Rubén García Jr. (racing driver)
Mexican auto racing driver
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Rubén García Jr. (born November 21, 1995)[1] is a Mexican professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Mexico Series, driving the No. 88 for Team GP - CANEL'S.
BornNovember 21, 1995
Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico
Achievements2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2024 NASCAR Mexico Series champion
2011 NASCAR Stock V6 Series champion
2011 NASCAR Stock V6 Series champion
2014 position54th
Best finish54th (2014)
| Rubén García Jr. | |||||||
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García Jr. at New Jersey Motorsports Park in 2018 | |||||||
| Born | November 21, 1995 Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||
| Achievements | 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2024 NASCAR Mexico Series champion 2011 NASCAR Stock V6 Series champion | ||||||
| NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2014 position | 54th | ||||||
| Best finish | 54th (2014) | ||||||
| First race | 2014 Blue Jeans Go Green 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2014 John R. Elliott HERO Campaign 300 (Kentucky) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Mexico Series career | |||||||
| 124 races run over 11 years | |||||||
| 2022 position | 1st | ||||||
| Best finish | 1st (2015), (2018), (2019), (2022), (2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2011 Aguascalientes 240 (Aguascalientes) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 Gran Premio Chihuahua (Chihuahua) | ||||||
| First win | 2013 Aguascalientes 240 (Aguascalientes) | ||||||
| Last win | 2022 Gran Premio Chihuahua (Chihuahua) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of April 20, 2026. | |||||||
Racing career
Personal life
He is the son of the fellow racing driver Rubén García Novoa,[2] and despite the same name, none of them are related to also racing driver Ruben Garcia.
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NNSC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2014 | SR² Motorsports | 24 | Toyota | DAY | PHO 25 |
LVS | BRI 33 |
CAL | TEX | DAR | RCH | TAL | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | 54th | 41 | [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rick Ware Racing | 87 | Chevy | KEN 33 |
DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||
K&N Pro Series East
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2016 | Rev Racing | 6 | Toyota | NSM 21 |
MOB 18 |
GRE 19 |
BRI 18 |
VIR 8 |
DOM 6 |
STA 10 |
COL 16 |
NHA 20 |
GLN 17 |
GRE 8 |
NJM 6 |
DOV 5 |
10th | 425 | [4] | |
| 66 | IOW 19 |
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| 2017 | 6 | NSM 16 |
GRE 9 |
BRI 2 |
SBO 6 |
SBO 5 |
MEM 14 |
BLN 8 |
NHA 7 |
IOW 12 |
GLN 4 |
LGY 6 |
NJM 10 |
DOV 10 |
5th | 501 | [5] | |||
| 03 | TMP 8 |
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| 2018 | 6 | NSM 26 |
BRI 10 |
LGY 10 |
SBO 12 |
SBO 15 |
MEM 1 |
NJM 7 |
NHA 12 |
GLN 8 |
NHA 17 |
DOV 1* |
3rd | 489 | [6] | |||||
| 12 | THO 9 |
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| 42 | IOW 5 |
GTW 4 |
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| 2019 | 6 | NSM 8 |
BRI 17 |
SBO 5 |
SBO 7 |
MEM 12 |
NHA 14 |
GLN 5 |
BRI 3 |
NHA 7 |
DOV 8 |
6th | 433 | [7] | ||||||
| 2 | IOW 3 |
GTW 6 |
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NASCAR Mexico Series
| NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | NPMSC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2011 | HDI Seguros Racing Team | 27 | Toyota | MTY | SLP | AGS | TUX | QRO | PUE | MXC | SLP | MTY | QRO | PUE | SLP | AGS 17 |
MXC 25 |
45th | 200 | [8] | |||
| 2012 | SC Racing | 88 | Toyota | MTY 8 |
SLP 27 |
QRO 7 |
MXC 11 |
PUE 6 |
AGS 7 |
MXC 17 |
SLP 24 |
QRO 10 |
AGS 26 |
PUE 17 |
MTY 24 |
CHI 10 |
MXC 3 |
14th | 416 | [9] | |||
| 2013 | Team GP | Mazda | PHO 3 |
SLP 7 |
MXC 9 |
QRO 6 |
CHI 18 |
AGS 1* |
PUE 25 |
MTY 8 |
QRO 7 |
MXC 11 |
SLP 6 |
PUE 8 |
AGS 19 |
TUX 10 |
MXC 5 |
4th | 1176 | [10] | |||
| 2014 | HDI Seguros | Toyota | PHO 7 |
MXC 11 |
TUX 10 |
MTY 9 |
SLP 26 |
QRO 27 |
MXC 6 |
AGS 19 |
QRO 8 |
PUE 5 |
CHI 9 |
SLP 9 |
AGS 3* |
TUX 2* |
PUE 12 |
2nd | 1191 | [11] | |||
| 2015 | Canel's Racing | PHO 10 |
SLP 4 |
TUX 5 |
QRO 8 |
PUE 21 |
AGS 11 |
CHI 1* |
SLP 5 |
PUE 15 |
SLP 8 |
CHI 1* |
AGS 4 |
MXC 1 |
MXC 10 |
TUX 5 |
1st | 1213 | [12] | ||||
| 2017 | Alpha Racing | 88 | Toyota | MTY 7 |
SLP 21 |
PUE 15 |
GDL 23 |
LEO 9 |
AGS 2 |
PAC 16 |
QRO 4 |
GDL 4 |
TUX 4 |
PUE 3 |
MXC 12 |
3rd | 411 | [13] | |||||
| 2018 | Canel's Racing | MTY 7 |
SLP 8 |
CHI 7* |
GDL 3 |
PUE 1 |
AGS 1* |
QRO 1 |
PUE 9 |
TUX 7 |
AGS 2 |
GDL 2 |
MXC 8 |
1st | 488 | [14] | |||||||
| 2019 | MTY 1 |
TUX 2 |
GDL 4 |
AGS 1 |
PUE 1 |
CHI 7 |
QRO 4 |
SLP 3 |
GDL 1 |
PUE 5 |
AGS 17 |
MXC 6 |
1st* | 496 | [15][16] | ||||||||
| 2020 | QRO 2 |
SLP 3 |
AGS 8* |
PUE 1* |
PUE 5 |
QRO 2 |
QRO 3 |
SLP 2 |
AGS 2 |
QRO 1 |
QRO 2 |
PUE 2 |
2nd | 508 | [17] | ||||||||
| 2021 | Chevy | TUX 3 |
QRO 2 |
PUE 2 |
AGS 1* |
SLP 4 |
QRO 2 |
MTY 5 |
AGS 1* |
SLP 4 |
GDL 10 |
PUE 2 |
PUE 2 |
2nd | 477 | [18] | |||||||
| 2022 | TUX 13 |
QRO 1 |
CHI 1 |
GDL | PUE | SLP | MTY | AGS | QRO | TBA | GDL | PUE | 1st | 232 | [19] | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||