Suárez sees global potential as he leads NASCAR into Mexico

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Daniel Sua\u0301rez returns to Mexico as NASCAR runs its first points-paying Cup Series race outside the U.S. on Sunday in Mexico City.It's been 10 years since Daniel Sua\u0301rez raced in his native Mexico. He was in his early 20s, competing in the NASCAR Mexico Series while also commuting to the United States, where he would compete in what is now known as the ARCA Menards Series East -- the stock-car equivalent of Single-A baseball.

He'll do it again this weekend when he pulls double duty at Mexico City's Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez road course, competing in both the Xfinity Series and the Cup Series -- the first time NASCAR's headliners will race in the country.

"It's…