Daniel Suarez hit the wall during Cup practice Friday at Auto Club Speedway and will go to a backup car.
That means he will start at the rear of the field in Sunday’s Cup race.
Suarez, who is coming off a seventh-place finish at Phoenix, drove back to the garage after the contact in Turn 2 that damaged the back part of his car.
“Everybody is pushing very hard to know the limit of the car,’' Suarez told Fox Sports 1. “I knew I was loose. As soon as my right rear tire hit the seam in the race track, it just broke loose extremely hard and I couldn’t do anything.
“I just didn’t do a good job on that one. I have to apologize to my guys.’'
Not the way @Daniel_SuarezG wanted to start his day. 🙈 #NASCARGoesWest pic.twitter.com/nkv1brTdRO
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) March 16, 2018
Not the way we wanted to start our weekend @ACSupdates. @Daniel_SuarezG to a back up car for Sunday’s race. #NASCARGoesWest pic.twitter.com/buuZ4aE4m8
— Joe Gibbs Racing (@JoeGibbsRacing) March 16, 2018
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