2011 NASCAR Corona Series
# 2011 NASCAR Corona Series

The 2011 NASCAR Corona Series was the eighth season of the Corona Series and was organized by NASCAR Mexico. The season was composed by fourteen races in seven venues across Mexico. The season started in Monterrey with the Regia 200, and finished in Mexico City in the Mexico Fest 200. Six drivers won races being Homero Richards the most winner with five. Mónica Morales won the owners championship for third time and Germán Quiroga successful defend his championship, winning his third championship. Enrique Contreras III won the Rookie of the Year title.

## Report

The kickoff of the season was in Monterrey. This was the 100th race of the NCS. Patrick Goeters dominated the race from start, and won his fourth race in his career. In the second race, Jorge Goeters won his 10th race, and the fourth in this track. Goeters together with Germán Quiroga shared the leading. The race was shortened by time, originally was scheduled to 250 laps (201 km). The third race in Aguascalientes saw to Rogelio López started from the back of the grid, because to failed the inspection after the qualification, but he took the victory. Germán Quiroga became in the leader of NCS. In Chiapas, Jorge Goeters took his first victory of the season in a race with 10 cautions. The race was shortened of 200 laps to 129 laps by time. Again Homero Richards took the first place in the fifth race. This was the first of fourth wins in a row that finished in San Luis Potosí.

In the second part of the season, Rafael Martínez won in his hometown. For Martínez was his 15th victory, he took the historic second place. But, soon Quiroga reached the 15th victory in the next race and two more before the end of the season. This last victory marked the third championship for Quiroga.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Manufacturer | No. | Race Driver | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2b Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | Carlos Peralta | All |
| 2b Racing | Chevrolet | 8 | Freddy Tame, Jr. | 1–7, 9–14 |
| 2b Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | Oscar Peralta | 1–3, 5–8, 10, 11, 13 |
| Anvi Motorsports | Toyota | 30 | Victor Barrales | 1–6, 8–11, 13–14 |
| Anvi Motorsports | Toyota | 39 | Juan Carlos Herrero | 2–6, 9 |
| CEDVA Racing | Dodge | 55 | Jorge Contreras, Jr. | 1–3, 6, 8–11, 13, 14 |
| Equipo Telcel Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine | Dodge | 2 | Germán Quiroga | All |
| Equipo Telcel Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine | Dodge | 3 | Daniel Suárez | All |
| Escuderia Telmex | Chevrolet | 1 | Antonio Pérez | All |
| Escuderia Telmex | Chevrolet | 5 | Rubén Rovelo | All |
| FCV Racing | Toyota | 14 | Carlos Contreras | All |
| FCV Racing | Toyota | 49 | Jorge Arteaga | 1–12, 14 |
| HDI Seguros Racing Team | Mazda | 27 | Ruben García Novoa | 1–11 |
| HDI Seguros Racing Team | Mazda | 27 | Rubén García, Jr. | 13–14 |
| HDI Seguros Racing Team | Mazda | 88 | Alejandro Capin | All |
| H&HighSpeed Archived 2011-04-24 at the Wayback Machine | Dodge | 20 | Homero Richards | All |
| HO Speed Racing | Toyota | 11 | Hugo Oliveras | All |
| HO Speed Racing | Toyota | 15 | Rubén Pardo | All |
| HO Speed Racing | Toyota | 48 | Rogelio López | All |
| Ramírez Racing Team | Chevrolet | 08 | José Luis Ramírez | All |
| SC Racing | Chevrolet | 03 | Patrick Goeters | All |
| SC Racing | Chevrolet | 04 | Javier Razo | 1–4 |
| SC Racing | Chevrolet | 05 | Abraham Calderón | All |
| SC Racing | Chevrolet | 70 | Estefania Reyes | 1–6 |
| SpartacRT | Chevrolet | 0 | Rafael Vallina | All |
| Tame Racing Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine | Ford | 13 | Elliot Van Rankin | All |
| Tame Racing Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine | Ford | 22 | Irwin Vences | All |
| Tame Racing Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine | Toyota | 34 | Oscar Ruiz | All |
| Team GP | Mazda | 18 | Rafael Martínez | All |
| Team GP | Mazda | 31 | Jorge Goeters | All |

### Driver changes

* Freddy Tame leave Team GP, and joined 2b Racing taking the place of Ricardo Pérez de Lara.

## 2011 calendar

The schedule was presented on March 8 with 14 races in 7 venues.

| No. | Race Title | Track | Date | Time | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Race Title | Track | Date | Local | UTC |
| 1 | Regia 200 | Autódromo Monterrey, Apodaca | 20 March | 13:10 | 19:10 |
| 2 | Potosina 200 | Autódromo Potosino, Zaragoza | 3 April | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 3 | Aguascalientes 240 | Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | 1 May | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 4 | AC Delco 240 | Autódromo Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 15 May | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 5 | Queretana 200 | Autódromo Querétaro, El Marqués | 5 June | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 6 | Puebla 240 | Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, Puebla | 19 June | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 7 | Mexico Fest 200 | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City | 17 July | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 8 | Potosina 200 | Autódromo Potosino, Zaragoza | 7 August | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 9 | Regia 200 | Autódromo Monterrey, Apodaca | 21 August | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 10 | Queretana 200 | Autódromo Querétaro, El Marqués | 4 September | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 11 | Puebla 240 | Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, Amozoc | 2 October | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 12 | Potosina 200 | Autódromo Potosino, Zaragoza | 23 October | 13:10 | 18:10 |
| 13 | Aguascalientes 240 | Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | 6 November | 13:10 | 19:10 |
| 14 | Mexico Fest 200 | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City | 27 November | 13:15 | 19:15 |

### Calendar changes

* Guadalajara was exclude for the season because the damage in the track of the Trióvalo Bernardo Obregón.
* The second race in Chiapas was changed to San Luis Potosí, because of damage in the track.

## Results and standings

### Races

| No. | Race | Pole position | Most lap led | Winning Driver | Winning Manufacturer |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Regia 200 | Patrick Goeters | Patrick Goeters | Patrick Goeters | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Potosina 200 | Germán Quiroga | Homero Richards | Jorge Goeters | Mazda |
| 3 | Aguascalientes 240 | Jorge Goeters | Antonio Pérez | Rogelio López | Toyota |
| 4 | AC Delco 240 | Jorge Goeters | Antonio Pérez | Jorge Goeters | Mazda |
| 5 | Queretana 200 | Rafael Martínez | Homero Richards | Homero Richards | Toyota |
| 6 | Puebla 240 | Homero Richards | Homero Richards | Homero Richards | Toyota |
| 7 | Mexico Fest 200 | Rogelio López | Patrick Goeters | Homero Richards | Toyota |
| 8 | Potosina 200 | Germán Quiroga | Germán Quiroga | Homero Richards | Toyota |
| 9 | Regia 200 | Daniel Suárez | Homero Richards | Rafael Martínez | Mazda |
| 10 | Queretana 200 | Jorge Goeters | Jorge Goeters | Germán Quiroga | Dodge |
| 11 | Puebla 240 | Alejandro Capín | Alejandro Capín | Rogelio López | Toyota |
| 12 | Potosina 200 | Patrick Goeters | Rafael Martínez | Germán Quiroga | Dodge |
| 13 | Aguascalientes 240 | Daniel Suárez | Patrick Goeters | Germán Quiroga | Dodge |
| 14 | Mexico Fest 200 | Daniel Suárez | Homero Richards | Homero Richards | Toyota |

### Driver standings

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.

| Rank | Driver | MTY | SLP | AGS | TXG | QRO | PUE | MXC | SL2 | MT2 | QR2 | PU2 | SL3 | AG2 | MX2 | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Germán Quiroga | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2* | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2272 |
| 2 | Homero Richards | 9 | 6* | 29 | 23 | 1* | 1* | 1 | 1 | 8* | 2 | 31 | 17 | 28 | 1* | 1986 |
| 3 | Jorge Goeters | 5 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15* | 7 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 1942 |
| 4 | Rubén Rovelo | 3 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 1924 |
| 5 | José Luis Ramírez | 18 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1893 |
| 6 | Rogelio López | 28 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1885 |
| 7 | Rafael Martínez | 8 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16* | 34 | 9 | 1867 |
| 8 | Patrick Goeters | 1* | 8 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 4* | 14 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2* | 14 | 1818 |
| 9 | Daniel Suárez | 12 | 19 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 1769 |
| 10 | Abraham Calderón | 7 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 1752 |
| 11 | Hugo Oliveras | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 1724 |
| 12 | Carlos Peralta | 14 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 35 | 1699 |
| 13 | Antonio Pérez | 22 | 14 | 31* | 14* | 33 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 1670 |
| 14 | Rubén Pardo | 10 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 31 | 16 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1616 |
| 15 | Irwin Vences | 29 | 17 | 7 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 1613 |
| 16 | Elliot VanRankin | 24 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 14 | 29 | 11 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 1611 |
| 17 | Óscar Ruiz | 34 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 5 | 36 | 1528 |
| 18 | Alejandro Capin | 26 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 30 | 11 | 5* | 30 | 11 | 24 | 1524 |
| 19 | Pepe Montaño | 11 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 1494 |
| 20 | Carlos Contreras | 4 | 10 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 1492 |
| 21 | Luis Felipe Montaño | 19 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 21 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 1431 |
| 22 | Freddy Tame, Jr. | 31 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | | 6 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 1382 |
| 23 | Jorge Arteaga | 13 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 31 | 24 | 23 | | 32 | 1358 |
| 24 | Enrique Contreras III (R) | | 28 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 1330 |
| 25 | Héctor Félix (R) | 33 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 23 | 28 | 32 | DNQ | | DNQ | 20 | 26 | 15 | 22 | 1238 |
| 26 | Victor Barrales | 15 | 29 | 28 | 31 | DNQ | 21 | | 15 | 16 | 22 | 22 | | 25 | 21 | 1220 |
| 27 | Rubén García Novoa | 23 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 9 | 17 | 29 | | | | 1215 |
| 28 | Israel Jaitovich | | | 21 | DNQ | 19 | DNQ | 34 | 23 | 18 | | 15 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 1065 |
| 29 | Rafael Vallina | 20 | 30 | 13 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 18 | 19 | 26 | | | 26 | | 1040 |
| 30 | Rodrigo Marbán (R) | 27 | 25 | DNQ | 19 | 30 | DNQ | | 28 | 23 | 25 | 22 | | DNQ | DNQ | 961 |
| 31 | Óscar Peralta | 30 | 31 | 16 | | 14 | 16 | 36 | 13 | | 30 | 13 | | 33 | | 918 |
| 32 | Jorge Contreras, Jr. (R) | 21 | DSQ | 20 | | | 30 | | 26 | 25 | DNQ | 28 | | 32 | 18 | 881 |
| 33 | Alex Villasana (R) | | DNQ | DNQ | | | DNQ | 26 | DNQ | | 16 | 21 | 13 | 31 | 20 | 808 |
| 34 | Pepe González | | | | | | | | 17 | 33 | 18 | 14 | | DNQ | 23 | 695 |
| 35 | Julián Islas | | DNQ | 32 | 11 | DNQ | 33 | | DNQ | | DNQ | 34 | 23 | | | 673 |
| 36 | Mike Sánchez | | | | | | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | DNQ | 32 | | DNQ | 33 | 660 |
| 37 | Javier Fernández | | | | | | 25 | | 24 | | | | 28 | DNQ | 31 | 615 |
| 38 | Alan Williams | 32 | 34 | DNQ | 32 | DNQ | | 31 | | | | | | 14 | DNQ | 548 |
| 39 | Hector Aguirre (R) | | | | | | | | 34 | | 27 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 527 |
| 40 | Carlos Anaya | 16 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 29 | | | | | | | | DNQ | 463 |
| 41 | Rodrigo Peralta (R) | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | 27 | 20 | 19 | 428 |
| 42 | Juan Carlos Herrero (R) | | 24 | 23 | 8 | DSQ | | | DNQ | | | | | | | 422 |
| 43 | Estefanía Reyes | 25 | DNQ | 22 | 30 | 26 | | | | | | | | | | 398 |
| 44 | Javier Razo (R) | 17 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | DNQ | 27 | 380 |
| 45 | Rubén García, Jr. (R) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 25 | 200 |
| 46 | Juan Carlos Blum (R) | | | | | | | 29 | | | | | | | | 76 |
| 47 | Pepe Rivera, Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | 49 |
| Rank | Driver | MTY | SLP | AGS | TXG | QRO | PUE | MXC | SL2 | MT2 | QR2 | PU2 | SL3 | AG2 | MX2 | Points |
| | References | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

    ^ Jorge Contreras, Jr. had finished in 32, but he was disqualified after the technical inspection.
    ^ Herrero had finished in 29, but he was disqualified, because he did not present his carburetor to inspection.
    ^ Montaño got a penalty of 50 points for an engine irregularity.
    ^ Carlos Contreras got a penalty of 15 points for an steering wheel irregularity.
    ^ All drivers that did not qualify for the race received championship points.

### Rookie of the Year

Only the best 10 results count in the final classification.

| Rank | Driver | MTY | SLP | AGS | TXG | QRO | PUE | MXC | SL2 | MT2 | QR2 | PU2 | SL3 | AG2 | MX2 | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Enrique Contreras III | | 28 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 93 |
| 2 | Héctor Félix | 33 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 23 | 28 | 32 | DNQ | | DNQ | 20 | 26 | 15 | 22 | 84 |
| 3 | Alex Villasana | | DNQ | DNQ | | | DNQ | 26 | DNQ | | 16 | 21 | 13 | 31 | 20 | 69 |
| 4 | Jorge Contreras, Jr. | 21 | DSQ | 20 | | | 30 | | 26 | 25 | DNQ | 28 | | 32 | 18 | 68 |
| 5 | Rodrigo Marbán | 27 | 25 | DNQ | 19 | 30 | DNQ | | 28 | 23 | 25 | 22 | | DNQ | DNQ | 65 |
| 6 | Hector Aguirre | | | | | | | | 34 | | 27 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 48 |
| 7 | Javier Fernández | | | | | | 25 | | 24 | | | | 28 | DNQ | 31 | 46 |
| 8 | Rodrigo Peralta | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | 27 | 20 | 19 | 35 |
| 9 | Juan Carlos Herrero | | 24 | 23 | 8 | DSQ | | | DNQ | | | | | | | 32 |
| 10 | Javier Razo | 17 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | DNQ | 27 | 26 |
| 11 | Rubén García, Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 25 | 14 |
| 12 | Juan Carlos Blum | | | | | | | 29 | | | | | | | | 7 |
| Rank | Driver | MTY | SLP | AGS | TXG | QRO | PUE | MXC | SL2 | MT2 | QR2 | PU2 | SL3 | AG2 | MX2 | Points |
