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,

On this week's Hauler Talk podcast, NASCAR's Mike Forde explained that a one-race suspension was debated for Austin Cindric's incident at COTA, but ultimately, the sanctioning body decided on a monetary fine and point deduction.

Following Sunday's run-in between Team Penske's Austin Cindric and Kaulig Racing's Ty Dillon as the drivers exited Turn 20, NASCAR penalized the Penske driver.