NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez is now an American citizen.
Suarez, from Mexico, took the oath on the discipline workplace of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in Charlotte, North Carolina.
It wasn’t simply the almost 50 folks turning into residents there for the special occasion – even NASCAR president Steve Phelps was there, together with members of the rackhouse Racing group, in addition to his fiancee.
All of that took Suarez unexpectedly.
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NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez waves an American flag throughout a naturalization ceremony, June 18, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Noah Watts/Daylon Barr Photography, Trackhouse Racing by way of AP)
“The most special part of everything was, you see so many people there,” Suarez stated Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. “I was not expecting it. I was not expecting to see so many people.”
“I didn’t think many people were going to really care about it,” Suarez stated. “A lot of people really did.”
Suarez’s parents had truly thought of touring to the United States for his delivery, however it wound up being too costly.
“It’s really funny how my parents, they had that thought before I was born, about being born in the United States, I guess to have more opportunities. They didn’t do it,” he stated. “And now, I guess I did it my way.”
NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez stands for the “oath of allegiance” throughout a naturalization ceremony, June 18, 2024, in Charlotte. (Noah Watts/Daylon Barr Photography, Trackhouse Racing by way of AP)
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Suarez admitted that turning into a citizen wasn’t initially a thought.
“It wasn’t a dream of mine,” Suarez stated. “I came to this country to race and compete. I had been working really hard to try and go to the next step and be more competitive. In a blink of an eye, I’ve been already here 12 years.”
He discovered, and devoted himself to, the method of turning into a citizen about six years in the past – his group even quizzed him in April in Dover forward of his citizenship take a look at.
“I felt like it was the right time to start this process. Slowly, I’m getting more and more responsibilities in my life. It was the right time to feel more secure; that I belong here.”Â
Daniel Suarez walks the grid throughout qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 8, 2024, in California. (Logan Riely/Getty Images)
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Suarez has two profession Cup wins – together with the closest end ever at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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