Enrique Contreras III
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Mexico City, Mexico
| Enrique Contreras III | |||||||
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| Born | May 22, 1992 Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||
| NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2015 position | 79th | ||||||
| Best finish | 79th (2015) | ||||||
| First race | 2015 Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2016 position | 57th | ||||||
| Best finish | 57th (2016) | ||||||
| First race | 2014 Kroger 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2016 Careers for Veterans 200 (Michigan) | ||||||
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| 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) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of August 27, 2016. | |||||||
Enrique Contreras III (born May 22, 1992) is a Mexican former professional stock car racing driver. He has competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR 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]
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]