Carlos Contreras (born June 8, 1970) is a Mexican former professional stock car racing driver and crew chief. He was the first Mexico-born driver racing full-time in any NASCAR national series. He has competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series.

NASCAR career

Xfinity Series

Contreras made his first Busch Series attempt in 2002 with the Hispanic Racing Team. Driving the No. 09 Chevrolet at Homestead-Miami, he was unable to break into the field. He would his debut in 2003 with Jay Robinson Racing. At California Speedway, Contreras put the No. 49 Ford in the field and finished in the 26th position. He also made one start for Innovative Motorsports at Homestead-Miami. He drove the No. 48 Chevrolet to a 17th-place finish. In 2005 he would return to the Busch Series with Fitz Motorsports. He drove the No. 40 Dodge in five races and the No. 12 Dodge in one race. His best finish would come at Homestead-Miami, where he would finish 25th. For the 2006 season, Contreras again returned to Fitz Motorsports, where he competed in races with the No. 12 team and the No. 14 teams. He best finish on the season was an 11th at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

In 2014, Contreras returned to the Nationwide Series, competing in a limited number of races for Rick Ware Racing.

Camping World Truck Series Contreras debuted at the 1999 NAPA Auto Parts 200 at California Speedway with the No. 68 Dodge. He would drive the car to a 14th-place finish in his first race. In 2000, he competed in the full season for Impact Motorsports in No. 12 Dodge. He has two top tens during the season and finished 17th in points. He moved to Petty Enterprises in 2001. He would again post two top-tens on the season and move up to 14th in the overall points standings. For the 2002 season, Contreras returned to the series with Petty Enterprises and again turned in another solid season. He would post one top-ten on the season and would rank 16th in the overall point standings. He made his return to the Truck Series in 2010 after it was renamed the Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 00 Chevy for the 2010 NextEra Energy Resources 250 for the first time since 2002, finishing 14th.

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 NASCAR Xfinity Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Pts Ref 2002 Hispanic Racing Team 09 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO HOMDNQ NA - 2003 Jay Robinson Racing 49 Ford DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL26 RCH GTY NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO CAR 92nd 197 Innovative Motorsports 48 Chevy HOM17 2005 FitzBradshaw Racing 40 Dodge DAY CAL MXC36 LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN32 MCH BRI RCH DOV KAN38 CLT MEM TEX PHO30 HOM25 77th 396 12 CAL33 2006 14 DAY CAL MXC11 HOM33 69th 437 12 LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR29 GTY IRP GLN32 MCH BRI CAL38 RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM39 TEX PHO 2007 Fitz Motorsports 22 DAY CAL MXC35 LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH 129th 97 44 KEN43 MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 2014 Rick Ware Racing 15 Ford DAYDNQ 30th 204 23 Chevy PHO29 LVS BRI CAL29 TEX DAR24 RCH TAL IOW33 CLT33 DOV MCH NHA35 CHI IND IOW ATL37 RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT29 HOM32 TriStar Motorsports 44 Toyota ROA15 KEN GLN23 MOH21 BRI Rick Ware Racing 87 Chevy DAY34 TEX38 PHO 2015 15 DAYDNQ ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI36 RCH34 TALDNQ IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH36 BRI ROA DAR37 RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM36 56th 41

Camping World Truck Series NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pts Ref 1999 Impact Motorsports 68 Dodge HOM PHO EVG MMR MAR MEM PPR I70 BRI TEX PIR GLN MLW NSV NZH MCH NHA IRP GTY HPT RCH LVS LVL TEX CAL14 84th 121 2000 12 DAY13 HOM33 PHO21 MMR27 MAR22 PIR18 GTY18 MEM18 PPR30 EVG19 TEX20 KEN GLN8 MLW11 NHA21 NZH18 MCH20 IRP27 NSV19 CIC15 RCH19 DOV10 TEX15 CAL26 17th 2414 2001 Petty Enterprises 43 Dodge DAY20 HOM7 MMR22 MAR11 GTY21 DAR27 PPR29 DOV12 TEX9 MEM27 MLW22 KAN12 KEN16 NHA21 IRP14 NSH17 CIC15 NZH16 RCH23 SBO17 TEX23 LVS20 PHO21 CAL22 14th 2586 2002 DAY8 DAR17 MAR28 GTY16 PPR13 DOV23 TEX18 MEM15 MLW22 KAN16 KEN22 NHA15 MCH17 IRP31 NSH13 RCH19 TEX30 SBO23 LVS13 CAL18 PHO19 HOM24 16th 2334 2010 Daisy Ramirez Motorsports 00 Chevy DAY14 ATL MAR NSH KAN DOV CLT TEX MCH IOW GTY IRP POC NSH DAR BRI CHI KEN NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 89th 126 2016 Contreras Motorsports 71 Chevy DAYDNQ ATL27 MAR KAN DOV CLT TEX31 IOW GTW KEN ELD POC27 BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS30 TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 59th 17

West Series NASCAR West Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2007 Fitz Motorsports 12 Dodge CTS PHO AMP ELK IOW CNS SON22 DCS IRW MMP EVG CSR AMP 61st 97

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points

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