Daniel Suárez has spent his career learning how to shut out everything else once he climbs into a race car.

Bristol may put that ability to its toughest test yet.

Suárez plans to start Saturday night’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race while his wife, Julia Piquet, remains home awaiting the birth of their first child. The couple’s original due date was Thursday, Sept. 17. By the time Suárez arrived at Bristol Motor Speedway, the waiting had become very real.

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So real, in fact, that Spire Motorsports has already prepared for the possibility that its driver may suddenly have somewhere much more important to be.

Justin Allgaier is on standby to…

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