Rubén Pardo (racing driver)

Rubén Pardo Estevez (born June 18, 1979) is a Mexican professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes in the NASCAR Mexico Series.[1][2] He is the brother of fellow NASCAR driver Carlos Pardo, who died in 2009.

This article is about the NASCAR driver. For the footballer, see Rubén Pardo (footballer).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pardo and the second or maternal family name is Estevez.
Rubén Pardo Estevez
Born (1979-06-18) June 18, 1979
Mexico City, Mexico
Awards1996, 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
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
7 races run over 3 years
2015 position117th
Best finish98th (2008)
First race2007 Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 (Mexico City)
Last race2015 DAV 200 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
2 races run over 1 year
2015 position50th
Best finish50th (2015)
First race2015 UNOH 175 (Loudon)
Last race2015 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 13, 2015.

Racing career

Pardo began racing in motorcycles, eventually competing in the 600cc Superbikes Series. After three consecutive championships, he started driving stock cars in the Dodge Neon Series, finishing tenth in points for his rookie season. After graduating from college with a degree in Marketing, Pardo moved to the NASCAR 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 at Lime 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 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez, starting 24th and finishing 41st due to handling problems. His next race came at Nashville 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.

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.)

Xfinity Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series results
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]

Camping World Truck Series
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
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

References
  1. Rubén Pardo: "Tuve un gran rival como lo es Homero Richards" 2013
  2. Rubén Pardo se lleva El Dorado 29/OCT/2012
  3. "Rubén Pardo – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  4. "Rubén Pardo – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  5. "Rubén Pardo – 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  6. "Rubén Pardo – 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
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