During Lap 4 of the NASCAR Cup Series race at COTA, Austin Cindric right rear-hooked Ty Dillon in retaliation. He’s been penalized. Cindric faced a $50,000 fine and 50 point penalty. But should he have faced a one-race suspension like drivers have in the past?

Austin Cindric’s retaliation against Ty Dillon resulted in a points penalty. NASCAR announced Wednesday the Team Penske driver had been penalized 50 points and fined $50,000 after he turned Dillon on the front stretch in the opening laps of last weekend’s race at Circuit of the Americas.

NASCAR penalized Austin Cindric 50 points and fined him $50,000 on Wednesday for intentionally spinning Ty Dillon in last weekend’s Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas. Dillon moved Cindric up the track early in the race and Cindric quickly retaliated by hooking Dillon in the right rear,