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List of Hispanic and Latin American NASCAR drivers

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This is a list of NASCAR drivers with nationalities from Latin-American countries or are Hispanic and Latino Americans that have raced in at least one of its top three national series event (Cup, Xfinity and Truck), excluding the NASCAR Mexico Series and NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race.

Daniel Suárez celebrating his first Cup Series win at Sonoma in 2022

Many of the current drivers and some of the former drivers have previously been or are currently members of the NASCAR Driver Development Program (formerly known as Drive for Diversity).

Juan Pablo Montoya (from Colombia) and Daniel Suárez (from Mexico) are the only two drivers born in Latin-American countries to win in the Cup Series. Both of them have also won in the Xfinity Series and Suárez has also won in the Truck Series. Nelson Piquet Jr. (from Brazil) won a race in the Xfinity Series and 2 races in the Truck Series but never won a Cup Series race. Aric Almirola, who is Cuban American, has won multiple races in each of NASCAR's top 3 series.

Active drivers

Active drivers from Latin-American countries

These drivers competed in NASCAR in 2025. All statistics in this table are as of June 19, 2025.

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Driver Image Country Current team and series Total national series starts Total national series wins NCS starts NCS wins NXS starts NXS wins NCTS starts NCTS wins R-R source
Baltazar Leguizamón Argentina Argentina Xfinity Series (part-time)
No. 35, Joey Gase Motorsports		 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 [1]
Andrés Pérez de Lara Mexico Mexico Truck Series (full-time)
No. 77, Spire Motorsports &
Xfinity Series (part-time)
No. 91, DGM Racing		 16 0 0 0 1 0 15 0 [2]
Rubén Rovelo Mexico Mexico Xfinity Series (part-time)
No. 35, Joey Gase Motorsports		 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 [3]
Daniel Suárez Mexico Mexico Cup Series (full-time)
No. 99, Trackhouse Racing &
Xfinity Series (part-time)
No. 9, JR Motorsports		 420 8 336 3 89 4 29 1 [4]
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Active drivers who are Hispanic and Latino Americans

These drivers competed in NASCAR in 2025. All statistics in this table are as of June 19, 2025.

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Driver Image Home state Country of ancestry Current team and series Total national series starts Total national series wins NCS starts NCS wins NXS starts NXS wins NCTS starts NCTS wins Sources
Aric Almirola Florida Florida Cuba Cuba Xfinity Series (part-time)
No. 19, Joe Gibbs Racing		 662 13[N 1] 460 3 124 8[N 1] 78 2 [5]
Jake Garcia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Mexico Mexico Truck Series (full-time)
No. 13, ThorSport Racing &
Xfinity Series (part-time)
No. 29, RSS Racing		 63 0 0 0 0 0 63 0 [6]
Brad Perez Florida Florida Dominican Republic Dominican Republic & Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Xfinity Series (part-time)
No. 45, Alpha Prime Racing		 21 0 0 0 16 0 5 0 [7][8]
Vicente Salas California California Mexico Mexico Xfinity Series (part-time)
No. 45, Alpha Prime Racing		 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 [9][10]
Nick Sanchez Florida Florida Cuba Cuba Xfinity Series (full-time)
No. 48, Big Machine Racing &
Truck Series (part-time)
No. 07, Spire Motorsports		 72 0 0 0 25 1 47 2 [11]
Ryan Vargas California California Mexico Mexico NASCAR Canada Series (full-time)
No. 28, DJK Racing &
ARCA Menards Series (part-time)
No. 67, Maples Motorsports		 78 0 0 0 71 0 7 0 [12]
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  1. [1]
    Almirola's win in the 2007 AT&T 250 at the Milwaukee Mile (where he was replaced by Denny Hamlin during the race who went on to win) is included since Almirola was the driver who started the race in the car which officially credits him with the win.

Inactive and retired drivers

Inactive and retired drivers from Latin-American countries

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Driver Image Country First year active Last year active Total national series starts Total national series wins NCS starts NCS wins NXS starts NXS wins NCTS starts NCTS wins R-R source
Enrique Baca Mexico Mexico 2017 2017 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 [13]
Juan Carlos Blum Mexico Mexico 2012 2013 13 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 [14]
Raul Cilloniz Peru Peru 1959 1959 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 [15]
Carlos Contreras Mexico Mexico 1999 2016 110 0 0 0 35 0 75 0 [16]
Enrique Contreras III Mexico Mexico 2014 2016 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 [17]
Eduardo Dibós Peru Peru 1959 1959 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 [18]
Milka Duno Venezuela Venezuela 2014 2014 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 [19]
Adrián Fernández Mexico Mexico 2005 2008 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 [20]
Christian Fittipaldi Brazil Brazil 2001 2003 19 0 16 0 3 0 0 0 [21]
Alex García Venezuela Venezuela 2007 2008 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 [22]
Rubén García Novoa Mexico Mexico 2005 2005 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 [23]
Rubén García Jr. Mexico Mexico 2014 2014 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 [24]
Jorge Goeters Mexico Mexico 2005 2007 11 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 [25]
Patrick Goeters Mexico Mexico 2006 2006 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 [26]
Juan Manuel González Mexico Mexico 2019 2019 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 [27]
Max Gutiérrez Mexico Mexico 2022 2023 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 [28]
Michel Jourdain Jr. Mexico Mexico 2005 2008 33 0 0 0 26 0 7 0 [29]
Rogelio López Mexico Mexico 2006 2007 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 [30]
Rafael Martínez Mexico Mexico 2005 2008 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 [31]
Juan Pablo Montoya Colombia Colombia 2006 2024 279 3 256 2 23 1 0 0 [32]
Jimmy Morales Mexico Mexico 2005 2006 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 [33]
Miguel Paludo Brazil Brazil 2010 2023 84 0 0 0 11 0 73 0 [34]
Carlos Pardo Mexico Mexico 2006 2006 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 [35]
Rubén Pardo Mexico Mexico 2007 2015 9 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 [36]
Antonio Pérez Mexico Mexico 2007 2010 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 [37]
Nelson Piquet Jr. Brazil Brazil 2010 2016 93 3 1 0 38 1 54 2 [38]
Alex Popow Venezuela Venezuela 2012 2012 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 [39]
Germán Quiroga Mexico Mexico 2007 2016 54 0 0 0 1 0 53 0 [40]
José Luis Ramírez Mexico Mexico 2005 2008 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 [41]
Mara Reyes Mexico Mexico 2005 2005 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 [42]
Pedro Rodríguez Mexico Mexico 1959 1971 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 [43]
Eliseo Salazar Chile Chile 1997 1997 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 [44]
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Inactive and retired drivers from territories of the United States

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Driver Image Country First year active Last year active Total national series starts Total national series wins NCS starts NCS wins NXS starts NXS wins NCTS starts NCTS wins R-R source
Victor Gonzalez Jr. Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 2009 2018 11 0 2 0 8 0 1 0 [51]
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Inactive and retired drivers who are Hispanic and Latino Americans

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Driver Image Home state Country of ancestry First year active Last year active Total national series starts Total national series wins NCS starts NCS wins NXS starts NXS wins NCTS starts NCTS wins R-R source
Jairo Avila Jr. California California Colombia Colombia 2018 2020 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 [52]
Andre Castro New York (state) New York Colombia Colombia 2023 2023 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 [53]
Ruben Garcia California California Mexico Mexico 1984 1988 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 [54]
Michael Lira Florida Florida Peru Peru 2016 2016 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 [55]
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