A midweek twist on penalties -- one issued and one overturned -- have Chase Briscoe and Austin Cindric on opposite ends of the Cup standings.
Chase Briscoe and his team celebrated a successful appeal against the heavy fine and penalties they received following the Daytona 500. In a separate incident, Austin Cindric faced a 50-point deduction and a $50,
This past week was a big one on the NASCAR Cup Series penalty front. Chase Briscoe won his appeal and regained his points for a post-race penalty received at Daytona. Conversely, Austin Cindric was docked 50 points and fined $50,
It's been a rough start to the NASCAR season for Austin Cindric and Ross Chastain, but they're both trying to move past some early setbacks.
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.
Kevin Harvick said during Sunday's prerace show that NASCAR should have suspended Austin Cindric following last week's race at COTA.