Austin Cindric by a nose (.022 Seconds) was the photo finish result at Talladega for the annual spring NASCAR Cup Series race at the 2.67 mile tri-oval superspeedway right here in Alabama.
Ryan Preece was later disqualified during post-race inspection and graded as the 38th place finisher, only ahead of Cindric’s Penske teammate and reigning Cup Series Champion Joey Logano who was also given a post-race DQ. Both drivers were in violation of NASCAR’s spec rules on their cars’ rear spoiler.
What seemed like a salvaged day and a P2 finish for RFK Racing ends up with P35 (Buescher), P37 (Keselowski) and P38 (Preece) as the other 2 RFK drivers were involved in accidents in back to back cautions.
The race win for Cindric was the first trophy finish of the year for Penske Racing. It locks Austin Cindric into the 2025 NASCAR Playoffs.
Talladega did not disappoint. With 67 lead changes amongst 23 drivers. The NexGen car which has been under public scrutiny and criticism recently, put on a show that was full of parity and unpredictability while also staying relatively clean having just 4 total cautions.
NASCAR now heads to the great state of Texas.
Talladega Weekend Winners
ARCA General Tire 200 – Lawless Alan – 20 – Venturini
Xfinity Ag-Pro 300 – Austin Hill – 21 – Richard Childress
Jack Link’s 500 – Austin Cindric – 2 – Penske
