On Sunday, Daniel Suarez emerged victorious at the Sonoma Raceway. In the process, he became the fifth non-American NASCAR Cup winner. However, there is an even bigger statistic that will make the 30-year-old proud. As of the 2022 season, the country of Mexico can boast of a race winner in Formula One, NASCAR as well as IndyCar. Aside from Suarez, his compatriots and fellow race winners are F1’s Sergio Perez and IndyCar’s Pato O’Ward.
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Red Bull F1 driver Perez recently won at the Monaco Grand Prix. Meanwhile, Arrow McLaren’s O’Ward won the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. In all, it has been a great achievement for Mexico as a motorsport nation.
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With this victory, there are just four Playoff spots left with 10 regular-season races left. Honestly speaking, this has been a very unpredictable season, with so many strong contenders for the title. Suarez’s win also had a massive impact for the NASCAR Cup Series championship. Up until now, it has been Ross Chastain who was the strong contender and flying the flag for Trackhouse Racing.
However, with #99 driver, Daniel Suarez also in Victory Lane, it proves that Trackhouse Racing is a real dark horse. If it was just Chastain, it could be chalked up to him understanding the car better. However, now that Suarez has joined the party, it proves that Trackhouse Racing as a whole, should not be underestimated.
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