Daniel Suarez confirms he will not return to Track...

NASCAR’s prime foreign-born driver is in search of a brand new race group for the 2026 season. Daniel Suarez, a winner in all three nationwide ranges of the game and the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Sequence champion, won’t return to Trackhouse Racing Team subsequent 12 months.

There isn’t a indication on the place he would possibly land, however Suarez himself has confirmed that he won’t be driving the No. 99 Chevrolet.

“Trackhouse and I’ve mutually agreed to half methods on the finish of the 2025 season,” mentioned Suarez. “I’ve had a few of the finest years of my Cup Sequence profession at Trackhouse. We had nice successes as a group and I gained some unimaginable pals. We took a group no person had even heard of in 2021 and in simply a few years we have been profitable races and working upfront on a weekly foundation.

“Similar to the seasons in a 12 months, generally issues change and we’ve agreed to every go in our personal path. I want Trackhouse nothing however the very best, this 99 group will all the time be particular to me. And like I all the time say, One of the best is forward!”

Group proprietor Justin Marks mentioned of Suarez’s exit:  “The position Daniel has performed within the Trackhouse origin story and its first 5 years will stay a valued a part of the corporate’s historical past endlessly. His dedication, work ethic and dedication to the trouble is likely one of the most spectacular issues I personally have seen in my profession.”

“We are going to endlessly be grateful and honored that Daniel selected to spend many unimaginable years with us. We’re happy with his wins, his successes, the expansion of his model, and his emergence as a worthwhile athlete in America’s biggest motorsport. However, most of all, I’m happy with him as a good friend. I’m really excited to see what awaits him within the subsequent chapter of his wonderful profession. We’re grateful for the professionalism, effort and coronary heart he’s delivered to our group.” 

Whereas no announcement has been made relating to his substitute, it is anticipated that 18-year-old rising star Connor Zilisch, who’s already beneath contract with Trackhouse, will probably substitute him within the No. 99 automotive.

Suarez began his Cup profession with Joe Gibbs Racing earlier than becoming a member of Stewart-Haas Racing. He linked up with the newly shaped Trackhouse group in 2021 as its first driver. Collectively, he earned his first profession win within the Cup Sequence at Sonoma in 2022. He gained once more at Atlanta in a three-wide photograph end final 12 months. Nevertheless, he has lagged behind teammate Ross Chastain, who has six wins and completed as excessive as second within the championship in 2022.

Suarez at present sits twenty ninth within the 2025 standings, simply 31 factors forward of rookie teammate Shane van Gisbergen. Chastain is way forward of each of them, sitting eighth within the standings and locked into the playoffs after profitable the Coca Cola 600.