Daniel Suarez Has Lacked Consistent Speed, but Qualified 10th at Kansas
2 months agoDespite a nearly comatose summer stretch, Daniel Suarez had a significant uptick in performance in the past couple months until his dismal Bristol Night Race run cratered his momentum. Nonetheless, it was not enough for him to fall out of the Round of 12 and now he seems to be back on track again as he qualified 10th at Kansas, giving him his fourth-best qualifying run of the season. Although he has only scored two top tens there, he drove from 19th to 4th in the 2022 spring race, so he has had speed at Kansas in the past, but that came in a year when the Trackhouse Racing cars were much faster than they are this year. His qualifying and momentum suggests a strong run may be likely, but his usual Kansas form suggests he'll finish just outside the top ten, which probably won't be enough to advance.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference