Germán Quiroga
| Germán Quiroga | |||||||
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| Born | May 29, 1980 Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||
| Achievements | 2009, 2010, 2011 NASCAR Corona Series Champion 2004 Mexican Formula Renault Champion | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 135th (2007) | ||||||
| First race | 2007 Telcel-Motorola 200 (Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 53 races run over 5 years | |||||||
| 2016 position | 31st | ||||||
| Best finish | 6th (2014) | ||||||
| First race | 2011 F.W. Webb 175 (Loudon) | ||||||
| Last race | 2016 Drivin' for Linemen 200 (Gateway) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Mexico Series career | |||||||
| 148 races run over 12 years | |||||||
| 2024 position | 11th | ||||||
| Best finish | 1st (2009, 2010, 2011) | ||||||
| First race | 2004 (Mexico City) | ||||||
| Last race | 2025 Pedro Rodríguez 60 (Mexico City) | ||||||
| First win | 2004 (San Luis Potosí) | ||||||
| Last win | 2011 Aguascalientes 240 (Aguascalientes) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of June 29, 2025. | |||||||
Germán Quiroga Jr. (born May 29, 1980) is a Mexican professional stock car racing driver who currently competes in NASCAR Mexico Series. In 2011, he became the first three-time NASCAR Corona Series champion.
Racing career
[edit]Beginnings
[edit]Quiroga began his career in Reto Neon in 1996.
Corona Series
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]
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
[edit]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. Unfortunately, it was his final appearance in the championship as he failed to attract enough sponsors to continue.[11]
Return to NASCAR Mexico
[edit]Quiroga returned to racing in 2021, joining the NASCAR Mexico field ten years after his last appearance in the category. He began in the no. 11 car to replace Hugo Oliveras,[11] then switched to no. 69 midseason. He finished tenth in 2021, and twelfth the following season.
2023 was a far more positive season. He only finished outside the top ten once, and came close to winning the title, but was passed on the final lap of the final race. Therefore, he was crowned runner-up in the standings, despite not winning a race.[12]
In 2024, he began the year with a top five and a podium. However, a handful of results outside of the top ten midseason, including a retirement in Aguascalientes, meant that he did not reach the playoffs and finished the season in eleventh overall.[13]
He continued in the no. 69 car for the 2025 season, which started strong, with two top tens and a top five in Puebla. He qualified on pole in round four at Aguascalientes and went on to finish on the podium. With a pair of top ten finishes in the Mexico City double-header, he was eighth in the standings going into round eight in Monterrey.[14]
Motorsports career results
[edit]American open-wheel racing results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
Barber Dodge Pro Series
[edit]| 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 |
MOH 8 |
ROA 6 |
MTL 20 |
16th | 28 |
| 2003 | STP 8 |
MTY 8 |
MIL 8 |
LAG 9 |
POR 5 |
CLE 3 |
TOR 12 |
VAN 6 |
MOH 15 |
MTL 12 |
7th | 75 |
Indy Pro Series
[edit]| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kenn Hardley Racing | HMS | PHX | STP | INDY 10 |
TXS | IMS | NSH | MIL | KTY | PPIR | SNM | CHI | WGL | FON | 25th | 20 |
NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Mexico Series
[edit]| NASCAR Mexico Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team Owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NCSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2007 | Monica Morales | 5 | Ford | PUE 2 |
ZAC 9 |
SLP 2 |
MTY 8 |
MXC 1 |
ZAC 3 |
QRO 3 |
GDL 2 |
SLP 2 |
MTY 24 |
PUE 1 |
GDL 1 |
QRO 3 |
MXC 1 |
2nd | 2,296 | |
| 2008 | AGS 10 |
MXC 3 |
SLP 22* |
GDL 12 |
ZAC 3 |
PUE 4 |
MTY 3 |
SLP 1 |
GDL 6 |
PUE 4 |
QRO 4 |
SLP 1* |
TXG 2* |
MXC 21 |
2nd | 2,153 | [15] | |||
| 2009 | 2 | AGS 1* |
TXG 2* |
SLP 1* |
PUE 4 |
QRO 9 |
GDL 2 |
ZAC 3 |
SLP 3 |
PUE 4 |
MTY 1 |
QRO 2 |
MXC 12 |
TXG 21 |
AGS 2 |
1st | 2,273 | [16] | ||
| 2010 | Dodge | AGS 23 |
QRO 4 |
SLP 5 |
TXG 1 |
MXC 2 |
PUE 20 |
GDL 2 |
MTY 9 |
SLP 1 |
MXC 3 |
QRO 2 |
PUE 1 |
TXG 15 |
AGS 4 |
1st | 2,173 | [17] | ||
| 2011 | Toyota | MTY 2 |
SLP 4 |
AGS 2 |
1st | 2,272 | ||||||||||||||
| Dodge | TUX 9 |
QRO 12 |
PUE 2 |
MXC 3 |
SLP 2* |
MTY 2 |
QRO 1 |
PUE 17 |
SLP 1 |
AGS 1 |
MXC 5 | |||||||||
| 2021 | Lorena Valero | 11 | Ford | TUX 15 |
QRO 14 |
PUE 12 |
AGS 13 |
10th | 313 | |||||||||||
| Oscar Rodriguez Garcia | 69 | Chevy | SLP 5 |
QRO 10 |
MTY 6 |
AGS 12 |
SLP 11 |
GDL 5 |
PUE 8 |
PUE 13 |
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| 2022 | TUX 8 |
QRO 15 |
CHI 3 |
GDL 14 |
PUE 4 |
SLP 9 |
MTY 5 |
AGS 7 |
QRO | MXC 6 |
MTY 14 |
MXC 10 |
12th | 165 | ||||||
| 2023 | TUX 8 |
SLP 3 |
CHI 5 |
QRO 4 |
AGS 3 |
PUE 2 |
MTY 8 |
SLP 6 |
QRO 17 |
CHI 6 |
PUE 5 |
MXC 6 |
2nd | 433 | ||||||
| 2024 | SLP 5 |
TUX 3 |
TUX 14 |
MTY 12 |
AGS 5 |
PUE 11 |
SLP 14 |
QRO 5 |
AGS 18 |
QRO 12 |
PUE 10 |
MXC 8 |
11th | 372 | ||||||
| 2025 | SLP 7 |
TUX 6 |
PUE 5 |
AGS 3 |
QRO 16 |
MXC 10 |
MXC 10 |
MTY | PUE | TBA | PAN | SLP | AGS | PUE | 8th* | 229* | ||||
Busch Series
[edit]| NASCAR Busch 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 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NNSC | Pts | Ref | |||
| 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 | [18] | |||
Busch East Series
[edit]| NASCAR Busch East Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NBESC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Troy Williams Racing | 21 | Chevy | GRE 26 |
STA 28 |
MCM 26 |
ADI | LRP 29 |
MFD | NHA | DOV | 31st | 405 | [19] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | ELK DNQ |
IOW | SBO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Dodge | NHA 33 |
TMP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Camping World Truck Series
[edit]| NASCAR Camping World 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 | 24 | 25 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||
| 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 | [20] | ||||||||||||
| 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 | [21] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | [22] | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | [23] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | [24] | ||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
[edit]- ^ "Germán Quiroga". Sporcar. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
- ^ "Germán Quiroga, bicampeón de la Nascar México Series". La Jornada. November 22, 2010.
- ^ a b Spencer, Lee (November 2, 2012). "Quiroga Jr. hoping to make history". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- ^ "Germán Quiroga se declara listo para el 'Toyota All Star Showdown'". Excelsior. January 27, 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "German Quiroga - NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
- ^ "German Quiroga - NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
- ^ "Mexican Driver German Quiroga To Participate in NASCAR". Fox News Latino. July 20, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
- ^ "Quiroga added to Red Horse Racing lineup". NASCAR.com. February 19, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ^ ""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.
- ^ a b Aviles, Martin (2021-06-04). "Germán Quiroga sobre su regreso a Nascar México: 'Estoy contento de estar en mi país'". www.record.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ Afar, Rafael (2023-12-31). "Tiene Germán Quiroga temporada positiva en NASCAR México Series 2023". Código San Luis - Periódico en línea (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ Afar, Rafael (2024-09-13). "Está Germán Quiroga en el undécimo sitio en NASCAR México Series 2024". Código San Luis - Periódico en línea (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "Continúa Germán Quiroga en octavo lugar en NASCAR México Series 2025". Edomex Al Día (in Spanish). 2025-06-29. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "Driver German Quiroga 2008 Corona Mexico Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Driver German Quiroga 2009 Corona Mexico Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Driver German Quiroga 2010 Corona Mexico Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Germán Quiroga – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Germán Quiroga – 2007 NASCAR Busch East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Germán Quiroga – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Germán Quiroga – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Germán Quiroga – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Germán Quiroga – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Germán Quiroga – 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Germán Quiroga driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Germán Quiroga career summary at DriverDB.com