2004 Desafío Corona season

2004 Desafío Corona
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Replaced MasterCard Truck Series after 2003.

The 2004 Desafio Corona season was the first season of stock car racing in Mexico. The serial was presented in March as Desafío Corona.[1] After 14 races Carlos Pardo of Equipo Telcel was declared champion.[2]

Cars

Pontiac Grand Am was the car used for almost drivers. Only two Dodge Stratus, both of Seeman-Baker team, was used.[3] Pontiac won 13 of 14 runs and the championship.

Teams and drivers

Full time entries

TeamManufacturerNo.Race DriverRounds
Escudería TelmexPontiac1Mara ReyesAll
2Rubén PardoAll
Escudería Telcel Sun MotorolaPontiac5Rogelio LópezAll
6Carlos PardoAll
Escudería Seman BakerPontiac38Jorge Seman1, 3, 6, 9, 10, 12–14
Dodge83Germán QuirogaAll
87Luis Felipe MontañoAll
Escudería Díaz RacingPontiac11Carlos Contreras4–14
22César Pedrero1–3
Jonathan Manatou8–9
Eduardo Troconis10–12, 14
Escudería Hecsal RacingPontiac7Héctor SánchezAll
Raam Racing TeamPontiac43Óscar RuízAll
Team GPPontiac17Jorge Goeters1–13
18Fernando PlataAll

Part time entries

TeamManufacturerNo.Race DriverRounds
Bracho Racing TeamPontiac12Julio Bracho Jr.1–4, 6, 8, 14
Dynamic MotorsportPontiac11Carlos Contreras1–3
Escudería DelphiPontiac9Sebastián Ocaranza1–2, 4–8
Héctor Rached3, 14
Horacio Topete9–10, 12
Escudería MéxicoPontiac3Gianfranco Cané1–5
Escudería ZeppelinPontiac44César Tiberio Jiménez1–10
PPG MotorsportsPontiac24José González14
Racing ToysPontiac66Jonathan Manatou1
Héctor Rached2
Tiger TeamPontiac99Marcelo Núñez1–4

Schedule

No. Race Title Track Date Time
Local UTC
1 Mexico City Mexico City Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City June 6 13:30 18:30
2 Guadalajara Jalisco Trióvalo Bernardo Obregón, Guadalajara June 27 13:30 18:30
3 Querétaro Querétaro Autódromo Querétaro, El Marqués July 18 13:30 18:30
4 Monterrey Nuevo León Autódromo Monterrey, Apodaca August 1 13:30 18:30
5 Torreón Durango Autódromo Marco Magaña, Gómez Palacio August 8 13:30 18:30
6 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí Autódromo San Luis 400, San Luis Potosí August 22 13:30 18:30
7 Zacatecas Zacatecas Autódromo Internacional de Zacatecas, Guadalupe September 5 13:30 18:30
8 León Guanajuato Autódromo de León, León September 19 13:33 18:33
9 Guadalajara Jalisco Trióvalo Bernardo Obregón, Guadalajara October 3
10 Querétaro Querétaro Autódromo Querétaro, El Marqués October 17
11 León Guanajuato Autódromo de León, León October 31
12 Guadalajara Jalisco Trióvalo Bernardo Obregón, Guadalajara November 14 13:33 19:33
13 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí Autódromo San Luis 400, San Luis Potosí November 28 13:33 19:33
14 Mexico City Mexico City Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City December 5 13:33 19:33
  Oval/Speedway
  Road Course/Street Circuit

Results

Races

No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Winning manufacturer
1 Mexico City Mexico City Mexico Mara Reyes Mexico Jorge Goeters Mexico Jorge Goeters United States Pontiac
2 Jalisco Guadalajara Mexico Patrick Goeters Mexico Carlos Pardo Mexico Carlos Contreras United States Pontiac
3 Querétaro Quéretaro Mexico Germán Quiroga Mexico Rubén Pardo Mexico Carlos Contreras United States Pontiac
4 Nuevo León Monterrey Mexico Gianfranco Cané Mexico Rogelio López Mexico César Tiberio Jiménez United States Pontiac
5 Durango Torreón Mexico Rubén Pardo Mexico Carlos Pardo Mexico Carlos Pardo United States Pontiac
6 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí Mexico Carlos Pardo1 Mexico Jorge Goeters Mexico Germán Quiroga United States Dodge
7 Zacatecas Zacatecas Mexico Carlos Contreras Mexico Carlos Pardo Mexico Carlos Pardo United States Pontiac
8 Guanajuato León Mexico Fernando Plata Mexico Carlos Pardo Mexico Carlos Pardo United States Pontiac
9 Jalisco Guadalajara Mexico Jorge Goeters Mexico Rogelio López Mexico Rogelio López United States Pontiac
10 Querétaro Quéretaro Mexico Jorge Goeters Mexico Rubén Pardo Mexico Rubén Pardo United States Pontiac
11 Guanajuato León Mexico Carlos Pardo2 Mexico Jorge Goeters Mexico Rogelio López United States Pontiac
12 Jalisco Guadalajara Mexico Jorge Goeters Mexico Jorge Goeters Mexico Carlos Pardo United States Pontiac
13 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí Mexico Rubén Pardo Mexico Jorge Goeters Mexico Rogelio López United States Pontiac
14 Mexico City Mexico City Mexico Sebastián Ocaranza Mexico Rogelio López Mexico Rogelio López United States Pontiac
1.^ Qualifying cancelled by rain.[4]
2.^ Qualifying cancelled by works in the track.[5]

Standings

RankDriverMexico City
MEX		Jalisco
GDL		Querétaro
QRO		Nuevo León
MTY		Durango
TOR		San Luis Potosí
SLP		Zacatecas
ZAC		Guanajuato
LEON		Jalisco
GDL		Querétaro
QRO		Guanajuato
LEON		Jalisco
GDL		San Luis Potosí
SLP		Mexico City
MEX		Pts
1Mexico Carlos Pardo 5143217112215134 2326
2Mexico Rubén Pardo 918233436412563 2257
3Mexico Rogelio López 73231549211131611 2201
4Mexico Jorge Goeters 1664192182114422 2045
5Mexico Fernando Plata 115476615955143426 2026
6Mexico Mara Reyes 10410188115173674823 1943
7Mexico Carlos Contreras 131162513221372124521 1936
8Mexico Oscar Ruíz 221595523115716671014 1887
9Mexico Héctor Sánchez 682019111398101189117 1857
10Mexico Luis F. Montaño 171324221736362223892 1815
11Mexico Germán Quiroga 2021724718412172418710 1802
12Mexico Ignacio Alvarado 81113111817191220191217146 1705
13Mexico Juan Lópezpape 251681412101623145201513 1553
14Mexico Alejandro Portillo 241491619171518910191716 1525
15Mexico Patrick Goeters 1928983820191312 1483
16Mexico César Tiberio Jiménez 181751152271098 1337
17Mexico Sebastián Ocaranza 12192312101618241231318 1213
18Mexico Raúl García 14251716212018161125 1084
19Mexico Jorge Seman 2126142013231224 857
20Mexico Julio Bracho, Jr. 161619141513135 854
21Mexico Jesús Castellanos 12211218192014 799
22Mexico Javier de la Parra 13142125181611 796
23Mexico Gianfranco Cané 222151610 649
24Mexico Miguel de la Parra 2213211222 545
25Mexico Marcelo Núñez ✝[note 1] 391220 533
26Mexico Jonathan Manatou 151416 499
27Mexico Héctor Rached 2017109 492
28Mexico Sebastián Ocaranza, Jr. 171219 475
29Mexico Eduardo Troconis 15111522 467
30Mexico Eduardo Goeters 23231316 430
31Mexico César Pedrero 41011 429
32Mexico Horacio Topete 142122 318
33Mexico Michael Goeters 107 280
34Mexico Roberto Fernández 152117 212
35Mexico Eliseo Márquez 189 194
36Mexico Iván Pérez 7 146
37Mexico Jonathan Briseño 108 134
38Mexico Horacio Richards 15 118
39Mexico Ignacio Márquez 2619 106
40Mexico David Hernández 20 103
Mexico Alfredo Galland 17 103
Mexico Eduardo Calderón 21 103
Mexico José González 20 103
44Mexico Rafael Vallina 21 100
Mexico Ricardo Marroquín 22 100

Notes

  1. ↑ The 26-year-old driver died on August 9, 2004, eight days after a racing accident at Autódromo Monterrey.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "OCESA y SELCA presentan su nuevo serial como "Desafío Corona 2004"". Sporcar.com. March 5, 2004.
  2. ↑ "Termina el Desafío Corona". Esmas.com. December 5, 2004.
  3. ↑ "Mopar – Seman Baker seguirá teniendo los únicos autos Dodge en el Desafío". Sportcar. June 23, 2004.
  4. ↑ "Carlos Pardo arranca primero en San Luis". SportCar. August 21, 2004.
  5. ↑ "Carlos Pardo tiene la pole en León de acuerdo a su posición en el campeonato". SportCar. October 30, 2004.
  6. ↑ "Driver dies after crash in Mexican stock car series". Associated Press Worldstream. August 9, 2004. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014 – via HighBeam Research.
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