Austin Cindric's Road-Course Record Weaker Than People Think
2 months agoAfter Austin Cindric's crash at Talladega, he fell 29 points behind Chase Elliott for the final transfer spot to make the Round of 8. Cindric winning his way into the Round of 8 can't entirely be ruled out since he is starting fifth, but he also isn't as good on road courses as people seem to think he is as drafting tracks are truly his best track type, so he is not as likely to win at the Charlotte roval as he was at Talladega. Even though he showed flashes of brilliance on road courses in 2021 and 2022, he has seemingly regressed as the Penske cars have had only intermittent speed and he hasn't really factored on any of them this year although he did finish 10th at Watkins Glen. Expect his playoff run to end today.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference