Team Penske's Firing of Austin Cindric's Dad May Hurt the No. 2 Team's Morale
Source: Racing Reference

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June 1, 2025
After delivering his teammate Joey Logano the ultimate gift last year in Nashville when his spinout with two laps remaining allowed Logano to climb from 14th to back into the playoffs after five overtimes, that will likely forever define his career here. Although Cindric finished 7th as a rookie, he has never had an average running position better than 22nd here. While he has run better on intermediates this year than any other, he often isn't getting finishes commensurate with how he ran. Both his stage wins came before Roger Penske's firing of Austin's dad Tim Cindric, which seems like it will likely cause instability and affect the remainder of Cindric's season. Austin must likely be worrying about his future now that Tim is gone especially since he'll probably never be as good as Logano or Ryan Blaney. Combining all that with Penske's typical complacency after their drivers qualify for the playoffs, Cindric will probably fail to meet expectations tonight.--Sean Wrona - RotoBaller
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