Contreras Motorsports was a Mexican professional

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team that competed in the

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. The team was owned by Carlos Contreras and his nephew

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. The team fielded the No. 71

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full-time for various drivers. During operation, they were the sole Mexican team in the three national divisions of NASCAR.

Camping World Truck Series

Truck No. 71 history

The No. 71 truck began racing in 2016. Their first race was the

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because they did not qualify for the

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. Carlos Contreras drove the first race, with funding from

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convenience stores. Several up-and coming drivers raced for the team in its inaugural season, including

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development driver

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and Israeli

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. the team also brought in experienced drivers, such as

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and

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. It was announced on December 25 that

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would drive for the team full-time in 2017.

Partnerships

JR Motorsports

On October 29, 2016, Contreras Motorsports ran a truck for

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at Martinsville; the truck was built by

. He qualified on the pole and finished second.

Ranier Racing with MDM

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ran some races in 2016 with the No. 71 with

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and Brandon Jones driving. Jones drove at

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and

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drove at

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. Between the two drivers, they recorded three top-ten finishes.

Ken Schrader Racing

In 2016 Contreras Motorsports partnered with

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to run the Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby in the No. 71

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drove the truck sponsored by

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drove the truck to a 12th-place finish.

Truck No. 71 results

Ending of operations

Before the 2017 season, the assets and ownership of the team was transferred to business partner and crew veteran D. J. Copp to form

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References

{{Ken Schrader Racing Defunct NASCAR teams