Daniel Suarez confirms he is not going to return to Trackhouse in 2026

NASCAR’s high foreign-born driver is on the lookout for a brand new race workforce for the 2026 season. Daniel Suarez, a winner in all three nationwide ranges of the game and the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Collection champion, is not going to return to Trackhouse Racing Workforce subsequent 12 months.

There is no such thing as a indication on the place he may land, however Suarez himself has confirmed that he is not going to be driving the No. 99 Chevrolet.

“Trackhouse and I’ve mutually agreed to half methods on the finish of the 2025 season,” mentioned Suarez. “I’ve had among the finest years of my Cup Collection profession at Trackhouse. We had nice successes as a workforce and I gained some unbelievable pals. We took a workforce no one had even heard of in 2021 and in simply a few years we have been successful races and working upfront on a weekly foundation.

“Identical to the seasons in a 12 months, typically issues change and now we have agreed to every go in our personal path. I want Trackhouse nothing however the most effective, this 99 workforce will at all times be particular to me. And like I at all times say, The most effective is forward!”

Workforce proprietor Justin Marks mentioned of Suarez’s exit:  “The function Daniel has performed within the Trackhouse origin story and its first 5 years will stay a valued a part of the corporate’s historical past endlessly. His dedication, work ethic and dedication to the hassle is without doubt one of the most spectacular issues I personally have seen in my profession.”

“We are going to endlessly be grateful and honored that Daniel selected to spend many unbelievable years with us. We’re pleased with his wins, his successes, the expansion of his model, and his emergence as a useful athlete in America’s biggest motorsport. However, most of all, I’m pleased with him as a good friend. I’m actually excited to see what awaits him within the subsequent chapter of his wonderful profession. We’re grateful for the professionalism, effort and coronary heart he’s delivered to our group.” 

Whereas no announcement has been made relating to his alternative, it is anticipated that 18-year-old rising star Connor Zilisch, who’s already beneath contract with Trackhouse, will possible substitute him within the No. 99 automotive.

Suarez began his Cup profession with Joe Gibbs Racing earlier than becoming a member of Stewart-Haas Racing. He linked up with the newly fashioned Trackhouse workforce in 2021 as its first driver. Collectively, he earned his first profession win within the Cup Collection at Sonoma in 2022. He gained once more at Atlanta in a three-wide picture end final 12 months. Nevertheless, he has lagged behind teammate Ross Chastain, who has six wins and completed as excessive as second within the championship in 2022.

Suarez at present sits twenty ninth within the 2025 standings, simply 31 factors forward of rookie teammate Shane van Gisbergen. Chastain is way forward of each of them, sitting eighth within the standings and locked into the playoffs after successful the Coca Cola 600.