Trackhouse Star’s Masked Luchador Entrance Leaves NASCAR Fans Cheering Rey Mysterio-esque Walkout

Trackhouse Racing’s Mexican NASCAR sensation, Daniel Suarez set the announcement ramp ablaze at the Phoenix Raceway prior to his bid at another shot at a hat-trick of Cup Series wins after his historic victory in Atlanta a few weeks prior. He built on the growing NASCAR-WWE relations that have been enchanting sports fans on social media since the onset of the 2024 season.

Donning a vibrant Rey Mysterio-style mask, clutching a Coca-Cola bottle in his right hand, and dressed up in his now-famous blue and white firesuit, Suarez brought the theatrics before even climbing behind the wheel of his #99 Chevy’ for the Shriners Children’s 500, Emerging onto the announcement runway with a flair that would make any “Luchador” proud,  Daniel Suarez ignited the crowd with a unique tribute to his “Latino” heritage and the Mexican professional wrestling style – Lucha Libre.

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On a Twitter update by NASCAR on NBC, the video received a lot of views and likes, with one fan aptly stating that it looked “like a crossover of Mil Máscaras and Rey Mysterio’s mask”

The #99 star paid the perfect salute to his country, and his fellow WWE superstars from south of the border, as a true trailblazer for the next generation of outstanding Mexican athletes, just like Rey Mysterio. A huge reason Lucha Libre got popularized in the United States. Mysterio has been a proud ambassador of this “high-flying,” “death-defying” professional wrestling style adopted by sports entertainers for more than three decades.

Speaking of acrobatics, at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, in the Ambetter Health 400, Daniel Suarez recorded an extremely acrobatic achievement as he clinched his second NCS victory in an iconic “Hollywood style,” three-wide finish, beating Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch by 0.003 seconds, deemed the second-closest finish ever in NASCAR history.

However, both P1 and P2 have had their own collective experiences with the world in between the white ropes and the black turnbuckles.

From the Fontana Pace Car to Grand Marshalling the Daytona 500

Suarez’s recent tribute to Rey Mysterio isn’t his first foray into professional wrestling. Back in 2019, Mysterio himself ended up driving the pace car in a five-wide salute from the Cup Series drivers at the Auto Club Speedway. This is where he shared the spotlight for the first time with Daniel Suarez in a hilarious announcement before Mysterio manned the white Toyota Camry at Fontana in March of that year.

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Furthermore, this lighthearted collaboration served as the precursor to an emerging pattern coming into 2024 as NASCAR fans were treated to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Grand Marshal of the Daytona 500 season-opener. While P2 finisher at the historic Atlanta race and defending Cup Series champion, Ryan Blaney made a surprise appearance, announced by Triple H himself, just a few days prior, wearing the WWE title on Friday Night SmackDown.

Nevertheless, Daniel Suarez’s theatrics did not bode all that bad as he moved up two spots to finish P13 under the Arizona sun at the Shriners Children’s 500.