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Andrés Pérez de Lara
Pérez de Lara in 2022
BornAndrés Pérez de Lara González
(2005-04-02) April 2, 2005 (age 19)
Mexico City, Mexico
Achievements2024 ARCA Menards Series Champion
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Truck no., teamNo. 7 (Spire Motorsports)
No. 04 (Roper Racing)
2024 position45th
Best finish45th (2024)
First race2024 Toyota 200 (Gateway)
Last race2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
ARCA Menards Series career
41 races run over 3 years
ARCA no., teamNo. 2 (Rev Racing)
Best finish1st (2024)
First race2022 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Last race2024 Owens Corning 200 (Toledo)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 33 3
ARCA Menards Series East career
10 races run over 3 years
ARCA East no., teamNo. 2 (Rev Racing)
Best finish10th (2024)
First race2022 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Last race2024 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 10 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
4 races run over 3 years
ARCA West no., teamNo. 2 (Rev Racing)
Best finish25th (2022)
First race2022 Star Nursery 150 (Las Vegas Bullring)
Last race2024 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 4 0
Statistics current as of November 8, 2024.

Andrés Pérez de Lara González (born April 2, 2005) is a Mexican professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 2 Chevrolet SS for Rev Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado for Spire Motorsports and the No. 04 Silverado for Roper Racing. He is the 2024 ARCA Menards Series champion. He is also a former champion of the NASCAR Mikel's Truck Series, having won it in 2020. He has also competed in the NASCAR Mexico Series.[1] He is also a champion of the NASCAR Mexico Challenge Series, having won it in 2022.

Racing career

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In 2019, at the age of fourteen, Pérez de Lara would compete in the NACAM Formula 4 Championship alongside his brother, Pablo, at Telcel RPL Racing. He would go on to win four races, being the youngest to do so, on route to third in the championship and rookie of the year honors.[2]

In 2020, Pérez de Lara would run in the NASCAR Mikel's Truck Series in Mexico, where he would win the championship at the age of fifteen.

In 2021, Pérez de Lara would run the full season in the NASCAR FedEx Challenge Series after running one race at Nuevo Autódromo de Quéretaro in the previous year. He would finish fourth in the points that year, finishing in the top five in eight races.

In 2022, Pérez de Lara would return to the series, where he would become the youngest winner in the series at Querétaro Race Track at the age of seventeen on route to win the championship.[3] It was also during this year that Pérez de Lara was chosen for the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program, and he would also make select events in the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East and ARCA Menards Series West driving for David Gilliland Racing.[4]

ARCA Menards Series

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Perez at Dover in 2024.

On January 13, 2023, it was announced that Pérez de Lara would run full-time in the ARCA Menards Series for Rev Racing in the No. 2 Chevrolet, replacing Nick Sanchez, who had won the championship the previous year.[5] He was entered in the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway in the No. 01 Chevrolet for Fast Track Racing, but was withdrawn after practice due to age restrictions, although he would be placed in the final results as a "did not start" in 40th place.[6] Despite not winning a race, Pérez de Lara would finish second in the final points standings with ten top-fives and fifteen top-tens with the best finish of second at the Illinois State Fairgrounds dirt track and Salem Speedway.

In 2024, Pérez de Lara continued to pilot the No. 2 Chevrolet for Rev Racing full-time in the ARCA Menards Series. After crashing out in the season-opener at Daytona, Pérez de Lara would run consistently well through the remainder of the season, accumulating ten Top 5s and seventeen Top 10s. At the conclusion of the season finale at Toledo, Pérez de Lara became the first foreign-born ARCA Menards Series champion.[7]

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

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On May 21, 2024, it was announced that Pérez de Lara would make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut, driving the No. 7 for Spire Motorsports at Gateway.[8][9] He would go on to finish 9th, his first career Top 10 finish in the Truck Series.

Personal life

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Pérez de Lara is the brother of Pablo Pérez de Lara, who is also racing driver whom he competed with in Formula 4. His father, Ricardo, is a former champion of the Super Copa Seat León in 2011-2013,[10] the Ferrari Challenge North America in 2014,[11] and the Tractocamiones Freightliner in 2015.[12]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2019-20 NACAM Formula 4 Championship Telcel RPL Racing 20 4 1 1 8 252 3rd
2020 NASCAR Mikel's Truck Series ? ? ? ? ? ? 1st
2021 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series HO Speed Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
NASCAR Challenge Series - Mexico 12 0 1 0 3 234 4th
NACAM Formula 4 - México City Grand Prix RPL Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2022 ARCA Menards Series David Gilliland Racing 1 0 0 0 0 37 78th
ARCA Menards Series East 1 0 0 0 0 37 42nd
ARCA Menards Series West 2 0 0 0 2 134 25th
NASCAR Challenge - Mexico[13] 12 3 1 1 4 413 1st
2023 ARCA Menards Series Fast Track Racing 1 0 0 0 0 912 2nd
Rev Racing 19 0 1 0 4
ARCA Menards Series East Rev Racing 4 0 0 0 1 152 13th
ARCA Menards Series West 1 0 0 0 0 40 40th
2024 NASCAR Truck Series Spire Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 34 45th
Roper Racing 1 0 0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series Rev Racing 20 0 0 0 5 956 1st
ARCA Menards Series East 5 0 0 0 1 197 10th
ARCA Menards Series West 1 0 0 0 0 36 46th

Complete NACAM Formula 4 Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2019–20 Telcel RPL Racing AHR
1
4 		AHR
2
4 		AGS
1
1 		AGS
2
1 		AGS
3
6 		PUE
1
9 		PUE
2
5 		PUE
3
5 		MER
1
5 		MER
2
1 		MER
3
3 		QUE1
1
1 		QUE1
2
Ret 		QUE1
3
9 		QUE2
1
3 		QUE2
2
3 		QUE2
3
5 		MTY
1
3 		MTY
2
7 		MTY
3
5 		3rd 252

NASCAR

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

Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman 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 NCTC Pts Ref
2024 Spire Motorsports 7 Chevy DAY ATL LVS BRI COA MAR TEX KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW
9 		NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN TAL HOM MAR 45th 34 [14]
Roper Racing 04 Chevy PHO
31

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards 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 AMSC Pts Ref
2022 David Gilliland Racing 51 Ford DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI
7 		SLM TOL 78th 37 [15]
2023 Fast Track Racing 01 Chevy DAY
40 		2nd 912 [16]
Rev Racing 2 Chevy PHO
4 		TAL
4 		KAN
6 		CLT
7 		BLN
4 		ELK
5 		MOH
15 		IOW
6 		POC
3 		MCH
17* 		IRP
8 		GLN
12 		ISF
2 		MLW
7 		DSF
4 		KAN
17 		BRI
3 		SLM
2 		TOL
4
2024 DAY
12 		PHO
8 		TAL
8 		DOV
5 		KAN
7 		CLT
3 		IOW
6 		MOH
6 		BLN
5 		IRP
2 		SLM
2 		ELK
5 		MCH
2 		ISF
15 		MLW
6 		DSF
3 		GLN
4 		BRI
4 		KAN
21 		TOL
6 		1st 956 [17]

ARCA Menards Series East

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ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AMSEC Pts Ref
2022 David Gilliland Racing 51 Ford NSM FIF DOV NSV IOW MLW BRI
7 		42nd 37 [18]
2023 Rev Racing 2 Chevy FIF DOV NSV FRS IOW
6 		IRP
8 		MLW
7 		BRI
3 		13th 152 [19]
2024 FIF DOV
5 		NSV FRS IOW
6 		IRP
2 		MLW
6 		BRI
4 		10th 197 [20]

ARCA Menards Series West

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ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 AMSWC Pts Ref
2022 David Gilliland Racing 51 Ford PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS
2 		PHO
3 		25th 134 [21]
2023 Rev Racing 2 Chevy PHO
4 		IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO 40th 40 [22]
2024 PHO
8 		KER PIR SON IRW IRW SHA TRI MAD AAS KER PHO 46th 36 [23]

References

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  1. ^ Sharma, Ashwini. "Driver". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Andrés Peréz de Lara to Run Select Races for DGR". Speedway Digest. August 25, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "ANDRÉS PÉREZ DE LARA MAKES HISTORY IN NASCAR MEXICO". NASCAR Mexico Series. May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Andrés Peréz de Lara to Run Select Races for DGR". Speedway Digest. August 25, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  5. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (January 13, 2023). "Andres Perez de Lara Running ARCA for Rev". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  6. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (February 10, 2023). "Entry List: 2023 ARCA Daytona 200". Frontstretch. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  7. ^ White, Brandon (October 5, 2024). "Andres Perez delights in being the first foreign-born ARCA Menards Series champion". ARCA Menards Series. NASCAR Digital Media. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "Spire Motorsports inks Andres Perez for St. Louis Truck Series race". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  9. ^ Srigley, Joseph (May 21, 2024). "Andres Perez Signs with Spire Motorsports for Gateway Truck Debut". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  10. ^ "Ricardo Pérez de Lara se convierte en tricampeón de la Super Copa Telcel". FASTmag. November 4, 2013.
  11. ^ "Pérez de Lara, palabra cumplida: Campeón Ferrari Challenge". FASTmag. December 1, 2014.
  12. ^ "Campeón Ricardo Pérez de Lara en serial tractos M2 Freightliner". Transportes y Turismo. December 13, 2015.
  13. ^ "Challenge Series Campeonato – NASCAR Mexico Series". Archived from the original on March 27, 2023.
  14. ^ "Andrés Pérez de Lara – 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
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  17. ^ "Andrés Pérez de Lara – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  18. ^ "Andrés Pérez de Lara – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  19. ^ "Andrés Pérez de Lara – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  20. ^ "Andrés Pérez de Lara – 2024 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  21. ^ "Andrés Pérez de Lara – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  22. ^ "Andrés Pérez de Lara – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  23. ^ "Andrés Pérez de Lara – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by ARCA Menards Series Champion
2024 		Succeeded by
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