Carlos Pardo

• Name — Carlos Pardo • Born — 15 September 1975 • Birthplace — Mexico City, Mexico • Died — 14 June 2009 • Place of death — Autódromo Miguel E. Abed Amozoc, Puebla, Mexico • Death Cause — Racing accident • Achievements — 2004 NASCAR Corona Series Champion • Total Busch Races — 1 • Years In Busch — 1 • Best Busch Pos — 143rd (2006) • First Busch Race — 2006 Telcel-Motorola 200 (Mexico City) • Busch Wins — 0 • Busch Top Tens — 0 • Busch Poles — 0

Pardo won ten of his 74 NASCAR Mexico Corona Series starts and had eight poles. He won the championship in 2004. He was third in standings in 2005 and 2006. 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.

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. 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 at over 200 km/h. Even with water drums (Fitch barrier) in place to soften any collision, the car disintegrated upon impact. 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. Pardo, driving for Motorcraft team, had started the race from the last row. Pardo's brother Rubén also competed in the NASCAR Mexico Corona Series, and finished sixth in the race that his brother won posthumously.

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

• 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 — Pts — Ref • 2006 — nowrap| 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

• Busch East Series results • Year — Team — No. — Make — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9 — 10 — 11 — 12 — 13 — Pts — Ref • 2005 — Lori Williams Racing — 21 — Chevy — STA — HOL — ERI — NHA — WFD — ADI 11 — STA — DUB 11 — OXF — NHA — DOV — LRP — TMP — 42nd — 260 • 2006 — GRE — STA — HOL 15 — TMP — ERI 12 — NHA — ADI 15 — WFD — NHA 39 — DOV DNQ — LRP — 29th — 440

• NASCAR West Series results • Year — Team — No. — Make — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9 — 10 — 11 — 12 — 13 — Pts — Ref • 2004 — Info not available — PHO — MMR — CAL — S99 — EVG — IRW — S99 — RMR — DCS — PHO — CNS — MMR — IRW DNQ — 68th — 79

Carlos Pardo is recorded as racing driver, racing automobile driver, writer, editing staff and literary critic.