Mexican NASCAR driver, Daniel Suarez, recently shared a funny story about a word he would like to remove from the English language.
Suarez, who races in the NASCAR Cup Series for Trackhouse Racing, won the 2016 Xfinity Series championship with Joe Gibbs Racing. He also competes part-time in the Xfinity Series for SS-Green Light Racing and DGM Racing.
When asked what word he would eliminate, Suarez said that he struggles in pronouncing the word “crocodile". He explained that he often says it wrong and his friends tease him about it.
Suarez decided he would eliminate “crocodile” from the language altogether.
"How do you call an alligator?..I will eliminate that one. I cannot say that. The guys in the shop always make fun of me about it," Suarez said.
He went on to explain that alligators are bigger and crocodiles are smaller with a skinnier nose.
"Exactly, that was alligator. But alligator is a big one, right? The crocodile is a smaller one. The crocodile... How do you say that again? Croc-oh-dral? I cannot say that. Screw that guy," he added.
Suarez later suggested we just use “big lizards” instead of crocodiles.
You can watch Daniel Suarez say "crocodile" in the clip below:
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Daniel Suarez was born in Monterrey, the capital city of Nuevo León in Mexico.
He started karting at the age of ten and became the youngest winner of NASCAR Mexico's Mini-Stocks in 2008. Later, he raced in the NASCAR Mexico Series and the Xfinity Series.
After winning the 2016 Xfinity championship, Suarez replaced Carl Edwards in the Cup Series, driving the No. 19 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2017. He joined Trackhouse Racing in 2021 and starts the playoffs this year ranked 11th out of 16 drivers.
32-year-old Suarez is the only Trackhouse Racing driver in the playoffs, as his teammate Ross Chastain did not qualify. He hopes for a better performance than his 10th-place finish in his 2022 playoff debut.
"I feel like as a driver I’m much better than two years ago. The team is better than two years ago. We’re smarter, we’re faster. But we still have a lot of work to do. Hopefully, we can execute well and have a good first round and then a second round. One step at a time,” Suarez said (via Associated Press).
Daniel Suarez announced that he passed the Citizenship Exam this year and became a dual citizen of Mexico and the US in June. He also married Julia Piquet, the daughter of Formula 1 world champion Nelson Piquet, in July.