Carlos Pardo

Carlos Pardo
Born	September 15, 1975 Mexico City, Mexico
Died	June 14, 2009 (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)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0

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 kmh.^[6] Even with water drums (Fitch Barrier) in place to soften any collison, 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] He is survived by wife Ana, and an infant child.^[9]

Pardo's brother Ruben 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

NASCAR Busch 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	34	35	NBSC	Pts
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

References

1. "Carlos Pardo". ask.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
2. "Carlos Pardo Posthumously Awarded NASCAR Mexico Series Win". fullthrottle.com. 2009-06-15. Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
3. "Carlos Pardo at Driver Database". driverdb.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
4. "Fallece el piloto Carlos Pardo" (in Spanish). Crónica. 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
5. "Driver dies in Nascar Mexico race". Reuters. 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
6. "Sufre Carlos Pardo aparatoso accidente" (in Spanish). eluniversal.com. 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
7. "NASCAR Mexico driver killed in crash". ESPN. 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
8. "Carlos Pardo dies in NASCAR Mexico Series race Sunday". scenedaily.com. 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
9. LaCapria, Kim (2009-06-15). "NASCAR driver Carlos Pardo dies in fiery wreck". inquisitr.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.

External links

• Carlos Pardo driver statistics at Racing-Reference