Our New South - Season 3 - Episode 4 - Daniel Suárez: NASCAR, Monterrey, and Victory Lane

Daniel Suárez joins Kevin Blackistone and Robert Greene II to discuss his unlikely rise from a working-class family in Monterrey, México to the pinnacle of American stock car racing. Suárez details the culture shock of moving to the U.S. without speaking English, his rivalry and camaraderie with Bubba Wallace, and why he views the "New South" as a place defined by inclusion rather than the "Old South" past.

Suárez is the driver of the No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet and serves as Mexico's ambassador in the NASCAR Cup Series. He made history in 2016 as the first driver born outside the United States to win a major NASCAR championship and later became the first Mexican-born driver to win a Cup Series race. Recently sworn in as a U.S. citizen, he is actively involved in community outreach, visiting schools to inspire Latino youth to define their own path to the American Dream.

Learn more about Daniel Suárez: https://danielsuarezracing.com/

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