ARCA Menards Series
Andres Perez De Lara
- Birthdate: April 2, 2005
- Hometown: Mexico City, MX
- Series: ARCA Menards Series
- Twitter: @andresplg2
- Facebook: RevRacingD4D
- Instagram: andres.plg
- CAR: No. 2 Max Siegel Inc. Chevrolet
- Crew Chief: Glenn Parker
- Car Chief:
In the upcoming 2024 season, Andres Perez de Lara is set to participate in his fourth season with Rev Racing, taking the wheel of the No.2 Max Siegel Inc. Chevrolet full-time in the ARCA Menards Series (AMS). Following his inaugural season in the AMS in 2023, Perez demonstrated his skills, securing 2nd place in the overall standings. Throughout the season, Perez consistently showcased his talent with top-five finishes in half of all AMS events, a performance that notably included securing the pole position at Michigan International Speedway.
In 2022, he was the NASCAR Mexico Challenge champion and garnered 2 top 3s in two starts in the ARCA Menards Series West. In 2022, Andres also became the NASCAR Mexico Challenge Series Champion and in 2023 the NASCAR Mexico Rookie of the Year.
2020 proved to be a great year for Andres, after given the opportunity to race for Telcel-Telmex Racing in NASCAR Mexico Trucks, he achieved both titles of 2020 FB y Bohn Mikel’s Trucks by NASCAR Peak Mexico Rookie of the Year and FB y Bohn Mikel’s Trucks by NASCAR Peak Mexico Champion.
At the end of 2019, he started his racing career in L-A Formula 4 and became a championship contender.
Perez de Lara started racing at the age of 11. He was inspired by his dad who was a professional racing driver for more than 25 years with 9 championships, including a Ferrari Challenge World Championship Title and 4 Daytona 24 hr race participations.
Perez de Lara began his career in karting, earning great success in the Mexico Karting Championships. Next, he began competing in the USA National and local championships gaining experience and continued good results, including a win in Texas Pro kart challenge and a top 5 finish in the SKUSA ProTour Final.
He will, again, run in the Challenge Series in conjunction with his Rev Racing schedule in 2024.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- 2023: NASCAR Mexico Rookie of the Year
- 2023: 2nd in AMS standings
- 2022: NASCAR Mexico Challenge Champion
- 2022: 2 Top 3’s in 2 starts in the ARCA West Series
- 2022: Overall winner in NASCAR Mexico Series
- 2021: 4th place finish in the NASCAR Challenge Series Championship point standings
- 2020: FB y Bohn Mikel’s Trucks by NASCAR Peak Mexico Series Champion
- 2020: FB y Bohn Mikel’s Trucks by NASCAR Peak Mexico Series Rookie of the Year
- 2020: 4 time winner and 9 of 10 podiums in the FB y Bohn Mikel’s Trucks by NASCAR Peak Mexico Series
- 2019: Mexico National Karting Championship – Runner up
- 2019: FIA Latin American formula 4 – Rookie of the Year
- 2019: FIA Latin American formula 4 – 3rd place standings