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Former NASCAR Mexico Series champion Carlos Pardo passed away Sunday following an accident during the series race at Autodromo Miguel E. Abed. The accident occurred in the final laps of Sunday’s event in Puebla. Pardo was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Rafael Martinez picked up his sixth NASCAR Mexico Series career pole position during Saturday’s qualifying at Autódromo Miguel E. Abed. Martinez, who has two wins in the series’ four previous races at Puebla, will start out on the front row for Sunday’s race alongside Canel’s-Scotiabank-Xtreme teammate Jorge Goeters.

Looking at the win totals of competing marquees in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series you would be hard pressed to conclude the Dodges Boys have had anything close to a successfully season. With three events remaining Ford has scored nine Cup wins Chevrolet and Toyota each have 10 and Dodge has, ah… four.