Austin Cindric

Austin Louis Cindric is a professional American auto racing driver, driving the No. 2 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Team Penske. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series. Cindric’s appearance in NASCAR started with him racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2015. Making his way to the top, Cindric raced in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and then in the NASCAR Cup Series. He has won the Daytona 500 in 2022 as well.

Before competing in NASCAR, Cindric participated in a variety of competitions including the Global RallyCross Championship, the Road to Indy Ladder, and competitions consisting of sports cars.

Austin Cindric’s Early Life

Cindric was born on September 2, 1998, in Columbus, Ohio, U.S. He graduated from Canon School on May 18, 2017. Cindric started his driving career in semi-professional Legends car and Bandolero racing in North Carolina. Cindric raced in the U.S. F2000 National Championship in 2013 and 2014. He also competed in Historic Sportscar Racing, winning it in a Porsche 944. Cindric also began competing in the Global RallyCross Championship Lites in 2014 and won the bronze medal at X Games Austin 2014, marking his debut, as per Wikipedia.

Cindric went on to make his debut in the IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge for Racers Edge Motorsports finishing 17th. At age 17, Cindric participated in the Bathurst 12 Hour, becoming the youngest driver to compete in 2015, as per Wikipedia. Later that year, he began competing in the CTSCC, driving for team Multimatic Motorsports. He won the CTSCC race at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, becoming the youngest driver to win in the series, as per Wikipedia.

In July 2015, Cindric made his debut in the ARCA Racing Series at Iowa Speedway. He made his NASCAR debut in the Camping World Truck Series for Brad Keselowski Racing at Martinsville as a substitute, driving the No. 29 Ford F-150, as per Wikipedia.

Austin Cindric’s Personal Life

Cindric is the son of Team Penske president Tim Cindric and his wife Megan Cindric. He is the maternal grandson of former IndyCar team owner and Red Roof Hotel founder Jim Trueman, as per Wikipedia.

Austin Cindric’s Father

Timothy J. Cindric is an American motorsports executive who is the father of Austin Cindric. Timothy J. Cindric, also known as Tim Cindric, is the president of Team Penske, as per Wikipedia. Tim also serves as the strategist for the Penske-owned IndyCar teams.

Over the course of his 24-year tenure with Team Penske, the team has won over 400 races and 27 titles, including three Daytona 500 victories, nine Indianapolis 500 victories, and an overall win at the 12-hour Sebring victory, as per Team Penske’s official website.

Austin Cindric’s Social Media

Cindric is active on Instagram and has been posting on the platform since 2012.

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Moreover, he is regularly active on Twitter(X) too.

https://x.com/AustinCindric

Austin Cindric’s Career Stats

Cindric has appeared in 94 races since his first race in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2021 at the Daytona 500. He has won twice in the series, once at Daytona 500 in 2022, and at Enjoy Illinois 300 (Gateway) in 2024. He has secured ten top tens and one pole position throughout the three years in the Cup Series.

Cindric has won the most in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, as he won it 13 times, securing 8 pole positions, and having 89 top tens in the same. Before the Xfinity Series, Cindric competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in which he won only once, secured only one pole position, and bagged 16 top tens.

Before the Craftsman Truck Series, Cindric won only once in the ARCA Menards Series, securing five top tens and a single pole position.

Austin Cindric’s Contract

Cindric currently drives the No. 2 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Team Penske. Cindric joined Team Penske in August 2017, driving the No. 22 car of the Xfinity Series, as per Wikipedia. Since then, Cindric has remained with Team Penske.

Cindric drove for Cunningham Motorsports in July 2015, making his debut in the ARCA Racing Series. Afterwards, he shifted to driving a No. 29 Ford F-150 for Brad Keselowski Racing at Martinsville in the Camping World Truck Series. Cindric remained in Brad Keselowski Racing, before moving to Team Penske.

Austin Cindric’s Diet

While it is not known what the driver actually eats in his day-to-day life, in an interview with The Athletic, on asking what Cindric eats before a race, he says that he can eat as much as he can in order to burn off during a race. Cindric also told the interviewer that he eats spicy foods, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, and whatnot.

Austin Cindric’s Cars

In an interview with Discount Tire, Cindric told the interviewer that his daily driver is a Ford Mustang GT which is Burgundy in colour with black wheels, as per discount tire’s official website.