Cesar Chavez Day: Hispanic Race Car Drivers

ByDavid Castro|

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - JANUARY 20: NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez poses for a photo during the 2021 NASCAR Production Days at FOX Sports Studios on January 20, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 20: Carlos Contreras, driver of the #15 Racetrac Ford, practices for the NASCAR Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2014 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)

Carlos Contreras (NASCAR)

Contreras is the first Mexican-born driver in NASCAR history. He made his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut in 1999 and in his stock car career he also raced in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Mexico Series.