# 2009 NASCAR Corona Series

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.
| Team | No. | Race Driver | Rounds |
| FCV | 0 | Rafael Vallina | All |
| FCV | 4 | Carlos Contreras | All |
| FCV | 49 | Jorge Arteaga | All |
| Escuderia Telmex | 1 | Antonio Pérez | 1–14 |
| Escuderia Telmex | 1 | Ricardo Pérez de Lara | 15–16 |
| Escuderia Telmex | 5 | Rubén Rovelo | All |
| Equipo Telcel | 2 | Germán Quiroga | All |
| Equipo Telcel | 3 | Rogelio López | All |
| 2B Racing | 7 | Carlos Peralta | All |
| 2B Racing | 10 | Oscar Peralta | 1–14, 16 |
| 2B Racing | 77 | Abraham Calderón | All |
| MM | 11 | Hugo Oliveras | All |
| MM | 15 | Patrick Goeters | All |
| Motorcraft | 12 | Rubén Pardo | All |
| Motorcraft | 21 | Carlos Pardo | 1–4 |
| Motorcraft | 22 | Irwin Vences | All |
| Plata Motorsport | 17 | Fernando Plata | 1, 3–14 |
| Plata Motorsport | 71 | Israel Jaitovich | 3–14 |
| Team GP | 18 | Rafael Martínez | All |
| Team GP | 19 | Freddy Tame, Jr. | 1–14, 16 |
| Team GP | 31 | Jorge Goeters | All |
| H&High Speed | 20 | Homero Richards | All |
| Jünker Motorsport | 24 | Juan Carlos Herrero | 1–6 |
| Jünker Motorsport | 32 | Ricardo Pérez de Lara | 1, 4–5, 9, 12 |
| Seman Baker | 38 | Jorge Seeman | 5, 13–14 |
| Seman Baker | 83 | Elliott VanRankin | 3–14 |
| Seman Baker | 87 | Luis Felipe Montaño | 3–7, 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 Title | Track | Date | Time | Time |
| No. | Race Title | Track | Date | Local | UTC |
| 1 | Aguascalientes | Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | April 12 | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 2 | Chiapas | Autódromo Chiapas, Berriozábal | May 17 | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 3 | San Luis Potosí | Autódromo Potosino, Zaragoza | May 31 | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 4 | Puebla | Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, Puebla | June 14 | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 5 | Quéretaro | Autódromo Querétaro, El Marqués | June 28 | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 6 | Guadalajara | Trióvalo Bernardo Obregón, Guadalajara | July 19 | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 7 | Zacatecas | Autódromo Internacional de Zacatecas, Zacatecas | August 2 | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 8 | San Luis Potosí | Autódromo Potosino, Zaragoza | August 16 | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 9 | Puebla | Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, Puebla | September 6 | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 10 | Monterrey | Autódromo Monterrey, Apodaca | September 20 | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 11 | Quéretaro | Autódromo Querétaro, El Marqués | October 11 | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 12 | Mexico City | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City | October 25 | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 13 | Chiapas | Autódromo Chiapas, Berriozábal | November 8 | 13:10 | 19:10 |
| 14 | Aguascalientes | Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | November 22 | 13:10 | 19:10 |

## Results
### Races

| No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Winning manufacturer |
| 1 | Aguascalientes | Rubén Rovelo | Germán Quiroga | Germán Quiroga | Ford |
| 2 | Chiapas | Germán Quiroga | Germán Quiroga | Rogelio López | Dodge |
| 3 | San Luis Potosí | Germán Quiroga | Germán Quiroga | Germán Quiroga | Ford |
| 4 | Puebla | Rafael Martínez | Jorge Goeters | Carlos Pardo † | Ford |
| 5 | Quéretaro | Jorge Goeters | Rafael Martínez | Hugo Oliveras | Toyota |
| 6 | Guadalajara | Germán Quiroga | Homero Richards | Homero Richards | Toyota |
| 7 | Zacatecas | Rubén Rovelo | Antonio Pérez | Antonio Pérez | Chevrolet |
| 8 | San Luis Potosí | Hugo Oliveras | Jorge Goeters | Jorge Goeters | Toyota |
| 9 | Puebla | Germán Quiroga | Patrick Goeters | Patrick Goeters | Toyota |
| 10 | Monterrey | Jorge Goeters | Antonio Pérez | Germán Quiroga | Ford |
| 11 | Querétaro | Rubén Rovelo | Rubén Rovelo | Rubén Rovelo | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Mexico City | Rafael Martínez | Antonio Pérez | Rogelio López | Ford |
| 13 | Chiapas | Rogelio López | Homero Richards | Homero Richards | Toyota |
| 14 | Aguascalientes | Rubén Rovelo | Rafael Martínez | Rogelio López | Ford |
    1^ Qualifying cancelled by rain.
    2^ Qualifying cancelled by rain.
    3^ Posthumous victory.
    4^ Qualifying cancelled by rain.

### Standings

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.
| Rank | Driver | AGS | TXG | SLP | PUE | QRO | GDL | ZAC | SL2 | PU2 | MTY | QR2 | MXC | TX2 | AG2 | Points |
| 1 | Germán Quiroga | 1* | 2* | 1* | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 2273 |
| 2 | Rogelio López | 18 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1997 |
| 3 | Jorge Goeters | 11 | 7 | 26 | 2* | 25 | 25 | 2 | 1* | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1992 |
| 4 | Rafael Martínez | 21 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 4* | 15 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3* | 1972 |
| 5 | Homero Richards | 13 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 1* | 4 | 4 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 1* | 10 | 1946 |
| 6 | Rubén Pardo | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 29 | 6 | 15 | 1946 |
| 7 | Rubén Rovelo | 17 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 25 | 1* | 8 | 22 | 4 | 1929 |
| 8 | Hugo Oliveras | 22 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1836 |
| 9 | Patrick Goeters | 7 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 1* | 4 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1788 |
| 10 | Carlos Peralta | 3 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 1764 |
| 11 | Carlos Contreras | 10 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 1758 |
| 12 | Abraham Calderón | 14 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1744 |
| 13 | Irwin Vences | 5 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 1709 |
| 14 | Jorge Arteaga | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 14 | 1703 |
| 15 | José Luis Ramírez | 8 | 19 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 30 | 1700 |
| 16 | Antonio Pérez | 25 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1* | 7 | 6 | 14* | 16 | 16* | | | 1678 |
| 17 | Freddy Tame, Jr. | 4 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 33 | 21 | 8 | 17 | | 18 | 1604 |
| 18 | Pepe Montaño | 19 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 28 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 1555 |
| 19 | Carlos Anaya | 24 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 1520 |
| 20 | Oscar Peralta | 20 | 21 | 10 | 26 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 15 | 18 | | 17 | 1397 |
| 21 | Victor Barrales | 12 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 27 | 18 | 26 | 24 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 27 | 1388 |
| 22 | Rafael Vallina | 15 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 1361 |
| 23 | Alejandro Capin (R) | | | 28 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 7 | 1303 |
| 24 | Elliot VanRankin (R) | | | 18 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 32 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 1218 |
| 25 | Fernando Plata | 27 | | 27 | 31 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 14 | 32 | 17 | 19 | 1209 |
| 26 | Luis Felipe Montaño | | | 19 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 12 | | | | 24 | 29 | 1097 |
| 27 | Israel Jaitovich | | | 25 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 30 | DNQ | 26 | 26 | 1017 |
| 28 | Julían Islas (R) | | | 30 | 25 | 31 | 20 | 26 | 25 | | 23 | 21 | DNQ | 25 | 22 | 886 |
| 29 | Ricardo Pérez de Lara | 6 | | | 7 | 18 | | | | 18 | | | 19 | 27 | 13 | 831 |
| 30 | Carlos Pardo | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 648 |
| 31 | Juan Carlos Herrero (R) | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 30 | | | | | | | | | 615 |
| 32 | Daniel Suárez (R) | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 20 | 20 | | 28 | 406 |
| 33 | Mike Sánchez | 26 | | | | | | | | | | 26 | 23 | | 16 | 379 |
| 34 | Jorge Seeman | | | | | 23 | | | | | | | | 16 | 23 | 303 |
| 35 | Stan Culpepper (R) | | | | | | | | | 19 | | | 27 | | | 188 |
| 36 | Alan Williams (R) | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | 22 | | DNS | 303 |
| 37 | Pepe González | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 170 |
| 38 | Roberto Fernández | | | | | | 27 | | | 31 | | | | | | 152 |
| 39 | Pepe Rivera | | | | | | | | | 14 | | | | | | 103 |
| 40 | Héctor A. Sánchez | | | | | | | | | | 24 | | DNQ | | | 91 |
| 41 | César Tiberio Jiménez | | | | | | | | | | 27 | | | | | 82 |
| 42 | Rodrigo Marbán (R) | | | | | | | 28 | | | | | | | | 79 |
| 43 | Oscar Ruíz | | | | | | | | | | | | 31 | | | 70 |
| Rank | Driver | AGS | TXG | SLP | PUE | QRO | GDL | ZAC | SL2 | PU2 | MTY | QR2 | MXC | TX2 | AG2 | Points |
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### Rookie of the Year

Only the best 10 results count in the final classification.
| Rank | Driver | AGS | TXG | SLP | PUE | QRO | GDL | ZAC | SL2 | PU2 | MTY | QR2 | MXC | TX2 | AG2 | Points |
| 1 | Alejando Capín | | | 28 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 7 | 90 |
| 2 | Elliot VanRankin | | | 18 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 32 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 82 |
| 3 | Julían Islas | | | 30 | 25 | 31 | 20 | 26 | 25 | | 23 | 21 | DNQ | 25 | 22 | 77 |
| 4 | Juan Carlos Herrero | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 30 | | | | | | | | | 54 |
| 5 | Daniel Suárez | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 20 | 20 | | 28 | 36 |
| 6 | Stan Culpepper | | | | | | | | | 19 | | | 27 | | | 14 |
| 7 | Alan Williams | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | 22 | | DNS | 14 |
| 8 | Rodrigo Marbán | | | | | | | 28 | | | | | | | | 7 |
| Rank | Driver | AGS | TXG | SLP | PUE | QRO | GDL | ZAC | SL2 | PU2 | MTY | QR2 | MXC | TX2 | AG2 | Points |