Salt Lake Tribune · Jul 29, 2018
Daniel Suarez becomes first Mexican driver to win NASCAR Cup pole
Driver Daniel Suarez sits on pit wall before practice pit road before practice for a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Saturday, April 14, 2018, in Bristol, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne) “It feels good because we haven’t been running well lately,” Suarez said. “I feel like this is just the beginning of the weekend. The real business is (Sunday) and we have to keep this rolling.”
But the 2016 Xfinity Series champ failed to produce similar results when he was abruptly bumped to Cup on the heels of the stunning departure of Joe Gibbs Racing fixture Carl Edwards.