Daniel Suárez

Race Car Driver

Daniel Suárez was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico on January 7th, 1992 and is the Race Car Driver. At the age of 32, Daniel Suárez biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
January 7, 1992
Nationality
Mexico
Place of Birth
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Age
32 years old
Zodiac Sign
Capricorn
Profession
Racing Automobile Driver
Daniel Suárez Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 32 years old, Daniel Suárez has this physical status:

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175cm
Weight
75kg
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Daniel Suárez Religion, Education, and Hobbies
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Daniel Suárez Life

Daniel Alejandro Garza (born January 7, 1992) is a Mexican professional stock car racer.

He last appeared full-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. Stewart-Haas Racing's 41 Ford Mustang.

He competed in the NASCAR Toyota Series in Mexico for Telcel Racing as a member of the Drive for Diversity group, as well as the NASCAR Pro Series East for Rev Racing.

Suárez also won the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship with Joe Gibbs Racing.

Personal life

Suárez lives in Huntersville, North Carolina. Suárez is in a friendship with Julia Piquet, the daughter of three-time Formula 1 World Champion Nelson Piquet.

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Daniel Suárez Career

Racing career

Suárez, a native of Monterrey, began his karting career in 2002. He received the class championship in 2007. In 2008, he entered NASCAR Mexico, Mini-Stocks, where he became the youngest driver to win a race in the series. In 2010, he competed for Telcel Racing and captured the series' Rookie of the Year award. Suárez competed in the Toyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale Speedway in 2011, finishing in 11th, the highest-finishing Mexican driver in the competition. He finished the 2011 NASCAR Mexico Series with three poles and a podium, placing ninth in the standings. He competed in 7 races of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East at the same time.

He alternated his time between the Mexico Series and K&N Pro Series East in 2012. He dominated the points for the majority of the year and entered the year's final race in contention for the championship but ended up finishing third after scoring two victories. He finished in sixteenth place in the overall standings in the K&N Pro Series East, placing 3 top-10s in nine races.

In 2013, Suárez rode a Toyota for Rev Racing, riding a Nissan for the full season in the K&N Pro Series East. He won his first race in the Columbus Motor Speedway series, while still placing sixth in the top ten finishes on his way to third in the championship standings. In the meantime, he was runner-up of the NASCAR Toyota Series, winning 3 victories and five podium finishes this season. During the 2013 season, Suárez was also accepted to the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program.

Suárez returned to the K&N East and Toyota Series in 2014, winning the first two K&N East and first Toyota Series races of the season. He was invited by Joe Gibbs Racing to make his inaugural appearance in the Nationwide Series at Richmond International Raceway in April, leading the team's No. 1. 20 Toyota; he came in 19th overall.

Suárez will appear full time in the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series, according to the No. 4 announcement in August 2014. Joe Gibbs Racing and that he will also compete in the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in the No. 18 format. Kyle Busch Motorsports is the 51-year-old Toyota.

Suárez captured the pole at Daytona on July 4, 2015, his first pole appearance in the series. Suárez would win 2 more poles at Iowa and Kentucky, as well as his first ARCA pole at Kansas. Suárez won the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie of the year title, beating Darrell Wallace Jr. for the award by a single top ten finish in statistics. Suárez finished fifth in points this season.

Suárez's vehicle number in the Xfinity Series was reduced to No. 106 in 2016. 19. He won his first Xfinity Series race in Michigan by defeating Kyle Busch on the last lap, becoming the first Mexican-born driver to win in a NASCAR national touring series. During the Round of 12 in the Chase at Dover in October, Suárez won his second Xfinity Series race. With this victory, he will advance to the Round of 8. Suárez won his first Camping World Truck Series race in Phoenix in November, taking the lead after William Byron lost an engine. Suárez led the campaign in the season-end Xfinity Series race at Homestead and took the lead in the final round with two laps to go to his first Xfinity Series championship. Suárez became the first foreign-born driver to win a NASCAR national series championship.

Suárez was selected to drive the No. 2 following Carl Edwards' retirement. JGR is sponsored by 19 Arris / Stanley Tools. He was paired up with crew chief Dave Rogers. He came eighth in his first appearance in Advance Auto Parts Clash, finishing eighth after starting 16th. Suárez had two seventh-place finishes at Phoenix and Auto Club, a pair. Rogers, Suárez's crew chief, took an indefinite leave of absence shortly before the Martinsville race. When Suárez's crew chief, Scott Graves, won the 2016 Xfinity Series championship, he was replaced by him. Suárez won the final stage of the Monster Energy Open in May, allowing him to progress to the All-Star Race. Suárez began the month by placing a career-best sixth at Dover in June. Suárez debuted at MDM Motorsports in Sonoma Raceway later this month, marking his and MDM's first appearances in the series. He came in seventh place in qualifying, finishing 11th. Suárez's campaign culminated in four straight finishes, including a third-place finish at Watkins Glen and a Stage 2 champion over stage leader Martin Truex Jr.

Suárez was embroiled in controversy from Subway, one of his sponsors. He gave out free Dunkin Donuts to fans camping in the infield and the immediate areas of the track during a publicity function with the support of NBC Sports at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in July. Subway decided to pull out with a racial scarcity remaining on their deal nearly two months after. Marcus Lemonis, the owner of Camping World, announced his intention to sponsor Suárez, which took place at the Alabama 500 in Talladega. Suárez also competed in 14 Xfinity Series races, finishing second in the fall Bristol series to his colleague Kyle Busch, who finished second.

Suárez won his first Cup Series pole pole at Pocono in 2018 after Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch's qualifying times were disallowed due to an inspection. He also secured his second second place in the championship, his highest finish in the event. Suárez, on the other hand, struggled to remain consistent throughout the season, with three top-fives and nine top-ten finishes. Rogers returned to replace Graves as Suárez's crew chief on October 9, 2018.

Suárez's Twitter profile was taken down on September 21, 2018, implying that by the end of the 2018 season, he would have dropped all references to Joe Gibbs Racing, implying that he will be out of the team before the team's return. Suárez will be replaced by Martin Truex Jr. in 2019, according to the newspaper on November 7, 2018.

Suárez had signed Stewart-Haas Racing to drive the No. 7 in January 7, 2019. In the 2019 season, there were 41 Ford Mustang GTs in the country. In addition, Suárez sent Arris to sponsor the team. Suárez was on-track with Michael McDowell, resulting in a confrontation on pit road during qualifying for the 2019 TicketGuardian 500 in Phoenix. Despite showing signs of improvement in results, Suárez dropped out of the 2019 playoffs after finishing 11th after an on-track situation with Matt Tifft that resulted in a caution at Indianapolis. Suárez would not return to the No. 1 on November 14, 2019. In 2020, there were 41 cars on the road.

Suárez officially registered with Gaunt Brothers Racing on January 28, 2020, the No. 88 in the United States. In 2020, Toyota will be fully recovered. Despite being eligible, he did not participate in the 2020 Busch Clash but wanted to concentrate on the 2020 Daytona 500. Suárez failed to qualify for the Daytona 500 after finishing 22nd in Duel 1 of the 2020 Blues Duels when he collided with Ryan Blaney in turn 4. Suárez made his official debut with GBR at Las Vegas a week earlier this week, but he had mechanical problems before the opening lap, resulting in him placing 30th with four laps down. He had trouble throughout the season, with his highest finishes coming at Bristol and Kansas.

Suárez said on September 14 that he would not return to Gaunt Brothers Racing at the end of the season. On October 7, he revealed that he would join Justin Marks' new Trackhouse Racing team in 2021.

Suárez made the No. 1 in the 2021 season for the 2021 season. Trackhouse Racing is a 99-car team. The No. 1 in the United States is the highest ranking in the country's No. Carl Edwards, who renamed 99 at JGR (with Edwards granting both Suárez and Trackhouse his permission for the number). Many considered Suárez's time with Trackhouse to be his best, and possibly his last, chance at resurrecting his career after his struggles the previous few seasons. Although Suárez and the crew took time to integrate, Trackhouse gained a reputation for productivity and on-track operation during the season, with Suárez as the pilot.

Suárez scored a fourth place finish at the Bristol dirt race, scoring his first top five in Trackhouse's first top five for the first time during the 2021 season. Suárez also scored top tens at Dover, Nashville, and Texas. Suárez also competed in the Trans-Am race in Nashville for Marks' SCCA team.

After the team purchased multiple charters from Chip Ganassi Racing, Suárez returned to Trackhouse for the 2022 season. Suárez and Trackhouse signed a Freeway Insurance sponsorship agreement in February 2022, giving the company primary sponsorship rights for five events in the 2022 NASCAR Cup series. Suárez, the first Mexican-born driver to win a Cup Series event, was a Sonoma driver. After finishing 36th at the Charlotte Roval, Suárez was disqualified in the Round of 12.

Suárez revived an injured Carson Hocevar on lap 11 of the Sonoma race, earning the No. 58 trophy. The 42 truck made it to the sixth place finish in the sixth place.

Motorsports career results

(Bold) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time) is the highest) (Bold – (Bold – Primary) Italics – Pole position earned by points or practice time. (Most laps led): (Ita)

1 Ineligible for a series of points in the season.

(Bold – Pole position earned by qualifying time) (Bold – Key) – (Bold – a famous feat. Italics – pole position earned by points accumulated or practice time. – Most laps led.)

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