# Antonio Pérez (racing driver)

Antonio Pérez Mendoza (born 20 March 1986) is a Mexican retired stock car racing driver. He last competed in the NASCAR Mexico Series, driving the No. 1 Toyota for Jimmy Morales. He is the 2008 NASCAR Corona Series champion.

## Racing career

Pérez began racing full-time in the Corona Series in 2006, winning Rookie of the Year honors. The following year, he won his first career race at Autódromo Monterrey. In 2008, he won the series championship.
In 2007, Pérez made his Busch Series debut in the Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, driving the No. 68 Telmex Dodge. After qualifying 40th, he finished 42nd after suffering a transmission issue on lap two. Pérez returned to the series, then renamed to the Nationwide Series, in 2008 for the Mexico City round, driving the No. 86 Dodge with sponsorship from association football club C.D. Guadalajara.

## Personal life

The son of former driver and current politician Antonio Pérez Garibay, Pérez's younger brother Sergio "Checo" is also a racing driver and formerly raced in Formula One.

## 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.)

#### Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide 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 | NNSC | Pts |
| 2007 | TW Motorsports | 68 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | MXC 42 | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 161st | - |
| 2008 | TW Motorsports | 86 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | MXC 34 | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV | GLN 37 | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 114th | 113 |
| 2009 | TW Motorsports | 86 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | TEX | NSH | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | IOW | GLN 40 | MCH | BRI | CGV 13 | ATL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 120th | 124 |
| 2010 | NEMCO Motorsports | 87 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | NSH | PHO | TEX | TAL | RCH | DAR | DOV | CLT | NSH | KEN | ROA 38 | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | IOW | GLN | MCH | BRI | CGV | ATL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | | | | | 110th | 110 |
| 2010 | TriStar Motorsports | 35 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GTY 34 | TEX | PHO | HOM | 110th | 110 |

#### Camping World East Series

NASCAR Camping World East Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NCWEC | Pts |
| 2007 | Chivas Racing | 21 | Chevy | GRE | ELK | IOW | SBO | STA | NHA | TMP | NSH | ADI | LRP | MFD 22 | NHA 26 | DOV 27 | 39th | 264 |
| 2008 | Chivas Racing | 12 | Dodge | GRE | IOW | SBO | GLN 10 | NHA 26 | TMP | NSH | ADI | LRP | MFD | NHA 28 | DOV | STA | 38th | 303 |
| 2009 | Chivas Racing | 12 | Dodge | GRE | TRI 19 | IOW | SBO | GLN 20 | NHA | TMP | ADI | LRP | NHA | DOV | | | 41st | 209 |

### WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

(key)

#### 24 Hours of Daytona

24 Hours of Daytona results :
| Year | Class | No | Team | Car | Co-drivers | Laps | Position | Class Pos. | Ref |
| 2016 | GTD | 007 | The Racer's Group | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | Santiago Creel James Davison Ricardo Perez De Lara Lars Viljoen | 390 | 44 $^{DNF}$ | 20 $^{DNF}$ | |