Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race at Talladega resulted in a dramatic, however clear photograph end. Austin Cindric and Ryan Preece drag-raced to the road with a pair of Hendrick vehicles pushing them, however it was Cindric who edged forward on the end line in an exhilarating photograph end. The Ford driver additionally had the assistance of a draft from two lapped vehicles on the within line, proper in entrance of him.
“I am simply so pleased with this staff,” stated an excited Cindric. “From the cycles to the quick vehicles to the fuel-only stops. Doug — my spotter, everyone. I have been making an attempt for 3, 4 years now to get a Cup win for John Menard and Menard’s. That vivid yellow automotive appears to be like good out entrance. I am simply so grateful for everybody’s assist. The Ford Efficiency, Roush Yates engine package deal at a majority of these race tracks are second to none. We speak about in each single one among these conferences why we’ve not received one among these races. Simply actually pleased with this effort.”
Talking on the run to the end, he stated: “Positively wasn’t simple. I give a whole lot of credit score. Kyle [Larson] did quite a bit to maintain me, pushing me on the proper instances within the tri-oval. As mad as I used to be at him after Atlanta (when Larson wrecked Cindric within the battle for the lead), I really feel like we’re good now. That was nice too have a photograph end at Talladega, to have the ability to get into the playoffs, (and to do it) in entrance of this wonderful crowd on a lovely day in Alabama.”
Watch: Austin Cindric ‘so proud’ to lastly win at Talladega
Cindric now has three wins within the Cup Collection and, identical to final yr, he’s the primary of the three Staff Penske vehicles to achieve Victory Lane. His different victories on the Cup degree got here at Gateway in 2024 and within the 2022 Daytona 500. Cindric is now the sixth totally different driver to win this yr, and he was twenty second within the championship standings earlier than this essential victory.
The motive force he beat was RFK Racing’s Preece, who scored a career-best end of second. Regardless of the comparatively clear race, Preece was the one RFK driver left within the operating after each of his teammates [Chris Buescher and Brad Keselowski] fell out of the occasion as a consequence of earlier incidents. Preece has by no means received on the Cup degree in practically 200 begins, however 2025 is shaping as much as be one of the best yr of his profession.
Austin Cindric, Staff Penske Ford
Photograph by: Logan Riely / Getty Photos
Kyle Larson received the opening stage and completed third in what now stands as his finest consequence at Talladega. William Byron completed fourth and Joey Logano fifth. Noah Gragson, Chase Elliott, Carson Hocevar, Alex Bowman, and Stage 2 winner Bubba Wallace crammed out the rest of the highest ten.
The race was very clear with simply 5 drivers failing to complete and two cautions for on-track incidents. Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney had been eradicated in a crash at pit entry throughout Stage 1, which additionally collected Kyle Busch. Quickly after, Christopher Bell and Chris Buescher wrecked from the lead after a foul bump on a restart.
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