Lowe's Racing

Adrián Fernández embarked on a new chapter of his racing career in 2006, partnering with Lowe’s – the world’s second-largest home improvement retailer – to enter the sports car racing ranks under the Lowe’s Fernández Racing banner. Following an illustrious career in single-seater, open-cockpit competition, Fernández made his debut in the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series and, alongside co-driver Mario Haberfeld, continued his winning ways. The duo captured an overall race win at Mid-Ohio in June, a qualifying race win at Phoenix in May and five top-five results in all.

For 2007, Fernández will turn his attention to the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) with Lowe’s Fernández Racing entering competition as one of three Acura-powered LMP2 prototype teams. Fernández will be joined by long-time friend and Mexican driving talent Luis Diaz – a championship winner in this year’s Rolex Sports Car Series – behind the wheel of the #15 Lowe’s Acura Lola.

Fernández made his mark at the top levels of open-wheel competition in the Champ Car and IndyCar Series, enjoying a 12-year career that made the Mexico City native a familiar name to racing fans worldwide. He added to his extensive resume in 2005, making his debut in the NASCAR Busch Series with six starts for Team Lowe’s Racing and Hendrick Motorsports.

Alongside his accomplishments on the race track, Fernández began carrying the dual moniker of owner/driver in 2000, when he teamed with motorsports veteran Tom Anderson to launch Fernández Racing. Over the past few years Fernández Racing has grown, and the team competed in the 2006 IndyCar Series Championship under the Delphi Fernandez Racing and Super Aguri Fernandez Racing banners with drivers Scott Sharp and Kosuke Matsuura respectively, in addition to the newly-formed Lowe’s Fernández Racing team.

Fernández’s professional racing career spans over 20 years, and his achievements have garnered numerous awards including “Athlete of the Year” in Mexico, a nomination for Mexico’s National Sports Award (Premio Nacional del Deportes) for his career achievements in auto racing and recognition at the U.S. Premios Fox Sports Awards for his contributions to Latin American auto racing. In July of this year, Fernandez was recognized as one of the 300 most influential people in his homeland by a national magazine.

2006 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series
Debut season of sports car competition included an overall race win, qualifying race win and five top-five finishes in all alongside co-driver Mario Haberfeld; also made two NASCAR Busch Series starts for Team Lowe’s Racing and Hendrick Motorsports with a best finish of 12th in Mexico City

2005 NASCAR Busch Series
Best finish of 10th in six starts for Team Lowe’s Racing and Hendrick Motorsports

2004 IRL IndyCar Series
Debut season included three wins and fifth place in the championship in 16 starts

1993 - 2003 CART Champ Car
Eight wins, four pole positions and 21 podiums in 178 starts with a career-best finish of second in the championship standings in 2000

1992 Indy Lights
Rookie of the Year in American racing debut

1990 - 1991 International Formula 3 Championship (Mexico)
1991 Formula 3 champion

1989 RAC British Formula Ford 1600 Championship
Fifth in the championship with six podium finishes

1987 - 1988 British Formula Ford 1600 Championship
Finished 11th in the 1988 championship while working as a mechanic and driving instructor at the historic Brands Hatch circuit to further his racing career

1984 - 1986 Formula K Series (Mexico)
Earned Rookie of the Year honors and finished second in the championship

1983 - 1984 Formula Vee Championship (Mexico)
Formula Vee champion both years

1982 Formula Vee Class (Mexico)
Rookie of the Year and fourth in championship

1981 Entered first auto race – the 24 Hours of Mexico

1973 Began racing motocross at age 8