Keselowski has fielded entries in the series since 2008, including rides for Cindric and Chase Briscoe this season. They even sat next to each other in pre-race drivers' meetings - Cindric called Rhodes his "go-to person" on the seating chart - and expected nothing but a hard, fair fight to the finish.Ĭindric could send Brad Keselowski out a winner as his Truck team folds at the end of the season. Rhodes and Cindric were buddies as they came up together in various racing series. I'd love to catch up with him this weekend." I think he understood it watching his post-race interview. "I just made sure, hey, there was no intent for anything to happen," Cindric said. Cindric said he reached out to Rhodes this week, but the call went straight to voicemail and they have not spoken.
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Sure enough, other drivers called on Rhodes to retaliate. Eddie Troconis also warned that Cindric will have a rough race ahead of him in the championship. Rhodes' crew chief felt Cindric used a dirty move to collect his spot at Homestead. Rhodes called it a "desperation" move by Cindric and said he was driving "over his head."
But you've got move on from something like that," he said. "The way I handled it probably wasn't the cleanest. Cindric went low on the restart to gain momentum for a potential pass and Rhodes briefly dipped down in an apparent attempt to block him. The two trucks made contact and it led to a race-ending spin and wreck for Rhodes. Rhodes also had been in contention, and the two vied for position on a late restart. I've got do my best job and execute for a shot at the championship."Ĭindric earned the final spot in the championship field after a battle with Ben Rhodes at Phoenix. "I think the racing always has to be clean and fair," he said. Cindric insisted he's not worried about possible retaliation. His aggressive driving last weekend at Phoenix ticked off enough drivers that he is facing threats of revenge.Ĭindric, Christopher Bell, two-time champion Matt Crafton and defending series champion Johnny Sauter are in the winner-take-all championship race Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway that could go down with a demolition derby ending. (AP) - Austin Cindric returned to his hauler and found a scrum of drivers more ready to rumble than make small talk about championship weekend.Ĭindric is racing for a NASCAR Truck Series championship - and, perhaps, racing just to finish the race.
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