Austin Cindric Mediocre at Richmond and Poor Ford Speed Won't Help
9 months agoAustin Cindric has not been particularly strong at Richmond. Although he has finished all five of his attempts, he has never finished on the lead lap, led a lap, or posted a result better than 12th. His average finish of 22.8 is below average even though the Fords were generally strong in most of those races, with Cindric's teammate Joey Logano finishing in the top ten in four of those five events. Cindric is not known for his short track prowess as his speed percentile last year on those tracks was a miserable 23.38. At Bristol earlier this year, his speed percentile was even worse than that (17.65). When you further consider based on practice and qualifying that the Fords aren't as fast this year as they were in 2022 and 2023, it seems like it'll be a rough race for Cindric. Considering he qualified up in ninth for the Toyota Owners 400, you should probably fade him in DFS.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference