NASCAR communications' Mike Forde explains why Austin Cindric wasn't suspended after COTA on the latest episode of Hauler Talk.

NASCAR has penalized Austin Cindric 50 points and fined him $50,000 for intentionally spinning Ty Dillon in last weekend’s Cup race at Circuit of the Americas. After Dillon moved Cindric up the track early in the race, Cindric quickly retaliated and hooked Dillon in the right rear, spinning Dillon.

Austin Cindric is short 50 points and $50,000 lighter in his wallet thanks to his retaliation against Ty Dillon.

Team Penske's Austin Cindric will start 14th for the Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway. It will be the fourth time that Cindric will start a race at the Arizona track inside the top 15. In six previous starts at Phoenix,

Cindric was found in violation of Section 4.4 B and D of the NASCAR Member Code of Conduct Penalty Options and Guidelines. He now drops from 11th to 34th in the championship standings as the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Phoenix Raceway for the fourth race of the 2025 calendar.

Austin Cindric’s retaliation against Ty Dillon resulted in a points penalty. NASCAR announced Wednesday the Team Penske driver had been penalized 50 points and fined $50,000 after he turned Dillon on the front stretch in the opening laps of last weekend’s race at Circuit of the Americas.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Austin Cindric was docked 50 points and fined $50,000 by NASCAR on Wednesday for intentionally spinning Ty Dillon in last weekend's Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas.

Following NASCAR’s ruling on the Austin Cindric right-rear hook of Ty Dillon, everyone in the sport is trying to make sense of it. Did the organization get the call right? To answer that ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR penalized Austin Cindric 50 points and fined him $50,000 on Wednesday for intentionally spinning Ty Dillon in last weekend’s Cup Series race at Circuit of the ...