Spire Motorsports Driver Daniel Suárez Earns Second Top 10 of the Season

Date: March 22^nd, 2026

Event: Goodyear 400 (Round 6 of 36)

Series: NASCAR Cup Series

Location: Darlington Speedway (1.366-mile oval)

Format: 293 laps, broken into three stages (90 laps/95 laps/108 laps)

Start/Finish: 11th / 7th (running, completed 293 of 293 laps)

Point Standing: 14^th

Notes:

• Daniel Suárez, driver of the No. 7 NationsGuard Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports, ran inside the top 10 for the majority of Sunday’s Goodyear 400. He finished in the seventh position — his best finish in 17 starts at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway — to earn his second top-10 finish of the season.
• Suárez started 11th and ran inside the top 10 for much of Stage 1 before the No. 7 team made a green-flag stop for an adjustment to improve grip for the black-and-green machine. The 34-year-old driver cycled back into 10th place and put his fresh tires to the test to power through to a ninth-place finish, securing two bonus points as the green-and-white checkered flag waved.
• Suárez gained four positions following the pit cycle at the break to start Stage 2 in fifth. A caution at Lap 112 brought him to pit road, where crew chief Ryan Sparks called for air pressure adjustments, fuel, and four fresh Goodyear tires. Suárez returned to the track in seventh with 69 laps remaining in the stage. On Lap 145, he received an additional adjustment and maintained top-10 pace to secure an additional bonus point at the stage end.
• The final segment went green with 104 laps remaining in the 293-lap race and Suárez sitting in the 15th position. A caution flag waved shortly after the green flag waved and the driver reported that the car’s fire-off feels better than on the previous run, but still not as strong as it was at the start of the race. Sparks directed Suárez to stay out on the track for prime track position and the No. 7 restarted fourth with 91 laps to go in the event. Suárez made his final stop under green with 51 laps remaining and eventually crossed the finish line in seventh to advance to the 14th position in the driver championship point standings.

Daniel Suárez, driver of the No. 7 NationsGuard Chevrolet Camaro for Spire Motorsports:

“So proud of this No. 7 NationsGuard Chevrolet team. They did an incredible job all day long. I feel like every single week, if we look at our numbers and we can get a little bit better, that’s all I can ask for. We’re not trying to hit home runs right now, we’re just putting one step in front of the other, and that’s how progress happens. The culture of the team is pretty incredible. There are great people here; the structure’s solid, and I’m just really happy and proud to be a part of this organization. And the best part is that Spire Motorsports just continues to grow. We’re not even close to our full potential, so we just have to keep doing our thing; keep building, and get better and better.”