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2010 NASCAR Corona Series

2010 NASCAR Corona Series

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The 2010 NASCAR Corona Series was the seventh season of the Corona Series, which was organized by NASCAR Mexico. The season was composed by fourteen races. Aguascalientes was venue of the kickoff and the final event. Germán Quiroga won his second championship in row.[1]

Report

Germán Quiroga, 2010 champion

For first time Mazda took part in a series sanctioned by NASCAR. Mazda entered with the Mazda6. TeamGP was the first team to run with this car.[2] Mazda won its first three races and the final race in the season.

The season kickoff in Aguascalientes. Rafael Martínez began the year taking the victory.[3] In the second race in Querétaro, Martínez won again.[4] The third race was won by the Martínez's teammate, Jorge Goeters, in San Luis Potosí. But, Rafael Martínez had a chrash and finished in 27th place and lost the leadership of the season, and Antonio Pérez became in the new leader.[5] The fourth race of the season was the first night race in the NCS. Tuxtla Gutiérrez was venue of this race. Salvador Durán took his first pole position and Germán Quiroga won the race. Pérez maintained the leadership of NCS.[6] Homero Richards took the victory in the fifth race in the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez's oval.[7] Richards again won in Puebla, meanwhile Pérez continued like leader.[8]

Teams and drivers

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Driver changes

  • Rogelio López leave the Equipo Telcel. Alejandro Capín took his seat.[9]
  • Ricardo Pérez de Lara joined to 2b Racing since the Round 2.[10]
  • After the Round 5, Daniel Suárez replaced to Alejandro Capín in the Equipo Telcel.[11]
  • Salvador Durán was suspended after the Round 13 for aggressive driving. He was replaced by Scott Riggs.[12]

Schedule

2010 venues

The schedule was presented in January comprised 14 races in 8 tracks.[13] On May 22 Chiapas was the first night race in the NCS history.[14] The Award ceremony was held on December 9.

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  Oval
  Road Course

Results and standings

Races

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1^ Qualifying cancelled by rain.[15]
2^ Qualifying cancelled by rain.[16]

Standings

Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.

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^ Goeters, Ramírez and López suffered 15 points reduction by drive shaft irregularities.[32]

Rookie of the Year

Only the best 10 results count in the final classification.

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See also

References

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    "El equipo 2b racing sigue creciendo". Sportcar.com. April 8, 2010.
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    "Daniel Suárez pilotará auto de equipo Telcel". El Universal. August 6, 2010.
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    "Penalizan al piloto Salvador Durán". Sportcar.com. November 11, 2010.
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    "Calendario NASCAR Corona Series 2010". Sporcar. January 8, 2010.
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    "Llega la primera Carrera Nocturna en el Autódromo". Portal Tuxtla. Mar 25, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08.
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    "La lluvia interrumpe calificación en Puebla". SportCar. July 17, 2010.
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    "Se cancela calificación por lluvia; Pilotos SC Racing comprometidos". SportCar. September 9, 2010.
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    "Results of "1° fecha NASCAR Corona Series 2010"". Mylaps.com. March 21, 2010.
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    "Results of "5° fecha NASCAR Corona Series 2010"". Mylaps.com. June 6, 2010.
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    "Results of "6° fecha NASCAR Corona Series 2010"". Mylaps.com. June 18, 2010.
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    "Results of "7° fecha NASCAR Corona Series 2010"". Mylaps.com. August 8, 2010.
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    "Results of "8° fecha NASCAR Corona Series 2010"". Mylaps.com. August 22, 2010.
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    "Results of "9° fecha NASCAR Corona Series 2010"". Mylaps.com. September 5, 2010.
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    "Results of "10° fecha NASCAR Corona Series 2010"". Mylaps.com. September 19, 2010.
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    "Results of "11° fecha NASCAR Corona Series 2010"". Mylaps.com. October 3, 2010.
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    "Results of "12° fecha NASCAR Corona Series 2010"". Mylaps.com. October 17, 2010.
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    "Results of "13° fecha NASCAR Corona Series 2010"". Mylaps.com. October 31, 2010.
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    "Results of "14° fecha NASCAR Corona Series 2010"". Mylaps.com. November 21, 2010.
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    "2010 NASCAR Corona Series Standings". Racingreference.com. November 21, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  32. [32]
    "Los autos 08, 31 y 60 fueron penalizados después del evento de Querétaro". Sportcar.com. October 8, 2011.
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