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Daniel Suarez clarified his stance on his on-track run-in with Bubba Wallace in the Cook Out Clash<\/p>\n
Daniel Suarez wheeled his way to a fourth-place finish in the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium<\/a> on Wednesday night, February 4. However, that didn\u2019t come before the driver of the #7 tangled with Bubba Wallace.<\/p>\n Midway through Wednesday night\u2019s exhibition race, Suarez and Wallace traded paint, with the latter putting a brake check on the former<\/a> and slamming into the right side of his car.<\/p>\n Following the checkered flag, Suarez cleared the air on the situation between himself and Wallace. Moving forward, it sounds like there aren\u2019t hard feelings.<\/p>\n Daniel Suarez on Bubba Wallace Incident: \u2018I Wasn\u2019t Mad\u2019<\/p>\n When speaking to Performance Racing Network<\/a>, the two-time Cup Series winner made it known that he wasn\u2019t mad at Wallace for any on-track incidents. Suarez made it clear he was frustrated with \u201cother people\u201d in the race, but not Wallace.<\/p>\n \u201cActually, with Bubba, it was just a misunderstanding. With Bubba it wasn\u2019t a big deal, but he doesn\u2019t know that yet. \u2026 I guess he slowed down and I think he thought I was mad at him. Then, he started getting crazy and couldn\u2019t cool down himself. I wasn\u2019t mad at him at all. I was mad to a couple of other people, but not to him,\u201d Suarez said<\/a>.<\/p>\n Suarez ended the night with a top-five finish. Meanwhile, Wallace scored a dead-last finish of 23rd and was the only car to not finish on the lead lap.<\/p>\n Suarez, formerly a driver at Trackhouse Racing, was questioned by FOX motorsports reporter Bob Pockrass about racing his former teammates aggressively<\/a> in Wednesday\u2019s Clash.<\/p>\n The now Spire Motorsports driver pulled no punches when he said he races other drivers how they race him.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know if you\u2019ve noticed, but I\u2019m not racist. Just like everyone, I love everyone. If they give me love, I give them love. If they give me hate, I give them hate,\u201d Suarez said<\/a>.<\/p>\n Daniel Suarez on The Clash Being at Bowman Gray: \u2018I love it\u2019<\/p>\n Wednesday night\u2019s delayed Cook Out Clash marked the second time the event took place at Bowman Gray Stadium. However, there\u2019s no guarantee NASCAR will return to the North Carolina short track for the event in 2027.<\/p>\n When asked by Pockrass about whether The Clash should return to Bowman Gray Stadium, Suarez didn\u2019t mind the idea. The Mexican-born driver said it\u2019s more about what the fans want to see rather than the drivers.<\/p>\n \u201cI love it. I think it\u2019s great. Honestly, it\u2019s a very small track for these cars. Here\u2019s the thing, it\u2019s about the history. It\u2019s about the history of the place, the fans, it\u2019s not just about what we drivers like to do. If you ask me, I prefer a bigger track, but just the atmosphere here with the fans and the energy, it\u2019s hard to match. That\u2019s what makes this place very special,\u201d Suarez said<\/a>.<\/p>\n Daniel Suarez signed with Spire Motorsports to drive the #7 car ahead of the 2026 season. The former O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series champion spent the previous five seasons with Trackhouse Racing.<\/p>\n Suarez won two races with the team, including Sonoma in 2022 and Atlanta in 2024.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tJohn Breeden<\/a> John Breeden is a NASCAR contributor at Heavy Sports. He has five years of sports journalism experience. He graduated from James Madison University in May of 2022 with a degree in media arts and design. John is also a sports reporter for the Daily News-Record in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Previously, John was a sports writer for JMU’s The Breeze and a NASCAR content writer for Sportskeeda. 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