Austin Cindric

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Austin Cindric
Austin Cindric Driver Introductions Las Vegas Fall 2024.jpg
Cindric at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024
BornAustin Louis Cindric
(1998-09-02) September 2, 1998 (age 26)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Achievements 2022 Daytona 500 Champion
2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion
2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Regular Season Champion
Awards 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
107 races run over 3 years
Car no., teamNo. 2 (Team Penske)
2023 position24th
Best finish12th (2022)
First race 2021 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race 2024 Xfinity 500 (Martinsville)
First win 2022 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last win 2024 Enjoy Illinois 300 (Gateway)
WinsTop tens Poles
2201
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
133 races run over 5 years
2021 position2nd
Best finish1st (2020)
First race 2017 Johnsonville 180 (Road America)
Last race 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
First win 2019 Zippo 200 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Last win 2021 Pennzoil 150 (Indianapolis G.P.)
WinsTop tens Poles
13898
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
29 races run over 3 years
2017 position3rd
Best finish3rd (2017)
First race 2015 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Last race 2017 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead)
First win 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 250 (Mosport)
WinsTop tens Poles
1161
ARCA Menards Series career
8 races run over 3 years
Best finish30th (2016)
First race 2015 #ThisIsMySpeedway 150 (Iowa)
Last race 2017 Road America 100 (Road America)
First win 2016 Crosley 150 (Kentucky)
WinsTop tens Poles
151
ARCA Menards Series East career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish33rd (2016)
First race 2016 Biscuitville 125 (Danville)
Last race 2016 Bully Hill Vineyards 100 (Watkins Glen)
First win 2016 Biscuitville 125 (Danville)
Last win 2016 Bully Hill Vineyards 100 (Watkins Glen)
WinsTop tens Poles
222
Medal record
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Summer X Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Austin GRC Lites
Last updated on: November 5, 2023.

Austin Louis Cindric [1] (born September 2, 1998) is an American professional auto racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 2 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Team Penske.

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Prior to competing in stock cars, Cindric raced in a variety of disciplines including sports cars, the Road to Indy ladder, and the Global RallyCross Championship. His first NASCAR start came in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2015, and he finished third in that series' standings in 2017 before moving up to the Xfinity Series. He won the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship and the 2022 Daytona 500.

Racing career

Early career

Cindric started his career in semi-professional legends car and Bandolero racing in North Carolina. After attending the Skip Barber Racing School to gain road racing experience, in 2013 and 2014 he raced in the U.S. F2000 National Championship. In 2013 he finished 17th in points driving for Andretti Autosport with a best finish of seventh in the season finale. In 2014 he switched teams to Pabst Racing Services, finishing 14th in points with a second-place podium finish on the oval at Lucas Oil Raceway. He also competed in Historic Sportscar Racing, winning a race in a Porsche 944. [2]

Cindric's No. 19 Draw-Tite Ford F-150 at the Brad Keselowski Racing shop Trucks on Setup Plates at BKR Shop.jpg
Cindric's No. 19 Draw-Tite Ford F-150 at the Brad Keselowski Racing shop

In 2014, Cindric began competing in the Global RallyCross Championship Lites, winning the bronze medal in his debut at X Games Austin 2014. [3] [4] In October, he made his IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge debut for Racers Edge Motorsports at Road Atlanta with David Levine as co-driver, finishing 17th. [2] During the year, he was named a member of the Porsche North American Junior Academy. [5] In 2015, at age 17, Cindric competed in the Bathurst 12 Hour, the youngest driver to compete in the event, driving the No. 63 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG for Erebus Motorsport; [6] he finished 21st overall and seventh in his class. [7] He began competing full-time in the CTSCC in 2015, driving for Multimatic Motorsports with Jade Buford as co-driver. [2] In July, he won the CTSCC race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, becoming the youngest (age 17) winner in the series. [8]

In 2016, he drove the No. 6 McLaren for K-PAX Racing in the Pirelli World Challenge. [9]

Stock car racing

Regional and Camping World Truck Series

In July 2015, Cindric made his ARCA Racing Series debut at the #ThisIsMySpeedway 150 at Iowa Speedway, driving the No. 99 for Cunningham Motorsports; [6] Cindric started and finished fourth in the race. [10] He made his NASCAR debut in the Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 29 Ford F-150 for Brad Keselowski Racing at Martinsville as a substitute for Austin Theriault who was still recovering from his injury at Las Vegas. [11]

In addition to his Pirelli World Challenge schedule in 2016, he joined Martin-McClure Racing for two K&N Pro Series East events [9] and Brad Keselowski Racing in the No. 2 F-150 at Dover International Speedway. [12] His two K&N East starts resulted in victories at Virginia International Raceway and Watkins Glen International. [13] Later in the year, he recorded his first ARCA win at Kentucky Speedway. [14] That October, Cindric made his restrictor track debut at Talladega, finishing 20th. In November 2016, BKR announced Cindric would compete full-time in the Truck Series in 2017. [15]

During the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, he grabbed the pole for the season's lone road course race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Although he led the most laps that day, differing strategies saw Cindric behind Kaz Grala on the last lap. Cindric, on newer tires, made contact with Grala, causing the No. 33 to spin. Cindric went on to win and claim a playoff berth in team Brad Keselowski Racing's final season. [16] Grala claimed that he got run over, but Cindric marginalized his maneuver by calling it a "last resort" and claiming that it was justified by the need for a playoff spot. The move drew widespread criticism from other drivers, including Justin Allgaier and Christopher Bell. [17] A week after the Mosport incident, Cindric made a Global Rallycross start in which he collided with Scott Speed coming out of a joker lap. That led to a verbal confrontation from Speed afterward and again drew the ire of the NASCAR community on social media. [18]

Xfinity Series

Cindric's No. 22 Xfinity Series car at Road America 22 Austin Cindric 2017 Johnsonville 180.jpg
Cindric's No. 22 Xfinity Series car at Road America

In August 2017, Cindric joined Team Penske's No. 22 car for the Xfinity Series race at Road America. [19]

In 2018, Cindric ran the full Xfinity schedule, splitting time between three different Ford Mustangs: Penske's No. 12 and No. 22 Fords, and the No. 60 Ford of Roush Fenway Racing. [20] Cindric got his first pole at Iowa in the season's 14th race, where his No. 22 car had a history of success, though he faded back to 11th in the race after finishing second in the first stage. He was involved in a violent crash in the Daytona race, in which he barrel-rolled twice in turn 2. In Cindric's last ride with the No. 60 Roush Fenway car at Darlington, he was turned by Ryan Truex exiting turn 4 on the third lap and spun out resulting in a 40th-place finish. The car, split between Cindric, Chase Briscoe, and Ty Majeski, attracted notoriety during the season for being involved in numerous accidents, ending the year with 28: 22 brought out a caution flag, six spins that did not produce a caution, and four wrecks during practice or qualifying. [21]

On November 8, 2018, Team Penske announced that Cindric would compete full-time in their No. 22 Ford Mustang in 2019. MoneyLion was the primary sponsor for 18 races, part of a multi-year deal with the team. [22]

In August 2019, Cindric scored his first career NXS wins with back-to-back road course victories at Watkins Glen and Mid-Ohio. [23] [24] He finished the 2019 season sixth in points after finishing seventh at Homestead. [25]

Cindric scored his first oval victories in July 2020 at Kentucky Speedway, where he swept the weekend's Xfinity races Shady Rays 200 and Alsco 300. [26] He was the first driver to win national series races at the same track on two consecutive days since Richard Petty in 1971. [27] The victories began a seven-race stretch in which he won or finished second, including his third straight win at Texas Motor Speedway after Kyle Busch's disqualification and back-to-back road course victories at Road America and the Daytona road course. [28] [29] [30] He won the regular season championship with a tenth-place finish in the finale at Richmond, and entered the playoffs with five wins. [31] Cindric won at Phoenix to win the championship. Cindric also led the non-playoff points standings and led all drivers in top fives (19) and top tens (26). [32]

Cindric celebrating after winning the 2021 Pocono Green 225 Austin Cindric 2021 Pocono Celebration.jpg
Cindric celebrating after winning the 2021 Pocono Green 225

Cindric would return to the No. 22 Ford Mustang in 2021. Cindric took his first win of 2021 at Daytona in February, followed by additional victories at Phoenix, Dover, Pocono, and the Indianapolis Road Course. He led much of the regular season standings but finished runner-up in the regular-season finale at Bristol to A. J. Allmendinger when the two made contact coming to the finish and slid across the line. [33]

Cindric lost the lead and the championship in turn 3 to Daniel Hemric on the last lap of Phoenix in 2021.

Cup Series

Cindric's No. 33 car at Indianapolis in 2021 Austin Cindric 33 cup car at Indianapolis 2021.jpg
Cindric's No. 33 car at Indianapolis in 2021

During the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series' 2019 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Cindric replaced Brad Keselowski for final practice as Keselowski was experiencing flu-like symptoms. [34] Cindric remained on standby for the race, [35] but Keselowski ran the full event and went on to win. [36] In September, Cindric once again served as a practice substitute driver, this time for Michael McDowell at the Bank of America Roval 400 while McDowell was being treated for a kidney stone. [37]

In October 2020, Team Penske announced Cindric would begin racing in the Cup Series in 2021 on a part-time basis before moving to up to the series full-time in 2022 in the Wood Brothers Racing No. 21, replacing Matt DiBenedetto. [38] He would run his part-time schedule in the Cup Series in a part-time fourth car for Penske, the No. 33. [39] Cindric's first Cup Series start came in the 2021 Daytona 500, where he finished 15th after being involved in a fiery last-lap crash. He led laps at Circuit of the Americas and Road America, [40] and scored his first Cup top ten at Indianapolis when he finished ninth. [41]

On July 15, 2021, Team Penske announced Cindric would instead drive the team's No. 2 car in 2022, replacing Brad Keselowski as he left to become the driver of the No. 6 car for Roush Fenway Racing as well as a co-owner of the team, which was renamed RFK Racing. [40]

Cindric's No. 2 car at Sonoma Raceway in 2022 Austin Cindric 2 Sonoma 2022.jpg
Cindric’s No. 2 car at Sonoma Raceway in 2022

On February 20, 2022, Cindric won the 2022 Daytona 500 in his first full-time Cup Series season driving for Team Penske. It was only his eighth Cup Series start. Cindric became the ninth driver to win his first Cup Series race in the Daytona 500. At the age of 23, Cindric also became the second-youngest driver in NASCAR history to win the Daytona 500. It was the third Daytona 500 win for Team Penske, who previously won the 2008 race with Ryan Newman, driving the No. 12 car and the 2015 race with Joey Logano, driving the No. 22 car. It was also the first Daytona 500 win for Team Penske's flagship No. 2 car. [42] The following week, Cindric won the pole at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California and finished 12th. As a result of that finish, Cindric led the points again for two weeks in a row, becoming the second rookie in NASCAR history (after Jimmie Johnson) to lead the NASCAR Cup Series points standings in consecutive weeks. On July 20, crew chief Jeremy Bullins was suspended for four races due to a tire and wheel loss during the 2022 Ambetter 301 at Loudon. [43] Cindric was eliminated in the Round of 12 after finishing 21st at the Charlotte Roval. [44] He finished the season 12th in the points standings and won the NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors. [45] [46]

Cindric started the 2023 Season with a 23rd place finish in the 2023 Daytona 500. Cindric would struggle heavily throughout the season, rarely finishing inside the Top 10 in a race. Cindric would miss the playoffs as a result of his poor performance. After a disappointing season, he would finish 24th in the final point standings and only scored 1 Top 5 and 5 Top 10 finishes the whole season.

Cindric started the 2024 season with a 22nd place finish at the 2024 Daytona 500. He scored his second career win at Gateway after Christopher Bell lost an engine and Ryan Blaney ran out of gas, breaking an 85-race winless streak. [47] He was eliminated from the Round of 12 at the conclusion of the Charlotte Roval race.

Personal life

He is the son of Team Penske president Tim Cindric and the grandson of former IndyCar team owner and Red Roof Inn founder Jim Trueman. [2] Cindric graduated from Cannon School on May 18, 2017, hours before he competed in the Truck Series race at the nearby Charlotte Motor Speedway. [48]

Racing record

American Open-Wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

USF2000 National Championship results

YearEntrant1234567891011121314PosPoints
2013 Andretti Autosport SEB
24
SEB
29
STP
23
STP
28
LOR
22
TOR
27
TOR
13
MDO
12
MDO
15
MDO
9
LAG
20
LAG
13
HOU
8
HOU
7
17th77
2014 Pabst Racing Services STP
11
STP
10
BAR
9
BAR
17
IMS
8
IMS
21
LOR
2
TOR
15
TOR
18
MDO
18
MDO
6
MDO
6
LAG
12
LAG
20
14th125

Stock car career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsTop 5Top 10PointsPosition
2015 NASCAR Truck Series Brad Keselowski Racing 20004951st
ARCA Racing Series Team Penske 201136567th
2016 NASCAR Truck Series Brad Keselowski Racing 40005636th
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Martin-McClure Racing22229633rd
ARCA Racing Series Cunningham Motorsports 413489530th
2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Team Penske 10000NC†
NASCAR Truck Series Brad Keselowski Racing 23181640323rd
ARCA Racing Series Cunningham Motorsports 200030565th
2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Roush Fenway Racing 900022318th
Team Penske 240713
2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Team Penske 332142422946th
2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Team Penske 336192940401st
2021 NASCAR Cup Series Team Penske 70010NC†
NASCAR Xfinity Series 335222640352nd
2022 NASCAR Cup Series Team Penske 36159222612th
2023 NASCAR Cup Series Team Penske 3601562624th

As Cindric was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

NASCAR

(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NCSCPtsRef
2019 Team Penske 2 Ford DAY ATL
RL
LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV KAN CLT POC MCH SON CHI DAY KEN NHA POC GLN MCH BRI DAR IND LVS RCH N/A [49]
Front Row Motorsports 34 Ford ROV
RL
DOV TAL KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM
2021 Team Penske 33 Ford DAY
15
DRC HOM LVS PHO ATL
22
BRD MAR RCH
28
TAL KAN
22
DAR DOV COA
25
CLT SON NSH POC POC ROA
38
ATL NHA GLN IRC
9
MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV TEX KAN MAR PHO 46th01 [41]
2022 2 DAY
1
CAL
12
LVS
19
PHO
24
ATL
32
COA
8
RCH
20
MAR
11
BRD
16
TAL
21
DOV
36
DAR
18
KAN
11
CLT
34
GTW
11
SON
5
NSH
7
ROA
7
ATL
3
NHA
13
POC
31
IRC
2
MCH
37
RCH
12
GLN
13
DAY
3
DAR
16
KAN
12
BRI
20
TEX
15
TAL
9
ROV
21
LVS
29
HOM
19
MAR
26
PHO
11
12th2226 [50]
2023 DAY
23
CAL
28
LVS
6
PHO
25
ATL
11
COA
6
RCH
28
BRD
19
MAR
33
TAL
26
DOV
26
KAN
31
DAR
19
CLT
31
GTW
13
SON
25
NSH
27
CSC
6
ATL
12
NHA
25
POC
23
RCH
26
MCH
12
IRC
15
GLN
16
DAY
37
DAR
31
KAN
31
BRI
32
TEX
27
TAL
5
ROV
25
LVS
23
HOM
12
MAR
9
PHO
35
24th626 [51]
2024 DAY
22
ATL
4
LVS
29
PHO
36
BRI
31
COA
18
RCH
23
MAR
23
TEX
25
TAL
23
DOV
15
KAN
37
DAR
20
CLT
20
GTW
1
SON
22
IOW
30
NHA
19
NSH
15
CSC
15
POC
18
IND
7
RCH
24
MCH
28
DAY
18
DAR
13
ATL
10*
GLN
10
BRI
13
KAN
34
TAL
32
ROV
4
LVS
34
HOM
27
MAR
4
PHO
-*-* [52]
– Practiced for Brad Keselowski · – Practiced for Michael McDowell
Daytona 500
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
2021 Team Penske Ford 3915
2022 51
2023 623
2024 622

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2017 Team Penske 22 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL CLT DOV POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA
16
DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 104th01 [53]
2018 Roush Fenway Racing 60 Ford DAY
40
LVS
34
PHO
16
CAL
28
MCH
23
DAY
33
NHA
17
GLN
13
DAR
40
8th2231 [54]
Team Penske 12 Ford ATL
7
TEX
9
CLT
16
POC
4
CHI
14
KEN
10
BRI
14
IND
34
22 BRI
12
RCH
5
TAL
30
DOV
9
IOW
11
IOW
18
MOH
2*
ROA
37
LVS
9
RCH
13
ROV
3
DOV
8
KAN
39
TEX
3
PHO
4
HOM
5
2019 DAY
5
ATL
10
LVS
22
PHO
5
CAL
6
TEX
11
BRI
6
RCH
2
TAL
5
DOV
6
CLT
9
POC
7
MCH
11
IOW
10
CHI
5
DAY
4
KEN
14
NHA
12
IOW
37
GLN
1
MOH
1*
BRI
5
ROA
2
DAR
10
IND
27
LVS
12
RCH
2
ROV
3
DOV
3
KAN
25
TEX
3
PHO
6
HOM
7
6th2294 [55]
2020 DAY
25
LVS
2
CAL
3
PHO
8
DAR
4
CLT
3
BRI
36
ATL
16*
HOM
2
HOM
10
TAL
4
POC
29
IRC
5
KEN
1
KEN
1*
TEX
1
KAN
2
ROA
1*
DRC
1
DOV
2
DOV
3
DAY
8
DAR
12
RCH
4
RCH
10
BRI
3
LVS
6
TAL
34
ROV
6
KAN
28
TEX
4
MAR
10
PHO
1
1st4040 [56]
2021 DAY
1*
DRC
2*
HOM
5*
LVS
4
PHO
1*
ATL
13
MAR
6
TAL
2*
DAR
30
DOV
1
COA
5
CLT
2
MOH
14*
TEX
3
NSH
32
POC
1*
ROA
8
ATL
10
NHA
4
GLN
3
IRC
1*
MCH
37
DAY
39
DAR
3
RCH
16
BRI
2
LVS
4
TAL
8
ROV
2*
TEX
5
KAN
2*
MAR
2
PHO
2*
2nd4035 [57]

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCWTCPtsRef
2015 Brad Keselowski Racing 29 Ford DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR
25
TEX PHO
14
HOM 51st49 [58]
2016 2 DAY ATL MAR KAN DOV
DNQ
CLT TEX IOW GTW KEN ELD POC BRI
18
MCH MSP
23
CHI NHA LVS TAL
20
MAR TEX PHO
15
HOM 36th56 [59]
2017 19 DAY
27
ATL
21
MAR
21
KAN
10
CLT
13
DOV
5
TEX
25
GTW
11
IOW
8
KEN
4
ELD
10
POC
7
MCH
5
BRI
9
MSP
1*
CHI
15
NHA
8
LVS
4
TAL
5
MAR
10
TEX
2*
PHO
9
HOM
5
3rd4032 [60]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314NKNPSECPtsRef
2016 Martin-McClure Racing39 Toyota NSM MOB GRE BRI VIR
1*
DOM STA COL NHA IOW GLN
1**
GRE NJM DOV 33rd96 [13]

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920ARSCPtsRef
2015 Team Penske 99 Ford DAY MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW
4
IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN
17
KAN 67th365 [61]
2016 Cunningham Motorsports DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC
2
MCH MAD WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI
6
KEN
1*
KAN
2
30th895 [62]
2017 DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP
23
POC WIN ISF ROA
12*
DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 65th305 [63]

Complete Global Rallycross Championship results

(key)

Supercar

YearEntrantCar123456789101112GRCPoints
2017 Bryan Herta Rallysport Ford Fiesta ST MEMLOUTHO1THO2OTT1OTT2INDYAC1AC2SEA1
8
SEA2
4
LA11th102

GRC Lites

YearEntrantCar123456789101112LitesPoints
2015 Olsbergs MSE Lites Ford Fiesta FTA
1
DAY1
9
DAY2
1
MCAS
5
DET1
3
DET2
3
DC
8
LA1
2
LA2
1
BAR1
2
BAR2
1
LV
10
2nd473

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine123456789101112RankPoints
2017 3GT Racing GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 5.0 L V8 DAY
14
SEB
13
LBH AUS BEL WGL
6
MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL
8
31st85
2018 JDC-Miller MotorSports P Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
6
SEB LBH MOH BEL WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL 52nd25
2019 AIM Vasser Sullivan GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 5.0 L V8 DAY
5
SEB MOH BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL 49th26
2022 Proton USA GTD Pro Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
5
SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET 27th290
2023 Rick Ware Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
6
SEB LGA WGL ELK IMS PET NC0

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brad Keselowski Racing</span> Defunct stock car racing team

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Parker Kligerman</span> American racing driver (born 1990)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ryan Blaney</span> American racing driver (born 1993)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tyler Reddick</span> American racing driver (born 1996)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chase Briscoe</span> American racing driver (born 1994)

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The NASCAR operation of the racing team Team Penske is a unit based in Mooresville, North Carolina, US. The team fields Ford Mustangs in the NASCAR Cup Series and has won a total of four drivers' championships and over 170 races over both Cup and Xfinity series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 NASCAR Cup Series</span> 73rd season of NASCAR Cup Series racing

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeremy Bullins</span> NASCAR crew chief

Jeremy D. Bullins is an American NASCAR crew chief.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jade Buford</span> American racing driver

Jade Marcus Buford is an American professional racing driver with experience in open-wheel, sports car, and stock car racing. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driving No. 07 Chevrolet Camaro for SS-Green Light Racing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 NASCAR Cup Series</span> 74th season of NASCAR Cup Series racing

The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series was the 74th season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 51st season for the modern Cup Series. The 2022 season marked the debut of the Next Gen Car, which was originally supposed to debut in 2021, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, this was the first season to have races covered by USA Network, which took over for the now-defunct NBCSN.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Daytona 500</span> 64th Running of the event, held in Daytona Beach, Florida

The 2022 Daytona 500 was the first stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series and the 64th running of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 20, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway. In a green-white-checker finish, rookie Austin Cindric, driving for Team Penske, led 21 of the final 45 laps and held off challenges from teammate Ryan Blaney, RFK Racing's Brad Keselowski and eventual second-place finisher Bubba Wallace of 23XI Racing to win his first career NASCAR Cup Series race. Chase Briscoe of Stewart-Haas Racing finished third. Team Penske dedicated their Daytona 500 win to legendary sportscaster Bob Jenkins after the race. Jenkins used to broadcast NASCAR Races on ESPN from 1981 to 2000.

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