Suárez Leads 57 Laps & Nearly Wins in Las Vegas

Races

Three Races Remaining in 2023 Season.

Date: October 20th, 2024

Event: South Point 400 (Round 33 of 36)

Series: NASCAR Cup Series

Location: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval)

Format: 267 laps, broken into three stages (80 laps/85 laps/102 laps)

Start/Finish: 23rd / 3rd (running, completed 267 of 267 laps)

Point Standing: 12th with 2164 points

Notes:

  • Trackhouse Racing driver Daniel Suárez finished third in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Suárez took over the lead when others pitted with 36 laps to go Sunday and held on with older tires before Joey Logano slipped by with six laps remaining for the victory.
  • Christopher Bell also drove by the No. 99 on the final lap, leaving Suárez with a third-place finish.
  • Suárez led twice for 57 laps and posted his fourth top-five finish of the season.
  • Suárez lined up 12th when the race restarted with 70 laps remaining. Just 20 laps later the Trackhouse driver ran seventh. Suárez opted to stay on the track and took over the lead.
  • Suárez started 23rd Sunday and showed good pace in the first stage finishing 21st.
  • In the second stage, Suárez took the lead on lap 125 and held it for 26 laps before finishing eighth.
  • The NASCAR Cup Series returns to action Sunday at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway. Only three races remain in the 2024 season.

 

Daniel Suárez, driver of the No. 99 Tootsies Chevrolet Camaro for Trackhouse Racing:

“It’s a little heartbreaking. We had a great No. 99 Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevy. I think we could have won it. We just needed the bottom lane. A couple of cars right there, they were stuck on the bottom and I was in very dirty air. The No. 22 (Joey Logano) was a little faster than us right there at the end. I felt like if I had the bottom, Joey wasn’t going to be able to pass me, but you never know. Our Chevy was good, but on the very last run, it was falling off. I’m very proud of my team because they won it again today with the strategy. The car was fast. It was a top-10 car. But top-three is a solid finish. I’m very proud of my team.”