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g DANIEL SUÁREZ Ruckus Team Report Round 4 of 36 – TicketGuardian 500k – Phoenix Car No.: 41 – Ruckus 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: Billy Scott Hometown: Monterrey, Mexico Hometown: Land O’Lakes, Florida Car Chief: Tony Cardamone Engine Builder: Roush-Yates Engines Hometown: Bristol, Virginia Headquarters: Mooresville, North Carolina 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: Josh Leslie, Hometown: Fairfax, Vermont Hometown: Mount Clemens, Michigan Jackman: Matt Schlytter Rear Tire Changer: Michael Johnson Hometown: Ponte Vedra, Florida Hometown: Andover, New York 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 ISM Raceway Notes of Interest: This weekend’s event will mark Suárez’s 76th career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start and his fifth Cup Series start at the Arizona track. Suárez has two top-10 finishes at the mile oval, earning seventh- and eighth-place finishes in the track’s March 2017 and 2018 events. He has an average start of 19.5 and an average finish of 17.2. The Ruckus driver also has five NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at Phoenix, which includes three top-five and top-10 finishes. He’s also made two NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series starts at Phoenix with one win in November 2016. 27-year-old Suárez also has three NASCAR K&N Pro Series West starts at Phoenix with one top-five and two top-10s. Suárez will be available to the media at 3:05 p.m. local time Friday in the ISM Raceway media center. Also Friday, Suárez will participate in a fan Q&A in the ISM Raceway infield at 2:45 p.m. local time. -more- Daniel Suárez Haas Team Report – ISM Raceway Page Two Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) won last year’s March event at Phoenix with driver Kevin Harvick. Ford has 16 Cup Series wins at Phoenix and is looking for its third consecutive victory this season. Veteran crew chief Billy Scott led the No. 41 team to one win at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, six top-five finishes and 22 top 10s and five pole awards in 2018. Daniel Suárez’s ISM Raceway Performance Profile: Year Date Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2018 11/11 Can-Am 500k 26 36 Accident, 96/312 0 N/A 3/11 Ticket Guardian 500k 15 8 Running, 312/312 0 N/A 2017 11/12 Can-Am 500k 10 18 Running, 312/312 0 N/A 3/19 ◊Good Sam 500k 27 7 Running, 314/314 0 N/A × Race length extended due to green-white-checkered finish. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set via car owner points. -TSC- Contact Lauren Emling with True Speed Communication (704) 875-3388, ext. 811 or [email protected] www.TrueSpeedCommunication.com ● Online Media Kit Available at: www.TrueSpeedMedia.com .