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.

Cindric retaliated with a right-rear hook on Dillon, which led to Dillon's car spinning wildly. To Dillon and his team, this driving appeared deliberate. Surprisingly, NASCAR officials decided not to penalize Cindric during the race, although there's a chance they might review it in the coming week.

Austin Cindric has been fined and docked points for hooking Ty Dillon early in Sunday’s race at Circuit of the Americas. NASCAR fined the Team Penske driver $50,000 and docked him 50 points on

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The Team Penske driver was fined $50,000 and docked 50 points in the driver standings after contact with Ty Dillon at Circuit of The Americas. For more information on the ruling, tune in to this week’s episode of ‘Hauler Talk.

Austin Cindric was fined $50,000 and docked 50 championship points after an incident with Ty Dillon in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas last weekend, NASCAR revealed March 5 in its penalty report.

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