Germán Quiroga

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Germán Quiroga
Born (1980-05-29) May 29, 1980 (age 43)
Mexico City, Mexico
Achievements2009, 2010, 2011 NASCAR Corona Series Champion
2004 Mexican Formula Renault Champion
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish135th (2007)
First race2007 Telcel-Motorola 200 (Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
53 races run over 5 years
2016 position31st
Best finish6th (2014)
First race2011 F.W. Webb 175 (Loudon)
Last race2016 Drivin' for Linemen 200 (Gateway)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 19 1
NASCAR Mexico Series career
94 races run over 7 years
2011 position1st
Best finish1st (2009, 2010, 2011)
First race2004 (Mexico City)
Last race2011 México Fest 200 (Mexico City)
First win2004 (San Luis Potosí)
Last win2011 Queretana 200 (Querétaro)
Wins Top tens Poles
18 75 11
Statistics current as of June 25, 2016.

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.

Racing career[edit]

Beginnings[edit]

Quiroga began his career in Reto Neon in 1996.

Corona Series[edit]

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[edit]

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]

Nationwide Series[edit]

Quiroga's 2013 truck at Rockingham Speedway

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]

Camping World Truck Series[edit]

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]

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[edit]

American 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
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
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
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
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]

  1. ^ "Germán Quiroga". Sporcar. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
  2. ^ "Germán Quiroga, bicampeón de la Nascar México Series". La Jornada. November 22, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Spencer, Lee (November 2, 2012). "Quiroga Jr. hoping to make history". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  4. ^ "Germán Quiroga se declara listo para el 'Toyota All Star Showdown'". Excelsior. January 27, 2011.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "German Quiroga - NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
  7. ^ "German Quiroga - NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
  8. ^ "Mexican Driver German Quiroga To Participate in NASCAR". Fox News Latino. July 20, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
  9. ^ "Quiroga added to Red Horse Racing lineup". NASCAR.com. February 19, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  10. ^ ""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.
  11. ^ "Germán Quiroga – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  12. ^ "Germán Quiroga – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  13. ^ "Germán Quiroga – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  14. ^ "Germán Quiroga – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  15. ^ "Germán Quiroga – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  16. ^ "Germán Quiroga – 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  17. ^ "Driver German Quiroga 2008 Corona Mexico Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  18. ^ "Driver German Quiroga 2009 Corona Mexico Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  19. ^ "Driver German Quiroga 2010 Corona Mexico Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  20. ^ "Driver German Quiroga 2011 Corona Mexico Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  21. ^ "Germán Quiroga – 2007 NASCAR Busch East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Corona Series Champion
2009, 2010, 2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Mexican Formula Renault Champion
2004 		Succeeded by
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