# 2010 NASCAR Corona Series

The 2010 NASCAR Corona Series was the seventh season of the Corona Series, which was organized by NASCAR Mexico. The season was composed by fourteen races. Aguascalientes was venue of the kickoff and the final event. Germán Quiroga won his second championship in row.

## Report

For first time Mazda took part in a series sanctioned by NASCAR. Mazda entered with the Mazda6. TeamGP was the first team to run with this car. Mazda won its first three races and the final race in the season.
The season kickoff in Aguascalientes. Rafael Martínez began the year taking the victory. In the second race in Querétaro, Martínez won again. The third race was won by the Martínez's teammate, Jorge Goeters, in San Luis Potosí. But, Rafael Martínez had a chrash and finished in 27th place and lost the leadership of the season, and Antonio Pérez became in the new leader. The fourth race of the season was the first night race in the NCS. Tuxtla Gutiérrez was venue of this race. Salvador Durán took his first pole position and Germán Quiroga won the race. Pérez maintained the leadership of NCS. Homero Richards took the victory in the fifth race in the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez's oval. Richards again won in Puebla, meanwhile Pérez continued like leader.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Manufacturer | No. | Race Driver | Rounds |
| 2b Racing | Chevrolet | 07 | Ricardo Pérez de Lara | 2–14 |
| 2b Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | Carlos Peralta | All |
| 2b Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | Oscar Peralta | All |
| Equipo Telcel | Dodge Ford | 2 | Germán Quiroga | All |
| Equipo Telcel | Dodge Ford | 3 | Alejandro Capin | 1–6 |
| Equipo Telcel | Dodge Ford | 3 | Daniel Suárez | 7–14 |
| Escuderia Telmex | Chevrolet | 1 | Antonio Pérez | All |
| Escuderia Telmex | Toyota | 5 | Rubén Rovelo | All |
| HDI Seguros Racing Team | Mazda | 27 | Ruben García Novoa | All |
| HDI Seguros Racing Team | Mazda | 88 | Alejandro Capín | 7–14 |
| H&HighSpeed | Toyota | 20 | Homero Richards | All |
| HO Racing | Toyota | 11 | Hugo Oliveras | All |
| HO Racing | Toyota | 15 | Salvador Durán | 1–13 |
| HO Racing | Toyota | 15 | Scott Riggs | 14 |
| HO Racing | Toyota | 60 | Rogelio López | All |
| Tame Racing | Ford | 12 | Rubén Pardo | |
| Tame Racing | Ford | 13 | Estefania Reyes | |
| Tame Racing | Ford | 22 | Irwin Vences | |
| Tame Racing | Ford | 23 | Oscar Ruíz | |
| Tame Racing | Ford | 28 | Elliot VanRankin | |
| Team GP | Mazda | 18 | Rafael Martínez | All |
| Team GP | Mazda | 19 | Freddy Tame, Jr. | |
| Team GP | Mazda | 31 | Jorge Goeters | All |
Driver changes
* Rogelio López left Equipo Telcel. Alejandro Capín took his seat.
* Ricardo Pérez de Lara joined 2b Racing since Round 2.
* After Round 6, Daniel Suárez replaced Alejandro Capín in Equipo Telcel.
* Salvador Durán was suspended after Round 13 for aggressive driving. He was replaced by Scott Riggs.

## Schedule

The schedule was presented in January comprised 14 races in 8 tracks. On May 22 Chiapas was the first night race in the NCS history. The Award ceremony was held on December 9.
| Race | Race Name | Track | Date | Time | Time |
| Race | Race Name | Track | Date | Local | UTC |
| 1 | Pennzoil 240 | Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | March 21 | 13:10 | 19:10 |
| 2 | Querétaro 200 | Autódromo Querétaro, El Marqués | April 11 | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 3 | San Luis Potosí 200 | Autódromo Potosino, Zaragoza | May 2 | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 4 | Pennzoil 240 | Autódromo Chiapas, Berriozábal | May 22 | 22:00 | 03:00 |
| 5 | Pennzoil 200 | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City | June 6 | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 6 | Puebla 240 | Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, Amozoc | July 18 | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 7 | Goodyear Racing 200 | Trióvalo Bernardo Obregón, Guadalajara | August 8 | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 8 | 200 km por Monterrey | Autódromo Monterrey, Apodaca | August 22 | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 9 | San Luis Potosí 200 | Autódromo Potosino, Zaragoza | September 5 | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 10 | Pennzoil 200 | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City | September 19 | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 11 | Goodyear Racing 200 | Autódromo Querétaro, El Marqués | October 3 | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 12 | Puebla 240 | Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, Amozoc | October 17 | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 13 | Goodyear Racing 240 | Autódromo Chiapas, Berriozábal | October 31 | 12:10 | 18:10 |
| 14 | Pennzoil 240 | Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | November 21 | 13:10 | 19:10 |

## Results and standings
### Races

| No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning Driver | Winning Manufacturer |
| 1 | Aguascalientes | Rogelio López | Rogelio López | Rafael Martínez | Mazda |
| 2 | Querétaro | Rafael Martínez | Rafael Martínez | Rafael Martínez | Mazda |
| 3 | San Luis Potosí | Homero Richards | Homero Richards | Jorge Goeters | Mazda |
| 4 | Chiapas | Salvador Durán | Germán Quiroga | Germán Quiroga | Ford |
| 5 | Mexico City | Homero Richards | Homero Richards | Homero Richards | Toyota |
| 6 | Puebla | Antonio Pérez | Homero Richards | Homero Richards | Toyota |
| 7 | Guadalajara | Germán Quiroga | Jorge Goeters | Antonio Pérez | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Monterrey | Jorge Goeters | Rubén Rovelo | Rubén Rovelo | Toyota |
| 9 | San Luis Potosí | Jorge Goeters | Jorge Goeters | Germán Quiroga | Ford |
| 10 | Mexico City | Antonio Pérez | Rubén Rovelo | Rubén Rovelo | Toyota |
| 11 | Querétaro | Germán Quiroga | Rafael Martínez | Antonio Pérez | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Puebla | Rafael Martínez | Jorge Goeters | Germán Quiroga | Dodge |
| 13 | Chiapas | José Luis Ramírez | José Luis Ramírez | José Luis Ramírez | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Aguascalientes | Jorge Arteaga | Jorge Goeters | Jorge Goeters | Mazda |
    1^ Qualifying cancelled by rain.
    2^ 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 | QRO | SLP | TXG | MXC | PUE | GDL | MTY | SL2 | MX2 | QR2 | PU2 | TX2 | AG2 | Points |
| 1 | Germán Quiroga | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1* | 2 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2173 |
| 2 | Homero Richards | 14 | 2 | 4* | 21 | 1* | 1* | 10 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2023 |
| 3 | Rafael Martínez | 1 | 1* | 27 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1966 |
| 4 | Antonio Pérez | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 25 | 29 | 17 | 1941 |
| 5 | Jorge Goeters | 4 | 19 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 26 | 14* | 2 | 12* | 26 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 1880 |
| 6 | Rubén Rovelo | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 1* | 24 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 1831 |
| 7 | José Luis Ramírez | 24 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1812 |
| 8 | Jorge Arteaga | 9 | 29 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1803 |
| 9 | Rogelio López | 3* | 24 | 14 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 1791 |
| 10 | Patrick Goeters | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 1743 |
| 11 | Hugo Oliveras | 13 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 1719 |
| 12 | Abraham Calderón | 6 | 13 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 1693 |
| 13 | Daniel Suárez (R) | 12 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 18 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 1684 |
| 14 | Irwin Vences | 11 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 29 | 14 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 1665 |
| 15 | Carlos Contreras | 10 | 10 | 21 | 19 | 29 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 25 | 12 | DNQ | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1649 |
| 16 | Carlos Peralta | 19 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 23 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 25 | 1616 |
| 17 | Ricardo Pérez de Lara | | 16 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1593 |
| 18 | Freddy Tame, Jr. | 22 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 29 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 27 | 1558 |
| 19 | Rubén Pardo | 27 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 1487 |
| 20 | Víctor Barrales | 15 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 31 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 1481 |
| 21 | Pepe Montaño | 30 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 1471 |
| 22 | Alejandro Capín | 20 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 21 | DNQ | 33 | 32 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 1415 |
| 23 | Salvador Durán | 25 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 28 | EX | 1400 |
| 24 | Rafael Vallina | 26 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 32 | 33 | 25 | 34 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 1389 |
| 25 | Elliot Van Rankin | 31 | 22 | 18 | | 21 | 32 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 26 | 1298 |
| 26 | Rubén García Novoa | 16 | 30 | DNQ | 31 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 13 | 1277 |
| 27 | Alan Williams (R) | 33 | | 13 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 1237 |
| 28 | Oscar Ruíz | 7 | 6 | 32 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 32 | 6 | | | | | 1177 |
| 29 | Oscar Peralta | 8 | 21 | 20 | 15 | DNQ | | 23 | 19 | 34 | 24 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 7 | 1165 |
| 30 | Israel Jaitovich | | 15 | 30 | 27 | 27 | | 28 | 28 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 34 | 20 | 34 | 1096 |
| 31 | Mike Sánchez | 28 | 35 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 16 | 25 | | | | 1058 |
| 32 | Julían Islas | 32 | 34 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 35 | | | DNQ | 32 | DNQ | 33 | 31 | | 763 |
| 33 | Enrique Contreras III (R) | | 23 | | | | | | | 18 | 34 | 21 | | 19 | 15 | 588 |
| 34 | Carlos Anaya | | | 29 | | 33 | 23 | 20 | | 16 | 27 | | | | | 534 |
| 35 | Juan Carlos Herrero (R) | 29 | | DNQ | 33 | | | | | | | | | 23 | 18 | 407 |
| 36 | Jorge Contreras | | 28 | | 32 | 17 | | | | | | 22 | DNQ | | | 374 |
| 37 | Luis Felipe Montaño | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 27 | 26 | 20 | 370 |
| 38 | Héctor Félix (R) | | | | | | | | 31 | 27 | | 20 | 30 | | 31 | 328 |
| 39 | Estefania Reyes | | | | | | 27 | | | DNQ | | DNQ | 23 | DNQ | 30 | 294 |
| 40 | Rodrigo Marbán (R) | | | | | | | | 29 | DNQ | | 27 | 31 | DNQ | | 279 |
| 41 | Juan Carlos Blum (R) | | DNQ | | | | 12 | | | 15 | | | | | | 245 |
| 42 | Pepe González | 18 | 33 | | | | | 32 | | | | | | | | 240 |
| 43 | Ernesto Guerrero (R) | | 27 | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | 140 |
| 44 | Rodrigo Peralta (R) | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | 115 |
| 45 | Scott Riggs | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | 79 |
| 46 | Héctor González (R) | | | | | | | | 33 | | | | | | | 64 |
| Rank | Driver | AGS | QRO | SLP | TXG | MXC | PUE | GDL | MTY | SL2 | MX2 | QR2 | PU2 | TX2 | AG2 | Points |
| | References | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
    ^ Goeters, Ramírez and López suffered 15 points reduction by drive shaft irregularities.

### Rookie of the Year

Only the best 10 results count in the final classification.
| Rank | Driver | AGS | QRO | SLP | TXG | MXC | PUE | GDL | MTY | SL2 | MX2 | QR2 | PU2 | TX2 | AG2 | Points |
| 1 | Daniel Suárez | 12 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 18 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 96 |
| 2 | Alan Williams | 33 | | 13 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 90 |
| 3 | Enrique Contreras III | | 23 | | | | | | | 18 | 34 | 21 | | 19 | 15 | 26 |
| 4 | Juan Carlos Herrero | 29 | | DNQ | 33 | | | | | | | | | 23 | 18 | 25 |
| 5 | Rodrigo Marban | | | | | | | | 29 | DNQ | | 27 | 31 | DNQ | | 26 |
| 6 | Héctor Félix | | | | | | | | 31 | 27 | | 20 | 30 | | 31 | 29 |
| 7 | Juan Carlos Blum | | DNQ | | | | 12 | | | 15 | | | | | | 20 |
| 8 | Ernesto Guerrero | | 27 | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 9 | Rodrigo Peralta | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 10 | Héctor González | | | | | | | | | 33 | | | | | | 6 |
| Rank | Driver | AGS | QRO | SLP | TXG | MXC | PUE | GDL | MTY | SL2 | MX2 | QR2 | PU2 | TX2 | AG2 | Points |