2015 NASCAR Mexico Series
# 2015 NASCAR Mexico Series

The 2015 NASCAR Mexico Series was the ninth season of the NASCAR Mexico Series, and the twelfth organized by NASCAR Mexico. On January 13, 2015, the NASCAR México Series presented by FOX Sports 3 announced that its entitlement sponsorship with Toyota stopped in 2015 after three years. It began with the Toyota 120 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 13, and ended with the RedCo 240 at Autódromo Chiapas, on November 22. Abraham Calderón entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion. Rubén García, Jr. won the championship, eighteen points in front of Rubén Rovelo.

## Drivers

| No. | Manufacturer | Car Owner | Race Driver | Crew Chief |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 00 | Chevrolet | Patricia Marbán | Rodrigo Marbán | Rolando González |
| 0 | Chevrolet | Rafael Vallina | Rafael Vallina 14 | Octavio Reyes |
| 01 | Toyota | Israel Jaitovich | Israel Jaitovich 10 | TBA |
| 1 | Toyota | Jimmy Morales | Antonio Pérez | Xristtos Pappas |
| 2 | Toyota | Mónica Morales | Abraham Calderón | Alejandro Vega |
| 6 | Ford | Priscila Palazuelos | Rogelio López | Carlos Guzman |
| 7 | Toyota | Marcela Peralta | Carlos Peralta 2 | Antonio Camacho |
| 08 | Ford 1 | Jose Luis Ramírez Magaña | José Luis Ramírez 2 | José Luis Ramírez Cueto |
| 08 | Chevrolet 1 | Jose Luis Ramírez Magaña | José Luis Ramírez 2 | José Luis Ramírez Cueto |
| 8 | Toyota 3 | Antonio Camacho | Freddy Tame Jr. 4 | Victor Izquierdo |
| 8 | Ford 1 | Antonio Camacho | Freddy Tame Jr. 4 | Victor Izquierdo |
| 9 | Ford | David Tame | Jim Nides 14 | David Tame |
| 9 | Ford | David Tame | Rubén García Novoa 1 | David Tame |
| 11 | Toyota | Juan Salazar | Hugo Oliveras | Luis Ruiz |
| 12 | Ford | Anapaula Villegas Peralta | Elliot Van Rankin 3 | TBA |
| 14 | Ford | Carlos Contreras | Kevin O'Connell (R) 1 | Miguel Lora |
| 15 | Toyota | Rafael Oliveras | Rubén Pardo | Bruno Pineda |
| 16 | Chevrolet | Israel Rincon Gonzalez | Mike Sánchez 2 | TBA |
| 18 | Toyota | Ramiro Fidalgo | Rafael Martínez | Martin Bautisa |
| 20 | Ford 2 | Homero Richards | Homero Richards | Jose Luis Alvarado |
| 20 | Toyota 13 | Homero Richards | Homero Richards | Jose Luis Alvarado |
| 22 | Ford | Luis A. Tame Lamborn | Alejandro González (R) 2 | TBA |
| 23 | Ford | Allan van Rankin | Santiago Tovar | Jorge Gerardo González |
| 24 | Ford | Denisse Guaida | Rodrigo Peralta | Edgar Romano |
| 28 | Chevrolet 1 | Juan Carlos Gonzalez | Rubén Rovelo | Julio Cesar Pereira |
| 28 | Dodge 14 | Juan Carlos Gonzalez | Rubén Rovelo | Julio Cesar Pereira |
| 29 | Ford | Carlos Azcarate | Carlos Azcarate 4 | Carlos Machorro |
| 30 | Chevrolet | Víctor Barrales | Víctor Barrales | Rafael Hernández |
| 31 | Chevrolet | Alejandro Goeters | Jorge Goeters 14 | Alejandro Goeters |
| 33 | Ford | Isaac Aragón | Giovanni Rodrigo (R) 1 | TBA |
| 36 | Toyota | Angélica Patiño | Pepe Montaño 9 | TBA |
| 37 | Toyota 7 | Pedro A. Rojas | Pepe González 12 | TBA |
| 37 | Ford 5 | Pedro A. Rojas | Pepe González 12 | TBA |
| 46 | Ford | Jordi Vidal | Irwin Vences | Omar Galicia |
| 58 | Ford | Liliana Castellano | Jorge Contreras Jr. | Victor Villanueva |
| 68 | Ford | Horacio Richards del Río | Manolín Gutiérrez (R) | Ubaldo Jimenez |
| 69 | Chevrolet 6 | Javier Fernández | Javier Fernández 8 | Valentin Fernández |
| 69 | Ford 2 | Javier Fernández | Javier Fernández 8 | Valentin Fernández |
| 77 | Ford | Enrique Contreras | Enrique Contreras III 14 | Humberto Castilla |
| 87 | Toyota | Estefanía Oliveras | Luis Felipe Montaño | Rafael Oliveras |
| 88 | Toyota | Juan Pablo García | Rubén García Jr. | Cuahtemoc González |
| 96 | Chevrolet | Alejandro Hernández | Oscar Torres Jr. 6 | José Guadalupe Bernal |

## Schedule

The full schedule for the 2015 season was released on January 15, 2015.

| No. | Race Title | Track | Date |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Toyota 120 | Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale | March 13 |
| 2 | Potosina 200 | Autódromo Potosino, Zaragoza | April 12 |
| 3 | RedCo 240 | Autódromo Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez | April 26 |
| 4 | Queretana 200 | Autódromo del Ecocentro de la Unión Ganadera, El Marqués | May 17 |
| 5 | Puebla 240 | Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, Puebla | May 31 |
| 6 | Hidro Calida 240 | Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | June 14 |
| 7 | Coca-Cola Zero 240 | El Dorado Speedway, Chihuahua | June 28 |
| 8 | Potosina 200 | Autódromo Potosino, Zaragoza | July 12 |
| 9 | Amozoc 240 | Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, Puebla | August 30 |
| 10 | HAAS CNC 200 | Autódromo Potosino, Zaragoza | September 13 |
| Desafío cut-off ||||
| 11 | Coca-Cola Zero 240 | El Dorado Speedway, Chihuahua | October 4 |
| 12 | Desafío Deportivo 240 | Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | October 18 |
| 13 | Red Cola 240 | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City | November 7 |
| 14 | Alcatel OneTouch 240 | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City | November 8 |
| 15 | RedCo 240 | Autódromo Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez | November 22 |

## Results and standings

### Races

| No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Manufacturer |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Toyota 120 | Rubén Pardo | Rubén Pardo | Rubén Pardo | Toyota |
| 2 | Potosina 200 | Oscar Torres Jr. | Rubén Rovelo | Rubén Rovelo | Dodge |
| 3 | RedCo 240 | Rubén García Jr. | Hugo Oliveras | Rubén Rovelo | Dodge |
| 4 | Queretana 200 | Rodrigo Peralta | Rodrigo Peralta | Rodrigo Peralta | Ford |
| 5 | Puebla 240 | Luis Felipe $Montaño^1$ | Irwin Vences | Irwin Vences | Ford |
| 6 | Hidro Calida 240 | Rubén García Jr. | Santiago Tovar | Santiago Tovar | Ford |
| 7 | Coca-Cola Zero 240 | Rafael Martínez | Rubén García Jr. | Rubén García Jr. | Toyota |
| 8 | Potosina 200 | Rubén García Jr. | Irwin Vences | Irwin Vences | Ford |
| 9 | Amozoc 240 | Homero Richards | Homero Richards | Irwin Vences | Ford |
| 10 | HAAS CNC 200 | Irwin $Vences^2$ | Rubén Rovelo | Rubén Rovelo | Dodge |
| Desafío cut-off ||||||
| 11 | Coca-Cola Zero 240 | Irwin $Vences^3$ | Rubén García Jr. | Rubén García Jr. | Toyota |
| 12 | Desafío Deportivo 240 | Rubén García Jr. | Rogelio López | Rogelio López | Ford |
| 13 | Red Cola 240 | Santiago Tovar | Rubén Rovelo | Rubén García Jr. | Toyota |
| 14 | Alcatel OneTouch 240 | Santiago Tovar | Homero Richards | Pepe González | Ford |
| 15 | RedCo 240 | Rafael Martínez | Rogelio López | Rogelio López | Ford |

**Notes**

* $^1$ – The qualifying session for the Puebla 240 was cancelled due to heavy rain. The starting line-up was decided by championship points.
* $^2$ – The qualifying session for the HAAS CNC 200 was cancelled due to heavy rain. The starting line-up was decided by championship points.
* $^3$ – The qualifying session for the Coca-Cola Zero 240 was cancelled due to heavy rain. The starting line-up was decided by championship points.

### Drivers' championship

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

. – Eliminated after Coca-Cola Zero 240 (First Desafío-race) . – Eliminated after Desafío Deportivo 240 (Second Desafío-race) . – Eliminated after Red Cola 240 (Third Desafío-race) . – Eliminated after Alcatel OneTouch 240 (Penultimate Desafío-race)

| Pos. | Driver | PHO | SLP | TUX | QRO | PUE | AGS | CHI | SLP | PUE | SLP | CHI | AGS | MXC | MXC | TUX | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rubén García Jr. | 10 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 1* | 5 | 15 | 8 | 1* | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1213 |
| 2 | Rubén Rovelo | 26 | 1* | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1* | 8 | 3 | 6* | 8 | 14 | 1195 |
| 3 | Rodrigo Peralta | 23 | 10 | 29 | 1* | 20 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1186 |
| 4 | Rafael Martínez | 14 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 1171 |
| Desafío cut-off |||||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | PHO | SLP | TUX | QRO | PUE | AGS | CHI | SLP | PUE | SLP | CHI | AGS | MXC | MXC | TUX | Points |
| 5 | Irwin Vences | 8 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1* | 8 | 2 | 1* | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 573 |
| 6 | Rubén Pardo | 1* | 6 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 546 |
| 7 | Luis Felipe Montaño | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 530 |
| 8 | Rogelio López | 4 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 1* | 14 | 22 | 1* | 529 |
| 9 | Homero Richards | 15 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 2* | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 4* | 8 | 512 |
| 10 | Hugo Oliveras | 3 | 25 | 4* | 2 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 494 |
| 11 | Santiago Tovar | 25 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 1* | 13 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 488 |
| 12 | Antonio Pérez | 20 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 477 |
| 13 | Abraham Calderón | 6 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 458 |
| 14 | Jorge Contreras Jr. | 24 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 458 |
| 15 | Manolín Gutiérrez (R) | 9 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 449 |
| 16 | Enrique Contreras III | 11 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 18 | EX | 425 |
| 17 | Rodrigo Marbán | 16 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 418 |
| 18 | Jorge Goeters | 7 | 5 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 21 | | 22 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 407 |
| 19 | Víctor Barrales | 27 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 391 |
| 20 | Jim Nides | 17 | 22 | 11 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 22 | | 17 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 371 |
| 21 | Rafael Vallina | 22 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 77 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 20 | | 360 |
| 22 | Pepe González | | 26 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 17 | 15 | | 7 | 1 | | 316 |
| 23 | Israel Jaitovich | | 23 | 17 | | | | 23 | 21 | 19 | 12 | $DNQ^1$ | 18 | 25 | | 21 | 239 |
| 24 | Pepe Montaño | | 15 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | | | | | | 213 |
| 25 | Javier Fernández | 28 | 24 | 28 | 18 | 24 | 23 | | | | | | | 8 | 14 | | 185 |
| 26 | Oscar Torres Jr. | 21 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | 160 |
| 27 | Freddy Tame Jr. | 12 | 20 | 26 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | 91 |
| 28 | Carlos Azcarate | 19 | 21 | 19 | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | 91 |
| 29 | Elliot Van Rankin | | 18 | 24 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | 77 |
| 30 | José Luis Ramírez | 5 | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | 69 |
| 31 | Carlos Peralta | 13 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 63 |
| 32 | Alejandro González (R) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 11 | 53 |
| 33 | Mike Sánchez | | 31 | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | | 32 |
| 34 | Kevin O'Connell (R) | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 35 | Rubén García Novoa | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | | | | | 23 |
| 36 | Giovanni Rodrigo (R) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | | | 22 |
| Pos. | Driver | PHO | SLP | TUX | QRO | PUE | AGS | CHI | SLP | PUE | SLP | CHI | AGS | MXC | MXC | TUX | Points |

**Notes**

* $^1$ – Israel Jaitovich received championship points, despite the fact that he did not qualify for the race.
