Austin Cindric Remains an Overrated Road Racer
Source: Racing Reference

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July 6, 2025
Despite Austin Cindric's traditional reputation as a road racer, he's really become more of a specialist on drafting tracks and intermediates lately. Cindric qualified 27th for today's race at the Chicago Street Course, worse than both his teammates Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano. Although he did finish 6th in the inaugural Chicago race in 2023 in a race where he qualified even worse, he has only posted a single finish better than 10th on a road or street course since. He had a little speed at Mexico City but still mostly ran in the middle of the pack. It seems Penske's road course package has not been as great with the Next Gen car as it was with the Gen 6 when Cindric made his early starts. here's certainly the potential for Cindric to blast through the field, but it feels more likely that he won't. Ultimately, he's probably overpriced at $7,800.--Sean Wrona - RotoBaller
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