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DANIEL SUÁREZ Haas Automation Team Report Round 1 of 36 – 61st Daytona 500 – Daytona

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: 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: Tim Hussey and Larry Lush Tire Specialist: Thomas Gagliano Hometowns: Asheboro, North Carolina, 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

Advance Auto Parts Clash Notes of Interest:

 Suárez will participate in his second career Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona. The Mexico native earned his position in the exhibition by virtue of winning his first career pole at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway in August 2018.

 In Suárez’s first and only career Clash start, he ended the day with an eighth-place result.

Daytona 500 Notes of Interest:

 The 61st Daytona 500 will mark Suárez’s 73rd career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start and his fourth at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.

 Suárez is looking to improve on his best finish of 17th in his four NASCAR Cup Series starts at Daytona. He’s led 11 laps at the restrictor-plate track, but three of his four starts have ended prematurely in accidents.

 Suárez has career totals of one pole, four top-five finishes, 21 top-10s and 75 laps led in the Cup Series at the 2.5-mile superspeedway.  The 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion has seven Xfinity starts at Daytona with one pole, two top-10s and 12 laps led.  The Mexico native also has two NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series starts under his belt at Daytona with a best finish of ninth.

 Suárez first caught the eye of an established NASCAR team, Joe Gibbs Racing, in Daytona Beach in 2014.

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 Veteran crew chief Billy Scott, led the No. 41 team to one win at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, six top-five and 22 top 10 finishes, and five pole awards in 2018.

 On Wednesday, February 13, Suárez will fly with the United States Air Force Thunderbirds in Daytona. The flight will take place late in the morning and any media interested in covering should contact Lauren Emling at [email protected] for more details.

Daniel Suárez’s Daytona Advance Auto Parts Clash Performance Profile: Year Date Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led 2017 2/19 Advance Auto Parts Clash 16 8 Running, 75/75 0

Daniel Suárez’s Daytona Can-Am Duel Performance Profile: Year Date Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led 2018 2/15 Can-Am Duel Race 1 4 8 Running, 63/63 0 2017 2/23 Can-Am Duel Race 1 8 10 Running, 60/60 0

Daniel Suárez’s Daytona Performance Profile: Year Date Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led 2018 2/26 Daytona 500 17 37 Accident, 59/207 0 7/7 32 35 Accident, 54/168 0 2017 2/26 Daytona 500 19 29 Accident, 141/200 0 7/1 Coke Zero 400 20 17 Running, 163/163 11 × Race length extended due to green-white-checkered finish. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set via car owner points.

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