Andrés Pérez de Lara

Andrés Pérez de Lara González (born April 2, 2005) is a Mexican professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Niece Motorsports. He is the 2024 ARCA Menards Series champion, the 2020 NASCAR Mikel's Truck Series champion, and the 2022 NASCAR Mexico Challenge Series champion. He has previously competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, and ARCA Menards Series West.

Racing career In 2019, at the age of fourteen, Pérez de Lara competed in the NACAM Formula 4 Championship alongside his brother, Pablo, at Telcel RPL Racing. He won four races, being the youngest to do so, on route to third in the championship and rookie of the year honors.

In 2020, Pérez de Lara ran in the NASCAR Mikel's Truck Series in Mexico, where he won the championship at the age of fifteen.

In 2021, Pérez de Lara ran the full season in the NASCAR FedEx Challenge Series after running one race at Nuevo Autódromo de Quéretaro in the previous year. He finished fourth in the points that year, finishing in the top five in eight races.

In 2022, Pérez de Lara returned to the series, where he became the youngest winner in the series at Querétaro Race Track at the age of seventeen on route to win the championship. It was also during this year that Pérez de Lara was chosen for the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program, and he made select events in the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East and ARCA Menards Series West driving for David Gilliland Racing.

ARCA Menards Series

On January 13, 2023, it was announced that Pérez de Lara would run full-time in the ARCA Menards Series for Rev Racing in the No. 2 Chevrolet, replacing Nick Sanchez, who had won the championship the previous year. He was entered in the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway in the No. 01 Chevrolet for Fast Track Racing, but was withdrawn after practice due to age restrictions, although he was placed in the final results as a "did not start" in 40th place. Despite not winning a race, Pérez de Lara finished second in the final points standings with ten top-fives and fifteen top-tens with the best finish of second at the Illinois State Fairgrounds dirt track and Salem Speedway.

In 2024, Pérez de Lara continued to pilot the No. 2 Chevrolet for Rev Racing full-time in the ARCA Menards Series. After crashing out in the season-opener at Daytona, Pérez de Lara ran consistently well through the remainder of the season, accumulating ten top-fives and seventeen top-tens, though he was unable to score a win. At the conclusion of the season finale at Toledo, Pérez de Lara became the first foreign-born ARCA Menards Series champion.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series On May 21, 2024, it was announced that Pérez de Lara would make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut, driving the No. 7 for Spire Motorsports at Gateway. He finished ninth, his first career top-ten finish in the Truck Series.

Pérez de Lara's No. 77 truck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2025 On January 23, 2025, it was announced that Pérez de Lara would move to the Truck Series full-time, driving the No. 77 for Spire. Pérez de Lara departed Spire after Watkins Glen, instead finishing the year at Niece Motorsports, driving the No. 44.

Xfinity Series On May 29, 2025, it was announced that Pérez de Lara would make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, driving the No. 91 Chevrolet for DGM Racing.

Personal life Pérez de Lara is the brother of Pablo Pérez de Lara, who is also a racing driver with whom he competed in Formula 4. His father, Ricardo, is a former champion of the Super Copa Seat León in 2011-2013, the Ferrari Challenge North America in 2014, and the Tractocamiones Freightliner in 2015.

Racing record

Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2019-20 NACAM Formula 4 Championship Telcel RPL Racing 20 4 1 1 8 252 3rd 2020 NASCAR Mikel's Truck Series ? ? ? ? ? ? 1st 2021 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series HO Speed Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC NASCAR Challenge Series - Mexico 12 0 1 0 3 234 4th NACAM Formula 4 - México City Grand Prix RPL Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 2022 ARCA Menards Series David Gilliland Racing 1 0 0 0 0 37 78th ARCA Menards Series East 1 0 0 0 0 37 42nd ARCA Menards Series West 2 0 0 0 2 134 25th NASCAR Challenge - Mexico 12 3 1 1 4 413 1st 2023 ARCA Menards Series Fast Track Racing 1 0 0 0 0 912 2nd Rev Racing 19 0 1 0 4 ARCA Menards Series East Rev Racing 4 0 0 0 1 152 13th ARCA Menards Series West 1 0 0 0 0 40 40th 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Spire Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 34 45th Roper Racing 1 0 0 0 0 ARCA Menards Series Rev Racing 20 0 0 0 5 956 1st ARCA Menards Series East 5 0 0 0 1 197 10th ARCA Menards Series West 1 0 0 0 0 36 46th 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series DGM Racing with Jesse Iwuji Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC† NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Spire Motorsports 17 0 0 1 0 472 16th Niece Motorsports 8 0 0 0 0 † As Pérez de Lara was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete NACAM Formula 4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2019–20 Telcel RPL Racing AHR14 AHR24 AGS11 AGS21 AGS36 PUE19 PUE25 PUE35 MER15 MER21 MER33 QUE111 QUE12Ret QUE139 QUE213 QUE223 QUE235 MTY13 MTY27 MTY35 3rd 252

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 Pts Ref 2025 DGM Racing withJesse Iwuji Motorsports 91 Chevy DAY ATL COA PHO LVS HOM MAR DAR BRI CAR TAL TEX CLT NSH MXC30 POC ATL CSC SON DOV IND IOW GLN DAY PIR GTW BRI KAN ROV LVS TAL MAR PHO 101st 01

Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman 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 24 25 Pts Ref 2024 Spire Motorsports 7 Chevy DAY ATL LVS BRI COA MAR TEX KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW9 NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN TAL HOM MAR 45th 34 Roper Racing 04 Chevy PHO31 2025 Spire Motorsports 77 Chevy DAY14 ATL27 LVS17 HOM25 MAR7 BRI19 CAR12 TEX29 KAN19 NWS24 CLT16 NSH19 MCH9 POC16 LRP17 IRP22 GLN21 16th 472 Niece Motorsports 44 Chevy RCH21 DAR16 BRI8 NHA15 ROV32 TAL17 MAR28 PHO30 2026 DAY13 ATL15 STP7 DAR32 CAR32 BRI17 TEX30 GLN13 DOV28 CLT19 NSH14 MCH19 COR21 LRP7 NWS23 IRP11 RCH23 NHA27 BRI KAN CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Menards 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 Pts Ref 2022 David Gilliland Racing 51 Ford DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI7 SLM TOL 78th 37 2023 Fast Track Racing 01 Chevy DAY40 2nd 912 Rev Racing 2 Chevy PHO4 TAL4 KAN6 CLT7 BLN4 ELK5 MOH15 IOW6 POC3 MCH17* IRP8 GLN12 ISF2 MLW7 DSF4 KAN17 BRI3 SLM2 TOL4 2024 DAY12 PHO8 TAL8 DOV5 KAN7 CLT3 IOW6 MOH6 BLN5 IRP2 SLM2 ELK5 MCH2 ISF15 MLW6 DSF3 GLN4 BRI4 KAN21 TOL6 1st 956

ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Ref 2022 David Gilliland Racing 51 Ford NSM FIF DOV NSV IOW MLW BRI7 42nd 37 2023 Rev Racing 2 Chevy FIF DOV NSV FRS IOW6 IRP8 MLW7 BRI3 12th 202 2024 FIF DOV5 NSV FRS IOW6 IRP2 MLW6 BRI4 9th 247

ARCA Menards Series West ARCA Menards Series West results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Ref 2022 David Gilliland Racing 51 Ford PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS2 PHO3 25th 134 2023 Rev Racing 2 Chevy PHO4 IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO 40th 40 2024 PHO8 KER PIR SON IRW IRW SHA TRI MAD AAS KER PHO 46th 36

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.) CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts Ref 2026 Tom Usry Racing 27 Chevy SNM WCS NSV CRW ACE LGY DOM NWS18 HCY AND FLC TCM NPS SBO -* -*