Germán Quiroga

Germán Quiroga Jr. (born May 28, 1980) is a Mexican professional stock car racing driver. In 2011, he became the first three-time NASCAR Corona Series champion.

Germán Quiroga
Born (1980-05-29) May 29, 1980
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 Gander RV & Outdoors 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 18 1
NASCAR PEAK 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.

Racing career

Beginnings

Quiroga began his career in Reto Neon in 1996.

Corona Series

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

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
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

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

American Open-Wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

Barber Dodge Pro Series
Barber Dodge Pro Series results
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

NASCAR

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

Busch Series
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
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

Camping World Truck Series
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
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
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
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
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
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

Busch East Series
NASCAR Busch East Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NBESC Pts
2007 Troy Williams Racing 21 Chevy GRE
26		 STA
28		 MCM
26		 ADI LRP
29		 MFD NHA DOV 31st 405
12 ELK
DNQ		 IOW SBO
21 Dodge NHA
33		 TMP

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References
  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. 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.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Antonio Pérez		 NASCAR Corona Series Champion
2009, 2010, 2011		 Succeeded by
Jorge Goeters
Preceded by
Homero Richards		 Mexican Formula Renault Champion
2004		 Succeeded by
Homero Richards
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