Carlos Contreras (born June 8, 1970) is a Mexican professional driver and Crew Chief. He was the first Mexican-born driver in any NASCAR national series. He has competed in the Craftsman Truck Series (now Camping World Truck Series) and Busch Series (now Xfinity Series), and currently drives in the Truck Series part-time for Contreras Motorsports in the No. 71 Chevrolet Silverado.

Contreras made his first Busch Series (now Xfinity Series) attempt in 2002 with the Hispanic Racing Team. Driving the No. 09 Chevrolet at Homestead-Miami he was unable to break into the field. He would his debut in 2003 with Jay Robinson Racing. At California Speedway, Contreras put the No. 49 Ford in the field and finished in the 26th position. He also made one start for Innovative Motorsports at Homestead-Miami. He drove the No. 48 Chevrolet to a 17th-place finish. In 2005 he would return to the Busch Series with Fitz Motorsports. He drove the No. 40 Dodge in five races and the No. 12 Dodge in one race. His best finish would come at Homestead-Miami, where he would finish 25th. For the 2006 season, Contreras has again returned to Fitz Motorsports where he has competed in races with the No. 12 team and the No. 14 team. He best finish on the season is an 11th at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

In 2014, Contreras returned to the Nationwide Series, competing in a limited number of races for Rick Ware Racing.

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