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Chase Briscoe earns third consecutive NASCAR Cup pole, beating Kyle Busch

In NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Michigan, top speeds were reaching 200 mph with drivers running mostly wide open all around the two-mile speedway. But the best to do it was once again the driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, Chase Briscoe. He has now earned pole position for three straight race weekends […]

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In NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Michigan, top speeds were reaching 200 mph with drivers running mostly wide open all around the two-mile speedway.

But the best to do it was once again the driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, Chase Briscoe. He has now earned pole position for three straight race weekends and four total this season, posting a fast lap of 195.514mph.

“Tried to run low,” Briscoe told NASCAR on Prime. “I felt like with all of us running wide open fairly easily, if you could just cut a lot of distance, it would be better. I ran low, but then I ended up way high on exit, and I felt like the guys that kind of opened up their entry would maybe beat me back to the line.”

Briscoe was surprised the lap was good enough for pole, but he’ll happily take it. Briscoe hasn’t won a race since joining JGR, and he hopes a strong Saturday can finally translate into a winning weekend.

“We’ve been able to do that three weeks in a row and we haven’t really been able to execute with it so hopefully you know, third time’s the charm and hopefully we can finally get one on Sunday.”

Busch joins Briscoe on the front row

Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

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Joining Briscoe on the front row will be the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet of Kyle Busch. This is his second front row start of the year after qualifying second at Talladega. He is in the middle of the longest winless streak of his career with over 70 races since his last trip to Victory Lane.

‘It did (surprise me),” said Busch when asked about the lap, as he appeared to struggle in practice. “We were a little bit down on the board there in practice and just didn’t have a good feel for the race car early on the tires. It got a little bit better with laps, but still, I didn’t go faster. I just ran the same speed the whole time. We made a lot of adjustments on it, though. I wasn’t really feeling the right front tire.

“It felt a little sketch coming to the checkered off of Turn 4, using up a little more race track than I wanted to in our Chevrolet. But posted a good lap. So, happy with that. Start up front, we can see the front, get a good pit stall selection and track position is everything these days so let’s go hold that.”

Denny Hamlin qualified third, William Byron fourth, and Kyle Larson, who went for a wild ride in a World of Outlaws sprint car race last night, was fifth. 

Chris Buescher, Josh Berry, Ty Gibbs, Bubba Wallace, and Zane Smith filled out the remainder of the top ten.

Tyler Reddick, who is the defending winner of this race, qualified 12th. Nashville winner Ryan Blaney qualified 13th as he tries to go back-to-back. Both of these drivers suffered cut tires in practice, but avoided damaging their cars.

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Shane van Gisbergen Treated, Released from Care Center Following Chicago Win

Shane van Gisbergen dazzled in the streets of Chicago with a dominant performance in Saturday’s (July 5) The Loop 110, passing JR Motorsports teammate Connor Zilisch on the final restart to score back-to-back NASCAR Xfinity Series wins in the Windy City. An untimely caution and subsequent pit stop on lap 26 dropped van Gisbergen to […]

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Shane van Gisbergen dazzled in the streets of Chicago with a dominant performance in Saturday’s (July 5) The Loop 110, passing JR Motorsports teammate Connor Zilisch on the final restart to score back-to-back NASCAR Xfinity Series wins in the Windy City.

An untimely caution and subsequent pit stop on lap 26 dropped van Gisbergen to 25th after leading from the pole. He fought through heavy traffic and gritted out a mid-race cool suit failure to complete the comeback. He did so with temperatures around 95 degrees outside and even hotter inside of his No. 9 racecar.

After performing a celebratory burnout and conducting a TV interview, van Gisbergen went to the infield care center for treatment from overheating (in part from the cool suit failure) and was unavailable for a post-race press conference.

He was treated and released from the care center around 7:35 p.m. local time. He’ll start on the pole for Sunday’s (July 6) Grant Park 165 and will look to double up by sweeping the weekend and scoring his second NASCAR Cup Series win of the 2025 season.


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Ty Dillon, Denny Hamlin Say NASCAR In-Season Bracket Challenge Building Fun Rivalries, Driver Trash-Talking

By Jerry Jordan, Editor CHICAGO – The NASCAR in-season bracket challenge is having its intended effect, even if it’s with drivers who weren’t expected to advance past the first round, like Ty Dillon. This past week, Dillon, who was the No. 32 seed in the rankings, knocked out No. 1 seed Denny Hamlin. That would […]

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CHICAGO – The NASCAR in-season bracket challenge is having its intended effect, even if it’s with drivers who weren’t expected to advance past the first round, like Ty Dillon.

This past week, Dillon, who was the No. 32 seed in the rankings, knocked out No. 1 seed Denny Hamlin. That would be somewhat similar to Mississippi State Bulldogs beating the Auburn Tigers in this year’s NCAA Championships. Although Hamlin’s elimination from the bracket came after he was involved in a multi-car crash at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the outcome propelled Dillon to the next round, facing off this week on the Chicago Street Course against Brad Keselowski.

During his post-race interviews, Dillon chided Hamlin’s fans with, “I beat your favorite driver.” It’s a phrase that Hamlin routinely uses after he wins a race, embracing his “bad guy” role in the sport.

“Yeah, you know, obviously we’re quite overlooked going into that race, probably rightfully so coming in as a 32 seed against a one seed,” Dillon told members of the media during his driver appearance in Chicago. “We’ve been getting a lot of comments, calls, and even walking around here in Chicago, I feel like the fan enthusiasm. I usually get a couple, hey, Ty, but like some more enthusiastic fan interaction already. So that’s been fun. You know, I think a lot of credit goes to Denny as well. He’s leaned into the Denny versus the world thing the last year or so and built up a bit of a villain role, and it’s been fun. And when drivers kind of lean into some kind of entertainment part of our roles, it opens up doors for us, other guys to show some of our personality. And I think without Denny opening up to his fans a little bit or opening up to the sport a little bit, there’s not that opportunity for people to see me when we excel in a situation. And NASCAR also adding to it, doing the bracket challenge to add something interesting throughout the year that gives us a little chance to talk trash and go at each other a little bit and in a good fun (way).  So, it was just a good moment.”

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A multi-car crash at Atlanta Motor Speedway ruined the day for several drivers. Photo courtesy NASCAR/Getty Images

To his credit, rather than rally his fans against Dillon, Hamlin went on his podcast, Actions Detrimental, and told everyone to give Dillon his due, as he had earned the right to engage in a little trash-talking.

“I see people giving Ty Dillon a lot of flak,” Hamlin said on the show. “Give him his moment, people. He beat me.”

When asked about it on Saturday, Hamlin said, “I think that’s one of the things that the In-Season Tournament was meant to do, right? To create a rivalry that maybe you wouldn’t think of. While that rivalry may only last one week, the social media content will live on for forever for it.”

Dillon confessed he had planned his response once he knew that Hamlin was officially knocked out of the race, adding that the banter is good for the sport.

“I said, ‘Hey, give me a second after this interview, I got something to say,’” Dillon said. “So, somewhat spontaneous, I guess you could call it that, but it was there. It was always there, and I just wanted to lean into it a little bit.”

Afterward, he said he texted Hamlin, who had no issues with his comments.

“Yeah, I sent him a text afterward and just said, hey, man, just having fun with your friends,” Dillon said. “I hate that you got taken out. We didn’t get to race straight up as much as we probably wanted to, but he was like, ‘man, I loved it.’ That was cool. And Denny gets it, you know, and I think that’s something for our drivers to continue to grow. Denny’s grown, I think, in his comfort level of who he is in the race car and around the track to where he’s leaning into that little, bit of a villain role, and I think we should all see that a little bit.

“I think we get so focused, as drivers on our own performance, and we beat ourselves up, but we don’t lean into the fact that so much of what we do isn’t just about us. It’s about the entertainment level that we provide to our fans, and Denny has done a great job of that, like I said, and given me also the opportunity when I excel, playing off of him to show some of my personality. I like trash-talking. When I play sports, it’s kind of the fun thing that I do. Like, I don’t mean anything by it, but I like to see where people’s minds are inside the game, and so that was just a fun moment. He gets it, which is cool, and there’s a level of people that kind of understand there’s another level to this whole game once you’ve been around long enough that really matters as far as leaning into the fan side of this thing.”

Dillon’s match-up this week may be somewhat easier than last week but his bracket opponent won’t be cutting him any slack, saying there’s definitely going to be a battle to advance to the next round.

“I haven’t paid a lot of attention to it, Ty is a really good road course driver in the rain, specifically so it should be an epic battle,” Keselowski said



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Shane van Gisbergen goes elbows out for Chicago Xfinity win

The NASCAR Xfinity race at Chicago ended in a two-lap dash for the win with Connor Zilisch leading teammate Shane van Gisbergen (SVG). As the green flag flew, SVG forced it up the inside of JR Motorsports teammate Zilisch, pushing him wide and taking the race lead. Zilisch tried to fight back, but it was […]

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The NASCAR Xfinity race at Chicago ended in a two-lap dash for the win with Connor Zilisch leading teammate Shane van Gisbergen (SVG). As the green flag flew, SVG forced it up the inside of JR Motorsports teammate Zilisch, pushing him wide and taking the race lead. Zilisch tried to fight back, but it was too late as van Gisbergen captured the checkered flag.

“Thought it was going to be a lost cause when the strategy went wrong, but it worked out well,” said van Gisbergen. “Thanks to JRM, the car was a rocket.”

Speaking more on the strategy, SVG said: “I knew that was what we were gonna do, but when so many cars didn’t follow us, it was a bit of worry, but then we had tire grip at the end. Really cool battles with everyone. I enjoyed it.”

He also praised Zilisch, calling him “a great young driver … I knew that was my opportunity (to pass him) and took it. It was an awesome 1-2 for the team.”

Zilisch seemed surprised by the move, saying, “I guess I shouldn’t have let him get to my bottom when I was clear there just barely on the front-straight. I just let him get to my inside and took advantage of it. Hate it for my #88 group. I should have just been a little bit more aggressive there. I just thought he was going to race me a little cleaner. I’ll learn from it, move on.”

Watch: Zilisch: ‘Thought he’d race me a little cleaner’ after runner-up finish

This was SVG’s first NASCAR Xfinity start of the year, but his fourth career win. He also won on the streets of Chicago one year ago, but that was with Kaulig Racing. 

Sheldon Creed finished third, Austin Hill fourth, and Nick Sanchez fifth. Jesse Love, Sammy Smith, Sam Mayer, Austin Green, and Brennan Poole filled out the remainder of the top ten.

SVG fights through the field

Shane Van Gisbergen, Chevrolet

Shane Van Gisbergen, Chevrolet

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There were no track-blocking wrecks during the race, but plenty of incidents. Van Gisbergen dominated from the start, but opted to go an alternate strategy that nearly cost him, staying out at the end of Stage 1. However, before he could make his scheduled stop later on, a debris caution with a few laps to go in Stage 2 forced his hand.

Van Gisbergen gave up the lead and came down pit road for his lone stop of the race, falling back to 19th for the restart. While Sheldon Creed claimed the Stage 2 win, SVG quickly drove up to 13th place.

As the final stage got underway, Creed remained in control while van Gisbergen rocketed up to seventh. The caution flew once more when Thomas Annunziata crashed in Turn 2. Taylor Gray tried to avoid the wreck, but got pushed into it.

On the following restart, van Gisbergen continued his forward push as Zilisch moved into the race lead. With some help from Creed, who pulled over for him, SVG moved into second with nine laps to go. He was over 3.5 seconds behind Zilisch, and while he began to chip away at it, another caution would bring the teammates together for a final showdown.

Andre Castro stuffed it into the tires, setting up the final restart of the race, where SVG forced his way by Zilisch. Van Gisbergen also earned pole position for the Cup race in Chicago, so he will attempt to complete the weekend sweep on Sunday.

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A look at NASCAR Chicago Street Race weekend

As NASCAR fans from across the globe gathered for the 2025 Chicago Street Race on Saturday, some spectators reveled in the moment more than usual, knowing it may be the last time the city hosts the event. This is the third and final year of NASCAR’s contract with the city for the Fourth of July […]

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As NASCAR fans from across the globe gathered for the 2025 Chicago Street Race on Saturday, some spectators reveled in the moment more than usual, knowing it may be the last time the city hosts the event.

This is the third and final year of NASCAR’s contract with the city for the Fourth of July weekend event. Racing officials have not released a full schedule for 2026, and Mayor Brandon Johnson has so far not committed to bringing NASCAR back.

NASCAR Chicago Street Race President Julie Giese has been tight-lipped about NASCAR’s future in the city, as well. A two-year extension for the course to stay in Chicago remains possible, but far from certain. Races in the previous two years have been met with rainy weather, leading to lengthy delays.

Some residents have been lukewarm about the event, as it comes with street closures that make 10 commonly used intersections inaccessible. And after days of snarled traffic and rerouted buses, it takes awhile for the Loop to return to normal.

Amid the uncertainty, thousands of dedicated racing fans streamed into Chicago’s Grant Park early Saturday morning, braving the hot weather but enjoying clear blue skies as drivers completed their initial practice runs.

“I am out here because this will probably be the last year,” said John Drexler, a 66-year-old truck driver from Schaumburg and self-described “gearhead.”

Fans enjoy the atmosphere in Grant Park during the NASCAR Xfinity Series The Loop 110 ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series on Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)
Fans enjoy the atmosphere in Grant Park during the NASCAR Xfinity Series The Loop 110 ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series on July 5, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)

Drexler said it would be a shame to lose a spectacle, which showcases Chicago’s skyline for an international audience.

“I’ve been a racing fan for more than 50 years, so I hope they bring it back,” he said. “Monaco and Long Beach are the only cities that are even comparable to this.”

Many spectators watched the race — and visited Chicago — for the first time. The street course rookies seemed in awe of the atmosphere.

“So far it’s been awesome. I’m over the moon,” said Scott Russell, 52, who traveled from Melbourne, Australia. “I paid a fortune for tickets (because) I thought if I’m going to do this, I’m going to do this properly. I would definitely come back to Chicago without a doubt.”

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NASCAR racers line the pit stop area in Grant Park ahead of the NASCAR Xfinity Series The Loop 110 on Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)

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Fans filled the grandstands east of the pit stops on Columbus Drive and lined the fences along the rest of the 2.2-mile lakefront course, many wincing as drivers roared past at more than 100 mph. Drivers maneuvered through Grant Park and skirted Lake Michigan, sped past the Museum Campus down to Roosevelt Road, taking several 90-degree turns at about 50 mph, eventually heading north on Michigan Avenue and then east past the Art Institute of Chicago on Jackson Drive.

“I’ve been to all three of these because I felt like this was maybe not going to be around forever,” said Mike Piotrowski, who grew up watching racing on television.

Piotrowski is not like some of the NASCAR fans who have been to races all over the country. David Cox, 52, said he has made trips to Talladega in Lincoln, Alabama, and Bristol, in Tennessee, as well as watched races in Michigan.

“A NASCAR race is like a marriage, everyone should try it at least once,” Cox said. “If you don’t like it, don’t go back.”

John Tucker, a Lutheran minister from Salisbury, N.C., has been to four races this year. His daughter is married to an engineer from RCR Racing, which is why he became a traveling NASCAR fan eight years ago. He thinks the racing itself is interesting, but he said he became a true fan when he saw the “camaraderie of the pit crews.”

“They really look after each other,” Tucker said. “Family care is important to me, and to see that with a team … I didn’t expect that.”

Before Saturday, Tammy Southern had not been to a NASCAR race since 1997. This weekend was the first time she and her husband, Bradley, were able to take a vacation alone since they had children. They came to Chicago from South Bend, Indiana, to soak up “the stuff that you don’t normally see when you’re at home watching it.”

“There’s so many different experiences here that we get to see,” Southern said. “It’s sad that this might be the last one here.”

From left, Quinn McRae, 12, Emma McRae, 10 and Melissa McRae watch the Nascar Infinity Series Practice & Qualifying ahead of the NASCAR Xfinity Series The Loop 110 on Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Audrey RIchardson/Chicago Tribune)
Quinn McRae, 12, from left; Emma McRae, 10; and Melissa McRae watch the NASCAR Infinity Series practice and qualifying races ahead of the Xfinity Series The Loop 110 on July 5, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)

The weekend featured one of its first nonrainy days, as fans treated themselves to mock races, a trip down pit lane during qualifying and a look at each racer’s RV. Workers repaired cars while others kept the crew hydrated in the high-80s degree weather.

Thirty-eight drivers qualified for Saturday’s Xfinity Series The Loop 110 race, and many said Chicago’s heat wave made the course hotter and slicker than the past two years, making it more difficult to avoid scraping the walls.

“When the track is that hot and slick, there is no margin for error,” said 36-year-old New Zealander Shane van Gisbergen, just after completing the fastest time during the Loop 110 qualifying round.

Gisbergen, the winner of the inaugural Chicago Street Race in 2023, said he also hopes the Chicago Street Race returns for another year.

“You walk to the track with all the fans and it’s really cool,” he said. “This is a place that is really special to me.”

Helena Berry watches the Nascar Infinity Series Practice & Qualifying ahead of the NASCAR Xfinity Series The Loop 110 on Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Audrey RIchardson/Chicago Tribune)
Helena Berry watches the NASCAR Infinity Series practice and qualifying races ahead of the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ The Loop 110 on July 5, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)

Many fans said they would love to see the race remain in Chicago, as well. They rave about how close spectators are to the track, as well as the “smell of the tires and asphalt” as racers drove by.

“I’m really happy to be here because it’s my first time I’ve ever been to Chicago and the city has amazed me (because of) how clean it is and the amount of people I’ve met and how friendly they are,” Russell said. “If someone said to me, ‘You want to go to Chicago (for the race)?’, I’ll be like ‘Yup, let’s go.’”



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NASCAR Saturday schedule at Chicago

Cup and Xfinity cars will have the right of way Saturday on the streets of downtown Chicago. The action will begin on the 12-turn, 2.2-mile circuit with more than four hours of practice and qualifying for both series. The green flag will drop on the 50-lap Xfinity race at 4:40 p.m. ET. Advertisement Kyle Larson […]

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Cup and Xfinity cars will have the right of way Saturday on the streets of downtown Chicago.

The action will begin on the 12-turn, 2.2-mile circuit with more than four hours of practice and qualifying for both series. The green flag will drop on the 50-lap Xfinity race at 4:40 p.m. ET.

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Saturday, July 5

Garage open

  • 8:30 a.m. – midnight — Xfinity Series

  • 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. — Cup Series

Track activity

  • 10:30 – 11:20 a.m. — Xfinity practice (CW App)

  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — Xfinity qualifying (CW App)

  • 1 – 1:50 p.m. — Cup practice (truTV, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

  • 2 – 3 p.m. — Cup qualifying (truTV, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

  • 4:30 p.m. — Xfinity race (50 laps, 110 miles; Stage 1 at Lap 15, Stage 2 at Lap 30; CW, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

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Saturday: Partly cloudy with a high of 94 degrees, winds from the southwest at 10-20 mph. It’s expected to be 92 degrees with no chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity race.



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Suarez says there ‘wasn’t love anymore,’ but no hard feelings at Trackhouse

Daniel Suarez was not required to attend the NASCAR media bullpen in Chicago on Saturday, but not only did he show up, he spoke candidly about his future beyond Trackhouse Racing. The two sides announced earlier this week that they’ve agreed to mutually part ways at the end of the season. Suarez has driven the […]

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Daniel Suarez was not required to attend the NASCAR media bullpen in Chicago on Saturday, but not only did he show up, he spoke candidly about his future beyond Trackhouse Racing.

The two sides announced earlier this week that they’ve agreed to mutually part ways at the end of the season. Suarez has driven the No. 99 Chevrolet since 2021 and has two wins with the team. Justin Marks hired Suarez as his flagship driver when founding Trackhouse Racing.

“I have known for several months it was going to happen,” Suarez said. “It’s like everything in life – things change, people change, the company changes, and that’s OK. There is nothing wrong with that. There just wasn’t love anymore, but there are no hard feelings. I really want to stick to the amazing years that we had together early in the process of Trackhouse, and it was just time for a change.”

Suarez appeared on the June 25 episode of “The Dale Jr. Download” and mentioned that there were things he was uncomfortable with this season. He then used the same word in another interview after the news of his impending separation from Trackhouse Racing was announced. However, he never provided details about what those things were.

Saturday, Suarez admitted it was “a very difficult question” when asked for those details, and he didn’t want to offer anything specific.

However, he did say, “There have been several situations in the last eight months, 10 months, that I haven’t felt like I used to for different situations. Sometimes when you don’t have that feel, there is no chemistry anymore. It’s like being in a relationship and living together because you bought a house together. It just didn’t feel good anymore, and this is both ways. I’m pretty sure it was both ways.

“It was just a matter of time. Sometimes when you don’t have that, when you’re fighting with the best of the best, you need to have everything clicking in the right direction, and unfortunately, I have felt a few things are missing for the last several months.”

Ross Chastain and Shane van Gisbergen have both won in the regular season and are likely to clinch a spot in the playoffs. Suarez is winless and will need to win his way in as well. He is 29th in the standings.

Because he is a rookie, there is leeway with van Gisbergen’s performance. However, Chastain is eighth in the standings, and there is a clear gap between Chastain’s and Suarez’s teams in top-10 finishes and stage points.

Suarez praised the talent of his teammate, but then he paused for almost 10 seconds before expanding further on trying to pinpoint why there is a difference in the teams.

“Since my new crew chief came to Trackhouse, he told me a lot of things that he didn’t think were right within the organization and a lot of things that needed to be changed,” Suarez said of Matt Swiderski. “I’ve been very vocal with the team, ‘Hey, we need to adjust this; we need to adjust that.’ I’m not the only one seeing it. There are more people seeing it.’ And not a lot of things happen; everything happens so slow.

“I don’t think that’s the only reason. I think there are more things, but I just think that lately there have been things that have made me feel that I’m not as important. I believe we can run good. In Pocono, we were the fastest Trackhouse car in qualifying and the race. But we’re extremely inconsistent … and that’s something we have to work on, and I feel like there are a good amount of people that feel like there is still things to work on as an organization. I just feel like my voice was [not] really heard anymore, and when that happens, in my opinion, that could be the beginning of the end.”

Although things are coming to an end, Suarez has also spoken highly of Trackhouse Racing and his love for the organization and team. In fact, he said the No. 99 team is one of the best he’s ever had, and they are special to him and will be missed.

Trackhouse Racing was a place he hoped to finish his Cup Series career. Now he’s looking for somewhere else that will feel like home with its support while allowing Suarez to be himself.

He is confident that he’ll be in a Cup Series car next year. Contractually, Suarez was unable to start speaking to others until this week, and he promptly began exploring options. But, he acknowledged, it is still early in the silly season cycle.

“I’m confident things are going to work out,” Suarez said. “Good things happen to good people, and I’m 100 percent sure I’m going to be fine.”



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