Suarez was one of many 13 drivers who didn’t make present for third version of the Conflict in Los Angeles, however not like his fellow Cup drivers, his day was not but over.
He was the one driver operating the doubleheader, having additionally entered the NASCAR Mexico Collection exhibition race that was set to comply with the Cup Collection motion.
For Suarez, it was a return to his roots, as he obtained his begin in inventory automotive racing by operating within the NASCAR Mexico Collection. He would go to change into a NASCAR Xfinity Collection champion in 2016 and the first-ever Mexican-born driver to win a NASCAR Cup Collection race in 2022.
Within the first Mexico Collection race inside the USA in nearly a decade, Suarez ran neat the entrance for all the occasion. Within the closing phases, he pushed ahead and took the lead for the primary time with 30 laps to go. He handed four-time Mexico Collection champion Ruben Garcia Jr., and by no means relinquished the lead once more.
Suarez captured the checkered flag forward of Santiago Tovar and Alex de Alba.
“Man, this actually means quite a bit,” mentioned Suarez afterwards as the gang roared in approval. “Thanks followers for coming last-minute. It actually means quite a bit. The individuals who know me, they know that this race means quite a bit to me. All these drivers, all these groups … I grew up with this. If it wasn’t for this sequence — NASCAR Mexico — I would not be within the Cup Collection at this time. So, thanks NASCAR Mexico, thanks all of the drivers, thanks to the followers. You make me really feel at house.”
Talking on the battle for the win, he mentioned: “Let me let you know, it wasn’t straightforward. I did not really feel like we had been the quickest automotive on the market. I feel Ruben [Garcia] with the No. 88, Abraham [Calderon] with the No. 2 automotive — these guys had been sooner than me. However I knew I did not have the uncooked velocity to beat them, so I wanted to be sensible and save my tires, save my brakes for the long term, and by chance it paid off.”
