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Driver Name: Daniel Suarez
Car #: 19
Make: Toyota
Season Debut: 2017 (First-Full Season)
Number of Championships: 0
# of Career Starts: 36
# of Career Poles: 0
# of Career Wins: 0
# of Career Top 5s: 1
# of Career Top 10s: 12
# of Career DNFs: 6
# of Career laps led: 40
Career Average Finish: 16.2
Career Average Start: 13.9
# of 2017 Wins:0
# of 2017 Top 5s: 1
# of 2017 Top 10s: 12
# of 2017 Poles: 0
# of 2017 DNFs: 6
# of 2017 laps led: 40
2017 Average Finish: 16.2
2017 Average Start: 13.9
2017 Fantasy Recap - Heading into the 2017 season, Daniel was expecting to be driving the #19 car in NXS. That was until about an month before the season, when Carl Edwards decided to suddenly step away from the racecar. Which pretty much forced Joe Gibbs to move up his young driver. Daniel did well overall. He didn't have the season that Jones did, but nobody expected him to. One thing he did very well? He improved throughout the season on a consistent basis. Early in the year, he lucked into some finishes. And a lot of experts (including myself) had harsh words for him about his performances. So yeah, he struggled early on with running well. But again, he did get good finishes. However, as the season went on, it seemed like Daniel was running a lot better. As 8 of his 12 top 10 finishes were after the Kentucky's race in July. Why is that important? Because it says a lot of his potential. If he kept lucking into good finishes, his future potential isn't as intriguing. Because let's be honest, we love drivers who show that they can run up front. Daniel didn't always get top 10 finishes, but he showed he is capable being a solid cup driver.
Strong Tracks - Dover, New Hampshire and WGI
Weak Tracks - Michigan and Martinsville
2018 Fantasy Outlook - Daniel now have a full-season under his belt at the cup level and I would like to believe that he will be even better in 2018. With that said, many drivers hit that 2nd-year wall at the cup level. However, I get the feeling that Daniel will be different. I don't think the pressure will be on Daniel like been on other young drivers. Such as guys like Larson and Elliott. I don't think nobody is expecting Daniel to win just yet. With that said, I wouldn't be shocked if Daniel did win. In his final 17 races, he posted 13 Top 15 finishes and 8 Top 10 finishes. He showed us that he only got better as the season went on. In first half of the year, he was good but not quite at the competitive level. But as we entered second half of the year, he really turned it on and looked very solid. At one point in 2017, I asked myself if Suarez was actually better than Erik Jones. He was that good in latter part of the season. And I think that second-half of the season's momentum will be one of the reasons that he excels in 2018. Not only that, but he drives for Joe Gibbs Racing. The best team in Nascar currently. And if you look at his numbers from 2017, you would think he can easily outproduce 1 top 5 and 12 top 10 finishes.
*All stats are from DriverAverages.com
Twitter - @JeffNathans18
Driver Name: Daniel Suarez
Car #: 19
Make: Toyota
Season Debut: 2017 (First-Full Season)
Number of Championships: 0
# of Career Starts: 36
# of Career Poles: 0
# of Career Wins: 0
# of Career Top 5s: 1
# of Career Top 10s: 12
# of Career DNFs: 6
# of Career laps led: 40
Career Average Finish: 16.2
Career Average Start: 13.9
# of 2017 Wins:0
# of 2017 Top 5s: 1
# of 2017 Top 10s: 12
# of 2017 Poles: 0
# of 2017 DNFs: 6
# of 2017 laps led: 40
2017 Average Finish: 16.2
2017 Average Start: 13.9
2017 Fantasy Recap - Heading into the 2017 season, Daniel was expecting to be driving the #19 car in NXS. That was until about an month before the season, when Carl Edwards decided to suddenly step away from the racecar. Which pretty much forced Joe Gibbs to move up his young driver. Daniel did well overall. He didn't have the season that Jones did, but nobody expected him to. One thing he did very well? He improved throughout the season on a consistent basis. Early in the year, he lucked into some finishes. And a lot of experts (including myself) had harsh words for him about his performances. So yeah, he struggled early on with running well. But again, he did get good finishes. However, as the season went on, it seemed like Daniel was running a lot better. As 8 of his 12 top 10 finishes were after the Kentucky's race in July. Why is that important? Because it says a lot of his potential. If he kept lucking into good finishes, his future potential isn't as intriguing. Because let's be honest, we love drivers who show that they can run up front. Daniel didn't always get top 10 finishes, but he showed he is capable being a solid cup driver.
Strong Tracks - Dover, New Hampshire and WGI
Weak Tracks - Michigan and Martinsville
2018 Fantasy Outlook - Daniel now have a full-season under his belt at the cup level and I would like to believe that he will be even better in 2018. With that said, many drivers hit that 2nd-year wall at the cup level. However, I get the feeling that Daniel will be different. I don't think the pressure will be on Daniel like been on other young drivers. Such as guys like Larson and Elliott. I don't think nobody is expecting Daniel to win just yet. With that said, I wouldn't be shocked if Daniel did win. In his final 17 races, he posted 13 Top 15 finishes and 8 Top 10 finishes. He showed us that he only got better as the season went on. In first half of the year, he was good but not quite at the competitive level. But as we entered second half of the year, he really turned it on and looked very solid. At one point in 2017, I asked myself if Suarez was actually better than Erik Jones. He was that good in latter part of the season. And I think that second-half of the season's momentum will be one of the reasons that he excels in 2018. Not only that, but he drives for Joe Gibbs Racing. The best team in Nascar currently. And if you look at his numbers from 2017, you would think he can easily outproduce 1 top 5 and 12 top 10 finishes.
*All stats are from DriverAverages.com
Twitter - @JeffNathans18
