2018 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series explained

The 2018 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series was the eleventh season of the NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series and the fourteenth season organized by NASCAR Mexico. It began with the Gran Premio Difrenosa at Autódromo Monterrey on 25 March and concluded with the Gran Premio FedEx at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on 2 December. Abraham Calderón entered the season as the defending Drivers' champion. Rubén García Jr. won the championship, nineteen points in front of Irwin Vences. And Fabián Welter was declared the Rookie of the Year.

Drivers

ManufacturerCar OwnerRace DriverCrew Chief
00ToyotaPatricia MarbánRodrigo Marbán Alfredo Montiel
0ToyotaRafael VallinaRafael Vallina Juan Salazar
1ToyotaDaniel MoralesLuis Michael Dörrbecker Jorge Torres
2ToyotaJimmy MoralesAbraham CalderónAlejandro Vega
3ToyotaSara MoralesFabián Welter (R) Xristos Pappas
Jorge Goeters
4ToyotaXenia Alexis MoralesRodrigo Rejón Miguel Guzmán
Piero Rodarte
6ToyotaPriscila PalazuelosRogelio LópezJuan Tapia
07ToyotaHéctor FélixHéctor Félix Óscar Torres
7ToyotaAntonio CamachoCarlos Peralta Carlos Valencia
Antonio Camacho
Elliot Van Rankin
08FordJosé Luis RamírezJosé Luis RamírezJuan Luis Quintanar
8ToyotaDavid TameEnrique Baca Juan Salazar
Gregorio Loza
Rafael Martínez
11DodgeJuan SalazarHugo OliverasLuis Ruíz
13ToyotaOscar RodríguezAlex González Federico Cedillo
15DodgeLuis RuízRubén PardoFrancisco Guzmán
16ToyotaMiguel SánchezMike Sánchez Sergio Zúñiga
Alex González
19ToyotaRamíro FidalgoHéctor AguirreCuauhtémoc González
20ToyotaHomero RichardsHomero RichardsLuis Angel Avelar
24ToyotaPepe GonzálezPepe González Pablo Gutiérrez
25FordMartha Teresa ChavezAbraham Jurado Cristobal García
26DodgeEstefanía OliverasSantiago TovarEmanuel Moreno
28ToyotaLilian CastellanoRubén RoveloLeonel Morales
30ToyotaCarlos MarbánVíctor Barrales Juan Cervantes
Unknown
Rafaél Hernández
Víctor Barrales Jr.
31Ford
Toyota
Franco Zanella
Paola Cardona
Jorge Goeters Unknown
Juan Manuel Hernández
Jorge Gerardo González
Patrick Goeters
37ToyotaPepe GonzálezMax GonzálezJorge Castorena
40ToyotaMichel Jourdain Jr.Michel Jourdain Jr.Luis Carlos Machorro
41ToyotaRafael VallinaPatrick Goeters Daniel Garrido
Unknown
46ToyotaJordi VidalIrwin VencesJorge Eduardo García
48ToyotaSalvador de Alba Jr.Salvador de Alba Jr.Randy Cardenas
54ToyotaMiguel JuradoOmar Jurado Arturo Sánchez
Marcos García
55FordGerardo RejónJulio Rejón Humberto Castilla
65ToyotaIsaac AragónAlex González Pablo Gutiérrez
68ToyotaHoracio RichardsManolín GutiérrezMauricio Quintanar
77ToyotaAnapaula VillegasXavi RazoFernando Huerta
88ToyotaJuan Pablo GarcíaRubén García Jr.Martín Bautista
90FordAlberto TamePiero Rodarte Edgar Romano
Rafael Martínez
96ToyotaJavier FernándezJavier Fernández Valentín Fernández
Juan Manuel Hernández
Sources:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Schedule

On 25 January 2018, NASCAR announced the 2018 schedule. León and Pachuca were dropped from the schedule in favor of El Dorado and a road course race at Aguascalientes. The race in El Marqués was held on the road course instead of the oval.[13]

No.Race TitleTrackDate
1Gran Premio Difrenosa Autódromo Monterrey, Apodaca25 March
2Gran Premio Canel's Autódromo Potosino, Zaragoza22 April
3Gran Premio Frontera El Dorado Speedway, Juan Aldama20 May
4Gran Premio Sam's Club Trióvalo Internacional de Cajititlán, Guadalajara10 June
5Gran Premio Red Cola Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, Puebla8 July
6Gran Premio BLU Smartphones Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes29 July
7Gran Premio Monster Energy Autódromo del Ecocentro de la Unión Ganadera, El Marqués19 August
8Gran Premio Red Cola Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, Puebla9 September
9Gran Premio ARRIS Súper Óvalo Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez30 September
10Gran Premio Baoli Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes21 October
11Gran Premio Scotiabank Trióvalo Internacional de Cajititlán, Guadalajara11 November
12Gran Premio FedEx Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City2 December

Results and standings

Races

No.RacePole positionMost laps ledWinning driver
1Gran Premio Difrenosa[14] Salvador de Alba Jr.Salvador de Alba Jr.Homero RichardsToyota
2Gran Premio Canel's[15] Salvador de Alba Jr.Irwin VencesIrwin VencesToyota
3Gran Premio Frontera[16] Rubén García Jr.Rubén García Jr.Rubén RoveloToyota
4Gran Premio Sam's Club[17] Rubén RoveloIrwin VencesIrwin VencesToyota
5Gran Premio Red Cola[18] Hugo OliverasHugo OliverasRubén García Jr.Toyota
6Gran Premio BLU Smartphones[19] Rubén García Jr.Rubén García Jr.Rubén García Jr.Toyota
7Gran Premio Monster Energy[20] Hugo OliverasHugo OliverasRubén García Jr.Toyota
8Gran Premio Red Cola[21] Santiago TovarRubén RoveloRubén RoveloToyota
9Gran Premio ARRIS[22] Rubén García Jr.Irwin VencesIrwin VencesToyota
10Gran Premio Baoli[23] Salvador de Alba Jr.Salvador de Alba Jr.Abraham CalderónToyota
11Gran Premio Scotiabank[24] Salvador de Alba Jr.Abraham CalderónSalvador de Alba Jr.Toyota
12Gran Premio FedEx[25] Abraham CalderónAbraham CalderónAbraham CalderónToyota

Drivers' championship

See also: List of NASCAR points scoring systems.

(key) 

Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or Owners' points. * – Most laps led.
DriverMTYSLPCHIGDLPUEAGSQROPUETXGAGSGDLMXCPoints
1Rubén García Jr.787*311*197228488
2Irwin Vences21*271*64621*3174469
3Rubén Rovelo4191571671*24412459
4Hugo Oliveras10101022*122*4118816439
5Abraham Calderón1823162239316112*1*435
6Salvador de Alba Jr.13*4923112448316*12419
7Santiago Tovar976145821512996419
8Manolín Gutiérrez1111189413117201077400
9Xavi Razo20342187101742233393
10Rubén Pardo8615189211911611611387
11Héctor Aguirre52221310217202261120378
12Rogelio López191314111661810851415379
13Jorge Goeters121816151310865152113376
14Homero Richards11619614223212312522368
15Michel Jourdain Jr.323251232014181017155363
16José Luis Ramírez221413712920121772418354
17Fabián Welter (R)171731102317522141419295
18Max González231529192014221524211319294
19Elliot Van Rankin511451391310267
20Enrique Baca958Wth1814QL41810226
21Alex González1520Wth171915231921203
22Rafael Martínez2217151921182223197
23Víctor Barrales2121202123QL2162014172
24Mike Sánchez162421201819146
25Carlos Peralta615129134
26Piero Rodarte1412825117
27Patrick Goeters32111617100
28Héctor Félix19162572
29Pepe GonzálezDNS3202444
Drivers ineligible for PEAK Mexico Series points
Julio Rejón12
Luis Michael Dörrbecker2313
Víctor Barrales Jr.13
Rodrigo Marbán25242315
Omar Jurado1723
Javier Fernández2618
Rafael Vallina22
Rodrigo Rejón28
Abraham Jurado30
DriverMTYSLPCHIGDLPUEAGSQROPUETXGAGSGDLMXCPoints
Notes:
  • They receive championship points in supporter series.

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. News: 2018 Gran Premio Difrenosa entry list. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 27 March 2018.
    2. News: 2018 Gran Premio Canel's entry list. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 12 July 2018.
    3. News: 2018 Gran Premio Frontera entry list. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 12 July 2018.
    4. News: 2018 Gran Premio Sam's Club entry list. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 12 July 2018.
    5. News: 2018 Gran Premio Red Cola entry list. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 12 July 2018.
    6. News: 2018 Gran Premio BLU Smartphones entry list. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 18 August 2018.
    7. News: 2018 Gran Premio Monster Energy entry list. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 2 December 2018.
    8. News: 2018 Gran Premio Red Cola entry list. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 2 December 2018.
    9. News: 2018 Gran Premio ARRIS entry list. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 2 December 2018.
    10. News: 2018 Gran Premio Baoli entry list. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 2 December 2018.
    11. News: 2018 Gran Premio Scotiabank entry list. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 2 December 2018.
    12. News: 2018 Gran Premio FedEx entry list. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 1 March 2019.
    13. News: NASCAR PEAK México Series confirma su calendario 2018. 25 January 2018. hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. 2 February 2018.
    14. News: 2018 Gran Premio Difrenosa race results. 25 March 2018. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 27 March 2018.
    15. News: 2018 Gran Premio Canel's race results. 22 April 2018. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 12 July 2018.
    16. News: 2018 Gran Premio Frontera race results. 20 May 2018. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 12 July 2018.
    17. News: 2018 Gran Premio Sam's Club race results. 10 June 2018. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 12 July 2018.
    18. News: 2018 Gran Premio Red Cola race results. 8 July 2018. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 12 July 2018.
    19. News: 2018 Gran Premio BLU Smartphones race results. 29 July 2018. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 18 August 2018.
    20. News: 2018 Gran Premio Monster Energy race results. 19 August 2018. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 2 December 2018.
    21. News: 2018 Gran Premio Red Cola race results. 9 September 2018. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 2 December 2018.
    22. News: 2018 Gran Premio Monster Energy race results. 30 September 2018. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 2 December 2018.
    23. News: 2018 Gran Premio Baoli race results. 21 October 2018. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 2 December 2018.
    24. News: 2018 Gran Premio Scotiabank race results. 11 November 2018. racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.. 2 December 2018.
    25. News: NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Carrera All Results. speedhive.mylaps.com. MyLaps. 6 January 2018.