Sergio Peña (racing driver)

Sergio Peña
Peña at Richmond International Raceway in 2011
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1993-02-13) February 13, 1993 (age 31)
Winchester, Virginia
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East career
Debut season2010
Former teamsRev Racing
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Bill McAnally Racing
Spraker Racing Enterprises
DRIVE Technology / Sam Hunt Racing
Starts60
Wins5
Poles0
Best finish5th in 2011
Finished last season52nd (2016)
Previous series
2013NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
Last updated on: May 10, 2020.

Sergio Peña (born February 13, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competed in what is now the ARCA Menards Series East for seven years from 2010 to 2016. In addition, he has made starts in the West Series and was a member of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program.

Racing career

Peña's father bought him a dirt bike at age 4. He began racing at age 13, driving motocross, go-karts, and Formula cars,[1] which included competing in the Formula BMW series.

In 2010, Peña started racing stock cars, and joined Revolution Racing for his rookie season in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. He was also named as one of eleven drivers to be part of the Drive for Diversity program for that year. At the start of the season, Peña impressed people with his second-place finish in the Toyota All-Star Showdown, where he started on the pole and finished second in the race behind NASCAR Cup Series driver Joey Logano.[2] He would finish twelfth in the standings with three top tens. He won three times in 2011 and finished fifth in the series.

Peña competed in his third K&N East season in 2012, moving to Hattori Racing Enterprises to driving the No. 1 car. Peña ran a limited NASCAR touring schedule in 2013, before returning full-time to the K&N East Series for 2014. He collected his fourth series win at Columbus.

In the late 2010s, Peña raced late model stock cars at Dominion Raceway.[3]

Personal life

Peña is a first generation Colombian-American and lives in Virginia with his family. His father Jai was instrumental in helping Peña reach NASCAR, spending over a million dollars to help fund his son's career.[1]

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.)

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2010 Revolution Racing 4 Chevy GRE
27 		SBO
14 		IOW
14 		MAR
14 		NHA
15 		LRP
10 		LEE
15 		JFC
6 		NHA
16 		DOV
8 		12th 1222 [4]
2011 Toyota GRE
7 		SBO
1 		RCH
9 		IOW
21 		BGS
26 		JFC
20 		LGY
1* 		NHA
8 		COL
15 		GRE
1* 		NHA
2 		DOV
26 		5th 1657 [5]
2012 Hattori Racing Enterprises 1 Toyota BRI
20 		GRE
29 		RCH
9 		IOW
7 		BGS
19 		JFC
6 		LGY
5 		CNB
17 		COL
4 		IOW
3 		NHA
24 		DOV
12 		GRE
9 		CAR
8 		10th 444 [6]
2013 Bill McAnally Racing 16 Toyota BRI GRE FIF
8 		RCH BGS IOW LGY COL IOW VIR GRE NHA 32nd 90 [7]
Spraker Racing Enterprises 37 Chevy DOV
20
DRIVE Technology 18 Toyota RAL
14
2014 Rev Racing 4 Toyota NSM
22 		DAY
13 		BRI
24 		GRE
9 		RCH
30 		IOW
10 		BGS
20 		FIF
8 		LGY
14 		NHA
30 		COL
1 		IOW
4 		GLN
20 		VIR
14 		GRE
18 		DOV
6 		12th 466 [8]
2015 Hattori Racing Enterprises 1 Toyota NSM
9 		GRE BRI IOW BGS LGY COL NHA IOW GLN 25th 129 [9]
Rev Racing 42 Toyota MOT
10 		VIR
1 		RCH
31 		DOV
2016 Hunt-Sellers Racing 18 Toyota NSM MOB GRE BRI VIR
12 		DOM STA COL NHA IOW GLN GRE NJM DOV 52nd 32 [10]

K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NKNPSWC Pts Ref
2013 Bill McAnally Racing 16 Toyota PHO
5 		S99
2 		BIR
9 		IOW L44 SON CNS IOW EVG SPO MMP SMP AAS KCR PHO 24th 116 [11]

References

  1. ^ a b Lazo, Larry (October 22, 2012). "Hispanic racer Sergio Peña hopes to be NASCAR's next big thing". CNN. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Sigala Jr., Sal (February 5, 2010). "Sergio Pena Makes Headlines During His First Showdown Appearance". Bleacher Report. Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Marquis, Andy (June 16, 2019). "Sergio Pena Reflects on Past, Relishes in the Present". Race22. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Sergio Peña – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "Sergio Peña – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Sergio Peña – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "Sergio Peña – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  8. ^ "Sergio Peña – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "Sergio Peña – 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  10. ^ "Sergio Peña – 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  11. ^ "Sergio Peña – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 10, 2020.


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