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DANIEL SUÁREZ Haas Automation Team Report Round 19 of 36 – Kentucky 400 – Kentucky

Car No.: 41 – Haas Automation Ford Mustang

PR Contact: Lauren Emling, True Speed Communication (704) 875-3388 ext. 811 or [email protected])

Primary Team Members:

Driver: Daniel Suárez Crew Chief: Hometown: Monterrey, Mexico Hometown: Land O’Lakes, Florida

Car Chief: Tony Cardamone Engine Builder: Roush-Yates Engines Hometown: Bristol, Virginia Headquarters: Mooresville,

Engine Specialist: Evan Cupples Spotter: Tony Raines Hometown: Hudson, Illinois Hometown: LaPorte, Indiana

Over-The-Wall Crew Members:

Gas Man: Rick Pigeon Front Tire Changer: John Rosselli, Hometown: Fairfax, Vermont Hometown: Terre Haute, Indiana

Jackman: Josh Sobecki Rear Tire Changer: Shannon Myers Hometown: New Kensington, Pennsylvania Hometown: Salisbury, North Carolina

Windshield: Kyle Anderson (also serves as interior mechanic) Tire Carrier: Tyler Bullard Hometown: Jewell, Iowa Hometown: King, North Carolina

Road Crew Members:

Truck Driver: Eddie DeGroot and Larry Lush Tire Specialist: Thomas Gagliano Hometowns: Baldwinsville, New York and Waynesville, North Carolina Hometown: East Hampton, Connecticut

Shock Specialist: Aaron Kuehn Engineers: Scott Bingham and William Lee Hometown: Kensington, Connecticut Hometowns: Lawrenceville, Georgia and Fuquay-Varina, N.C.

Mechanic: Nick McIntosh Mechanic: Joe Zanolini Hometown: Havre, Montana Hometown: Sybertsville, Pennsylvania

Kentucky Speedway Notes of Interest:

 Daniel Suárez will make his 91st career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start Saturday night at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta.

 Suárez has two Cup Series starts at the intermediate oval with a best finish of 15th and a best starting position of ninth.

 The Mexico native has four Xfinity Series starts at Kentucky with one pole award earned in September 2015. In total, Suárez has an average starting position of 3.8 and an average finishing position of 8.0. Additionally, he has two NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series starts at 1.5-mile track with a best finish of fourth earned in July 2015.

 The Haas driver will wear special gloves this weekend with a skeleton design as part of Jr’s. “Driven to Give Gloves” initiative. Suárez will autograph the gloves and they will be auctioned off after the race at nascarfoundation.com/dalejr.

 In 2018, veteran crew chief Billy Scott led the No. 41 team to one win, six top-five finishes and 22 top-10s, and five pole awards.

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Daniel Suárez’s Kentucky Speedway Performance Profile: Year Date Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2018 7/14 Kentucky 400 11 15 Running, 267/267 0 N/A 2017 7/8 Kentucky 400 9 18 Running, 273/274 0 N/A × Race length extended due to green-white-checkered finish. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set via car owner points. ◊ Race length was extended due to overtime finish

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