Enrique Contreras III

Enrique Contreras III
Born (1992-05-02) May 2, 1992
Mexico City
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2015 position 79th
Best finish 79th (2015)
First race 2015 Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
3 races run over 2 years
Truck no., team No. 71 (Contreras Motorsports)
2016 position 57th
Best finish 57th (2016)
First race 2014 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Last race 2016 Careers for Veterans 200 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Mexico Series career
47 races run over 5 years
2015 position 16th
Best finish 16th (2015)
First race 2011 Potosina 200 (Potosino)
Last race 2015 Alcatel Onetouch 240 (Mexico City)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 7 0
Statistics current as of August 27, 2016.

Enrique Contreras III (born May 22, 1992) is a Mexican professional stock car racing driver. The Mexico City, Mexico resident has competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Camping World Truck Series, and most notably, NASCAR Mexico Series.[1] He is the son of former Indy Lights racer Enrique Contreras II and nephew of NASCAR driver Carlos Contreras.[2]

Racing career

Regional series

Mexico Series

Contreras has run the full schedule before, in 2011, 2014 and 2015. He broke through in 2014, scoring his first four top ten finishes while finishing all but one race (mechanical problems at Nuevo Autodromo de Queretaro).[3][4] In 2015, he added three more top tens, with just one crash.[5]

K&N Pro Series East

Contreras made his K&N Pro Series East debut in 2012, driving four races.[6] He recorded a best finish of 11th at Greenville-Pickens Speedway.[7] In 2013, Contreras ran the first three races of the season,[8] scoring 25th at Bristol Motor Speedway,[9] 19th at Greensville-Pickens[10] and 24th at Five Flags Speedway.[11]

National series

Camping World Truck Series

Contreras debuted in 2014, driving the No. 07 RaceTrac Chevrolet Silverado for Rick Ware Racing and SS-Green Light Racing to a 20th place finish at Martinsville Speedway.[12] He returned to the Truck Series in 2016, driving the No. 71 Chevrolet Silverado for his family Contreras Motorsports at Gateway, finishing 20th.

Xfinity Series

Contreras' first race was the 2015 Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 for Rick Ware Racing, finishing 34th in the No. 15 Adhler Pinturas/Coen Supply Chevrolet Camaro.[13]

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

Camping World Truck Series

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. ↑ "Enrique Contreras III Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. ↑ Bonkowski, Jerry (2014-10-23). "Enrique Contreras III, nephew of Carlos Contreras, to make first NASCAR truck race start at Martinsville". MotorSportsTalk. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  3. ↑ "2014 Queretana 200 - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  4. ↑ "Enrique Contreras III 2014 NASCAR Toyota Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  5. ↑ "Enrique Contreras III 2015 NASCAR Mexico Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  6. ↑ "Enrique Contreras III 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  7. ↑ "2012 Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  8. ↑ "Enrique Contreras III 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  9. ↑ "2013 DRIVE4COPD 125 - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  10. ↑ "2013 Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 Pres. by G-Clean - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  11. ↑ "2013 NAPA Auto Parts 150 - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  12. ↑ "Enrique Contreras III 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  13. ↑ "Enrique Contreras III 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-20.

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