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🇺🇸 Austin Cindric
Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Cup Series, Team Penske. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Austin Cindric
Born
2 September 1998(b. 1998)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Team Penske
Series
NASCAR Cup Series
Status
Active
Championships
12020
Career wins
19
Career podiums
59
Career starts
381
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
6,457
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
6,457Rank 61 of 40,349 indexed, +1333 this season
FIA Categorisation
Silver
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Austin Cindric is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Cup Series for Team Penske. Cindric is a one-time champion (2020), with 19 wins and 59 podiums from 381 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 6,457 ranks Cindric 61th of 40,349 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-09-27 | Kansas | P2 | +118 |
| 2026-09-19 | Bristol | P11 | +43 |
| 2026-09-13 | World Wide Technology Raceway | P10 | +56 |
| 2026-09-06 | Darlington | P13 | +36 |
| 2026-08-29 | Daytona International Speedway | P6 | +97 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +185 | World Wide Technology Raceway 2024 | NASCAR Cup Series | P1 |
| +175 | Darlington 2026 | NASCAR Cup Series | P5 |
| +147 | Talladega 2023 | NASCAR Cup Series | P5 |
| +144 | Duel #2 2024 | NASCAR Cup Series | P2 |
| +144 | Martinsville 2026 | NASCAR Cup Series | P8 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Duel #24 starts+44
Watkins Glen International9 starts+39
World Wide Technology Raceway5 starts+38
Dover12 starts+18
Struggles
Michigan9 starts-34
Daytona International Speedway21 starts-27
Kansas18 starts-24
Iowa9 starts-18
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | Team Penske | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +1,333 | 6,457 |
| 2025 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −411 | 5,124 | |
| ▸Supercars Championship | Tickford Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | −434 | ||
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Ford Multimatic Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +59 | ||
| 2024 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +281 | 5,910 | |
| 2023 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −538 | 5,629 | |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Rick Ware Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −93 | ||
| 2022 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +186 | 6,260 | |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Proton USA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +15 | ||
| ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | PF Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | −48 | ||
| 2021 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 33 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +500 | 6,106 | |
| ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −264 | |||
| 2020 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 33 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +318 | 5,911 | |
| ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Multimatic Motorsports Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | −222 | ||
| 2019 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 32 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +541 | 5,874 | |
| ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Multimatic Motorsports | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | +84 | ||
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | AIM Vasser Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | +70 | ||
| 2018 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +4 | 5,634 | |
| ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Multimatic Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +8 | ||
| 2017 | ▸NASCAR Truck | Brad Keselowski Racing | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P7 | +793 | 4,967 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | 3GT Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | +120 | ||
| ▸ARCA Menards Series | Menards / Pirtek ( Briggs Cunningham ) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | P33 | −200 | ||
| ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Team Penske | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P42 | +33 | ||
| 2016 | ▸ARCA Menards Series | Menards ( Kerry Scherer ) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P9 | +339 | 4,477 |
| ▸NASCAR Truck | Brad Keselowski Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | −61 | ||
| 2015 | ▸ARCA Menards Series | Autozone ( Roger Penske ) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | +2,792 | 4,142 |
| ▸NASCAR Truck | Brad Keselowski Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | ↑551−7 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Cindric finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Chase Briscoe | 6,639 | 307 | 138 | 169 | 45% |
| 🇺🇸 Christopher BellFIA Silver | 6,919 | 287 | 87 | 200 | 30% |
| 🇺🇸 Ross Chastain | 5,978 | 283 | 126 | 157 | 45% |
| 🇺🇸 Justin Haley | 5,021 | 280 | 173 | 107 | 62% |
| 🇺🇸 Noah Gragson | 5,165 | 279 | 171 | 108 | 61% |
| 🇺🇸 Tyler Reddick | 6,474 | 269 | 101 | 168 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Austin DillonFIA Gold | 5,843 | 203 | 108 | 95 | 53% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle BuschFIA Platinum | 5,958 | 202 | 77 | 125 | 38% |
| 🇲🇽 Daniel Suárez | 6,249 | 199 | 95 | 104 | 48% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle LarsonFIA Gold | 6,632 | 197 | 69 | 128 | 35% |
| 🇺🇸 Denny HamlinHigher-rated | 7,394 | 195 | 61 | 134 | 31% |
| 🇳🇿 Scott McLaughlinFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 6,770 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Ty GibbsHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,759 | 177 | 75 | 102 | 42% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,349 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 🇦🇺 Mark Webber | WEC | 6,537 |
| 52 | 🇫🇮 Mika Häkkinen | Formula 1 | 6,529 |
| 53 | 🇬🇧 Jim Clark | Formula 1 | 6,518 |
| 54 | 🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn | Formula 1 | 6,504 |
| 55 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Preece | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,504 |
| 56 | 🇺🇸 Tony Stewart | NASCAR Truck | 6,497 |
| 57 | 🇮🇹 Nino Farina | Formula 1 | 6,495 |
| 58 | 🇦🇹 Gerhard Berger | Formula 1 | 6,491 |
| 59 | 🇯🇵 Ayumu Iwasa | Super Formula | 6,482 |
| 60 | 🇺🇸 Tyler Reddick | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,474 |
| 61 | 🇺🇸 Austin Cindric | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,457 |
| 62 | 🇺🇸 Bubba Wallace | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,440 |
| 63 | 🇵🇹 António Félix da Costa | Formula E | 6,428 |
| 64 | 🇫🇮 Kimi Räikkönen | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,427 |
| 65 | 🇺🇸 William Byron | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,419 |
| 66 | 🇮🇹 Riccardo Patrese | Formula 1 | 6,417 |
| 67 | 🇺🇸 Richie Ginther | Formula 1 | 6,413 |
| 68 | 🇺🇸 Corey Heim | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,411 |
| 69 | 🇧🇪 Laurens Vanthoor | IMSA WeatherTech | 6,404 |
| 70 | 🇯🇵 Kenta Yamashita | Super GT | 6,403 |
| 71 | 🇺🇸 Matt Campbell | IMSA WeatherTech | 6,398 |
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