Austin Louis Cindric is an American professional stock-car racing driver born on September 2, 1998, in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He is a full-time racer in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 2 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Team Penske. As of January 2025, Austin has 2 wins, 22 Top Tens, and 1 pole in the NASCAR Cup Series career, as of January 2025. He is the winner of the 2020 Xfinity Series championship.
Austin Cindric's NASCAR career
Cindric started his NASCAR career in 2015 making him part of the racing community for the past nine years, as of January 2025. In 2015, Cindric started his NASCAR journey in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driving the No.29 Ford F-150 as a substitute for Brad Keselowski. He was consistent in the race format and won the third-place finish in the 2017 series standings which helped him get into the NASCAR Xfinity series in 2018. The highlight was his winning the 2020 Xfinity series championship, making him a top-tier driver.
In October 2020, Team Penske announced that Cindric would begin racing in the Cup Series 2021 on a part-time basis. In 2022, he drove the team's No. 2 car in NASCAR and entered the Cup series in the same year. He won the prestigious Daytona 500 in just his eighth career Cup Series start. He continued to race, winning races including the 2024 Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Cindric started his 2024 season with a 22nd-place finish at the 2024 Daytona 500. He scored his second career win at Gateway, breaking his 85-race winless streak. Cindric ended his 2024 season 11th in the driver standings with 2247 points to his name and one victory, as per Motorsports Stats.
Austin Cindric's NASCAR teams
Austin Cindric has raced for only one team in the NASCAR Cup Series, as of January 2025. He has been racing with Team Penske since his debut in the Cup Series in 2022. Cindric also made one race start with Front Row Motorsports during his part-time season in 2019.
Austin Cindric's rookie season
Austin Cindric's rookie season was in 2022. His performance was the best among the Rookies and earned him the Rookie of the Year award in the Cup Series. Cindric started off his Rookie season winning the "Great American Race", Daytona 500, for Team Penske. He could have won another race in the season but earned nine Top-10 finishes with his team. Cindric ended the season 12th in the driver standings, as per NASCAR's official website.
FAQ's on Austin Cindric NASCAR
A. Austin Cundric started in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2015, moving to the Xfinity Series in 201 and transitioning to Cup Series full-time in 2022.
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Some of Austin Cundric’s major accomplishments are:
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Winning the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship
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Winning the 2022 Daytona 500 (becoming the first rookie to do so since 2004)
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Being named the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year
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Winning the 2024 Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway
A. Menards is the primary sponsor of Austin Cundric’s car in 2024
A. Austin Cundric’s first win was in 2015 Thisismyspeedway 150 Iowa.
