Daniel Suarez still does not have an extension signed with Trackhouse Racing, but an Xfinity Series win at Mexico may help his case.

Suárez electrified the crowd by becoming the first driver in any series in NASCAR history to go from last to first in a road course race

The NASCAR Xfinity Series’ return to Mexico City ended with Daniel Suarez in victory lane. The Mexico native went from last to first over the course of the 65-lap race to get the win in his home country.

With his home country fans cheering, Daniel Suarez went from last in a backup car to win Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The crowd roared when Suarez took the lead with 19 laps to go after Ty Gibbs and Connor Zilisch crashed racing for the lead and triggering a 13-car crash.

Daniel Suárez, the face of NASCAR’s return to Mexico City this weekend, the sport’s first international points-paying event since 1958, has become fluent not only in the English language but in the culture that now surrounds him.

It’s a monumental weekend for the NASCAR industry as a whole, as the NASCAR Cup Series makes its first trip outside of the United States for a points-paying eve

Daniel Suárez carries Mexico’s hopes, embracing the spotlight and pressure in NASCAR’s historic race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.