Races March 25, 2024 Speeding Penalty and Spin Prove Costly in Disappointing Weekend. Date: March 24th, 2024 Event: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix (Round 6 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/15 laps/38 laps) Start/Finish: 19th / 31st (running, completed 75 of 75 laps) Point Standing: 14th with 148 points Notes: Trackhouse Racing driver Daniel Suárez finished 31st in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series road course race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Suárez started the final stage in 32nd and began working his way through the field before a spin. Late in the race, the No. 99 team gambled on strategy and pitted hoping for a caution that never came and ended the race in 31st. Both Trackhouse Chevrolets showed speed on Sunday. There were no cautions other than stage breaks. Suárez started 19th and broke into the top 10 by lap 8. He stayed on the track throughout the stage finishing second and collecting nine bonus points. Two stops in the second stage including a pass-through for a speeding penalty left Suárez with a 35th-place finish. The next Cup Series race is on Sunday at Richmond (Va.) Raceway. Daniel Suárez, driver of the No. 99 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet Camaro for Trackhouse Racing: “That was a disappointing day. We had too many mistakes. The car showed a lot of speed at times today so there were some positives. We gambled there at the end hoping for a caution but we didn’t get one. It was worth a shot. We will be better at Richmond next weekend.”
