Rubén García Jr. (racing driver) explained

Rubén García Jr.
Birth Date:21 November 1995
Birth Place:Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Achievements:2015, 2018, 2019, and 2022 NASCAR Mexico Series champion
2011 NASCAR Stock V6 Series champion
Total Busch Races:3
Years In Busch:1
Prev Busch Pos:54th
Prev Busch Year:2014
Best Busch Pos:54th (2014)
First Busch Race:2014 Blue Jeans Go Green 200 (Phoenix)
Last Busch Race:2014 John R. Elliott HERO Campaign 300 (Kentucky)
Busch Wins:0
Busch Top Tens:0
Busch Poles:0
Total Corona Races:124
Years In Corona:11
Prev Corona Pos:1st
Prev Corona Year:2022
Best Corona Pos:1st (2015), (2018), (2019) (2022)
First Corona Race:2011 Aguascalientes 240 (Aguascalientes)
First Corona Win:2013 Aguascalientes 240 (Aguascalientes)
Last Corona Win:2022 Gran Premio Chihuahua (Chihuahua)
Corona Wins:17
Corona Top Tens:96
Corona Poles:15
Updated:May 27, 2022

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.

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
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233PtsRef
2014SR² Motorsports24ToyotaDAYPHO
25
LVSBRI
33
CALTEXDARRCHTALIOWCLTDOVMCHROA54th41[3]
Rick Ware Racing87ChevyKEN
33
DAYNHACHIINDIOWGLNMOHBRIATLRCHCHIKENDOVKANCLTTEXPHOHOM

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314PtsRef
2016Rev Racing6ToyotaNSM
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
10th425[4]
66IOW
19
20176NSM
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
5th501[5]
03TMP
8
20186 NSM
26
BRI
10
LGY
10
SBO
12
SBO
15
MEM
1
NJM
7
NHA
12
GLN
8
NHA
17
DOV
1*
3rd489[6]
12THO
9
42IOW
5
GTW
4
20196NSM
8
BRI
17
SBO
5
SBO
7
MEM
12
NHA
14
GLN
5
BRI
3
NHA
7
DOV
8
6th433[7]
2IOW
3
GTW
6

NASCAR Mexico Series

NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415PtsRef
2011HDI Seguros Racing Team27ToyotaMTYSLPAGSTUXQROPUEMXCSLPMTYQROPUESLPAGS
17
MXC
25
45th200[8]
2012SC Racing88ToyotaMTY
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
14th416[9]
2013Team GPMazdaPHO
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
4th1176[10]
2014HDI SegurosToyotaPHO
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
2nd1191[11]
2015Canel's RacingPHO
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
1st1213[12]
2017Alpha Racing88ToyotaMTY
7
SLP
21
PUE
15
GDL
23
LEO
9
AGS
2
PAC
16
QRO
4
GDL
4
TUX
4
PUE
3
MXC
12
3rd411[13]
2018Canel's RacingMTY
7
SLP
8
CHI
7*
GDL
3
PUE
1
AGS
1*
QRO
1
PUE
9
TUX
7
AGS
2
GDL
2
MXC
8
1st488[14]
2019MTY
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]
2020QRO
2
SLP
3
AGS
8*
PUE
1*
PUE
5
QRO
2
QRO
3
SLP
2
AGS
2
QRO
1
QRO
2
PUE
2
2nd508[17]
2021ChevyTUX
3
QRO
2
PUE
2
AGS
1*
SLP
4
QRO
2
MTY
5
AGS
1*
SLP
4
GDL
10
PUE
2
PUE
2
2nd477[18]
2022TUX
13
QRO
1
CHI
1
GDLPUESLPMTYAGSQROTBAGDLPUE1st232[19]
2023

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rubén García Mateos.
  2. Web site: NASCAR's Next Generation: Q&A with Ruben Garcia Jr . 31 January 2016 .
  3. Web site: Ruben Garcia Jr. – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 7, 2023.
  4. Web site: Ruben Garcia, Jr. – 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results . Racing Reference . June 3, 2018.
  5. Web site: Ruben Garcia, Jr. – 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results . Racing Reference . June 3, 2018.
  6. Web site: Ruben Garcia, Jr. – 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results . Racing Reference . June 3, 2018.
  7. Web site: Driver Ruben Garcia Jr. 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results . Racing Reference . 2 June 2019.
  8. Web site: Ruben Garcia, Jr. – 2011 Corona Mexico Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2018.
  9. Web site: Ruben Garcia, Jr. – 2012 NASCAR Toyota Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2018.
  10. Web site: Ruben Garcia, Jr. – 2013 NASCAR Toyota Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2018.
  11. Web site: Ruben Garcia, Jr. – 2014 NASCAR Toyota Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2018.
  12. Web site: Ruben Garcia, Jr. – 2015 NASCAR Mexico Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2018.
  13. Web site: Ruben Garcia, Jr. – 2017 NASCAR Peak Mexico Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2018.
  14. Web site: Ruben Garcia, Jr. – 2018 NASCAR Peak Mexico Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2018.
  15. Web site: Ruben Garcia, Jr. – 2019 NASCAR Peak Mexico Series Results. Racing-Reference. October 5, 2019.
  16. Web site: Rubén García Mateos Racing career profile Driver Database. www.driverdb.com. 2020-04-24.
  17. Web site: Ruben Garcia, Jr. – 2020 NASCAR Peak Mexico Series Results. Racing-Reference. March 20, 2022.
  18. Web site: Ruben Garcia, Jr. – 2021 NASCAR Peak Mexico Series Results. Racing-Reference. March 20, 2022.
  19. Web site: Ruben Garcia, Jr. – 2022 NASCAR Peak Mexico Series Results. Racing-Reference. May 27, 2022.