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September 23, 2019

Daniel Suarez drives No. 41 Ford Mustang to ninth-place finish at Richmond Raceway


Daniel Suarez placed ninth in the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway, adding 28 points to his season total.

Suarez now sits at 700 points on the season. He’s posted three top-five finishes in 2019.

Martin Truex Jr brought home the win in the race, with Kyle Busch finishing second, and Denny Hamlin placing third. Brad Keselowski took fourth place, followed by Ryan Newman in the No. 5 spot.

Truex came away victorious in Stage 1, and Busch took Stage 2.

Suarez qualified in 14th position at 124.948 mph. He still is looking for career victory No. 1, but boasts seven top-five finishes and 31 finishes in the top 10.

There were 38 cars in the field, and the race endured five cautions and 32 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag there were six lead changes.

With Truex driving to victory in Joe Gibbs Racing’s Camry, Toyota added 40 points to its season totals. Overall, Toyota ranks No. 1 with 1028 points, followed by Ford in the No. 2 spot with 991. Chevrolet sits at No. 3 with 947 points on the season.

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