Daniel Suárez: Making History With NASCAR

Latino USA

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4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Daniel Suárez made history in 2022 when he became the first Mexican-born driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race, but the road to this feat has been anything but smooth. On this episode of Latino USA, Daniel Suárez talks about breaking barriers, the role his family played along the way, and how he’s trying to bring more Latinos to NASCAR.

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0:00.0	From Futuromedia and PRX, it's Latino USA.
0:14.5	I'm Maria Inohosa.
0:16.0	Today, Mexican-born NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez and his long race to making history.
0:30.0	That's the sound of cars zooming around a racetrack in Sonoma, California last year.
0:39.0	Daniel Suarez is focused.
0:41.4	He's in car number 99.
0:43.7	More than 30 other cars are racing with him.
0:46.4	Daniel Zums has them all.
0:49.6	He's raised many, many times before, but this time, oh, this time, he's about to make history.
0:56.0	Daniel Suarez is going to be the coach of the 2012.
0:59.7	Daniel Suarez is a NASCAR coach.
1:03.9	He's in car number 99.
1:07.1	Last June, Daniel became the first Mexican-born driver and only the second Latino to win a NASCAR
1:13.5	Cup Series race.
1:14.5	It's a big deal considering NASCAR has been around for more than 70 years and remains predominantly
1:21.0	white.
1:26.0	After his win in Sonoma, Daniel climbed out of the window of his car with a large flag.
1:32.3	On it, red win numero uno with the colors of the Mexican flag, green, white and red,
1:39.2	in the background.
1:40.2	He then jumped on top of his car very excitedly and waved the flag in celebration.
1:46.4	Moments later, he was interviewed by Fox Sports on the track.
1:49.4	I have so many thoughts in my head right now.
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