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Daniel Suarez and Chase Elliott were involved in an on-track fight against each other for position during Sunday’s Grant Park 165 at Chicago Street Course. Heading into the final lap, Elliott was running inside the top-15 while battling for the 13th spot against Suarez. However, Suarez wrecked Elliott, sending the #9 car into the corner.
After the race, Daniel Suarez shared his side of the story to provide more clarity on what happened between him and Elliott late in the Chicago Street Race. The #99 Chevy driver explained that Elliott initially nudged him, and then he intentionally pushed the HMS driver back.Speaking to a Frontstretch’s reporter about the late-race incident with Elliott, here’s what Suarez said:
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“We got together right there in the last couple of corners. He pushed me a little bit and then I pushed him with all my intention and I ended up hitting him pretty good on the very last corner. My bad on that.”
Speaking about his day at the Chicago Street Race, Suarez said to Frontstretch:
“I thought we had a great car early in the race, and then we got caught in a wreck over there with a #48 and a #23, and our car was a little bit damaged, and I was able to do some track positions, but you know, it was hard, you know, with the time of the race to be able to recover 100%, but the team did a good job, and we were able to recover to P11.”
Daniel Suarez currently sits 18th place in the Cup Series points table with 410 points. He is already in the 16-driver playoff field, courtesy of the of the Atlanta win in February.
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