Suarez, a 30-year-old from Monterrey, finally earned the 195th career start of a Cup Series career that began in 2017. He also led Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet to its third Cup victory of the season for the former driver’s 2-year-old team. Justin Marks and music star Pitbull. Suarez overcame Buescher and took charge early in the final on this hilly route in the Northern California wine country, and insisted on a pit stop and attention to get ahead with 23 laps to finish. Buscher pushed him aggressively, but Suarez did not make significant mistakes while rolling to victory. “It’s crazy,” Suarez said. “I have so many thoughts on my mind right now. It was a difficult trip to the Cup Series, and these guys believed in me. I have a lot of people to thank in Mexico. My family never left me. Many did, but “They did not do it. I’m glad we made it work.” Daniel Suarez celebrates with the Mexican flag after winning the NASCAR Cup Series at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday. Photo by Chris Graythen / Getty Images Suarez’s team had a frantic party when it was over, even releasing a festive taco-shaped pinata. The pinata was requested by Suarez each time he took his first win and took a place in the playoffs – and celebrated by opening a hole with his fist. “They believed in me from day one,” Suarez said of his team.[We’ve got] all the people, all the resources to do that. “ Suarez then addressed his fans in Spanish for a moment, saying: “This is the first of many.” Buescher’s second place was also his best season at RFK Racing Ford. He stayed a little further from the second victory in his career. “It hurts to be so close, but congratulations to Suarez,” Busher said. “We were trying to get him. It was left with steam there “.
1 Relevant Suarez, who won the Xfinity Series Championship in 2016, is the fifth foreign driver to win a Cup Series race. Combines with Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya, Marcos Ambrose from Australia, Earl Ross from Canada and Italian-American Mario Andretti. The success of Suarez and Trackhouse Racing could be a welcome boost to a sport that wants to expand its cultural footprint. After moving to the US 11 years ago with the desire to race on bigger tracks, Suarez is a major success story for NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity program, which aims to bring new perspectives and background to an organization that was largely monocultural for much of it. history. Michael McDowell finished in third place of the best season ahead of Kevin Harvik in cloudy conditions in the first race of the Sonoma Raceway Cup series at full capacity before the coronavirus pandemic. The crowd included about 350 fans from Suarez’s Daniel’s Amigos program, which allows children in many NASCAR cities to watch races. Austin Sindrich was fifth in the final game before a week-long break in the middle of the Cup Series season. CHUT WORKS Sonoma Raceway restored the 1.99 mile Chute track layout for this race after using the larger Carousel configuration in the previous two versions in 2019 and 2021. The smaller track did not seem to lead to more contact in the race and not much happened. the first two stages, which were won by Kyle Larson and Joey Logano. NO REPEAT Defending champion and pole-sitter Larson drove the first stage, but fell behind and eventually lost his right front tire in 27 laps to finish. Larson started at the pole for the fifth time in a row in the race that was closest to his childhood home on the outskirts of Sacramento, but his decision not to pit in the first stage left him buried on the field from there. Finished 15th. NEXT After the break, the season resumes with a trip to the Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday, June 26.
