Germán Quiroga
| Germán Quiroga | |||||||
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| Born |
May 29, 1980 Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||
| Achievements |
2009, 2010, 2011 NASCAR Corona Series Champion 2004 Mexican Formula Renault Champion | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 135th (2007) | ||||||
| First race | 2007 Telcel-Motorola 200 (Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 50 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| 2014 position | 6th | ||||||
| Best finish | 6th (2014) | ||||||
| First race | 2011 F.W. Webb 175 (Loudon) | ||||||
| Last race | 2014 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Mexico Series career | |||||||
| 94 races run over 7 years | |||||||
| 2011 position | 1st | ||||||
| Best finish | 1st (2009, 2010, 2011) | ||||||
| First race | 2004 (Mexico City) | ||||||
| Last race | 2011 México Fest 200 (Mexico City) | ||||||
| First win | 2004 (San Luis Potosí) | ||||||
| Last win | 2011 Queretana 200 (Querétaro) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 14, 2014. | |||||||
Germán Quiroga, Jr. (born May 28, 1980) is a Mexican professional stock car racing driver. In 2011, he became the first three-time NASCAR Corona Series champion.
Racing career
Beginnings
Quiroga began his career in Reto Neon in 1996.
Corona Series
In 2004, he began racing in the NASCAR Corona Series (NCS), racing for Jorge Seman's race team .[1] During the following year, he won the Formula Renault championship. In 2005, he drove in the Infiniti Pro Series before returning to Desafio Corona for 2006. His first championship in the Corona Series came in 2009, while racing for Equipo Telcel. He won the championship again in 2010 and 2011.[2][3]
Toyota All-Star Showdown
In 2011, Quiroga participated in the Toyota All-Star Showdown in Irwindale, California, racing for Bill McAnally.[4] He finished in the 12th position behind fellow NCS driver Daniel Suárez.[5]
NASCAR Nationwide and Trucks
Quiroga's first race in the NASCAR's national touring series came in 2007 in the Busch Series (now the Nationwide Series), competing in the series' then-annual event at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez for Jay Robinson Racing where he finished 28th.[6] He made his debut in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2011, competing in two events for Kyle Busch Motorsports at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway, with a best finish of 16th coming in his first race.[7]
In 2012, Quiroga returned to KBM for a limited schedule of events, driving the No. 51 Toyota in four races at Talladega Superspeedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Phoenix International Raceway and Homestead.[3][8] He moved to Red Horse Racing for the 2013 season, running the entire series schedule in an attempt to win the series' Rookie of the Year honors.[9]
He also has worked part-time on NASCAR on NBC broadcasts, being part of mun2's broadcast of the NASCAR Toyota Series Toyota 120 at Phoenix International Raceway in February 2014.[10]
Motorsports career results
American Open-Wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
Barber Dodge Pro Series
| Barber Dodge Pro Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 |  SEB 20 |
LRP 16 |
LAG 16 |
POR 16 |
 TOR 15 |
CLE 15 |
VAN 8 |
MDO 8 |
ROA 6 |
MTL 20 |
16th | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | STP 8 |
 MTY 8 |
MIL 8 |
LAG 9 |
POR 5 |
CLE 3 |
TOR 12 |
VAN 6 |
MDO 15 |
MTL 12 |
7th | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 34 | 35 | NNSC | Pts | ||||
| 2007 | Jay Robinson Racing | 28 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | MXC 28 |
LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 135th | 84 | ||||
Camping World Truck Series
| NASCAR Camping World Truck 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 | NCWTC | Pts | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 51 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | DAR | MAR | NSH | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | KEN | IOW | NSH | IRP | POC | MCH | BRI | ATL | CHI | NHA 16 |
KEN | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | HOM 26 |
56th | 46 | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | DAY | MAR | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | KEN | IOW | CHI | POC | MCH | BRI | ATL | IOW | KEN | LVS | TAL 8 |
MAR | TEX 28 |
PHO 24 |
HOM 15 |
40th | 101 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Red Horse Racing | 77 | Toyota | DAY 25 |
MAR 29 |
CAR 19 |
KAN 11 |
CLT 35 |
DOV 13 |
TEX 3 |
KEN 8 |
IOW 14 |
ELD 20 |
POC 3 |
MCH 19 |
BRI 21 |
MSP 15 |
IOW 6 |
CHI 14 |
LVS 21 |
TAL 31 |
MAR 7 |
TEX 14 |
PHO 12 |
HOM 7 |
13th | 625 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | DAY 10 |
MAR 6 |
KAN 7 |
CLT 9 |
DOV 9 |
TEX 23 |
GTY 2 |
KEN 15 |
IOW 5 |
ELD 12 |
POC 22 |
MCH 6 |
BRI 14 |
MSP 2 |
CHI 19 |
NHA 15 |
LVS 16 |
TAL 29 |
MAR 10 |
TEX 17 |
PHO 26 |
HOM 15 |
6th | 683 | |||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
- ↑ "Germán Quiroga". Sporcar. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
- ↑ "Germán Quiroga, bicampeón de la Nascar México Series". La Jornada. November 22, 2010.
- 1 2 Spencer, Lee (November 2, 2012). "Quiroga Jr. hoping to make history". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- ↑ "Germán Quiroga se declara listo para el ‘Toyota All Star Showdown’". Excelsior. January 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Daniel Suárez, cerca del top ten en la Toyota All-Star Showdown". Vision Automotriz. January 30, 2011.
- ↑ "German Quiroga - NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
- ↑ "German Quiroga - NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
- ↑ "Mexican Driver German Quiroga To Participate in NASCAR". Fox News Latino. July 20, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
- ↑ "Quiroga added to Red Horse Racing lineup". NASCAR.com. February 19, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ↑ ""Deportes Telemundo en mun2" to Air NASCAR Mexico Toyota Series Opening Race Live on Friday, February 28, 9 P.M. EST". BusinessWire. February 25, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
External links
- Official website
- Germán Quiroga driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Germán Quiroga at Driver Database
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Antonio Pérez |
NASCAR Corona Series Champion 2009, 2010, 2011 |
Succeeded by Jorge Goeters |
| Preceded by Homero Richards |
Mexican Formula Renault Champion 2004 |
Succeeded by Homero Richards |
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