2020 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series

The 2020 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series was the thirteenth season of the NASCAR Mexico Series, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in Mexico. It is the sixteenth season of the series as a NASCAR-sanctioned series. It began with a race at the Autódromo de Querétaro on 9 July, and concluded with a race at the Autódromo Miguel E. Abed on 18 December.

Rubén García Jr. entered the season as defending champion, having won his 3rd title in 2019.

The 2020 season was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in the postponement and cancellation of several races. As a replacement, the NASCAR Mexico Series hosted virtual races on the sim racing game iRacing, on popular NASCAR tracks such as Daytona, Charlotte, Homestead and Watkins Glen.

The season eventually began in July, and featured 12 races across 9 weekends, with two doubleheader weekends hosted at the Autódromo de Querétaro, and one at the Autódromo Miguel E. Abed. The series worked closely with local health authorities to announce rescheduled races and protocols that would be followed to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. This included several races which would be held behind closed-doors, with no spectators permitted, along with some race weekends being condensed down to one-day events.

Rubén Rovelo became champion at the end of the season (1st title),[1] beating out defending champion Rubén García Jr. by 14 points. Rovelo had a 22-point advantage heading into the final race at Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, an advantage that allowed him to mathematically clinch the championship by starting the race.

Drivers

The following is a list of drivers who competed in the NASCAR Mexico Series for 2020.

No. Driver Rounds
1 Michael Dörrbecker All
2 Abraham Calderón All
6 Rogelio López 3, 12
08 José Luis Ramírez 4–5, 9, 12
11 Hugo Oliveras All
20 Homero Richards 10
26 Santiago Tovar All
28 Rubén Rovelo All
31 Jorge Goeters All
47 Xavi Razo 2–3
48 Salvador de Alba Jr. All
51 Jake Cosío 1–7, 12
77 Rubén Pardo 1–10, 12
88 Rubén García Jr. All

Schedule

The schedule for the 2020 season was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The season was scheduled to begin with a race in Querétaro on 29 March. However, on 16 March, the series' announced a postponement of all races due to the pandemic until further notice.[2]

On 17 June, the series announced the first three rescheduled dates in coordination with local health authorities; races in Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, and Aguascalientes. All of these races would be held with no spectators permitted. In addition, the races in Querétaro and San Luis Potosí would be run as one-day events. [3]

On 18 August, four additional races were announced; a doubleheader in Puebla, and second races in Querétaro and San Luis Potosí.[4] The weekend at Querétaro was later expanded to a doubleheader.

On 17 September, the final races of the rescheduled calendar were announced, bringing the calendar to 12 races. The series would return to Aguascalientes for a second date, and Querétaro would receive a second doubleheader weekend, resulting in it hosting 5 races in a single season, the most from any track in series' history. The season would then conclude in Puebla, with the Autódromo Miguel E. Abed hosting the final race for the first time since 2014.


No. Race Title Track Location Date
1 Gran Premio Querétaro Autódromo de Querétaro El Marqués, Querétaro 9 July
2 Gran Premio San Luis Potosí Super Óvalo Potosino San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí 30 July
3 Gran Premio Aguascalientes Óvalo Aguascalientes México Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes 20 August
4 Gran Premio Puebla Autódromo Miguel E. Abed Amozoc, Puebla 11 September
5 12 September
6 Gran Premio Querétaro Autódromo de Querétaro El Marqués, Querétaro 2 October
7 3 October
8 Gran Premio San Luis Potosí Super Óvalo Potosino San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí 22 October
9 Gran Premio OkAutopartes.com Óvalo Aguascalientes México Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes 6 November
10 Gran Premio Treviño Refacciones Autódromo de Querétaro El Marqués, Querétaro 27 November
11 28 November
12 Gran Premio FedEx Autódromo Miguel E. Abed Amozoc, Puebla 18 December
Source:

  Oval Track
  Road course

Results and Standings

No. Location Most Laps Led Winning driver Manufacturer Ref
1 Querétaro Rubén Rovelo Rubén Rovelo Toyota [5]
2 San Luis Potosí Rubén Rovelo Rubén Rovelo Toyota [6]
3 Aguascalientes Rubén García Jr. Rubén Rovelo Toyota [7]
4 Puebla Rubén García Jr. Rubén García Jr. Toyota [8]
5 Salvador de Alba Jr. Abraham Calderón Ford [9]
6 Querétaro Salvador de Alba Jr. Salvador de Alba Jr. Ford [10]
7 Salvador de Alba Jr. Rubén Rovelo Toyota [11]
8 San Luis Potosí Salvador de Alba Jr. Salvador de Alba Jr. Ford [12]
9 Aguascalientes Abraham Calderón Abraham Calderón Ford [13]
10 Querétaro Rubén Rovelo Rubén García Jr. Toyota [14]
11 Rubén Rovelo Rubén Rovelo Toyota [15]
12 Puebla Abraham Calderón Abraham Calderón Ford [16]

Final Standings

No. Driver QRO SLP AGS PUE PUE QRO QRO SLP AGS QRO QRO PUE Points
1 Rubén Rovelo 1 1 1 5 3 3 1 3 3 3 1 10 522
2 Rubén García Jr. 2 3 8 1 5 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 508
3 Abraham Calderón 8 2 2 2 1 8 6 7 1 2 3 1 503
4 Salvador de Alba Jr. 7 5 5 11 2 1 2 1 10 4 8 3 487
5 Michael Dörrbecker 3 8 3 8 6 7 5 4 5 5 4 8 462
6 Jorge Goeters 5 4 4 7 4 9 10 6 7 9 7 5 452
7 Santiago Tovar 4 9 11 3 10 4 4 8 8 10 6 9 443
8 Hugo Oliveras 10 10 7 6 9 10 7 5 9 6 5 7 437
9 Rubén Pardo 6 7 10 4 8 6 9 9 6 7 4 409
10 Jake Cosío 9 5 6 10 11 5 8 6 254
11 José Luis Ramírez 9 7 4 11 145
12 Xavi Razo 6 12 70
13 Rogelio López 9 12 68
14 Homero Richards 8 37

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Información importante respecto a la primera fecha de la temporada 2020 de NASCAR PEAK México Series". X.com (in Spanish). 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
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  6. ^ "2020 Gran Premio San Luis Potosi". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
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  8. ^ "2020 Gran Premio Puebla". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
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  15. ^ "2020 Gran Premio Querétaro". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
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