Carlos Pardo
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Born | (1975-09-15)September 15, 1975 Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||
Died | June 14, 2009(2009-06-14) (aged 33) Autódromo Miguel E. Abed Amozoc, Puebla, Mexico | ||||||
Cause of death | Racing accident | ||||||
Achievements | 2004 NASCAR Corona Series Champion | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 143rd (2006) | ||||||
First race | 2006 Telcel-Motorola 200 (Mexico City) | ||||||
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Carlos Alberto Pardo Estévez (September 15, 1975 – June 14, 2009) was a Mexican stock car racing driver from Mexico City. He was the first driver to win the NASCAR Mexico Corona Series championship.[1]
Career
Pardo won 10 of his 74 NASCAR Mexico Corona Series starts and had 8 poles. He won the championship in 2004.[2] He was third in standings in 2005 and 2006.[3] Pardo also competed in six races in the NASCAR Camping World Series East in 2004 and 2005 and raced in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Autódromo Hermanos Rodriguez in 2006.[2]
Death
Pardo was killed in an accident which occurred on the 97th lap of a 100-lap NASCAR Mexico Corona Series race at Autódromo Miguel E. Abed in Amozoc, Puebla, on June 14, 2009. As Pardo led the field with just four laps remaining, Jorge Goeters attempted to overtake Pardo going into turn 3.[4] Pardo attempted to block Goeters, but came into contact with the front of Goeters' car. Pardo's car spun down the track and collided side-on with the edge of a concrete retaining wall[5] at over 200 km/h (120 mph).[6] Even with water drums (Fitch Barrier) in place to soften any collision, the car disintegrated upon impact.[7] Pardo was transported to a nearby hospital by helicopter, where he was pronounced dead. He was declared the winner of the race as he was leading the race at the last completed lap before the accident occurred, beating Goeters by 0.044 seconds.[2] Pardo, driving for Motorcraft team, had started the race from the last row.[8]
Pardo's brother Rubén also competes in the NASCAR Mexico Corona Series,[2] and finished sixth in the race that his brother won posthumously.
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.)
Busch Series
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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 | NBSC | Pts | Ref |
2006 | Frank Cicci Racing | 34 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | MXC 42 | LVS | ATL | BRI | TEX | NSH | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | MAR | GTY | IRP | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 143rd | 37 | [9] |
Busch East Series
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NBESC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Lori Williams Racing | 21 | Chevy | STA | HOL | ERI | NHA | WFD | ADI 11 | STA | DUB 11 | OXF | NHA | DOV | LRP | TMP | 42nd | 260 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | GRE | STA | HOL 15 | TMP | ERI 12 | NHA | ADI 15 | WFD | NHA 39 | DOV DNQ | LRP | 29th | 440 | [11] |
West Series
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NWSC | Pts | Ref | |||
2004 | Info not available | PHO | MMR | CAL | S99 | EVG | IRW | S99 | RMR | DCS | PHO | CNS | MMR | IRW DNQ | N/A | - | [12] |
References
- ^ "Carlos Pardo". ask.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Carlos Pardo Posthumously Awarded NASCAR Mexico Series Win". fullthrottle.com. June 15, 2009. Archived from the original on June 18, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
- ^ "Carlos Pardo at Driver Database". driverdb.com. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
- ^ "Fallece el piloto Carlos Pardo" (in Spanish). Crónica. June 15, 2009. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
- ^ "Driver dies in Nascar Mexico race". Reuters. June 15, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
- ^ "Sufre Carlos Pardo aparatoso accidente" (in Spanish). eluniversal.com. June 14, 2009. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
- ^ "NASCAR Mexico driver killed in crash". ESPN. June 15, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
- ^ "Carlos Pardo dies in NASCAR Mexico Series race Sunday". scenedaily.com. June 15, 2009. Archived from the original on June 18, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
- ^ "Carlos Pardo– 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Carlos Pardo – 2005 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ "Carlos Pardo – 2006 NASCAR Busch East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ "Carlos Pardo – 2004 NASCAR West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
External links
- Carlos Pardo driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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Preceded by First season | Desafío Corona Champion 2004 | Succeeded by |
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2004 C. Pardo | 2010 G. Quiroga | 2016 not held |