Max Gutiérrez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gutiérrez and the second or maternal family name is Hoppe.
Max Gutiérrez
Gutiérrez at Pocono Raceway in 2022
BornMaximiliano Gutiérrez Hoppe
(2002-12-18) December 18, 2002 (age 22)
Mexico City, Mexico
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
5 races run over 2 years
2023 position65th
Best finish40th (2022)
First race2022 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte)
Last race2023 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
NASCAR Mexico Series career
13 races run over 2 years
2021 position4th
Best finish4th (2021)
First race2021 Gran Premio Chiapas (Chiapas)
Last race2022 Gran Premio Nus-kah (Chiapas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 11 0
ARCA Menards Series career
7 races run over 3 years
Best finish30th (2021)
First race2020 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Last race2022 General Tire 200 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
11 races run over 3 years
Best finish4th (2021)
First race2020 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Last race2022 Race to Stop Suicide 200 (New Smyrna)
First win2021 Jeep Beach 175 (New Smyrna)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 6 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
1 race run over 1 year
First race2021 Arizona Lottery 100 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of July 23, 2022.

Maximiliano Gutiérrez Hoppe (born December 18, 2002) is a Mexican professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 22 Ford F-150 for AM Racing.

He also last competed full-time in the NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro.

Racing career

Early career

Gutiérrez began racing at 3 years old, racing in the Mexico National Super Kart Championship in 2006, where he finished third in the standings in the Baby Stock category. He returned in 2007, where he would once again end up finishing third in the standings in the Modified Baby 50 category. From 2008 to 2013, he would win six consecutive Super Kart Championship titles.

In 2017, Gutiérrez would compete full-time in the NASCAR Mikel's Truck Series, where he would end up winning Rookie of the Year honors. He would go on to win the championship in 2018.

Gutiérrez would move up to the NASCAR FedEx Challenge (now Mexico T4 Series) in 2019, getting 2 wins, 7 top 5s, and 8 top 10s, ranking 5th in the standings. He returned to the series in 2020, where he won the championship with 5 wins, 10 top 5s, and 11 top 10s.

Gutiérrez moved up to the NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series full-time in 2021. He would earn 8 top 5s, 10 top 10s, and finish 4th in the final standings.[1]

ARCA Menards Series East

On September 17, 2020, Gutiérrez made his ARCA Menards Series East debut at Bristol Motor Speedway, driving the No. 53 for Troy Williams Racing, where he would start 26th and finish 14th. He finished off the East Series at Five Flags Speedway, starting 14th and finished 12th. He did not return to Troy Williams Racing after 2020.

On February 5, 2021, Gutiérrez announced that he will drive full-time in the East Series, driving the No. 30 Ford Fusion for Rette Jones Racing.[2]

On February 8, 2021, three days after the announcement, Gutiérrez earned his first career East Series win, after taking the lead on the final turn, beating out Sammy Smith and Taylor Gray in a three wide finish.[3][4] He would finish out the season with 1 win, 2 top 5s, and 5 top 10s, and ranked 4th in the standings.

ARCA Menards Series

Gutiérrez would make one start in the 2020 ARCA Menards Series season, driving for Troy Williams Racing. He drove the car at Bristol Motor Speedway, starting 26th and finishing 14th.

He returned for the 2021 ARCA Menards Series, running the races that's paired with the East Series, his best finish being 12th at Iowa Speedway.

He returned to the series in 2022, where he scored his first career top 10 at Talladega Superspeedway in April.

ARCA Menards Series West

Gutiérrez made his first ARCA Menards Series West start at Phoenix Raceway, where he started 12th and finished 21st.

Craftsman Truck Series

On April 23, 2022, it was announced that Gutiérrez would make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut in the 2022 North Carolina Education Lottery 200, driving the No. 37 for AM Racing. Due to the small number of owner points for the 37 truck, Gutiérrez will attempt race in on speed.[5] Since only 35 cars were entered, Gutiérrez would make his debut. He started 31st and would finish in 26th. Gutiérrez would make his second start at the 2022 Rackley Roofing 200, this time in the 22 truck, as the original driver, Austin Wayne Self, was on paternity leave after the birth of his daughter.[6] Gutiérrez originally scored 17th in qualifying, but due to his truck being too low to the ground, he would start from the rear.[7] He would finish in 8th, scoring his first career top 10 in only his second start.[8]

Personal life

On January 29, 2023, Max and his brother, Federico, were travelling near Valle de Bravo, Mexico in a Porsche Boxster, when their vehicle collided with a Ford Explorer pickup truck. Max was airlifted to a hospital in Mexico City with undisclosed injuries, while Federico, who was driving the vehicle at the time, was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is currently ongoing.[9][10]

Motorsport career results

NASCAR

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

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 NCTC Pts Ref
2022 AM Racing 37 Chevy DAY LVS ATL COA MAR BRI DAR KAN TEX CLT
26 		GTW SON KNO 40th 72 [11]
22 NSH
8 		MOH POC
21 		IRP RCH KAN BRI TAL HOM
21 		PHO
2023 Ford DAY LVS
21 		ATL COA TEX BRD MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 65th 16 [12]

ARCA Menards Series

ARCA Menards 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 AMSC Pts Ref
2020 Troy Williams Racing 53E Toyota DAY PHO TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DAY GTW L44 TOL BRI
14 		WIN MEM ISF KAN 71st 30 [13]
2021 Rette Jones Racing 30 Ford DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT
15 		MOH POC ELK BLN IOW
12 		WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW
15 		DSF BRI
14 		SLM KAN 30th 120 [14]
2022 AM Racing 32 Chevy DAY
32 		PHO TAL
10 		KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 70th 46 [15]

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AMSEC Pts Ref
2020 Troy Williams Racing 53E Toyota NSM TOL DOV TOL BRI
14 		23rd 62 [16]
53 FIF
12
2021 Rette Jones Racing 30 Ford NSM
1 		FIF
7 		NSV
9 		DOV
5 		SNM
10 		IOW
12 		MLW
15 		BRI
14 		4th 333 [17]
2022 NSM
3 		FIF DOV
Wth 		NSV IOW MLW BRI 37th 41 [18]

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AMSWC Pts Ref
2021 Rette Jones Racing 30 Ford PHO SON IRW CNS IRW PIR LVS AAS PHO
21 		60th 23 [19]

References

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  2. ^ "Max Gutiérrez Joins Rette Jones Racing For Full East Series Schedule". ARCA. February 5, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Haislop, Tadd (February 9, 2021). "Rookie Max Gutiérrez Earns First ARCA Win In Photo Finish At New Smyrna". ARCA. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  4. ^ Haislop, Tadd (February 10, 2021). "Who is Max Gutiérrez? Meet The Rookie Who Burst Onto The Scene At New Smyrna". ARCA. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Nebbia, Michael (April 23, 2022). "ARCA Driver Max Gutierrez Attempting Truck Series Debut at Charlotte". Frontstretch. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  6. ^ "Max Gutiérrez Set for Double Duty in Two Different Countries Starting at Nashville Superspeedway". Jayski's Silly Season Site. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  7. ^ Christie, Toby (2022-06-24). "Trey Hutchens and Max Gutierrez Qualifying Times Disallowed for Being Too Low". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  8. ^ Stoddard, Andrew (2022-06-24). "Max Gutierrez Turns Heads With a Top 10 in 2nd Career Truck Start". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  9. ^ Srigley, Joseph (January 30, 2023). "Max Gutierrez Injured in Car Accident, Brother Federico Dead at 17". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (January 30, 2023). "NASCAR driver Max Gutierrez injured in tragic car wreck". Motorsport. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  11. ^ "Max Gutierrez – 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  12. ^ "Max Gutierrez – 2022 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  13. ^ "Max Gutierrez – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  14. ^ "Max Guiterrez - 2021 ARCA Menards Series East Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  15. ^ "Max Gutierrez – 2022 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  16. ^ "Max Gutierrez – 2020 ARCA Menards East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  17. ^ "Max Gutierrez – 2021 ARCA Menards East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  18. ^ "Max Gutierrez – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  19. ^ "Max Gutierrez – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2021.

Max Gutiérrez driver statistics at Racing-Reference