Austin Cindric
| Austin Cindric | ||||||||||
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| Nationality |
 American | |||||||||
| Born |
September 2, 1998 Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
| Pirelli World Challenge career | ||||||||||
| Debut season | 2016 | |||||||||
| Current team | K-PAX Racing | |||||||||
| Car no. | 6 | |||||||||
| Engine | McLaren | |||||||||
| Starts | 0 | |||||||||
| Championships | 0 | |||||||||
| Wins | 0 | |||||||||
| Previous series | ||||||||||
| 2016 2015 2013–2014 2013–2014 2012 |
K&N Pro Series East ARCA Racing Series U.S. F2000 National Championship Historic SportsCar Racing Skip Barber Racing Winter Series | |||||||||
| Global RallyCross Championship Lites career | ||||||||||
| Debut season | 2015 | |||||||||
| Current team | Olsbergs MSE | |||||||||
| Car no. | 77 | |||||||||
| Starts | 12 | |||||||||
| Wins | 4 | |||||||||
| Best finish | 2nd in 2015 | |||||||||
| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | ||||||||||
| 6 races run over 2 years | ||||||||||
| Truck no., team | No. (Brad Keselowski Racing) | |||||||||
| 2016 position | 36th | |||||||||
| Best finish | 36th (2016) | |||||||||
| First race | 2015 Kroger 200 (Martinsville) | |||||||||
| Last race | 2016 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix) | |||||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 11, 2016. | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Austin Cindric (born September 2, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the Pirelli World Challenge, driving the No. 6 McLaren 650S for K-PAX Racing, along with competing part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 2 Ford F-150 for Brad Keselowski Racing.
Racing career
Cindric started his career in semi-professional legends car and Bandolero racing in North Carolina. After attending the Skip Barber Racing School to gain road racing experience, in 2013 and 2014 he raced in the U.S. F2000 National Championship. In 2013 he finished 17th in points driving for Andretti Autosport with a best finish of seventh in the season finale. In 2014 he switched teams to Pabst Racing Services, finishing 14th in points with a second place podium finish on the oval at Lucas Oil Raceway. He also competed in Historic SportsCar Racing, winning a race in a Porsche 944.[1]
In 2014, Cindric began competing in the Global RallyCross Championship Lites, winning the bronze medal in his debut at X Games Austin 2014.[2][3] In October, he made his IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge debut for Racers Edge Motorsports at Road Atlanta with David Levine as co-driver, finishing 17th.[1] During the year, he was named a member of the Porsche North American Junior Academy.[4] In 2015, Cindric competed in the Bathurst 12 Hour, the youngest driver to compete in the event, driving the No. 63 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG for Erebus Motorsport;[5] he finished 21st overall and seventh in his class.[6] He began competing full-time in the CTSCC in 2015, driving for Multimatic Motorsports with Jade Buford as co-driver.[1] In July, he won the CTSCC race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, becoming the youngest winner in the series.[7] Afterwards, he made his ARCA Racing Series debut at the #ThisIsMySpeedway 150 at Iowa Speedway, driving the No. 99 for Cunningham Motorsports;[5] Cindric started and finished fourth in the race.[8] He made his NASCAR debut in the Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 29 Ford F-150 for Brad Keselowski Racing at Martinsville as a substitute for Austin Theriault who was still recovering from his injury at Las Vegas.[9]
In 2016, he drove the No. 6 McLaren for K-PAX Racing in the Pirelli World Challenge, while also joining Martin-McClure Racing for two K&N Pro Series East events[10] and Brad Keselowski Racing in the No. 2 F-150 at Dover International Speedway.[11] Later in the year, he recorded his first ARCA win at Kentucky Speedway.[12]
Cindric made his restrictor track debut at Talladega, finishing 18th.
Personal life
The son of Team Penske president Tim Cindric, he currently attends Cannon School.[1]
Motorsports career results
American Open-Wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
USF2000 National Championship results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Andretti Autosport | SEB 24 |
SEB 29 |
STP 23 |
STP 28 |
LOR 22 |
 TOR 27 |
TOR 13 |
MDO 12 |
MDO 15 |
MDO 9 |
LAG 20 |
LAG 13 |
HOU 8 |
HOU 7 |
17th | 77 |
| 2014 | Pabst Racing Services | STP 11 |
STP 10 |
BAR 9 |
BAR 17 |
IMS 8 |
IMS 21 |
LOR 2 |
TOR 15 |
TOR 18 |
MDO 18 |
MDO 6 |
MDO 6 |
LAG 12 |
LAG 20 |
14th | 125 |
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Camping World Truck Series
| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCWTC | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Brad Keselowski Racing | 29 | Ford | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR 25 |
TEX | PHO 14 |
HOM | 51st | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2 | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | DOV DNQ |
CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | KEN | ELD | POC | BRI 18 |
MCH | MSP 23 |
CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL 20 |
MAR | TEX | PHO 15 |
HOM | 36th | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
ARCA Racing Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Racing Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ARSC | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Team Penske | 99 | Ford | DAY | MOB | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | CHI | WIN | IOW 4 |
IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | KEN 17 |
KAN | 67th | 365 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC 2 |
MCH | MAD | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | CHI 6 |
KEN 1* |
KAN 2 |
30th | 895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
Complete Global Rallycross results
GRC Lites
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Lites | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Olsbergs MSE | Lites Ford Fiesta | FTA 1 |
DAY1 9 |
DAY2 1 |
MCAS 5 |
DET1 3 |
DET2 3 |
DC 8 |
LA1 2 |
LA2 1 |
BAR1 2 |
BAR2 1 |
LV 10 |
2nd | 473 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Cindric Enjoying Full Season in Multimatic Ford Mustang". International Motor Sports Association. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- ↑ "RallyCross Lites". X Games. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- ↑ "AUSTIN CINDRIC". Global RallyCross Championship. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Austin Cindric". International Motor Sports Association. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- 1 2 "16-year-old Austin Cindric to make ARCA debut at Iowa". Autoweek. July 14, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Austin Cindric, son of Team Penske president, sets CTSC mark". Associated Press. July 11, 2015. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 #ThisIsMySpeedway 150". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- ↑ Malsher, David (October 31, 2015). "Tim Cindric on son Austin's NASCAR debut – "He's in at the deep end"". motorsport.com. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Austin Cindric Joins Martin-McClure Racing". Catchfence. April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ↑ "BKR Announces Third Truck Driver Lineup For Dover and Charlotte Races". Brad Keselowski Racing. April 28, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ Reiman, Samuel (September 23, 2016). "Austin Cindric wins wreck-marred ARCA race at Kentucky". Foxsports.com. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Austin Cindric driver statistics at Racing-Reference