Austin Louis Cindric was born on September 2,1998 and is an American professional auto racing driver.
33 Facts About Austin Cindric
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Austin Cindric competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No 2 Ford Mustang for Team Penske.
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Austin Cindric won the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship and the 2022 Daytona 500.
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Austin Cindric started his career in semi-professional legends car and Bandolero racing in North Carolina.
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Austin Cindric competed in Historic Sportscar Racing, winning a race in a Porsche 944.
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In 2015, at age 17, Austin Cindric competed in the Bathurst 12 Hour, the youngest driver to compete in the event, driving the No 63 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG for Erebus Motorsport; he finished 21st overall and seventh in his class.
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Austin Cindric began competing full-time in the CTSCC in 2015, driving for Multimatic Motorsports with Jade Buford as co-driver.
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Austin Cindric made his NASCAR debut in the Camping World Truck Series, driving the No 29 Ford F-150 for Brad Keselowski Racing at Martinsville as a substitute for Austin Theriault who was still recovering from his injury at Las Vegas.
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In November 2016, BKR announced Austin Cindric would compete full-time in the Truck Series in 2017.
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Austin Cindric went on to win and claim a playoff berth in team Brad Keselowski Racing's final season.
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Grala claimed that he got run over, but Austin Cindric marginalized his maneuver by calling it a "last resort" and claiming that it was justified by the need for a playoff spot.
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In 2018, Austin Cindric ran the full Xfinity schedule, splitting time between three different Ford Mustangs: Penske's No 12 and No 22 Fords, and the No 60 Ford of Roush Fenway Racing.
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Austin Cindric got his first pole at Iowa in the season's 14th race, where his No 22 car had a history of success, though he faded back to 11th in the race after finishing second in the first stage.
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Austin Cindric was involved in a violent crash in the Daytona race, in which he barrel-rolled twice in turn 2.
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On November 8,2018, Team Penske announced that Austin Cindric would compete full-time in their No 22 Ford Mustang in 2019.
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Austin Cindric finished the 2019 season sixth in points after finishing seventh at Homestead.
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Austin Cindric scored his first oval victories in July 2020 at Kentucky Speedway, where he swept the weekend's Xfinity races Shady Rays 200 and Alsco 300.
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Austin Cindric was the first driver to win national series races at the same track on two consecutive days since Richard Petty in 1971.
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Austin Cindric won the regular season championship with a tenth-place finish in the finale at Richmond, and entered the playoffs with five wins.
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Austin Cindric led the non-playoff points standings and led all drivers in top fives and top tens.
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Austin Cindric took his first win of 2021 at Daytona in February, followed by additional victories at Phoenix, Dover, Pocono, and the Indianapolis Road Course.
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Austin Cindric lost the lead and the championship in turn 3 to Daniel Hemric on the last lap of Phoenix in 2021.
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Austin Cindric remained on standby for the race, but Keselowski ran the full event and went on to win.
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In October 2020, Team Penske announced Austin Cindric would begin racing in the Cup Series in 2021 on a part-time basis before moving to up to the series full-time in 2022 in the Wood Brothers Racing No 21, replacing Matt DiBenedetto.
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Austin Cindric would run his part-time schedule in the Cup Series in a part-time fourth car for Penske, the No 33.
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Austin Cindric led laps at Circuit of the Americas and Road America, and scored his first Cup top ten at Indianapolis when he finished ninth.
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On February 20,2022, Austin Cindric won the 2022 Daytona 500 in his first full-time Cup Series season driving for Team Penske.
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Austin Cindric became the ninth driver to win his first Cup Series race in the Daytona 500.
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At the age of 23, Austin Cindric became the second-youngest driver in NASCAR history to win the Daytona 500.
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Austin Cindric was eliminated in the Round of 12 after finishing 21st at the Charlotte Roval.
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Austin Cindric finished the season 12th in the points standings and won the NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors.
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Austin Cindric is the son of Team Penske president Tim Cindric and the grandson of former IndyCar team owner and Red Roof Inn founder Jim Trueman.
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Austin Cindric graduated from Cannon School on May 18,2017, hours before he competed in the Truck Series race at the nearby Charlotte Motor Speedway.