Daniel Suárez comes from last to win Mexico City NASCAR Xfinity Series race

The effort from Daniel Suárez today is indicative of his NASCAR journey. Everything has come full circle for the Trackhouse Racing driver. From driving an old Volkswagen to the United States, not knowing any English, and becoming a champion in the Xfinity Series. Everything that he has gone through has led to this moment.

From his 2016 championship to his first career win in the Cup Series, Suárez has worn his love for Mexico on his sleeve and represented his home country with pride. His NASCAR journey has never been easy, and today, that journey played out in front of thousands of fans who have supported him along the way.

On the restart to begin Stage 3, Daniel Suárez took Connor Zilisch and Ty Gibbs three-wide. Through the physicality, he held on to fight through it all. His resolve and calm under pressure showed during that restart. From there, it was his race to lose.

Daniel Suárez powers through to win at Mexico City

You won’t find a better win this season than this one. He had everything against him. With Taylor Gray beating down his back, Daniel Suárez had to be perfect. He couldn’t open the door for Gray to get his nose to his quarter panels.

This track in Mexico City is fantastic. It produces great racing and today was a fantastic example of that. To have the finish that we had, we are all very lucky to have witnessed it live. Great atmosphere, a beautiful city. As NASCAR attempts to grow its brand in the United States and internationally, these are the kind of races it needs to have more of.

I’m not talking about more road courses, but tracks that produce racing like this. Tracks that produce crowds like this. It will be very interesting to see how The CW ratings look this week. If you didn’t watch that race, you really missed out.

Daniel Suárez just WON in Mexico City. A storybook ending for today. However, Suárez is starting P10 for tomorrow’s Cup Series race. If he manages to sweep the weekend, it will be one of the greatest stories ever in NASCAR and perhaps American sports.