Trackhouse owner praises Daniel Suarez, but says &...

When Trackhouse Racing entered NASCAR 5 years in the past, they signed Daniel Suarez as their one and solely driver. Since then, they’ve expanded with three full-time vehicles and a fourth, part-time entry.

The group has completed as excessive as second within the championship and received 11 races, however Suarez is barely liable for two of these victories. In 2025, he’s the one one among their three drivers but to win a race, and after Shane van Gisbergen’s Chicago tirumph, Suarez is now the bottom of the three drivers within the common season standings.

Suarez spoke to the media over the weekend about how he was feeling less important in recent months, noting how his suggestions went unheard and there “no chemistry” anymore as he and Trackhouse drifted apart.

Why it was time to “transfer on”

Justin Marks, who based the group in 2021, spoke concerning the tough determination to chop Suarez free in a post-race press convention Sunday at Chicago.

“Look, Daniel has been an enormous a part of this firm for 4 and a half years now,” mentioned Marks. “After we sat down and checked out our — sort of mapped out our three-year and our five-year plan and the sponsorships and the whole lot that we’re making an attempt to perform over the subsequent 5 years of the corporate, we simply acquired to a degree the place we felt like that relationship had borne a number of fruit for us, however it was time to maneuver on.

“As we develop and because the group grows, clearly we’ve to determine completely different alternatives. Look, Daniel has been an enormous a part of this firm and an excellent good friend of mine. We met (Saturday) night time, me and him within the lodge for an hour down within the foyer and we simply talked about our time collectively, the whole lot that we have achieved collectively, and him and I are in a very good place.”

Marks concluded that “this is not a sport the place you do the identical factor without end,” believing this was an vital step within the subsequent chapter of the race group.

“As we develop, we simply felt prefer it was time to wrap up that relationship and work to attempt to assist him to seek out the subsequent alternative however proceed to develop as an organization what we’re making an attempt to perform.”

Whereas no announcement has formally been made, it is anticipated that rising star Connor Zilisch can be promoted to Cup in 2026 with {the teenager} doubtless taking up the wheel of the No. 99 Chevrolet from Suarez.