Carlos Contreras (born June 8, 1970) is a Mexican professional stock car racing driver and crew chief.

He was the first Mexico-born driver racing full-time in any NASCAR national series.

[2] Contreras made his first Busch Series attempt in 2002 with the Hispanic Racing Team.

For the 2006 season, Contreras has again returned to Fitz Motorsports where he has competed in races with the No.

He would again post two top tens on the season and move up to 14th in the overall points standings.

[2] (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.

Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time.