# List of Hispanic and Latin American NASCAR drivers

This is a list of NASCAR drivers with nationalities from Latin-American countries or are Hispanic and Latino Americans that have raced in at least one of its top three national series event (Cup, Xfinity and Truck), excluding the NASCAR Mexico Series and NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race.
Many of the current drivers and some of the former drivers have previously been or are currently members of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program.
Juan Pablo Montoya (from Colombia) and Daniel Suárez (from Mexico) are the only two drivers born in Latin-American countries to win in the Cup Series. Both of them have also won in the Xfinity Series and Suárez has also won in the Truck Series. Aric Almirola, who is Cuban American, has won multiple races in each of NASCAR's top 3 series.

## Active drivers
### Active drivers from Latin-American countries

These drivers are currently competing in NASCAR in 2024. All statistics in this table are as of April 5, 2024.
| Driver | Image | Country | Current team and series | Total national series starts | Total national series wins | NCS Starts | NCS Wins | NXS Starts | NXS Wins | NCTS Starts | NCTS Wins | R-R Source |
| Daniel Suárez | | Mexico | Cup Series (full-time) No. 99, Trackhouse Racing & Xfinity Series (part-time) No. 14, SS-Green Light Racing with Kaulig Racing | 373 | 6 | 258 | 2 | 87 | 3 | 28 | 1 | |

### Active drivers who are Hispanic and Latino Americans

These drivers are currently competing in NASCAR in 2024. All statistics in this table are as of April 5, 2024.
| Driver | Home state | Country of ancestry | Current team and series | Total national series starts | Total national series wins | NCS Starts | NCS Wins | NXS Starts | NXS Wins | NCTS Starts | NCTS Wins |
| Aric Almirola | Florida | Cuba | Xfinity Series (part-time) Nos. 19/20, Joe Gibbs Racing | 645 | 9 | 460 | 3 | 107 | 4 | 78 | 2 |
| Jake Garcia | Georgia | Mexico | Truck Series (full-time) No. 13, ThorSport Racing | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Brad Perez | Florida | Dominican Republic & Puerto Rico | Xfinity Series (part-time) No. 45, Alpha Prime Racing | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Vicente Salas | California | Mexico | Truck Series (part-time) No. 20, Young's Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Sanchez | Florida | Cuba | Truck Series (full-time) No. 2, Rev Racing | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ryan Vargas | California | Mexico | Xfinity Series (part-time) No. 32, Jordan Anderson Racing with Mike Harmon Racing / No. 74, Mike Harmon Racing | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
* 1 2 Almirola's win in the 2007 AT&T 250 at the Milwaukee Mile (where he was replaced by Denny Hamlin during the race who went on to win) is included since Almirola was the driver who started the race in the car which officially credits him with the win.

## Inactive and retired drivers
### Inactive and retired drivers from Latin-American countries

| Driver | Country | First year active | Last year active | Total national series starts | Total national series wins | NCS Starts | NCS Wins | NXS Starts | NXS Wins | NCTS Starts | NCTS Wins |
| Enrique Baca | Mexico | 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Carlos Blum | Mexico | 2012 | 2013 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raul Cilloniz | Peru | 1959 | 1959 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Contreras | Mexico | 1999 | 2016 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| Enrique Contreras III | Mexico | 2014 | 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Eduardo Dibós | Peru | 1959 | 1959 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milka Duno | Venezuela | 2014 | 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adrián Fernández | Mexico | 2005 | 2008 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Fittipaldi | Brazil | 2001 | 2003 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex García | Venezuela | 2007 | 2008 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rubén García Novoa | Mexico | 2005 | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rubén García Jr. | Mexico | 2014 | 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Goeters | Mexico | 2005 | 2007 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Goeters | Mexico | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Manuel González | Mexico | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Max Gutiérrez | Mexico | 2022 | 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Michel Jourdain Jr. | Mexico | 2005 | 2008 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Rogelio López | Mexico | 2006 | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Martínez | Mexico | 2005 | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | Colombia | 2006 | 2014 | 278 | 3 | 255 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Morales | Mexico | 2005 | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Paludo | Brazil | 2010 | 2023 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| Carlos Pardo | Mexico | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rubén Pardo | Mexico | 2007 | 2015 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Antonio Pérez | Mexico | 2007 | 2010 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | Brazil | 2010 | 2016 | 93 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 54 | 2 |
| Alex Popow | Venezuela | 2012 | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germán Quiroga | Mexico | 2007 | 2016 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| José Luis Ramírez | Mexico | 2005 | 2008 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mara Reyes | Mexico | 2005 | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Rodríguez | Mexico | 1959 | 1971 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eliseo Salazar | Chile | 1997 | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

#### Notes

* Other drivers that had a entry in a top three national series event but failed to qualify: Emiliano Zapata, Jaime Guerrero, Roberto Guerrero, Eduardo Goeters, Freddy Tame, Eddie Troconis and Baltazar Leguizamón.

### Inactive and retired drivers from territories of the United States

| Driver | Image | Country | First year active | Last year active | Total national series starts | Total national series wins | NCS Starts | NCS Wins | NXS Starts | NXS Wins | NCTS Starts | NCTS Wins | R-R Source |
| Victor Gonzalez Jr. | | Puerto Rico | 2009 | 2018 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |

### Inactive and retired drivers who are Hispanic and Latino Americans

| Driver | Home state | Country of ancestry | First year active | Last year active | Total national series starts | Total national series wins | NCS Starts | NCS Wins | NXS Starts | NXS Wins | NCTS Starts | NCTS Wins |
| Jairo Avila Jr. | California | Colombia | 2018 | 2020 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Castro | New York | Colombia | 2023 | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben Garcia | California | Mexico | 1984 | 1988 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Lira | Florida | Peru | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |