Austin Cindric emerged as the surprise winner of the NASCAR Cup series race Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway when teammate Ryan Blaney apparently ran out of gas while leading on the final lap.

Austin Cindric drives the no. 2 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Team Penske in the NASCAR Cup Series. Cindric was a competitor in the Road to Indy class, Supercars and RallyCross Championships.

DAYTONA BEACH — Austin Cindric may not possess an exact answer ... He didn’t want the 2024 season, in which he won the Enjoy Illinois 300 and made the playoffs, to end.

DAYTONA BEACH — The call never comes early for Austin Cindric. Usually, the calendar says days and weeks, not months, until the Rolex 24 at Daytona when his invitation arrives. Same procedure ...

Austin Cindric earned his second playoff appearance in 2024 and finished a career-high 11th in points. Cindric, like his Team Penske teammates Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano, struggled early in the ...