Trackhouse proprietor praises Daniel Suarez, however says “it was time to maneuver on”

When Trackhouse Racing entered NASCAR 5 years in the past, they signed Daniel Suarez as their one and solely driver. Since then, they’ve expanded with three full-time automobiles and a fourth, part-time entry.

The group has completed as excessive as second within the championship and gained 11 races, however Suarez is barely chargeable for two of these victories. In 2025, he’s the one one in all their three drivers but to win a race, and after Shane van Gisbergen’s Chicago tirumph, Suarez is now the bottom of the three drivers within the common season standings.

Suarez spoke to the media over the weekend about how he was feeling much less vital in latest months, noting how his options went unheard and there “no chemistry” anymore as he and Trackhouse drifted aside.

Why it was time to “transfer on”

Justin Marks, who based the group in 2021, spoke in regards to the troublesome resolution to chop Suarez unfastened in a post-race press convention Sunday at Chicago.

“Look, Daniel has been an enormous a part of this firm for 4 and a half years now,” mentioned Marks. “After we sat down and checked out our — form of mapped out our three-year and our five-year plan and the sponsorships and all the things that we’re attempting to perform over the subsequent 5 years of the corporate, we simply received to a degree the place we felt like that relationship had borne a whole lot of fruit for us, but it surely was time to maneuver on.

“As we develop and because the group grows, clearly now we have to determine totally different alternatives. Look, Daniel has been an enormous a part of this firm and an amazing pal of mine. We met (Saturday) night time, me and him within the resort for an hour down within the foyer and we simply talked about our time collectively, all the things that we have completed collectively, and him and I are in a very good place.”

Marks concluded that “this is not a sport the place you do the identical factor ceaselessly,” believing this was an vital step within the subsequent chapter of the race group.

“As we develop, we simply felt prefer it was time to wrap up that relationship and work to attempt to assist him to search out the subsequent alternative however proceed to develop as an organization what we’re attempting to perform.”

Whereas no announcement has formally been made, it is anticipated that rising star Connor Zilisch might be promoted to Cup in 2026 with {the teenager} probably taking up the wheel of the No. 99 Chevrolet from Suarez.