Carlos Contreras

Carlos Contreras

Infobox_NASCAR__driver
Name = Carlos Contreras
Birthdate = birth date and age|1970|6|8
Birthplace = Mexico City, Mexico
Busch_Car_Team = #22 - Fitz Motorsports | Previous_Year = 2006
Prev_Busch_Pos = 69th
Best_Busch_Pos = 69th | First_Busch_Race = 2003 1-800-Pitshop.com 300 (California)
Best_Truck_Pos = 14th (2001)| First_Truck_Race = 1999 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (California)
Last_Truck_Race = 2002 Ford 200 (Homestead)
Truck_Top_Tens = 5
Total_Truck_Races = 70
Years_In_Truck = 4
Updated_On = February 22, 2007

Carlos Contreras (born June 8, 1970 in Mexico City) is the first Mexican born driver in any NASCAR national series. He currently drives for Fitz Motorsports in the NASCAR Busch Series.

NASCAR career

Busch Series

Contreras made his first Busch Series attempt in 2002 with the Hispanic Racing Team. Driving the #09 CICLON Energy Drink 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 #49 Fox Sports Espanol/Citizen Watches Ford in the field and finished in the 26th position. He also made one start for Innovative Motorsports at Homestead-Miami. He drove the #48 Scunci U Style/Goulds Pumps Chevrolet to a 17th place finish. In 2005 he would return to the Busch Series with Fitz Motorsports. He drove the #40 Dodge in five races and the #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 #12 team and the #14 team. He best finish on the season is an 11th at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

Craftsman Truck Series

He debuted at the 1999 NAPA Auto Parts 200 at California Speedway with the #68 Hot Wheels 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 #12 Hot Wheels Dodge. He has two top tens during the season and finished 17th in points. He moved to Petty Enterprises in 2001 along with his sponsor Hot Wheels. 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 with 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 has yet to return to the Craftsman Truck Series since the 2002 season.


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