Races February 27, 2023February 28, 2023 Trackhouse Chevys Pace the Field For Most of the 400-Mile Race Date: February 26th, 2023 Event: Pala Casino 400 Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California (2-mile oval) Format: 200 laps, broken into three stages (65 laps/65 laps/70 laps) Start/Finish: 7th / 4th (Running, completed 200 of 200 laps) Point Standing: 5th with 77 points, 15 out of first Notes: Trackhouse Racing driver Daniel Suárez finished fourth in Sunday’s 400-mile NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. Both Trackhouse drivers ran at the front of the field throughout the race, often running first and second. Suárez finished the first stage in third before suffering a pit road speeding penalty to begin the second stage. He battled back to finish fifth in the stage. Chevrolet drivers swept the top-four finishing positions on Sunday. Rain cancelled all practice and qualifying activity on Saturday making Sunday’s race the first time drivers made laps on the two-mile, high speed oval. Both Trackhouse drivers have notched top-10 finishes in the season’s first two races. Suárez is now fifth in points. The next race is 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 5 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Daniel Suárez, driver of the No. 99 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet for Trackhouse Racing: “I’m very, very proud of everyone at Trackhouse Racing. They keep building very fast race cars and it’s a lot of fun to race like this. My No. 99 Freeway Insurance Chevy team did a great job on pit road with strategy and adjustments. I feel like I made a few mistakes today that maybe cost us a shot at the win. I feel like our car was capable of running up front, but I just made too many mistakes. I just have to clean up a few things on my end and I’m sure we’ll come back next weekend with another shot.”
