Daniel Suárez | |||||||
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![]() Suárez at Road America in 2016
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Born |
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
January 7, 1992 ||||||
Awards |
2010 NASCAR Corona Series Rookie of the Year 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Rookie of the Year 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion |
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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 19 (Joe Gibbs Racing) | ||||||
First race | 2017 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 2017 Kobalt 400 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
69 races run over 4 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 18/20 (Joe Gibbs Racing) | ||||||
2016 position | 1st | ||||||
Best finish | 1st (2016) | ||||||
First race | 2014 Toyota Care 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
Last race | 2017 Boyd Gaming 300 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
First win | 2016 Menards 250 (Michigan) | ||||||
Last win | 2016 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
26 races run over 3 years | |||||||
2016 position | 81st | ||||||
Best finish | 81st (2016) | ||||||
First race | 2014 Fred's 250 (Talladega) | ||||||
Last race | 2016 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead) | ||||||
First win | 2016 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series career | |||||||
71 races run over 4 years | |||||||
2014 position | 6th | ||||||
Best finish | 2nd (2013) | ||||||
First race | 2011 Regia 200 (Monterrey) | ||||||
Last race | 2014 Ficrea 240 (Puebla) | ||||||
First win | 2012 Mexico Nocturna 200 (Mexico City) | ||||||
Last win | 2014 México 240 (Mexico City) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of March 12, 2017. |
Daniel Alejandro Suárez Garza (born January 7, 1992) is a Mexican professional driver. He currently competes full-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 19 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing, and part-time in the Xfinity Series, driving the No. 18 and No. 20 Camrys for JGR. Previously he drove in the NASCAR Toyota Series in Mexico for Telcel Racing, and the K&N Pro Series East for Rev Racing as a member of the Drive for Diversity program. He is the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion.
A native of Monterrey in Nuevo León, Suárez began his racing career in karting in 2002. In 2007, he won the class championship. In 2008, he moved to the preliminary category of NASCAR Mexico, , 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; despite running only a partial season, he won the series' Rookie of the Year title. In 2011, Suárez participated in the Toyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale Speedway, 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 of the NASCAR Toyota Series achieved 3 wins and five podium finishes in the season. Suárez was also named to NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program during the 2013 season.