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.
| Andrés Pérez de Lara | |||||||
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 Pérez de Lara in 2022 | |||||||
| Born | Andrés Pérez de Lara González April 2, 2005 Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||
| Achievements | 2024 ARCA Menards Series Champion | ||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Truck no., team | No. 7 (Spire Motorsports) No. 04 (Roper Racing) | ||||||
| 2024 position | 45th | ||||||
| Best finish | 45th (2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2024 Toyota 200 (Gateway) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 41 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 2 (Rev Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 1st (2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2022 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Owens Corning 200 (Toledo) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 10 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| ARCA East no., team | No. 2 (Rev Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 10th (2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2022 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| ARCA West no., team | No. 2 (Rev Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 25th (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2022 Star Nursery 150 (Las Vegas Bullring) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 8, 2024. | |||||||
Racing career
editIn 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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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
editOn 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
editPérez 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
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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| 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
edit(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
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Craftsman Truck Series
edit| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
edit(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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ Sharma, Ashwini. "Driver". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "Andrés Peréz de Lara to Run Select Races for DGR". Speedway Digest. August 25, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "ANDRÉS PÉREZ DE LARA MAKES HISTORY IN NASCAR MEXICO". NASCAR Mexico Series. May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Andrés Peréz de Lara to Run Select Races for DGR". Speedway Digest. August 25, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ Rutherford, Kevin (January 13, 2023). "Andres Perez de Lara Running ARCA for Rev". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ Rutherford, Kevin (February 10, 2023). "Entry List: 2023 ARCA Daytona 200". Frontstretch. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (May 21, 2024). "Andres Perez Signs with Spire Motorsports for Gateway Truck Debut". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Ricardo Pérez de Lara se convierte en tricampeón de la Super Copa Telcel". FASTmag. November 4, 2013.
- ^ "Pérez de Lara, palabra cumplida: Campeón Ferrari Challenge". FASTmag. December 1, 2014.
- ^ "Campeón Ricardo Pérez de Lara en serial tractos M2 Freightliner". Transportes y Turismo. December 13, 2015.
- ^ "Challenge Series Campeonato – NASCAR Mexico Series". Archived from the original on March 27, 2023.
- ^ "Andrés Pérez de Lara – 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ "Andrés Pérez de Lara – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "Andrés Pérez de Lara – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ^ "Andrés Pérez de Lara – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Andrés Pérez de Lara – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "Andrés Pérez de Lara – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "Andrés Pérez de Lara – 2024 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "Andrés Pérez de Lara – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "Andrés Pérez de Lara – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ "Andrés Pérez de Lara – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
External links
edit- Andrés Pérez de Lara driver statistics at Racing-Reference