Germán Quiroga Jr. (born May 29, 1980) is a Mexican professional stock car racing driver. In 2011, he became the first three-time NASCAR Corona Series champion.
| 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 Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 53 races run over 5 years | |||||||
| 2016 position | 31st | ||||||
| Best finish | 6th (2014) | ||||||
| First race | 2011 F.W. Webb 175 (Loudon) | ||||||
| Last race | 2016 Drivin' for Linemen 200 (Gateway) | ||||||
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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 June 25, 2016. | |||||||
Racing career
editBeginnings
editQuiroga began his career in Reto Neon in 1996.
Corona Series
editIn 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
editIn 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]
Nationwide Series
editQuiroga'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]
Camping World Truck Series
editHe 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]
Quiroga had a great start in 2014 season with five straight top ten finishes until Texas.
After sitting out 2015, he returned to drive part-time in the Red Horse's No. 11 truck in 2016 beginning at Texas.
Motorsports career results
editAmerican Open-Wheel racing results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
Barber Dodge Pro Series
edit| 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 |
Indy Pro Series
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kenn Hardley Racing | HMS | PHX | STP | INDY 10 |
TXS | IMS | NSH | MIL | KTY | PPIR | SNM | CHI | WGL | FON | 25th | 20 |
NASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
edit| NASCAR Busch 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 | Ref | |||
| 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 | [11] | |||
Camping World Truck Series
edit| 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 | Ref | ||||||||||||
| 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 | [12] | ||||||||||||
| 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 | [13] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | [14] | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | [15] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Red Horse Racing | 11 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | DOV | CLT | TEX 8 |
IOW 14 |
GTW 7 |
KEN | ELD | POC | BRI | MCH | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 31st | 70 | [16] | ||||||||||||||
Corona Series
edit| NASCAR Corona Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team Owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NCSC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2008 | Monica Morales | 5 | Ford | AGS 10 |
MXC 3 |
SLP 22* |
GDL 12 |
ZAC 3 |
PUE 4 |
MTY 3 |
SLP 1 |
GDL 6 |
PUE 4 |
QRO 4 |
SLP 1* |
TXG 2* |
MXC 21 |
2nd | 2,153 | [17] | ||
| 2009 | 2 | AGS 1* |
TXG 2* |
SLP 1* |
PUE 4 |
QRO 9 |
GDL 2 |
ZAC 3 |
SLP 3 |
PUE 4 |
MTY 1 |
QRO 2 |
MXC 12 |
TXG 21 |
AGS 2 |
1st | 2,273 | [18] | ||||
| 2010 | Dodge | AGS 23 |
QRO 4 |
SLP 5 |
TXG 1 |
MXC 2 |
PUE 20 |
GDL 2 |
MTY 9 |
SLP 1 |
MXC 3 |
QRO 2 |
PUE 1 |
TXG 15 |
AGS 4 |
1st | 2,173 | [19] | ||||
| 2011 | Toyota | MTY 2 |
SLP 4 |
AGS 2 |
1st | 2,272 | [20] | |||||||||||||||
| Dodge | TUX 9 |
QRO 12 |
PUE 2 |
MXC 3 |
SLP 2* |
MTY 2 |
QRO 1 |
PUE 17 |
SLP 1 |
AGS 1 |
MXC 5 | |||||||||||
Busch East Series
edit| NASCAR Busch East Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NBESC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Troy Williams Racing | 21 | Chevy | GRE 26 |
STA 28 |
MCM 26 |
ADI | LRP 29 |
MFD | NHA | DOV | 31st | 405 | [21] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | ELK DNQ |
IOW | SBO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Dodge | NHA 33 |
TMP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
edit- ^ "Germán Quiroga". Sporcar. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
- ^ "Germán Quiroga, bicampeón de la Nascar México Series". La Jornada. November 22, 2010.
- ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 2011-02-02.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Germán Quiroga – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Germán Quiroga – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Germán Quiroga – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Germán Quiroga – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Germán Quiroga – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Germán Quiroga – 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Driver German Quiroga 2008 Corona Mexico Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Driver German Quiroga 2009 Corona Mexico Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Driver German Quiroga 2010 Corona Mexico Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Driver German Quiroga 2011 Corona Mexico Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Germán Quiroga – 2007 NASCAR Busch East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
External links
edit- Official website
- Germán Quiroga driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Germán Quiroga career summary at DriverDB.com