Rico Abreu

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Rico Abreu
Phoenix)
Last race2017 Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 5 0
Drive Sober 125 (Dover)
First win2015 NAPA 150 (Columbus)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 8 1
Statistics current as of June 5, 2023.

Rico Emanuel Abreu (born January 30, 1992) is an American professional

K&N Pro Series East
in 2015 scoring one win.

Racing career

Early career and dirt racing

Abreu's 2013 midget at Angell Park Speedway
Abreu celebrating after winning his first USAC National midget car race in 2013 at Angell Park

Abreu first began racing

4 Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway and the USAC Gold Crown at Tri City Speedway. In 2014, he won his first WoO race at the Thunderbowl Raceway[2] and later won the USAC Honda Midget Series national title.[4]

On January 17, 2015, Abreu returned to the Chili Bowl. On lap 26 he passed the previous year's winner Bryan Clauson and held off four-time Chili Bowl winner Kevin Swindell to win.[5] The win was Toyota's first Chili Bowl victory[6] and the first for owner Keith Kunz since 2002.[7] The following year, Abreu repeated his Chili Bowl win after defeating Clauson and Zach Daum.[8]

K&N Pro Series East

On January 20, 2015, Abreu was hired by HScott Motorsports to run full-time in the K&N Pro Series East. He made his stock car debut in the Pete Orr Memorial Super Late Model 100 at New Smyrna Speedway later in the week.[1] On July 4, 2015, Abreu won his first ever race in the K&N Pro Series East at Columbus Motor Speedway after starting from the pole position, setting a new track record.[9][10]

Camping World Truck Series

During the 2015 season, Abreu made his Camping World Truck Series debut in the

Phoenix International Raceway, driving the No. 31 Chevrolet Silverado for NTS Motorsports.[11] In 2016, he signed a full-time drive for ThorSport Racing, replacing Johnny Sauter who left for GMS Racing.[12]

Abreu almost won his first career NCWTS race at Texas on June 10. He was within a car length of race leader William Byron with 2 laps to go, but scraped the wall and ended up cutting a tire, all but riding the wall for the last lap and a half. He still ended up finishing a career-best 9th place.

On January 11, 2017, it was reported that Abreu would not return to ThorSport Racing due to sponsorship issues.[13] However, he returned to the team for a one-off at Eldora.[14][15]

Personal life

Born to a Portuguese father and Italian mother,[16] he currently lives in Rutherford, California.[17] His father, David, is a vineyard manager.[1] He has a brother a sister and a dog named Gus. Among Abreu's hobbies is fishing.[2]

Abreu is 4 ft 4 in (1.32 m) tall and weighs 95 pounds (43 kg). He was born with achondroplasia, a genetic disorder that is the most common cause of dwarfism. Due to his short stature, he needs special modifications to the cockpit area of his race cars, such as foot blocks to help him reach the throttle.[1][6][18] The car is also modified for Abreu, such as the pedals and the steering column being lengthened, with the powertrain and a-frame moved 6 inches (15 cm). For stock cars, the steering column, pedals, and switches are moved, while the remainder of the cockpit remains the same.[1]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World 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 NCWTC Pts Ref
2015 NTS Motorsports 31 Chevy
DAY
ATL
MAR
KAN
 CLT
DOV
TEX
GTW
IOW
KEN
ELD
POC
MCH
 BRI MSP
CHI
 NHA
LVS
TAL
MAR
TEX
PHO

28
HOM

13 		53rd 46 [19]
2016 ThorSport Racing 98 Toyota
DAY

29
ATL

11
MAR

10
KAN

22
DOV

22 		CLT
20
TEX

9
IOW

18
GTW

14 		KEN
15
ELD

3
POC

6 		BRI
26
MCH

13 		MSP
27
CHI

19 		NHA
17
LVS

20
TAL

4
MAR

24
TEX

12
PHO

11
HOM

13 		13th 395 [20]
2017 89a
DAY
ATL
MAR
KAN
 CLT
DOV
TEX
GTW
 IOW KEN ELD
26
POC
MCH
 BRI MSP
CHI
 NHA
LVS
TAL
MAR
TEX
PHO
HOM
 68th 14 [21]

K&N Pro Series East

K&N Pro Series East
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2015
HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks
 98 Chevy NSM
17 		GRE
9 		BRI
10 		IOW
30 		BGS
11 		LGY
9 		COL
1 		NHA
10 		IOW
4 		GLN
12 		MOT
2 		VIR
16
RCH

11
DOV

3 		5th 492 [22]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g McGee, Ryan (January 20, 2015). "Rico Abreu eager to make next step". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Rico Abreu - Stockton Dirt Track 360 Winged Sprint Car Main Event". Alpinestars. Archived from the original on January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "IRA/All-Star Circuit of Champions at Angell Park Speedway". IRA and All-Star Circuit of Champions. June 6, 2021. Event occurs at 20:02. FloRacing.
  4. ^ Bruce, Kenny (January 20, 2015). "Rico Abreu Hopes to Follow Path of Nascar Standouts". NASCAR. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  5. Foxsports.com
    . Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Hembree, Mike (January 18, 2015). "Rico Abreu wins Chili Bowl with bold pass". USA Today. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  7. Fox News Channel
    . Associated Press. January 18, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  8. Foxsports.com
    . January 17, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  9. ^ ESPN.com new services (July 5, 2015). "Rico Abreu gets 1st stock car win in NASCAR K&N Pro Series East". espn.go.com. Columbus, Ohio: ESPN. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  10. ^ "2015 NAPA 150 at Columbus Motor Speedway - NASCAR K&N Pro Series East". YouTube.com. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  11. ^ "ABREU, BYRON TO MAKE TRUCK DEBUTS AT PHOENIX". NASCAR. November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  12. ^ "Abreu lands full-season deal in NCWTS". Motorsport.com. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  13. ^ Spencer, Lee (January 11, 2017). "Rico Abreu will not return to full-time NASCAR competition in 2017". Motorsport.com. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  14. ^ Spencer, Lee (June 30, 2017). "Rico Abreu to make NASCAR Truck return at Eldora". Motorsport.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  15. ^ Sessa, Bill (July 5, 2017). "Abreu returns to NASCAR truck series". Napa Valley Register. Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  16. ^ "About". Rico Abreu. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  17. ^ Estrada, Chris (January 20, 2015). "NASCAR: Sprint car standout Rico Abreu to enter K&N East Series in 2015". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  18. ^ Moody, Dave (January 20, 2015). "Rico Abreu Set For K&N Pro Series East Challenge". godfathermotorsports.com. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  19. ^ "Rico Abreu – 2015 Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  20. ^ "Rico Abreu – 2016 Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  21. ^ "Rico Abreu – 2017 Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  22. ^ "Rico Abreu – 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2023.

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