‘We’re going to win a few races very soon,’ Daniel Suarez is hopeful about the future  amidst Fontana disappointment  


‘We’re going to win a few races very soon,’ Daniel Suarez is hopeful about the future  amidst Fontana disappointment  

Daniel Suarez

NASCAR hit the Fontana Auto Club Speedway for the second round of Cup Series, the Wise Power 400. Californian native and Reigning Cup Series Champion Kyle Larson took home the victory after he held off Daniel Suarez and Austin Dillon in the last lap to secure his second career win at Fontana.

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One of the drivers who impressed most in the chaotic track which saw 12 cautions coming out was the Trackhouse Racing team’s Mexican driver, and former NASCAR Xfinity Series champion, Daniel Suarez. Though Daniel Suarez wasn’t able to maintain a full lap lead he was hot on the heels of the Race leader throughout after moving up from his starting position P15.

When champion Kyle Larson acknowledged that “There were some guys that were quicker than us,” in the post-race interview he would have counted Daniel Suarez on his number 99 Thrackhouse Chevrolet, as one of them. Daniel Suarez pushed Kyle Larson hard in the final restart and was successful in securing the lead but Kyle Larson snatched it back with just two laps remaining.

Daniel Suarez would end finished fourth after Austin Dillon and Erik Jones took the opportunity to overtake him during his advancement on Kyle Larson. The top 4 finished cars were all Chevrolet with the only other team finishing at top 5 coming from Penske racings Joey Logano in his Ford.

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Find out what Daniel Suarez had to say about missing out on the Fontana win

Daniel Suarez and Kyle Larson
Daniel Suarez and Kyle Larson

Daniel Suarez acknowledged that he is more hopeful about the future than disappointed of loss saying they are going to win some races in the future with the fast car he has now. He proclaimed his pit crew the best he ever had thanking them for helping him to compete and give a strong fight after they resolved the diffuser issues and other problems he had swiftly.

We’re going to win a few races very soon here. I just can’t thank everyone enough in my team. We had a fast car, but we went through a lot of adversity. We had a few issues. We hit the wall once. We had an issue with a diffuser. My pit crew, those guys are legends; it’s unbelievable. It’s the pit crew I’ve ever had, and it’s a lot of fun to race like that,” Daniel Suarez said.

Daniel Suarez went on to say thank all his sponsors and partners at Crackhouse racing and said he is happy and honored about what he achieved today. Daniel Suarez promised his fans that he is going to work very hard to get the car to the victory lane.  

Freeway Insurance, Chevrolet, everyone that helps Trackhouse out, to be able to be here and perform this way. I’m happy and I’m horror at the same time. I can tell you that I’m going to work very, very hard to go to Victory Lane very, very soon here,” Daniel Suarez added.

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