Luis Martinez Jr.

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Luis Martinez Jr.
Born (1990-02-15) February 15, 1990 (age 32)
Long Beach, California
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
3 races run over 1 year
Best finish54th (2011)
First race 2011 Iowa John Deere Dealers 250 (Iowa)
Last race 2011 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Richmond)
WinsTop tens Poles
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Luis Martinez Jr. (born February 15, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He has raced in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

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Racing career

Martinez started to compete in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West in 2008. He won the series' Rookie of the Year award in 2010, driving for Sunrise Ford Racing. [1] In 2011, he won his first race at Portland International Raceway after David Mayhew overdrove the last corner on the last lap of the race. [2]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334NNSCPtsRef
2011 Go Green Racing 39 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW
31
CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP IOW GLN CGV
19
BRI ATL RCH
25
CHI DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 54th57 [3]

K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314NKNPSWCPtsRef
2008 Richard Childress Racing
with Jim Offenbach
31 Chevy AAS PHO CTS IOW CNS SON IRW DCS EVG MMP
22
IRW
18
AMP AAS 41st206 [4]
2010 Sunrise Ford Racing 6 Ford AAS
5
PHO
17
IOW
9
DCS
19
SON
7
IRW
9
PIR
5
MRP
9
CNS
3
MMP
19
AAS
6
PHO
28
7th1593 [5]
2011 PHO
12
AAS
7
MMP
6
LVS
7
SON
27
IRW
13
EVG
9
PIR
1
CNS
4
MRP
11
SPO
4
AAS
4
PHO
25
4th1942 [6]
06 IOW
7

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References

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  2. "Luis Martinez Jr. Wins NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Race at Portland International Raceway". K&N Filters . Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  3. "Luis Martinez Jr. – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  4. "Luis Martinez Jr. – 2008 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  5. "Luis Martinez Jr. – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  6. "Luis Martinez Jr. – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 15, 2020.