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, admits his career had “hit rock bottom” before Trackhouse came calling. But he immediately connected with Marks’s ambition.
Early-season results were as expected for a satellite RCR car – “It’s no secret, we were their third priority,” says Suarez – with regular top-20 results but nothing special. Then came the first-ever Bristol dirt race in March 2021, and opportunity knocked: Suarez led 58 laps and finished fourth. The NASCAR world was put on notice.
This was spawned by the failure of NASCAR’s last small hero story: Furniture Row Racing. Against the odds it won the title as a Gibbs satellite team, with Martin Truex, in 2017. But this fairytale had a nightmare ending: Gibbs ratcheted the price tag for its equipment and, as the bills piled high, owner Barney Visser fell ill and shuttered the team just a year later.
“NASCAR deserves a tremendous amount of credit, because there’s no denying that it has added an element of uncertainty, drama and excitement that I think this sport hasn’t seen in a long time, and Trackhouse is here for all of it.” Between them they scored 21 top-five finishes. While Suarez dropped out in agonizing fashion at Charlotte, due to a power-steering failure when well placed to transfer, Chastain made the Championship 4 with his wild Martinsville divebomb that went viral. Third place in the season finale at Phoenix was good for second in points, with both cars inside the top 10 – the only non-powerhouse team to do so.
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