NASCAR penalized Team Penske’s Austin Cindric after an incident between him and Ty Dillon during the Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas. Although Cindric managed to avoid a suspension, he was fined $50,

NASCAR penalized Austin Cindric 50 points and fined him $50,000 after an incident where he wrecked Ty Dillon 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.

NASCAR's decision not to suspend Austin Cindric for his hit on Ty Dillon came down to it happening at a road course instead of an oval. Dillon warns that this is the exact type of gray area that gets NASCAR into trouble.

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.

If you can't follow a precedent, trying to set one at all is a futile task. That's the predicament NASCAR finds itself in following their decision on Wednesday to not suspend Austin Cindric for right-hooking Ty Dillon.