Suárez Takes Home 4th place Finish at Fontana

Races

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.”