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Austin Cindric has been fined and docked points for hooking Ty Dillon early in Sunday’s race at Circuit of the Americas. NASCAR fined the Team Penske driver $50,000 and docked him 50 points on Wedn…
Austin Cindric was fined and received a points deduction for hooking Ty Dillon early in Sunday’s race at Circuit of the Americas. NASCAR penalized the Team Penske driver with a $50,000 fine and a 50-point deduction in its penalty report released on Wednesday. Cindric retaliated after being run off the track by Dillon, hooking Dillon’s Kaulig Racing Chevrolet on lap four, causing him to spin twice on the frontstretch. Despite not being suspended, NASCAR took into account the lower speeds on the road course when assessing Cindric’s penalty. Mike Forde of NASCAR Communications elaborated on the decision in Wednesday’s episode of the ‘Hauler Talk’ podcast, stressing the unique nature of each incident. The penalties imposed on Cindric bear resemblance to those on Noah Gragson in 2022 for intentionally hooking Sage Karam in a similar manner at Road America.
