HAMPTON, Ga. — Spire Motorsports driver Daniel Suarez shared he always arrives in Atlanta feeling particularly optimistic.
The 34-year old from Monterrey, Mexico won the NASCAR Cup Series race here in February, 2024 – and had runner-up finishes in the races immediately before and afterward. And he’s got a top-10 at Atlanta even going back to NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series days.
Suarez is coming off a 13th place finish at Daytona in his debut in the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet and will start 12th on Sunday’s grid.
“Really, since before the configuration, I used to do pretty well here,’’ Suarez said. “I think, honestly, half of the battle is mental. You know, when you come into this place, and you’re already like, oh man, there is a high chance I’m going to crash, I feel like there is a good percentage that you’re going to crash.
“So, I think I just try to enjoy it and have fun. I’ve been fortunate enough that I have had good race cars here, as well. It’s not just myself… it’s an entire army behind me. I’ve been fortunate enough to have good race cars here in the past, and we’ve been able to take advantage of that.
“It’s a combination that you have to have between driver and the car,” Suarez added. “And I believe that we’re going to have another shot at it tomorrow because based on everything I have seen from Spire Motorsports, they were also very, very sporty here. It’s been a lot of fun to do our homework preparing into this weekend.”
