Suárez P17 in Martinsville

Races

Worldwide Express Chevrolet Battles Late Handling Issues

Date: April 16th, 2023

Event: NOCO 400 (Round 9 of 36)

Series: NASCAR Cup Series

Location: Martinsville (Va.) Speedway (.526-mile oval)

Format: 400 laps, broken into three stages (80 laps/100 laps/220 laps)

Start/Finish: 2nd / 17th (running, completed 400 of 400 laps)

Point Standing: 17th with 200 points

Notes:

  • Trackhouse Racing driver Daniel Suárez finished 17th in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.
  • The results put Suárez 17th in the 2023 point standings.
  • Suárez led seven laps (300-306) and restarted the race in sixth with 45 laps remaining, but handling issues dropped the No. 99 to 17th.
  • Suárez earned 10 bonus points in the first two stages.
  • Suárez started the race in second before finishing fourth in the first stage.
  • Suárez finished the second stage in eighth.
  • The next race is Sunday, April 23 on Fox at 3 p.m. EDT at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.

 

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

“Very disappointed with our finish. Our Worldwide Express Chevrolet was fast today but we had something wrong at the end of the race on the final run. There was a lot of good today and a lot we can learn from.”