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\nAustin 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.<\/p>\n
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\nAustin 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.<\/p>\n
\nRyan Preece was later disqualified during post-race inspection and graded as the 38th place finisher, only ahead of Cindric\u2019s Penske teammate and reigning Cup Series Champion Joey Logano who was also given a post-race DQ. Both drivers were in violation of NASCAR\u2019s spec rules on their cars\u2019 rear spoiler.<\/p>\n
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.<\/span><\/p>\n 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.<\/span><\/p>\n 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. <\/span><\/p>\n NASCAR now heads to the great state of Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n Talladega Weekend Winners<\/span><\/p>\n ARCA General Tire 200 – Lawless Alan – 20 – Venturini<\/span><\/p>\n Xfinity Ag-Pro 300 – Austin Hill – 21 – Richard Childress<\/span><\/p>\n Jack Link\u2019s 500 – Austin Cindric – 2 – Penske<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"