Austin Cindric
| Austin Cindric | ||||||||||
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| Nationality |
 United States | |||||||||
| Born |
September 2, 1998 Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
| IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge career | ||||||||||
| Debut season | 2014 | |||||||||
| Current team | Multimatic Motorsports | |||||||||
| Car no. | 158 | |||||||||
| Engine | Ford | |||||||||
| Codriver |
Jade Buford | |||||||||
| Former teams | Racers Edge Motorsports | |||||||||
| Wins | 1 | |||||||||
| Previous series | ||||||||||
| 2015 2013–2014 2013–2014 2012 |
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 | ||||||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | ||||||||||
| Truck no., team | No. 29 (Brad Keselowski Racing) | |||||||||
| 2015 position | 51st | |||||||||
| Best finish | 51st (2015) | |||||||||
| First race | 2015 Kroger 200 (Martinsville) | |||||||||
| Last race | 2015 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix) | |||||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 13, 2015. | ||||||||||
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Medal record
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Austin Cindric (born September 2, 1998) is an American racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, driving the No. 158 Ford Shelby GT 350R-C for Multimatic Motorsports, along with the Global RallyCross Championship Lites for Olsbergs MSE.
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 is still recovering from his injury at Las Vegas.[9]
Personal life
The son of Team Penske president Tim Cindric, he currently attends Cannon School.[1]
Motorsports career results
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 | ||||||||||||||||
ARCA Racing Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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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 | Cunningham Motorsports | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
Complete Global RallyCross Championship results
GRC Lites
| Year | Entrant | Car | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Position | Points |
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| 2015 | Olsbergs MSE | Lites Ford Fiesta | 77 | 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. 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. 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 31 October 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Austin Cindric driver statistics at Racing-Reference