Trackhouse Racing drivers Ross Chastain and Daniel Suárez conclude the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway. NBC will televise the race at 3 p.m. ET.
The two-car Trackhouse team caps a season that included two victories, a pole, 10 top-five and 22 top-10 finishes. After Phoenix the drivers and teams will take some time off before beginning the 2025 season with the annual Clash at Bowman Gray in Winston Salem, N.C. on Feb. 2. The 67th running of the Daytona 500 will take place Feb. 16 kicking off the points portion of the season.
Shane van Gisbergen will join Chastain and Suárez as Trackhouse Racing fields three Cup Series Chevrolets fulltime in 2025. Trackhouse Development Driver Connor Zilisch,18, will compete full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for JR Motorsports in 2025.
- Busch Light: This weekend in Phoenix, Ross Chastain will be bringing Busch Light’s ‘Iconic’ paint scheme to “The Desert Oddball.” The ‘Iconic’ paint scheme is set to add a vibrant mountain landscape to the foothills of the Estrella Mountains. The No. 1 car reads “Race For The Mountains” and Chastain, once again, will be looking to get there first, leading the pack in the recognizable Busch Light blue and white design fans know and love.
- Meet Chastain: On Sunday, Chastain will appear at The Barn at Phoenix Raceway at 9:30 a.m. local time, followed by a Chevy Stage appearance at 9:45 a.m. local time in the Phoenix fan midway.
- Phoenix Stats: Chastain will make his 13th Cup Series start this weekend at Phoenix. In his five Cup starts while driving the No. 1 Chevrolet for Trackhouse Racing, he’s only finished outside the top-six one time. In last year’s November race, Chastain led 157 laps en route to win his second race of the 2023 season, and fourth Cup career win.
- Most Wins for No. 1 Car in Cup Series: The No. 1 car has been to victory lane five times with Chastain since 2022. That marks the most wins by a driver in the No. 1 car. Jamie McMurray previously held the record with four wins in the No. 1 car.
- Season Stats: With one race remaining this season and a victory under his belt, Chastain currently has the ninth best average finish of 14.8 among fulltime Cup Series competitors, and is 11th in most laps led this season with 311.
- Last Weekend at Martinsville: Chastain started mid-pack at the Virginia short track but with solid adjustments by the No. 1 team, he was able to work his way forward. At one point, Chastain fell one lap down after a green-flag pit stop but was able to race his back on to the lead lap with a solid handling Chevrolet. He eventually finished eighth, scoring his third top-10 at the track since driving the No. 1 for Trackhouse Racing.
- NASCAR: Full Speed: Catch Chastain in the five-episode docuseries NASCAR: Full Speed on Netflix. The series documented portions of Chastain’s 2023 season on and off the track. All five episodes are currently available on Netflix.
- 2023 Season Recap: Chastain won at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway in June and at the Phoenix Raceway season finale in November. He posted 10 top-five and 14 top-10 finishes in his third full time Cup season. The Alva, Florida native finished ninth in points.
Chastain Quotes:
It’s been a season now that you’ve had Busch Light as a partner, how does that feel?
”It’s been a great year with Busch Light and being with an iconic brand. Its been a fun year doing all sorts of different things with them and seeing my face places that I never dreamed of seeing it. I’m looking forward to continuing the partnership with them and we have one win this season and we’re hoping to get another this weekend at Phoenix. Obviously, we had success at this race last year and I hope to repeat it.”
Suárez Notes
- 2024 Season: Daniel Suárez concludes the 2024 season on Sunday hoping to add to his record that includes a victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway, four fop-five and eight top-10 finishes. He advanced to the Round of 12 in the playoffs this season and is 12th in points.
- Back in 2025: Trackhouse Racing announced in August that Suárez and Freeway Insurance will return to the No. 99 Chevrolet racing team for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, marking their fifth season together. Freeway will be the primary sponsor for one-third of the 2025 season, including the Daytona 500 and the NASCAR All-Star race.
- Married Man/Racer: Suárez married his fiancé Julia Piquet at a ceremony on July 30 in Brazil. Four days later he raced in the NASCAR Brazil race at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, better known as Interlagos. He won one of the three races and battled for victory in the other two races.
- Making History: Suárez now has the unique accomplishment of winning in NASCAR Mexico and Brazil in addition to all three American series.
Suárez is Now a Dual Citizen of Mexico and the United States:Suárez took the Oath of Allegiance at a naturalization ceremony on June 18 in front of media, friends, the NASCAR industry and NASCAR President Steve Phelps who gave the keynote address to the 48 new citizens from 28 countries who joined Suárez at the ceremony. The 32-year-old, Monterrey, Mexico native came to America about 13 years ago without speaking English. He passed the United States Citizenship test on April 29 in Charlotte before taking the final step on June 18. He is now a dual citizen of Mexico and the United States.
- Atlanta Victory: At Atlanta, he and runner-up Ryan Blaney were separated by 0.003 seconds at the finish line. It was the fourth-closest finish in series history, and with third-place Kyle Busch just 0.007 seconds behind the winner, it also stands as the closest finish among three cars in the history of auto racing.
- First Mexican to Win in Cup: Suárez became the first driver from Mexico (Monterrey) to win in the NASCAR Cup Series on June 12, 2022, at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway.
- International Driver: He is one of six drivers not from the United States to win a NASCAR Cup Series race: Shane van Gisbergen (New Zealand), Marcos Ambrose (Australia), Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia), Earl Ross (Canada) and Mario Andretti (Italy). Ambrose, Montoya, and Suárez own two victories each.
- Cup Career Highlights: Suárez owns two victories (Sonoma 2022 and Atlanta 2024) and three Busch Light Pole Awards – Pocono (Pa.) Raceway July 2018, Kentucky Speedway July 2019, and on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in August 2023.
Suárez Quotes:
What are your thoughts on your 2024 season?
“Unless you win the championship you aren’t going to be satisfied. So we aren’t happy with how it went but that doesn’t mean we didn’t have some good moments. We are proud of winning Atlanta, running well, and advancing in the playoffs. But until we come to Phoenix as part of the four drivers battling for the title, we won’t be totally happy. We have a lot of work to do in this off-season. We will take some time to rest, work hard and improve then be ready for 2025.”
Trackhouse Racing PR
