Daniel Alejandro Suarez Garcia, popoularly known as Daniel Suarez, is a full-time driver in the American stock-car racing series, NASCAR Cup Series. Daniel Suarez drives the No. 99 car for Trackhouse Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. Suarez is a NASCAR champion, who claimed the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series title. He became the only foreign-born NASCAR driver to win a national championship in NASCAR. Suarez is a former memeber of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program where he raced in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series. He is also the first Mexican born driver to compete in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Suarez is 33-years-old, as of January 2025. He was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico on January 7, 1992. Daniel Suarez started competing in NASCAR Cup Series in 2017 with Joe Gibbs Racing. As of January 2025, Suarez has competed in Cup Series for eight years completing 287 races with various teams. Suarez is set to drive at Trackhouse Racing for the 2025 season.
Daniel Suarez's wins
Daniel Suarez has two NASCAR Cup Series wins in the Cup Series, as of January 2025. His first race win came during his sophomore year with Trackhouse Racing at the 2022 Toyota 350. The win was a much-awaited milestone for Suarez in the sixth year of his career.
His second win came in 2024 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. The race had one of the most picture-perfect race lines finishes with Suarez winning the race with just a 0.003-second margin between Ryan Blaney. To the naked eye, the distance between the three cars (Suarez, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Busch) closing the line was nearly impossible to distinguish.
Apart from the Cup Series, he also has three wins in the Xfinity Series in 2016 for Joe Gibbs Racing which also led him to claim the Xfinity Championship during the same season. He has also won a race in the Truck Series.
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Daniel Suarez's poles
According to Motorsports Stats, Daniel Suarez has been on pole three times in his NASCAR Cup Series career, as of January 2025. Suarez was unable to start any race on pole during the 2024 Cup Series. Daniel Suarez won his first pole at the Gander Outdoors 400 in 2018 with Joe Gibbs Racing. Suarez came close to winning the race but ended up in second place in the end.
Additonally, Daniel Suarez has also six poles in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and one pole position in the NASCAR Truck Series.
Daniel Suarez's top-10s
Daniel Suarez has 68 Top-10s in the NASCAR Cup Series, including nine Top-10 finishes which came during the 2024 Cup Series season, as of January 2025. Suarez finished the Camping World 500 race in seventh position in his rookie season in the Cup Series, earning his first Top-10 finish. Daniel Suarez also has 56 top-10 finishes in the Xfinity Series and 16 top-10 finishes in the Craftsman Truck Series.
Daniel Suarez's top-5s
Daniel Suarez has claimed 22 Top-5 finishes in the NASCAR Cup Series, as of January 2025. According to NASCAR's official website, Suarez had four Top-5 finishes during the 2024 season of Cup Series.
Daniel Suarez's DNFs
According to Motorsports Stats, Daniel Suarez has 30 DNFs in his NASCAR career, as of January 2025. He was unable to finish two races in 2024.
FAQ's on Daniel Suarez Wins
A. Daniel Suarez has won 2 Cup races, as of January 2025. This includes the 2022 Toyota 350 at Sonoma Raceway and in 2024 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
A. Daniel Suarez drives the No. 99 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing.
A. Daniel Suarez is a Mexican-born NASCAR driver.
A. Daniel Suarez went racing for fun with his family and friends when he was young. This endeavor was life-changing for the driver who decided to pursue racing as a career.
A. Daniel Suarez won the 2024 Ambetter Health 400, Atlanta.
