Contreras Motorsports

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Contreras Motorsports
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Owner(s) Carlos Contreras
Enrique Contreras III
Base Mooresville, North Carolina
Series Camping World Truck Series
Race drivers71. Brandon Hightower
Sponsors71. NAPA Auto Parts, RaceTrac, Motul, Thompson Electric Inc., Valvoline, and Flwaterfront.com.
Manufacturer Chevrolet Toyota
Opened 2012
Closed 2016
Career
Debut 2016 Great Clips 200 (Atlanta)
Latest race 2016 Ford EcoBoost 200
Races competedTotal: 19
Camping World Truck Series: 19
Drivers' Championships Total: 0
Camping World Truck Series: 0
Race victoriesTotal: 0
Camping World Truck Series: 0
Pole positions Total: 1
Camping World Truck Series: 1

Contreras Motorsports was a Mexican professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The team was owned by Carlos Contreras and his nephew Enrique. The team fielded the No. 71 Chevrolet Silverado full-time for various drivers. During operation, they were the sole Mexican team in the three national divisions of NASCAR.

Contents

Camping World Truck Series

Truck No. 71 history

The No. 71 truck began racing in 2016. [1] Their first race was the Great Clips 200 because they did not qualify for the NextEra Energy Resources 250. Carlos Contreras drove the first race, with funding from RaceTrac convenience stores. Several up-and coming drivers raced for the team in its inaugural season, including JR Motorsports development driver Josh Berry and Israeli Alon Day. the team also brought in experienced drivers, such as Ken Schrader and Mike Bliss. [2] It was announced on December 25 that Brandon Hightower would drive for the team full-time in 2017.

Partnerships

JR Motorsports

On October 29, 2016, Contreras Motorsports ran a truck for Chase Elliott at Martinsville; [3] the truck was built by JR Motorsports. [4] He qualified on the pole and finished second.

Ranier Racing with MDM

Ranier Racing with MDM ran some races in 2016 with the No. 71 with Austin Dillon and Brandon Jones driving. Jones drove at Dover, Charlotte, Iowa, Kentucky and Bristol. Dillon drove at Texas. Between the two drivers, they recorded three top-ten finishes.

Ken Schrader Racing

In 2016 Contreras Motorsports partnered with Ken Schrader Racing to run the Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby in the No. 71 Toyota Tundra. Ken Schrader drove the truck sponsored by Hunt Brothers Pizza. [5] Schrader drove the truck to a 12th-place finish.

Truck No. 71 results

YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCWTCPts
2016 Carlos Contreras 71 Chevy DAY
DNQ
ATL
27
TEX
31
POC
27
LVS
30
20th288
Mike Bliss MAR
30
KAN
17
Brandon Jones DOV
20
CLT
11
IOW
17
KEN
7
BRI
9
Enrique Contreras III GTW
20
MCH
28
Ken Schrader Toyota ELD
12
Camden Murphy Chevy MSP
31
Josh Berry CHI
13
Alon Day NHA
24
HOM
26
Brandon Hightower TAL
30
Chase Elliott MAR
2*
Austin Dillon TEX
8
Kevin Donahue PHO
20

Ending of operations

Before the 2017 season, the assets and ownership of the team was transferred to business partner and crew veteran D. J. Copp to form Copp Motorsports.

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