2022 Daytona 500 winner and Staff Penske driver Austin Cindric is not any stranger to the world of Supercars. He is paid shut consideration to the Australian-based racing sequence for years, and even thought-about it as a official career-path for himself earlier than changing into a full-time NASCAR Cup Sequence driver.
A number of Supercars aces have ventured over to NASCAR in recent times, together with Shane van Gisbergen, who made the full-time swap and is at present competing within the Cup playoffs alongside drivers like Cindric.
Cindric’s expertise racing in Australia is proscribed, however it’s nonetheless larger than many of the present NASCAR subject. He has examined a Gen2 Supercar, and competed within the Bathurst 12 Hours again in 2015.
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“It has been about 10 years since I have been right down to Australia to go race,” stated Cindric in a Saturday press convention forward of the Cup race in St. Louis. “And there is a sure time limit in my profession that it was a official consideration to go race full-time there. Whether or not or not it’s Tremendous 2 or one thing else or, clearly, they’ve achieved an ideal job with that sequence and producing nice drivers. In order a youthful driver, it was one thing I actually checked out fairly closely. I’ve all the time type of saved a pulse on it. I did some racing down there previously, with the Bathurst 12 hour and I’ve a whole lot of nice relationships there.
“It is actually cool to see all of it come full circle. Clearly, I would not have the ability to do it with out the assistance and connection from Ford, with all the fellows at Tickford and type of simply piecing issues collectively to see if it’s all doable after which type of undergo the paperwork of how do I get authorised and this and that? However all in all, it will be a brilliant enjoyable journey.”
Cindric went on to name it a “nice alternative,” and expressed a need to do a couple of occasion. The race he will probably be competing in is a tough one, happening on the intimidating Adelaide road circuit.
“I wish to do nicely and signify myself in addition to doable, however it’s a tough course and an extremely aggressive sequence,” continued Cindric. “So seeking to see what I realized about myself and the way nicely I stack up towards a fairly stout grid.”
When Cindric begins the Adelaide Grand Ultimate, he’ll grow to be the primary American to participate in a Supercars race because the 2019 season when former Indy 500 winner Alexander Rossi contested the Bathurst 1000.
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