Daniel Alejandro Suárez Garza (born January 7, 1992) is a Mexican-American professional

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driver. He competes full-time in the

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, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet ZL1 for

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and part-time in the

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, driving the No. 9

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for

JR Motorsports JR Motorsports (pronounced "Junior Motorsports") is an American professional stock car racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, co-owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kelley Earnhardt Miller, L. W. Miller, L.W. Miller, and Rick Hendrick. It c ...

. He previously drove in the

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in Mexico for Telcel Racing, and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East for

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as a member of the

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program. Suárez is the

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champion with

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, becoming the first foreign-born driver to win a major NASCAR National Series championship.

Racing career

Early career

A native of

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, Suárez began his racing career in

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in 2002. In 2007, he won the class championship. In 2008, he moved to the preliminary category of NASCAR Mexico, Mini-Stocks, where he became the youngest driver to win a race in the series. He moved to the NASCAR Mexico Series in 2010, driving for Telcel Racing and winning the series' Rookie of the Year title. In 2011, Suárez participated in the

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, finishing in 11th, the highest-finishing Mexican driver in the event. In the 2011 NASCAR Mexico Series, he finished the season with three poles and a podium, finishing ninth in the standings. At the same time, he participated in 7 races of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. In 2012, he alternated his time between the Mexico Series and K&N Pro Series East. In Mexico, he led the points for most of the season and entered the final race of the year in contention for the championship, but wound up finishing third, having scored two victories. In the K&N Pro Series East, he finished in sixteenth place in the overall standings, achieving 3 top-10s in nine races. Suárez competed for the full season in the K&N Pro Series East in 2013, driving a Toyota for Rev Racing. He scored his first victory in the series at Columbus Motor Speedway, also recorded six top-5 and nine top-ten finishes on his way to third in the championship standings. Meanwhile, he finished runner-up in the NASCAR Toyota Series, achieved 3 wins and five podium finishes in the season. Suárez was also named to NASCAR's

program during the 2013 season. In 2014, Suárez returned to the K&N East and Toyota Series, winning the first two K&N East and first Toyota Series races of the season. In April, he was selected by

to make his debut in the

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, driving the team's No. 20 Toyota; he finished 19th.

2015: Joe Gibbs Racing

In August 2014, it was announced that Suárez would compete full-time in the

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in the No. 18 Toyota for

and that he would also run a partial schedule in the

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in the No. 51 Toyota for

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. On July 4, 2015, Suárez won the pole for the Xfinity Series

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, his first career pole in the series. Suárez would go on to win 2 more poles at Iowa and Kentucky and won his first ARCA pole at Kansas. Suárez went on to win the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie of the year title, edging Darrell Wallace Jr. for the award by one single top ten finish in statistics. Suárez finished the season 5th in points.

2016: Xfinity Series champion

In 2016, Suárez's car number in the Xfinity Series was switched to No. 19. He won his first Xfinity Series race at Michigan, by passing

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on the last lap, becoming the first Mexican-born driver to win in a NASCAR national touring series. Suárez won his second Xfinity Series race during the Round of 12 in the Chase at Dover in October. With this win, he would advance to the Round of 8. In November, Suárez won his first Camping World Truck Series race at Phoenix, taking the lead late in the race after William Byron lost an engine. In the season-ending Xfinity Series race at Homestead, Suárez dominated the race and took the lead on the final restart with 2 laps to go to score his first Xfinity Series championship. Suárez became the first foreign-born driver to win a NASCAR national series championship.

2017: Move to Cup Series

After the retirement of

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, Suárez was tapped to drive the No. 19

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-sponsored

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for JGR. He was paired up with crew chief Dave Rogers. In his first Advance Auto Parts Clash, he finished 8th after starting 16th. Suárez scored a pair of 7th-place finishes at Phoenix and Auto Club. Shortly before the Martinsville race, Suárez's crew chief, Rogers, took an indefinite leave of absence. He was replaced by Scott Graves, who was Suárez's crew chief when he won the 2016 Xfinity Series championship. In May, Suárez won the final stage of the Monster Energy Open, which allowed him to advance into the All-Star Race. In June, Suárez opened the month by finishing a career-best sixth at Dover. Later in the month, Suárez joined

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for the

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race, his and MDM's debuts in the series. After qualifying 7th, he finished 11th. Later in the summer, Suárez earned a series of four consecutive finishes of 7th or better, including a 3rd-place finish at Watkins Glen and a Stage 2 winner over stage leader

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During the season, Suárez was involved in controversy with one of his sponsors, Subway. During a publicity event with the help of

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at the

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in July, he gave out free

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to fans camping in the infield and the surrounding areas of the track. Nearly two months later, Subway decided to pull out with a race remaining on their contract. After the announcement,

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owner Marcus Lemonis tweeted his intention to sponsor Suárez, which took place at Talladega's

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. Suárez also ran 14 Xfinity Series races with a best finish of 2nd at the fall Bristol race to his teammate

2018

During the 2018 season, Suárez won his first career Cup Series pole at Pocono, after

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and Kyle Busch's qualifying times were disallowed following an inspection. He also scored a career-best 2nd place in the race. Suárez, however, struggled to stay consistent throughout the season with three Top 5s and nine Top 10 finishes. On October 9, 2018, Rogers returned to replace Graves as Suárez's crew chief. On September 21, 2018, it was reported that Suárez removed all references to Joe Gibbs Racing from his

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profile, hinting that he would be out of the team by the end of the 2018 season. On November 7, 2018, it was announced that Suárez would be replaced by

in 2019.

2019: Stewart–Haas Racing

On January 7, 2019, it was announced that Suárez signed with

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to drive the No. 41

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in the

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. In addition, Suárez brought in Arris to sponsor the team. During qualifying for the 2019 TicketGuardian 500 at Phoenix, Suárez had an on-track incident with Michael McDowell, which resulted in a fight on pit road. Despite showing signs of improvement in performance, Suárez failed to make the 2019 playoffs after finishing 11th after an on-track incident with

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that caused a caution at

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. On November 14, 2019, it was announced that Suárez would not return to the No. 41 car in 2020.

2020: Gaunt Brothers Racing

On January 28, 2020, Suárez officially signed with Gaunt Brothers Racing to race the No. 96 Toyota full-time in 2020. Despite being eligible, he did not participate in the

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to focus on the 2020 Daytona 500. Suárez failed to make the Daytona 500 after finishing 22nd in Duel 1 of the

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when he collided with

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in turn 4. Suárez made his official debut with GBR at

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a week later, but he experienced mechanical issues before the opening lap, resulting in him finishing 30th with four laps down. Throughout the season, he struggled to make a decent finish, with his highest being two 18th-place finishes at

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and

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. On September 14, 2020, Suárez announced he would not return to Gaunt Brothers Racing at the end of the season. On October 7, 2020, he announced that he would join Justin Marks' new

in 2021.

2021: Trackhouse Racing

For the 2021 season, Suárez joined the No. 99

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for

. The No. 99 was last used by Edwards, whom he replaced at JGR (with Edwards giving both Suárez and Trackhouse his blessing for the number). Suárez's run with Trackhouse was seen by many as his best, and very likely his last, chance at resurrecting his career after his struggles the previous few seasons. Although it took time for Suárez and the team to gel, Trackhouse quickly gained a reputation for competitiveness and on-track action during the season with Suárez behind the wheel. During the

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, Suárez scored Trackhouse's first Top 5 with a 4th place finish at the Bristol dirt race. Suárez also scored Top 10's at

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, and

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. Suárez also competed in the

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race in

for Marks' SCCA team.

2022: First Cup win

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Suárez returned to Trackhouse for the 2022 season after the team acquired multiple charters from

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. In February 2022, Suárez and Trackhouse expanded a sponsorship deal with Freeway Insurance, granting the company primary sponsorship rights for five events throughout the 2022 NASCAR Cup series. At Sonoma, Suárez became the first Mexican-born driver to win a Cup Series race. Suárez was eliminated in the Round of 12 after finishing 36th at the Charlotte Roval. He finished the season at a career-best 10th in the points standings. In the Truck Series, Suárez relieved an injured

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on lap 11 of the Sonoma race, bringing the No. 42 truck to a 6th place finish.

2023

Suárez started the 2023 season with a 7th-place finish at the

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. On March 29, he was fined 50,000 for intentionally bumping

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on pit road following the conclusion of the COTA race. Suárez missed the playoffs and finished 19th in the points standings.

2024: Second career Cup Series win

On February 3, 2024, Suárez won the

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race that took place at the

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. On February 25, 2024, Suárez achieved his second

win when he finished first in the

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. The end of the race resulted in the fourth closest

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in Cup Series history, with Suárez 0.003 seconds ahead of

and 0.007 seconds ahead of

2025

Suárez started the season on a good note with a 13th-place finish in the

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. Next week at

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, things went south for Suarez as he was involved in a wreck late and got scored 33rd. A 2nd DNF followed at

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with a 36th place result after getting involved in a wreck with teammate Connor Zilisch, who was making his Cup Series debut this race. A mediocre finish followed next week at Phoenix, where Suarez finished 23rd. At

, Suarez scored his 1st top 5 finish of the season with a 2nd place result, losing the lead to eventual race winner

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with only 13 laps to go. In the

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, Suárez drove the

No. 9 car to victory lane at

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Personal life

Suárez resides in

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. In 2022, Suárez became engaged to Julia Piquet, daughter of three-time

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World Champion

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. The couple married on July 30, 2024, in

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. On April 29, 2024, Suárez announced via social media that he had passed the U.S. Citizenship Exam. On June 18, 2024, Suárez officially became a dual citizen of Mexico and the United States after completing the

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In popular culture

In 2017, Suárez voiced the character Daniel "Danny" Swérvez in the

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film ''

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''. In 2019, Suárez made a cameo in the movie '' Stuber''. In 2020, Suárez appeared on ''The Bump'', a video podcast that is part of the WWE Podcast Network. Suárez spoke in a segment that included

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. From 2022 to 2023, Suárez appeared on the ''

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'' two times. On the October 14, 2022 episode, Suárez participated in an interview with

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about his first NASCAR Cup Series victory. His second appearance came alongside

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on January 25, 2023, where they did an interview to promote NASCAR's 75th season.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series

=Daytona 500

Xfinity Series

Camping World Truck Series

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

Mexico Series

ARCA Racing Series

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

K&N Pro Series East

K&N Pro Series West

Brasil Series

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

Superstar Racing Experience

( key) * – Most laps led. ¹ – Heat 1 winner. ² – Heat 2 winner.

References

External links

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Official profile at Trackhouse Racing
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suarez, Daniel 1992 births Living people Racing drivers from Monterrey NASCAR drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers Mexican racing drivers Kyle Busch Motorsports drivers Joe Gibbs Racing drivers Stewart-Haas Racing drivers NASCAR Xfinity Series champions Trans-Am Series drivers