The 31-year-old Suarez from Monterrey, Mexico, was issued a $50,000 fine for bumping into Alex Bowman's entry on pit road during this past weekend's Cup event in Austin.
From a showcase to some of NASCAR's best and the return of strategy to road courses to some of NASCAR's dumbest, here's Three Big Stories from Circuit of the Americas.
The two-time Xfinity Series champion from Corning, California, led a race-high 41 of 75 over-scheduled laps and outlasted the field through three overtime attempts for his first win of the 2023 Cup season in Austin.
William Byron had the car to beat Saturday at Circuit of The Americas. He topped the NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session in his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet with a lap of 130.76 seconds at 93.882 mph to earn the Busch Light Pole Award at the 20-turn, 3.41-mile track.
The 41-year-old Allmendinger from Los Gatos, California, led a race-high 28 of 46-scheduled laps and fended off William Byron during a 14-lap dash to the finish to notch a second consecutive Xfinity victory in Austin.
The reigning Craftsman Truck Series champion from Huntington Beach, California, led a race-high 16 of 42-scheduled laps and beat Kyle Busch during a 13-lap dash to the finish for his second Truck victory of the 2023 season.
The 41-year-old Allmendinger from Los Gatos, California is set to achieve a milestone start in his return to full-time competition in NASCAR's premier series with Kaulig Racing.
The Alva, Florida, native bumped AJ Allmendinger and Alex Bowman out of the racing groove on the final lap to earn the first win in NASCAR's premier series for himself and Trackhouse Racing in Austin.
The Huntington Beach, California, native rallied from a late spin to take the lead during the second of two overtime attempts and become the first two-time winner of the 2022 Truck Series season in Austin.
