Mara Reyes was born on March 12,1977 and is a Mexican stock car racing driver.
17 Facts About Mara Reyes
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Mara Reyes debuted in racing at the age of 10, as her father's co-driver in the Mexico-Cuernavaca Rally.
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In 1992, Mara Reyes took part in the GT II series, the National Resistance Championship, where she participated in 2-, 4-, 6-, 12- and 24-hour races.
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Mara Reyes was upgraded to the GT III series in 1993, and finished in the top 10 in each race, for an overall finish of 9th place in the championship.
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Mara Reyes won the Sport Merit Award, an annual award from the Government in Pachuca, Hidalgo.
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Mara Reyes won 3rd place in her category, and 5th Place in the general race and received a special award from the El Salvador authorities.
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Mara Reyes drove in the "Neon Series Challenge", alternating with her father, where she won a Pole Position, and finished in 11th place in the Championship, of a total of 80 drivers.
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Mara Reyes continued at the Neon Series, representing the Chrysler Racing Team, and obtained 3 Pole Positions, one 1st place, and a 3rd place; finishing 12th in the championship, out of 120 total drivers.
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Mara Reyes kept driving in the Trucks Series, finishing in 8th place of the Driver Standings.
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In 1997, Mara Reyes attempted to join a new series, the Mustang Series, finishing in fifth place in her first race.
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Mara Reyes finished in fourth place in the final Truck Series Standings.
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Mara Reyes finished in second in the overall standings in the truck series, being presented with the Scuderia Rodriguez Award; she took seventh in the Formula Mexico Championship, and ninth overall in the Mustang Series.
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Mara Reyes was the only woman who took part in all these Series.
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Mara Reyes would join the Autofin Team in the Mustang Series, improving to a fifth-place finish in the overall standings.
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Mara Reyes became the first Mexican and Latin woman to get a NASCAR license.
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Mara Reyes won several races on the circuit, finishing in sixth place in the driver standings.
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Mara Reyes took part in the Mexican NASCAR Series with the TELMEX team, finishing in eighth place on the final standings.