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Daniel Suarez felt unheard, with "no chemistry" at Trackhouse Racing

Suarez opened up about his split from Trackhouse, saying he wasn’t gelling with the team anymore

Nick DeGroot

Edited: Jul 6, 2025, 5:20 PM

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After five years at Trackhouse, Daniel Suarez will exit the team at the end of the 2025 season. And on Saturday during media bullpen interviews, he opened up on the situation behind the scenes.

“For me, it was a lot of relief for me (to have it be official) because I have known for several months that this was going to happen," Suarez told the assembled media. “It’s just like everything in life ... things change, people change, companies change and that’s okay, there’s nothing wrong with that. There just wasn’t really love anymore. There are no hard feelings at all. I really want to stick to the amazing years that we had together early with Trackhouse, and it was just time for a change.”

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Daniel Suarez, Trackhouse Chevrolet

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While he is confident that he will remain in Cup for 2026, Suarez admits that "the last six to eight months have been very difficult for me. As he has in previous interviews, Suarez praised his No. 99 team, focusing instead on organizational differences as a reason for the two parties drifting apart.

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

Suarez also said that he has spoken out about certain changes that need to be made in order for the team to improve, but felt his voice wasn't be heard.

“I’ve been very vocal that we need to adjust this, we need to adjust that and I’m not the only one seeing it -- more people are seeing it," said Suarez. "Not a lot of things happen, everything happens so slowly. I don’t think that’s the only reason. I think there are more things, but lately there have been things that made me feel that I’m not as important.”

Suarez currently sits 29th in the championship standings and is winless in 2025. While he is ahead of rookie teammate Shane van Gisbergen in points, but SVG and Ross Chastain -- who is in the top ten in points -- have both won races this year.

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