Austin Cindric was too furious at Kyle Larson to talk to him after the Atlanta NASCAR Cup race, but he knew he wanted to speak with him after he cooled down, so he resorted to a traditional means of communication—he gave his business card to Hendrick Motorsports executives Jeff Andrews and Chad Knaus.

NASCAR has penalized Austin Cindric 50 points and fined him $50,000 for intentionally spinning Ty Dillon in last weekend’s Cup race at Circuit of the Americas. After Dillon moved Cindric up the track early in the race, Cindric quickly retaliated and hooked Dillon in the right rear, spinning Dillon.

While Alfredo said the contact was unintentional, NASCAR held him for two laps, then fined him $25,000 and docked him 25 driver points later in the week. Granted, it was the last race of the season, but no suspension was handed down and a smaller fine was given as well.

NASCAR has penalized Austin Cindric 50 points and fined him $50,000 for intentionally spinning Ty Dillon in last weekend’s Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas.

Austin Cindric's $50K penalty has become a hot topic in NASCAR's ongoing debate over regulations, now drawing reactions from Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin.

NASCAR fined the Team Penske driver $50,000 and docked him 50 driver points and said it wasn’t a one-race suspension in the past like it was for Bubba Wallace in 2022 at Las Vegas and Chase Elliott in 2023 at Charlotte because it was on a road course with lower speeds, tighter confines and the incident didn't lead to a caution flag.

Kevin Harvick said during Sunday's prerace show that NASCAR should have suspended Austin Cindric following last week's race at COTA.

Following NASCAR’s 2025 edition of the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) race, the Austin Cindric penalty remains a hot topic in the racing world. Kyle Busch once again grabbed the mic, and in true “Rowdy” fashion,

Kyle Busch has called on NASCAR to change its rules after Austin Cindric received a penalty for a rear-right hook on Ty Dillon last weekend.