Spire Motorsports driver Daniel Suarez and wife Julia Piquet have celebrated a major moment in their marriage. They have welcomed their first child together.
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The happy couple announced the news on Tuesday afternoon with a post across social media platforms. They shared two photos showing the newborn, Otto Suarez Piquet.
The biggest blessing of our lives, our baby boy. Otto Suárez Piquet 🩵
[@JuliaPiquet][pic.twitter.com/fUretNf1PP]— Daniel Suárez (@Daniel_SuarezG)
[September 22, 2026]
The two first announced that they were expecting during the spring off-week. They posted photos from a trip to Greece and revealed their "mom" and "dad" hats.
They have since spent the back half of the NASCAR season preparing for the birth of their first child and figuring out the best way to handle the schedule. Suarez even took a tour of the hospital so that he would know exactly where to go when Julia went into labor.
The biggest question amid the preparation was simple. Would Suarez miss a race of the Chase to be present for the birth? While he wanted a "Monday through Friday" baby, he knew that the timeline remained out of his control.
The couple indicated that Suarez would race...