Austin Cindric 199th different winner in Cup Series
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Austin Cindric’s victory in the 2022 Daytona 500 marked his first in NASCAR’s premier series and the 199th different winner in the history of the Cup Series.
Cindric’s win came in his eighth career Cup Series start and second Daytona 500 attempt.
“I pride myself in being a versatile driver, an open-minded competitor, and that’s what you had to be tonight,” Cindric said to The Racing Experts.
The Team Penske driver’s victory marked the second straight season a driver earned their first career win in the Daytona 500 with Michael McDowell picking up the win in 2021.
“This makes up for losing a championship last race I did,” Cindric said. “…I know there’s going to be highs and lows, being a rookie in a field of drivers this strong. I’m just grateful for the opportunity, excited to climb the mountain we’ve got ahead of us on the 2 team.”
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Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.
From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book "All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story" with racer Geoff Bodine.
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