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HISTORY.

@Daniel_SuarezG is the first Latin-American driver to win a NASCAR national series championship!

3:30 PM - 19 Nov 2016

https://blackflag.jalopnik.com/daniel-suarez-becomes-first-foreign-born-driver-to-win-1789179177

NASCAR Xfinity Series competitor Daniel Suarez, who Motorsport reports became the first Mexico-born driver to win a NASCAR national series race with an Xfinity Series victory at Michigan International Speedway in June, took the series title with a win at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday night.

Suarez, a 24-year-old native of Monterrey, Mexico, dominated for much of the race, which saw all four of the remaining championship contenders in the top four spots at one point. But a late round of pit stops led Suarez to restart third with three laps to go, in between fellow Chase contenders Sadler and Jones, who restarted second and fourth, respectively. A driver not in contention for the championship title, Cole Whitt, started first due to pit strategy.

In the same style as he had for most of the night, Suarez got around Sadler in the middle of the first and second turns in order to take the lead. Suarez led all three laps to take the checkered flag, giving him a laps-led total of 133 of the 200 laps. Sadler took third, Allgaier sixth and Jones ninth in the final running order.

With “Viva Mexico!” screams in victory lane and the celebration surrounding the first foreign-born driver to win a NASCAR national series championship, Suarez told NBC Sports Network that his family has worked “super hard” since he was 11 years old to get him to this point with the right equipment and by helping him to improve.

“I don’t think I can speak English right now,” said Suarez, who said he learned the language by watching cartoons. “I’m just wordless.”

 

[loki 16]

As a Mexican I say awesome. Hope he wins more

 

[SlickShoesRUCrazy]

Did all the spectators yell they took our jobs?

 

[Hyun Sai]

Robbie Reyes, is that you ? Little cheater...

 

[adamsappel]

Good for him! It will be interesting to see how NASCAR and the average fan react.

 

[Elchele]

wall just got 10 feet taller

 

[Zapages]

I used to be a fan of Nascar before knowing about it being mostly a southern thing and the whole racism that goes with it.

I am glad he won and hopefully this win gives hope to more folks to join this sport.

 

[B.K.]

I used to be a fan of Nascar before knowing about it being mostly a southern thing and the whole racism that goes with it.

That hasn't been true for a long time.

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

Congrats.

Now get deported.

 

[GK86]

Really cool. Congrats, Daniel!

 

[Regulus Tera]

¡A huevo!

 

[AcademicSaucer]

He said cartoons but he really meant anime.

 

[NoRéN]

NASCAR XFINITY couldn't bring themselves to type "Mexican" could they?