# 2013 NASCAR Toyota Series

The 2013 NASCAR Toyota Series was the seventh season of the NASCAR Toyota Series, and the tenth organized by NASCAR Mexico. The season was composed by fifteen races. For first time, the series raced outside of Mexico, with a race in the Phoenix International Raceway. Jorge Goeters returned as reigning champion, and took part in the 2013 UNOH Battle at the Beach. Rodrigo Peralta was the champion of 2013 season and Santiago Tovar was declared the Rookie of the Year.

## Changes
### Desafio

After ten races the Top-8 championship drivers and 2 wild card drivers were selected for a five-race "Chase system".

## Teams and drivers

| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Race Driver | Crew Chief |
| Chevrolet | Telmex | 1 | Antonio Pérez | Xristos Pappas |
| Chevrolet | Ramírez Racing | 08 | José Luis Ramírez | José Ramón Blasco |
| Chevrolet | | 77 | Rafael Vallina | Edgard Romano |
| Dodge | Telcel | 2 | Luis Felipe Montaño | Mario Muñoz |
| Toyota | Marban Racing | 00 | Rodrigo Marbán | Jesús Gerardo Aguilera |
| Toyota | Telcel | 3 | Daniel Suárez | Rafael Vega |
| Toyota | | 4 | Jorge Goeters | Humberto Castilla |
| Toyota | SC Racing | 05 | Abraham Calderón | Jorge Christian Torres |
| Toyota | Telmex | 5 | Rubén Rovelo | Alejandro Vega |
| Toyota | 2b Racing | 7 | Carlos Peralta | Joe Pérez |
| Toyota | 2b Racing | 8 | Freddy Tame, Jr. | Víctor Trejo |
| Toyota | Tame Racing | 9 | Elliot Van Rankin | Antonio Camacho |
| Toyota | HO Racing | 11 | Hugo Oliveras | Rafael Oliveras |
| Toyota | HO Racing | 15 | Rubén Pardo | Bruno Pineda |
| Toyota | HO Racing | 48 | Rogelio López | Asencion Jiménez |
| Toyota | H&High Speed | 20 | Homero Richards | Juan Luis Quintanar |
| Toyota | H&High Speed | 29 | Héctor Aguirre | Jorge Luis Coapio |
| Toyota | | 26 | Israel Jaitovich | Rolando González |
| Toyota | | 30 | Víctor Barrales | Rafael Hernández |
| Toyota | Escudería Suspensión y Dirección | 34 | Óscar Ruíz De Azua | Roberto Meneses |
| Toyota | Escudería Suspensión y Dirección | 43 | Patrick Goeters | José Valentín Fernández |
| Toyota | | 36 | Pepe Montaño | Jorge Miguel Garibay |
| Toyota | | 40 | Héctor Félix | David Tame |
| Toyota | | 46 | Irwin Vences | Alfredo González |
| Mazda | Team GP | 18 | Rafael Martínez | Martín Bautista |
| Mazda | Team GP | 88 | Rubén García, Jr. | Cuauhtémoc González |

## Schedule

In 2013, Phoenix International Raceway was added to the schedule, marking the first event in Toyota Series history to be held in the United States. All the Mexican venues of 2012 season returned, and three races were held at night (Phoenix, Mexico City and Chihuahua). A 2nd race at El Dorado Speedway (Chihuahua) was supposed to be run at September 29 but was later cancelled and replaced by Autódromo Chiapas.
| No. | Race Title | Track | Date |
| 1 | Toyota 120‡ | Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale | 1 March |
| 2 | Potosina 200 | Autódromo Potosino, Zaragoza | 24 March |
| 3 | Mexico Fest 240‡ | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City | 6 April |
| 4 | Queretana 200 | Autódromo Querétaro, El Marqués | 21 April |
| 5 | Chihuahua 200‡ | El Dorado Speedway, Chihuahua | 11 May |
| 6 | Aguascalientes 240 | Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | 26 May |
| 7 | Puebla 240 | Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, Puebla | 16 June |
| 8 | Regia 200 | Autódromo Monterrey, Apodaca | 30 June |
| 9 | Queretana 200 | Autódromo Querétaro, El Marqués | 28 July |
| 10 | Mexico Fest 240 | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City | 11 August |
| 11 | Potosina 200 | Autódromo Potosino, Zaragoza | 25 August |
| 12 | Puebla 240 | Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, Amozoc | 8 September |
| 13 | Aguascalientes 240 | Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | 13 October |
| 14 | Tuxtla 240 | Autódromo Chiapas, Berriozábal | 27 October |
| 15 | Mexico Final 200 | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City | 10 November |
‡ Night Race

## Results and standings
### Races

| No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Manufacturer |
| 1 | Toyota 120 | Jorge Goeters | Abraham Calderón | Abraham Calderón | Toyota |
| 2 | Potosina 200 | Antonio Pérez | Homero Richards | Homero Richards | Toyota |
| 3 | Mexico Fest 240 | Antonio Pérez | Antonio Pérez | Héctor Aguirre | Toyota |
| 4 | Queretana 200 | Daniel Suárez | Homero Richards | Rafael Martínez | Mazda |
| 5 | Chihuahua 240 | Daniel Suárez | Daniel Suárez | Daniel Suárez | Toyota |
| 6 | Aguascalientes 240 | Rubén García, Jr. | Rubén García, Jr. | Rubén García, Jr. | Mazda |
| 7 | Puebla 240 | Carlos Contreras | Rafael Martínez | Rafael Martínez | Mazda |
| 8 | Regia 200 | Homero Richards | Homero Richards | Daniel Suárez | Toyota |
| 9 | Queretana 200 | José Luis Ramírez | Antonio Pérez | Rafael Martínez | Mazda |
| 10 | México Fest 240 | Carlos Peralta | Irwin Vences | Irwin Vences | Toyota |
| 11 | Potosina 200 | Antonio Pérez | Antonio Pérez | Antonio Pérez | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Puebla 240 | Rafael Martínez | Patrick Goeters | Patrick Goeters | Toyota |
| 13 | Aguascalientes 240 | Patrick Goeters | Daniel Suárez | Rodrigo Peralta | Ford |
| 14 | Tuxtla 240 | Daniel Suárez | Antonio Pérez | José Luis Ramírez | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Mexico Final 200 | Daniel Suárez | Daniel Suárez | Daniel Suárez | Toyota |

### Drivers

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.
| Pos. | Driver | PHO | SLP | MXC | QRO | CHI | AGS | PUE | MTY | QRO | MXC | SLP | PUE | AGS | TXG | MXC | Points |
| 1 | Rodrigo Peralta | | 16 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1198 |
| 2 | Daniel Suárez | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1* | 27 | 33 | 1 | 26 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 2* | 24* | 1* | 1190 |
| 3 | Rubén Pardo | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1177 |
| 4 | Rubén García, Jr. | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 1* | 25 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 1176 |
| 5 | Homero Richards | 5 | 1* | 29 | 2* | 31 | 21 | 6 | 22* | 8 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 1169 |
| 6 | Antonio Pérez | 2 | 4 | 2* | 3 | 16 | 2 | 24 | 25 | 3* | 3 | 1** | 31* | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1167 |
| 7 | Hugo Oliveras | 10 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 1161 |
| 8 | Rafael Martínez | 22 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1* | 17 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 1159 |
| 9 | José Luis Ramírez | 26 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 1155 |
| 10 | Rubén Rovelo | 14 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 22 | | 20 | 1110 |
| Desafío cut-off |||||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | PHO | SLP | MXC | QRO | CHI | AGS | PUE | MTY | QRO | MXC | SLP | PUE | AGS | TXG | MXC | Points |
| 11 | Freddy Tame, Jr. | 13 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 447 |
| 12 | Héctor Aguirre | 25 | 29 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 439 |
| 13 | Abraham Calderón | 1* | 28 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 432 |
| 14 | Patrick Goeters | 7 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 431 |
| 15 | Rogelio López | 21 | 27 | 12 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 430 |
| 16 | Irwin Vences | 8 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 31 | 1* | 4 | 27 | 35 | 3 | 30 | 423 |
| 17 | Carlos Peralta | 6 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 419 |
| 18 | Jorge Goeters | 9 | 19 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 31 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 403 |
| 19 | Oscar Ruíz De Azua | 24 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 15 | 31 | 32 | 383 |
| 20 | Pepe Montaño | 15 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 376 |
| 21 | Elliot Van Rankin | 19 | 21 | 33 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 361 |
| 22 | Héctor Félix | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 16 | | 23 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 357 |
| 23 | Santiago Tovar (R) | | DNQ$^2$ | 28 | 22 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 328 |
| 24 | Rodrigo Marbán | 18 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 319 |
| 25 | Víctor Barrales | 20 | 34 | 32 | | 27 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 33 | 37 | 297 |
| 26 | Israel Jaitovich | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 32 | 24 | 33 | 23 | 35 | 288 |
| 27 | Carlos Contreras | | 3 | 34 | 13 | 30 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 30 | 36 | 280 |
| 28 | Rafael Vallina | 17 | 32 | 23 | 34 | 21 | 29 | 32 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 31 | 28 | | 275 |
| 29 | Javier Fernández | | 17 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 24 | 20 | 15 | | 23 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 256 |
| 30 | Luis Felipe Montaño | 12 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 14 | | | | | | 28 | 254 |
| 31 | Jorge Contreras, Jr. | | 14 | 30 | 12 | | 22 | | 33 | 19 | | 29 | 30 | 32 | 17 | 13 | 233 |
| 32 | Oscar Torres, Jr. | | 18 | 26 | 21 | 28 | 32 | 13 | 21 | 25 | | 13 | | | | 21 | 222 |
| 33 | Héctor González | | DNQ$^2$ | | 33 | 34 | | 21 | 16 | 29 | | | 16 | 24 | | 31 | 157 |
| 34 | Jim Nides | | | | | 12 | 34 | 34 | | | 35 | EX | | 12 | 32 | 33 | 129 |
| 35 | Enrique Contreras III | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 16 | 26 | 73 |
| 36 | Carlos Azcarate | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | | 29 | 22 | 29 | 72 |
| 37 | Oscar Peralta | | 31 | 18 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | 34 | 70 |
| 38 | Xavier Razo | | | | | | 26 | 26 | | 33 | 33 | 34 | | | | | 68 |
| 39 | Rubén García Novoa | | | | | | | | | 30 | | | 13 | 23 | | | 66 |
| 40 | Julian Islas | | 23 | 31 | | | | | | | 26 | | | | 21 | | 65 |
| 41 | Enrique Baca | | | | 24 | 29 | | | 30 | | | | | | | | 49 |
| 42 | Jorge Seman | | | | | | | 18 | | | 32 | | | | | | 38 |
| 43 | Eduardo Goeters | | | | | | | | | | 19 | | | | | | 25 |
| 44 | Mike Sánchez | | | | | | | | | | 22 | | | | | | 22 |
| 45 | Alejandro Capin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 20 |
| 46 | Waldemar Coronas | | 15$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 |
| Pos. | Driver | PHO | SLP | MXC | QRO | CHI | AGS | PUE | MTY | QRO | MXC | SLP | PUE | AGS | TXG | MXC | Points |

#### Notes

* $^1$ – Waldemar Coronas suffered a 10-point penalty.
* $^2$ – Santiago Tovar and Héctor González received championship points, despite the fact that they did not qualify for the race.