series 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series 2009 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 2009 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 2009 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series 2009 NASCAR Mini Stock Series
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