Suárez: ‘We’re going to have another shot at it’ Sunday at EchoPark

HAMPTON, Ga. -- Spire Motorsports driver Daniel Suárez shared he always arrives at Atlanta's EchoPark Speedway feeling particularly optimistic. The 34-year-old from Monterrey, Mexico, won the NASCAR Cup Series race here in February 2024 – and had runner-up finishes in the races immediately before and afterward. And he’s got a top-10 at EchoPark, even going back to his NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series days. RELATED: EchoPark weekend schedule | At-track photos Suarez is coming off a 13th-place finish at Daytona in his debut in the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet and will start 12th on Sunday’s grid after qualifying was canceled. “Really, since before the configuration, I used to do pretty well here,’’ Suárez said. “I think, honestly, half of the battle is mental. You know, when you come into this place, and you're already like, 'oh man, there is a high chance I'm going to crash,' I feel like there is a good percentage that you're going to crash. “So, I think I just try to enjoy it and have fun. I've been fortunate enough that I have had good race cars here, as well. It's not just myself … it's an entire army behind me. I've been fortunate enough to have good race cars here in the past, and we've been able to take advantage of that. “It's a combination that you have to have between driver and the car,” he added. “And I believe that we're going to have another shot at it tomorrow because based on everything I have seen from Spire Motorsports, they were also very, very sporty here. It's been a lot of fun to do our homework preparing into this weekend.”