# Carlos Contreras (racing driver)

Carlos Contreras (born June 8, 1970) is a Mexican 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 has again returned to Fitz Motorsports where he has competed in races with the No. 12 team and the No. 14 team. He best finish on the season is 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

He debuted at the 1999 NAPA Auto Parts 200 at California Speedway with the No. 68 Dodge. Contreras 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 | NXSC | 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 | HOM DNQ | | NA | - | |
| 2003 | Jay Robinson Racing | 49 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | TAL | NSH | CAL 26 | 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 | |
| 2003 | Innovative Motorsports | 48 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HOM 17 | | 92nd | 197 | |
| 2005 | FitzBradshaw Racing | 40 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | MXC 36 | LVS | ATL | NSH | BRI | TEX | PHO | TAL | DAR | RCH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | GTY | IRP | GLN 32 | MCH | BRI | | RCH | DOV | KAN 38 | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO 30 | HOM 25 | 77th | 396 | |
| 2005 | FitzBradshaw Racing | 12 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CAL 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 77th | 396 |
| 2006 | FitzBradshaw Racing | 14 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | MXC 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HOM 33 | 69th | 437 | |
| 2006 | FitzBradshaw Racing | 12 | Dodge | | | | LVS | ATL | BRI | TEX | NSH | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | MAR 29 | GTY | IRP | GLN 32 | MCH | BRI | CAL 38 | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM 39 | TEX | PHO | | 69th | 437 | |
| 2007 | Fitz Motorsports | 22 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | MXC 35 | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 129th | 97 | |
| 2007 | Fitz Motorsports | 44 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | KEN 43 | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 129th | 97 | |
| 2014 | Rick Ware Racing | 15 | Ford | DAY DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30th | 204 | |
| 2014 | Rick Ware Racing | 23 | Chevy | | PHO 29 | LVS | BRI | CAL 29 | TEX | DAR 24 | RCH | TAL | IOW 33 | CLT 33 | DOV | MCH | | | | NHA 35 | CHI | IND | IOW | | | | ATL 37 | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT 29 | | | HOM 32 | | | | 30th | 204 | |
| 2014 | TriStar Motorsports | 44 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ROA 15 | KEN | | | | | | GLN 23 | MOH 21 | BRI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30th | 204 |
| 2014 | Rick Ware Racing | 87 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAY 34 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TEX 38 | PHO | | | | | | 30th | 204 |
| 2015 | Rick Ware Racing | 15 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI 36 | RCH 34 | TAL DNQ | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH 36 | BRI | ROA | DAR 37 | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM 36 | | | 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 | NCWTC | Pts |
| 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 | CAL 14 | 84th | 121 |
| 2000 | Impact Motorsports | 12 | Dodge | DAY 13 | HOM 33 | PHO 21 | MMR 27 | MAR 22 | PIR 18 | GTY 18 | MEM 18 | PPR 30 | EVG 19 | TEX 20 | KEN | GLN 8 | MLW 11 | NHA 21 | NZH 18 | MCH 20 | IRP 27 | NSV 19 | CIC 15 | RCH 19 | DOV 10 | TEX 15 | CAL 26 | | 17th | 2414 |
| 2001 | Petty Enterprises | 43 | Dodge | DAY 20 | HOM 7 | MMR 22 | MAR 11 | GTY 21 | DAR 27 | PPR 29 | DOV 12 | TEX 9 | MEM 27 | MLW 22 | KAN 12 | KEN 16 | NHA 21 | IRP 14 | NSH 17 | CIC 15 | NZH 16 | RCH 23 | SBO 17 | TEX 23 | LVS 20 | PHO 21 | CAL 22 | | 14th | 2586 |
| 2002 | Petty Enterprises | 43 | Dodge | DAY 8 | DAR 17 | MAR 28 | GTY 16 | PPR 13 | DOV 23 | TEX 18 | MEM 15 | MLW 22 | KAN 16 | KEN 22 | NHA 15 | MCH 17 | IRP 31 | NSH 13 | RCH 19 | TEX 30 | SBO 23 | LVS 13 | CAL 18 | PHO 19 | HOM 24 | | | | 16th | 2334 |
| 2010 | Daisy Ramirez Motorsports | 00 | Chevy | DAY 14 | 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 | DAY DNQ | ATL 27 | MAR | KAN | DOV | CLT | TEX 31 | IOW | GTW | KEN | ELD | POC 27 | BRI | MCH | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS 30 | 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 | NWSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2007 | Fitz Motorsports | 12 | Dodge | CTS | PHO | AMP | ELK | IOW | CNS | SON 22 | DCS | IRW | MMP | EVG | CSR | AMP | 61st | 97 | |
$^*$ Season still in progress $^1$ Ineligible for series points