Daniel Suarez was issued a five-second penalty after winning race one at Interlagos
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NASCAR hosted three races in Brazil this weekend. NASCAR Cup Series driver Daniel Suarez was on the entry list for all three races at Interlagos.
In the first race on Saturday, Daniel Suarez crossed the finish line first. However, we was issued a 5 second penalty for rough driving after the finish.
With the penalty to Suarez, Léo Torres was declared the winner.
“I love racing at Interlagos, even more so after being champion here last year. Being able to race with so many great motorsport drivers is incredible, not to mention competing with Daniel Suárez. Everything went well in the end and it was a perfect race,” said Léo Torres.
Daniel Suarez wins race 2
Later on Saturday, Suarez crossed the finish line in first. For the second time of the day. This time, no penalty, Suarez went to victory lane.
“It’s always good to race here in Brazil, to learn more about these cars, this track and these rules,” Daniel Suarez stated.
“This is very different from anything I’ve ever raced in my life, especially in NASCAR. But overall, I had a lot of fun. That’s why I came here.”
“There’s always the hope of winning in the process, like I did now, and I’m very happy about that. It was a difficult race to see, I don’t know if the other competitors had better lights than me, for me that was complicated.”
“The important thing is that we won, we managed to bring the car in one piece and the team did a great job. But the big race is tomorrow and anything can happen,” said Suárez.
Today, Suarez finished 3nd in the third and final race of the event.
NASCAR Brazil
Interlagos Results
Race 1 of 3
August 3, 2024
1) #2 Léo Torres, Ford, Maxon Racing, 11 laps, 22m44s231
2) #4 Cayan Chianca (Rookie), Ford, Race Engineering Team, at 0s129
3) #99 Luan Lopes (Rookie), Chevrolet, Maxon Racing, at 0s133
4) #27 Lucas Mendes, Chevrolet, Race Engineering Team, at 0s301
5) #22 Victor Andrade (Rookie / Challenge), Ford, Singus Competition, at 1s150
6) #91 Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, Singus Competition, at 4s492
7) #83 Alex Seid/ Gabriel Casagrande, Chevrolet, Unnika Racing Team, at 7s596
8) #16 Antonio Junqueira (Rookie), Ford, Unnika Racing Team, at 13s807
9) #57 Felipe Tozzo / Julio Campos (Challenge), Chevrolet, Singus Competition, at 16s873
10) #46 Arthur Scherer / Vitor Genz (Rookie), Ford, Singus Competition, at 22s061
11) #56 Gabryel Romano (Rookie/Challenge), Chevrolet, Unnika Racing Team, at 22s084
12) #87 Jorge Martelli, (Challenge), Chevrolet, Race Engineering Team, at 27s423
13) #28 Gui Backes, Chevrolet (Challenge), Maxon Racing, at 35s054
14) #78 Leo Yoshii, (Challenge), Ford, Race Engineering Team, at 35s427
15) #1 Nick Monteiro (Challenge/Rookie), Ford, Singus Competition, at 35s946
16) #39 Marcel Jorand / Beto Monteiro (Challenge), Chevrolet, Race Engineering Team, at 43s960
17) #81 Rafa Seibel, (Challenge), Ford, Race Engineering Team, at 1:00.179
18) #63 Luís Trombini (Rookie/Challenge)/ Zezinho Muggiatti (Rookie), Chevrolet, Maxon Racing, 1min20s219
19) #77 Dorivaldo Gondra Jr./ Valdeno Brito, Chevrolet, Maxon Racing, 1 lap
20) #44 Antonio Carvalho (Rookie/Challenge), Chevrolet, Singus Competition, 1 lap
21) #32 Thiago Lopes/ Léo Reis, Ford, Unnika Racing Team, 2 laps
22) #20 Rafa Dias (Rookie), Ford, Unnika Racing Team, 2 laps
23) #13 Witold Ramasauskas (Rookie), Ford, Unnika Racing Team, 2 laps
24) #12 Edson Reis, (Challenge), Ford, Maxon Racing,nc
NASCAR Brazil
Interlagos Results
Race 2 of 3
August 3, 2024
1) #91 Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, Singus Competition, 9 laps, 21m24s659
2) #83 Alex Seid/ Gabriel Casagrande, Chevrolet, Unnika Racing Team, at 1s774
3) #39 Beto Monteiro/ Marcel Jorand (Challenge), Chevrolet, Race Engineering Team, at 3s923
4) #22 Victor Andrade (Rookie / Challenge), Ford, Singus Competition, at 3s940
5) #13 Witold Ramasauskas (Rookie), Ford, Unnika Racing Team, at 8s983
6) #99 Luan Lopes (Rookie), Chevrolet, Maxon Racing, at 13s166
7) #27 Lucas Mendes, Chevrolet, Race Engineering Team, at 13s956
8) #1 Nick Monteiro (Challenge/Rookie), Ford, Singus Competition, at 17s478
9) #63 Luis Trombini (Rookie/Challenge)/ Zezinho Muggiatti (Rookie), Chevrolet, Maxon Racing, at 17s943
10) #57 Felipe Tozzo / Julio Campos (Challenge), Chevrolet, Singus Competition, at 18s067
11) #28 Gui Backes, Chevrolet (Challenge), Maxon Racing, at 18s842
12) #56 Gabryel Romano (Rookie/Challenge), Chevrolet, Unnika Racing Team, at 19.021
13) #87 Jorge Martelli, (Challenge), Chevrolet, Race Engineering Team, at 19s212
14) #12 Edson Reis, (Challenge), Ford, Maxon Racing, at 20s466
15) #78 Leo Yoshii, (Challenge), Ford, Race Engineering Team, at 20s523
16) #81 Rafa Seibel, (Challenge), Ford, Race Engineering Team, at 32s971
17) #77 Dorivaldo Gondra Jr./ Valdeno Brito, Chevrolet, Maxon Racing, at 43s275
18) #44 Antonio Carvalho (Rookie/Challenge), Chevrolet, Singus Competition, at 44s275
19) #20 Rafa Dias (Rookie), Ford, Unnika Racing Team, 2 laps behind
20) #32 Thiago Lopes/ Léo Reis, Ford, Unnika Racing Team, 3 laps behind
Did not complete 75% of the test:
21) #46 Arthur Scherer/ Vitor Genz (Rookie), Ford, Singus Competition, 7 laps away
22) #2 Léo Torres, Ford, Maxon Racing, 7 laps behind
23) #4 Cayan Chianca (Rookie), Ford, Race Engineering Team, 8 laps behind
24) #44 Antonio Carvalho (Rookie/Challenge), Chevrolet, Singus Competition, 8 laps away
NASCAR Brazil
Interlagos Results
Race 3 of 3
August 4, 2024
1) #83 Gabriel Casagrande / Alex Seid, Chevrolet, Unnika Racing Team, 13 laps, 27:57.980
2) #57 Julio Campos / Felipe Tozzo (Challenge), Chevrolet, Singus Competition, at 0s453
3)#91 Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, Singus Competition, at 0s842
4) 8) #2 Léo Torres, Ford, Maxon Racing, at 5s963
5) #20 Rafa Dias (Rookie), Ford, Unnika Racing Team, at 6s494
6) #32 Léo Reis/ Thiago Lopes, Ford, Unnika Racing Team, at 6s609
7) #46 Vitor Genz / Arthur Scherer (Rookie), Ford, Singus Competition, at 6s643
8) #99 Luan Lopes (Rookie), Chevrolet, Maxon Racing, at 8s668
9) #28 Gui Backes, Chevrolet (Challenge), Maxon Racing, at 10s177
10) #77 Valdeno Brito/ Dorivaldo Gondra Jr, Chevrolet, Maxon Racing, at 10s463
11) #12 Edson Reis, (Challenge), Ford, Maxon Racing, at 18s083
12) #22 Victor Andrade (Rookie / Challenge), Ford, Singus Competition, at 19s463
13) #56 Gabryel Romano (Rookie/Challenge), Chevrolet, Unnika Racing Team, at 20s633
14) #78 Leo Yoshii, (Challenge), Ford, Race Engineering Team, at 20s808
15) #1 Nick Monteiro (Challenge/Rookie), Ford, Singus Competition, at 25s059
16) #4 Cayan Chianca (Rookie), Ford, Race Engineering Team, at 1min43s866
17) #44 Antonio Carvalho (Rookie/Challenge), Chevrolet, Singus Competition, 1 lap
18) #81 Rafa Seibel, (Challenge), Ford, Race Engineering Team, 2 laps away
19) #63 Zezinho Muggiatti (Rookie)/ Luís Trombini (Rookie/Challenge), Chevrolet, Maxon Racing, 2 laps behind
20) #13 Witold Ramasauskas (Rookie), Ford, Unnika Racing Team, 2 laps behind
Did not complete 75% of the test
21) #87 Jorge Martelli, (Challenge), Chevrolet, Race Engineering Team, 8 laps behind
22) #16 Antonio Junqueira (Rookie), Ford, Unnika Racing Team, 8 laps down
23) #39 Marcel Jorand / Beto Monteiro (Challenge), Chevrolet, Race Engineering Team, 11 laps down
24) #27 Lucas Mendes, Chevrolet, Race Engineering Team, 11 laps away
