TALLADEGA, Ala. — Austin Cindric celebrated his first NASCAR Cup Series win of the season by wearing Talladega’s Superspeedway traditional victory wreath all around the track late Sunday afternoon.
Yes, a wreath like he just won the Indianapolis 500.
He thought so, too.
“Feels like I just won the Indy 500,” he said. “I’m trying to walk on the plane with this.”
Cindric wasn’t even concerned how such a gesture might be received by fellow Team Penske driver Joey Logano, who raged on his radio after the second stage when Cindric didn’t push him and it allowed 23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace to win the segment and its valuable bonus points.