Races May 24, 2021 Transmission Change Costs Time Behind Pit Wall Date: May 23rd, 2021 Event: EchoPark Texas Grand Prix (Round 14 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Circuit of The Americas (3.41-mile road course) Format: 68 laps, broken into three stages (15 laps/17 laps/36 laps) Start/Finish: 15th / 33rd (running, completed 46 of 54 laps) Point Standing: 24th with 246 points Notes: Daniel Suárez finished 33rd in Sunday’s rain-shortened NASCAR Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. The finish moved Suárez to 24th in the season standings after 14 races. Suárez qualified 15th Sunday morning, but started near the back of the field because of a transmission change before the race. Suárez climbed to 25th in the early going, but on lap seven the No. 99 stalled on the track. After safety trucks pushed the No. 99 to the garage, the crew replaced the transmission and returned Suárez to the race in 40th, nine laps behind the leaders. After repairs, Suárez returned to the track and gained seven spots before heavy rain and limited visibility forced NASCAR to end the race on lap 54. The NASCAR Cup Series return to action Sunday May 30 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Coca-Cola 600. Fox will broadcast the race at 6 p.m. EDT. Daniel Suárez, driver of the No. 99 ONX Homes/iFly Chevrolet Camaro for Trackhouse Racing: “That was a huge disappointment. I was really looking forward to racing today. I thought we had a really good car. We will bounce back in Charlotte.”
