# Nelson Canache Jr.

Nelson Canache Jr. (born March 16, 1978) is a Venezuelan professional auto racing driver who has previously competed in the ARCA Racing Series, the American Le Mans Series, and the Rolex Grand Am Sports Car Series.

## Racing career

In 2012, Canache Jr. raced full time in the ARCA Racing Series for Venturini Motorsports, primarily driving the No. 35 Chevrolet/Toyota, although he drove the Nos. 15 and 66 so select events. He had two top-ten finishes, a seventh place at Chicagoland Speedway after starting third, and a tenth-place finish at the second Pocono Raceway on his way to finish eighth in the final points standings.
He made a one-off return to the series the following year for Venturini at New Jersey Motorsports Park driving the No. 15 Toyota, where he finished eleventh after starting fifth. It was also during this year that he, alongside David Donohue, Shane Lewis, and Jim Norman won the 24 Hours of Daytona in the GX class for Napleton Racing.

## Motorsports results
### NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

#### PEAK Mexico Series

NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NPMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2012 | SC Racing | 01 | Toyota | MTY | SLP | QRO | MXC | PUE | AGS | MXC | SLP | QRO | AGS | PUE | MTY | CHI 28 | MXC | 43rd | 16 | |
| 2017 | Juan Carlos González | 45 | Toyota | MTY 17 | SLP | PUE | GDL | LEO | AGS | PAC | QRO | GDL | TUX | PUE | MXC | | | 38th | 0 | |

### ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Racing 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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2012 | Venturini Motorsports | 35 | Toyota | DAY 22 | | | TAL 27 | TOL 16 | ELK 16 | | | WIN 19 | | | CHI 7 | | | | | | | | | | 8th | 3660 | |
| 2012 | Venturini Motorsports | 35 | Chevy | | MOB 22 | SLM 33 | | | | POC 14 | MCH 32 | | | | | IRP 14 | | | ISF 23 | | SLM 11 | DSF C | | | | 8th | 3660 |
| 2012 | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | NJE 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8th | 3660 |
| 2012 | Venturini Motorsports | 66 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | IOW 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8th | 3660 | |
| 2012 | Venturini Motorsports | 66 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | POC 10 | BLN 12 | | MAD 12 | | | KAN 12 | | 8th | 3660 | |
| 2013 | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Toyota | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | ROA | WIN | CHI | NJE 11 | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | IOW | SLM | KEN | KAN | 106th | 175 | |

#### 24 Hours of Daytona results

| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2012 | APR Motorsport | Ian Baas Jim Norman Emanuele Pirro Dion von Moltke | Audi R8 | GT | 447 | 44th | 31st |
| 2013 | Napleton Racing | David Donohue Shane Lewis Jim Norman | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | GX | 635 | 26th | 1st |
| 2014 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Tim Pappas Spencer Pumpelly Markus Winkelhock | Audi R8 LMS | GTD | 662 | 19th | 2nd |
| 2015 | Park Place Motorsports | Kévin Estre Patrick Lindsey Jim Norman Spencer Pumpelly | Porsche 911 GT America | GTD | 644 | 35th | 16th |

### Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Points | Ref |
| 2014 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | GTD | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Audi 5.2L V10 V10 | DAY 2 | SEB 8 | LGA 6 | BEL 14 | WGL 15 | MOS 10 | IMS 8 | ELK 7 | VIR 16 | AUS 7 | ATL 14 | 16th | 232 | |
| 2015 | Park Place Motorsports | GTD | Porsche 911 GT America | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY 16† | SEB | LGA | DET | WGL | LIM | ELK | VIR | COA | PET | | 56th | 1 | |