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| Rubén Pardo Estevez | |||||||
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| Born | (1979-06-18)June 18, 1979 (age 46) Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||
| Awards | 1996, 1997, & 1998 Superbikes 600 CC Champions 2000 Dodge Neon Series Champion 2002 Dodge Neon & Truck Champion 2006 Busch East Series Rookie of the Year 2006 Featherlite Most Improved Driver 2006 Hispanic Athlete of the Year | ||||||
| NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 7 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| 2015 position | 117th | ||||||
| Best finish | 98th (2008) | ||||||
| First race | 2007Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 (Mexico City) | ||||||
| Last race | 2015DAV 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2015 position | 50th | ||||||
| Best finish | 50th (2015) | ||||||
| First race | 2015UNOH 175 (Loudon) | ||||||
| Last race | 2015Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of November 13, 2015. | |||||||
Rubén Pardo Estevez (born June 18, 1979) is a Mexican professionalstock car racing driver. He currently competes in theNASCARMexico Series.[1][2] He is the brother of fellow NASCAR driverCarlos Pardo, who died in 2009.
Pardo began racing in motorcycles, eventually competing in the 600cc Superbikes Series. After three consecutive championships, he started driving stock cars in theDodge Neon Series, finishing tenth in points for his rookie season. After graduating from college with a degree in Marketing, Pardo moved to theNASCAR Mexico Series, finishing second in the championship points behind his brother. He began the 2005 season with two wins when he suffered injuries in a jet ski accident. In his first race back, a pair of fire extinguishers exploded beneath his driving seat, breaking both of his legs. After nearly having his foot amputated, Pardo was able to return to racing later that year, picking up an additional win.
In 2006, Pardo moved to the Busch East Series, where he was named Rookie of the Year, becoming the first Hispanic driver to win a NASCAR-affiliated award. His win in the season-ending race atLime Rock Park made him the first minority to win a Busch East race. In addition to his full-time run in NASCAR Busch East Series this year, he has run a part-time schedule in the Busch Series. He made his debut in the #44 Family Dollar Dodge atAutodromo Hermanos Rodríguez, starting 24th and finishing 41st due to handling problems. His next race came atNashville Superspeedway, where a vibration forced him out after three laps. He will drive a part-time schedule for Fitz in 2008 in the Nationwide Series.
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCARXfinity 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 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2007 | Fitz Racing | 44 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | MXC 41 | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH 43 | 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 | 160th | 0 | [3] |
| 2008 | Jay Robinson Racing | 36 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH DNQ | TEX | PHO | MLW DNQ | NHA | DAY | CHI | 98th | 186 | [4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fitz Racing | 22 | Dodge | MXC 18 | TAL | RCH | DAR 42 | CLT | DOV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | NSH 42 | KEN | GTY 41 | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | MBM Motorsports | 13 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO 38 | HOM | 117th | 01 | [5] | ||
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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 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Rick Ware Racing | 45 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA 21 | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | 50th | 50 | [6] | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | PHO 17 | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||