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After naturalizing as a U. S. citizen last week, NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez was content to talk about what it meant for him to take the oath of office when he met with reporters Saturday at New Hampshire Speedway, the site of Sunday’s USA TODAY 301.
Despite being born in Monterrey, Mexico, Suarez said he had almost received U. S. citizenship at birth 32 years early, but his parents said it was too expensive to cross the border at the time.
“It’s funny how my parents had this idea before I was born, that being born in the United States would allow me to have more opportunities. They didn’t,” Suarez said. And now I think I’ve done it my way. “”.
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The driver of the No. 99 Chevrolet did well on his own. After arriving in the U. S. Joining the U. S. in 2012 to pursue his racing dreams, Suarez became NASCAR’s first Xfinity Series International Champion in 2016 and began his NASCAR Cup Series career the following year at Dayton.
Along the way, obtaining U. S. citizenship wasn’t necessarily a precedent for him, until he thought about it more seriously six years ago.
“I came to this country to race and compete,” said the two-time winner of the Cup circuit. “I’ve been racing really hard to take the next step and be more competitive. In the blink of an eye, I’ve been here for 12 years.
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