Daniel Suarez set for ‘LA Clash double duty’ with NASCAR Mexico Series entry

Daniel Suarez will drive in both NASCAR and NASCAR Mexico events at LA.

Daniel Suarez set for ‘LA Clash double duty’ with NASCAR Mexico Series entry

Daniel Suarez and Ross Chastain (Via IMAGO)

The 2024 NASCAR unofficial season opener at the LA Colosseum will be an entirely different event. This year will feature the battle among the Cup drivers, and the NASCAR-Mexico series racers will battle it out on the 0.25-mile track. It is part of a cross-promotion initiative by NASCAR, as it has stakes in both championships.

The event will mark the return of Mexico’s best-ever NASCAR driver, Daniel Suarez, to his racing roots as he is set to race in the NASCAR Mexico Series along with his Cup outing with Trackhouse. Suarez will drive his Quaker State-sponsored stock car for Jimme Morales. He was given the sole guest-driver seat available at the event.

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Surez is over the moon as he gets the opportunity to return and race for the people who played a massive role in making him a premier division stock car racer. He thanked the sponsors and NASCAR for the chance after acknowledging the fact that he never imagined this would happen. Suarez also shared his hopes that more drivers from his country will make it to NASCAR.

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I never thought I would have the opportunity to race in the Mexico Series again. There are a ton of people who helped me in my career still involved in the series so it will be cool to go back and race with them. NASCAR’s Mexico Series is a great place to learn and over time I think will start producing drivers who will come to America. I cannot thank Quaker State and NASCAR enough for making this opportunity possible.
Suarez said via a statement.

The 2024 season is crucial for Daniel Suarez

The 2024 NASCAR Cup season is going to be a major challenge for Daniel Suarez as he has found himself in a tough spot where he has no option but to prove his worth yet again to keep hold of his Cup seat. Trackhouse has signed two drivers who could easily take over his seat if he underachieves in 2024.

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Suarez made history in 2022 by winning at Sonoma and making it into R-12 in playoffs. But in 2023, he failed to secure a single compared to teammate Ross Chastain, who won twice. He scored just 10 top-10s this year and finished outside the top-20 in 17 races.

New signings Shane van Gisbergen, who will compete in the Xfinity Series with Kaulig, and Zane Smith, who is loaned to Spire Motorsports, will be working twice as hard to ensure they will have better Cup seats from 2025. So, it’s up to Suarez to prove himself to the team and easily retain the seat.

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