“Success Comes From Failure”: Trackhouse Racing’s Emerging Star Daniel Suarez Vows of a Resurgence After a Faulty Indy Race

The sport of racing can be ruthless at times. However, NASCAR is probably one such circuit in the racing world that not just acclaims the winner, but also the drivers who fall short in the final moments. Trackhouse Racing driver Daniel Suarez understood this very well after his outing at Indianapolis last weekend. After being in contention to win it for most of the race, Suarez had to face an uncomfortable situation on the pit road that turned out to be detrimental.

Despite a missed chance to claim a playoff spot, the Mexican driver had nothing to sulk about as he voiced his thoughts about the faulty pit stop in a press conference at Watkins Glen. Suarez’s words sounded like anything but those focused on future strategy.

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Daniel Suarez wants everyone to forget the irreversible past

Racing is the most suitable symbolization that time and tide waits for none. After a glaring blunder that left the air hose entangled with the left-front tire of the #99 Camaro, Suarez faced the gigantic task of cutting upon the loss of about ten seconds to race leaders Michael McDowell and Chase Elliott. The 31-year-old fought tooth and nail to get back into a contending place for the Verizon 200 victor’s trophy but could only manage a third-place finish.

“You know there is absolutely nothing anyone can do about the past,” claimed Suarez, reiterating his motto going into The Glen.

“So what happened on that pit stop, you know I left the pit road, I was mad but then what am I gonna do about it, there’s nothing I can do. The only thing I could have done was to drive the cr*p out of that car, which I did. We cut the deficit of ten and a half seconds to 5, and I’m [hoping] for a caution which didn’t happen.”

A third-place finish and 51 invaluable points for him also meant a world of good in his chase for a playoff appearance. The top-5 finish propelled him to being only 28 points behind the 16th position prior to the race at Watkins Glen. But he has decided to be a sport about it and is completely focused on what’s coming his way.

“It was one of those things that you just have to move on. You just have to have the capacity of moving on and knowing that you should have an entire scene to go and anything can happen.”

As the pre-race presser continued, he reveals more about the events that ensued behind the scenes after a mistake that cost them a potential win. One thing to note down from his conversation with the media would be his positive approach and the mental fortitude he has shown in recent weeks.

“I can win the race”: Suarez didn’t give up until the white flag was in sight

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“In my mind, I still can win the race.” continued Daniel Suarez. Dejected at the very least, he continued to go by his crew chief’s advice to keep collecting as many points as possible in the race and having a go at materializing the impossible.

Revealing his mindset in the alarming situation, he says, “Ten seconds and a half behind, I can win the race. Caution comes, anything can happen, I still can win the race. I never gave up on the race until the white flag and after the race, like I said, probably the longest meeting I ever had with my pit crew we had long conversations, I mean work together for a couple of hours at least. Just watching film, reviewing what I could have done different, what they could have done different.”

Undeniably, the blunder has been the major agenda for Trackhouse Racing in their meetings. Considering the gravity of the situation and that too with only two races to go in the regular season and after starting the race in the front row, any more of these are surely unaffordable for them.

“There were so many different things that they could have gone a different way and that 23-second stop was gonna be 15. And if it was a 15-second stop, I could have won the race. So, we should learn a lot. We failed at Indianapolis, but success comes from failure, so we learned a lot, and that’s a good part of that.”

“I can tell you that my pit crew, they’re hungry, I’m hungry, my engineers are hungry. So right now, I feel like we’re in a very good place to continue to fight.”

Great to see that Suarez is gearing up for what lies ahead instead of lamenting the past and letting it ruin his future plans.

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