But after a delay to review video, NASCAR declared Cindric as the winner because his No. 2 Ford was ahead by inches when the caution was thrown just before the flagstand."I feel bad for Erik having to go all the way over there,

X (Twitter) users responded Wednesday night when NASCAR Cup Series officials declared Austin Cindric the Duel 2 winner over Erik Jones at Daytona.

NASCAR fans shared their displeasure over the controversial call that led to Penske’s Austin Cindric snatching away the Daytona Duel victory from Erik Jones. The No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota crossed the finish line 0.

Austin Cindric wins the 2025 Duel 2 at Daytona International Speedway! Check out the full NASCAR results from Daytona, who locked a spot.

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After a side-by-side photo finish in which Erik Jones crossed the start-finish line first, a caution seconds before had NASCAR calling Austin Cindric as the winner -- with Jones already celebrating on the frontstretch.

The caution came out just before the finish line creating a photo finish between Austin Cindric and Erik Jones with Cindric on top. Since Wednesday night, Cindric has earned a front row starting spot in the NASCAR Daytona 500 and he has a Duel win to go with it.

During media prior to the Ambetter Health 400 this week, Austin Cindric was in the middle of a media session discussing the controversial Ryan Preece crash at the Daytona 500 when he was interrupted by a most conspicuous person.

Bubba Wallace gets his first duel win, and Austin Cindric wins the second duel in a controversial ending dictated by the time of caution. Justin Allgaier and J.R.

Austin Cindric won a controversial Duel 2 after a caution flag came out just before Erik Jones thought he had won the race. But it passed relatively quickly, a rainbow soon followed, and the track-drying equipment had everything ready to roll shortly ...