Daniel Suárez, forever the first

At Sonoma Raceway, Daniel Suárez became the first Mexican driver to win in the Nascar Cup Series, and only the fifth non-American driver to win a race in the premier discipline.

Published on 18/06/2022 à 14:00

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Daniel Suárez, forever the first

Daniel Suárez opens his account in Sonoma © Sean Gardner/Getty Images

The list of drivers born outside the United States who defeated the Americans in their main discipline only included four names to date, and not the least: Earl Ross (the Canadian pioneer in 1974), Mario Andretti (world champion F1 in 1978, quadruple champion IndyCar/Cart, vainqueur de l’Indy 500), Marcos Ambrose (double champion Supercars Australia) et Juan Pablo Montoya (7 victoires en F1, champion Champ Car, double vainqueur de l’

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