Daniel Suarez not happy with Christopher Bell after Darlington Raceway
On Sunday, Darlington Raceway hosted the NASCAR Cup Series. The Southern 500 opened the 2022 NASCAR Playoffs.
Watch the video of the Daniel Suarez vs Christopher Bell contact below.
Daniel Suarez started the race in a hole. He served a pass through penalty as the start of the race, putting him deep behind the leader. Yet, he fought his way to the front.
On lap 111, Christopher Bell drove it deep into turn one in the battle for the lead. He shoved Daniel Suarez into the wall. As Suarez gathered it up, he lost five positions.
That was a battle for crucial stage points. Suarez and Bell are both in a battle for the NASCAR Playoffs.
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Daniel Suarez after Darlington Raceway
“There were a lot of positives today, but definitely some negatives as well,” Suárez said.
“We were able to overcome the issues fairly quickly. I would say that probably Stage 1, it took the entire Stage 1 to be able to recover. And then after that, I felt like we were fine. I felt like we were a car capable of running in the top five, and then on that green-flag stop, I just sped on pit road.”
“It was very, very tight. But anyway, that was my bad. It was on my end, and we have everything cleaned up. But overall, like I said, there’s a lot of positive things. The car had good speed, and the guys did a good job, pit crew did an amazing job.”
Suarez added, We just have to continue to build.”
Suarez was handed another penalty as he sped on pit lane on Lap 273 out of 367.
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Daniel Suarez comments on Christopher Bell
“With the 22 (Logano), I don’t remember. I don’t think we had contact with him. For sure, with the 20 (Bell),” Suárez said.
“He owes me one. I will decide when to get that one back because it shouldn’t have happened like that. He hit me pretty good. I feel lucky that actually I was able to continue.”
Suarez added, “I hit the wall very, very hard, and I lost like five positions on that stage. I will get him back eventually, but I mean that just tells you how smart are some drivers. This is only Round 1, it’s the first race and we’re racing like that. We weren’t even in Stage 3 yet.”
“But it is what it is. I can only control the 99 car.”
Suarez concluded, “Whenever I need, I’m gonna get him back,” Suárez said. “I’m not saying that it’s gonna be in Kansas or Bristol, but it’s definitely … he owes me one, and I’m gonna save that for later.”
Darlington Race Results: September 4, 2022 (NASCAR Cup Series)
Danile Suarez vs Christopher Bell
Darlington Raceway
September 4, 2022
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