Austin Cindric Not Strong At Bristol But Should Still Advance
2 months agoAlthough Austin Cindric's last-lap crash across the finish line with A.J. Allmendinger in the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Bristol was one of his most memorable moments, he has seldom contended there at the NASCAR Cup Series level. He has never finished better than five laps down or posted an average running position better than 27th, which is also where he qualified for this race. Since he tends to run poorly even when he qualifies well, even a top twenty seems unlikely but despite that, he is still probably safe to advance to the Round of 12 because he sits 43 points above the playoff cutline. Although he will almost certainly give up points to most of the other playoff drivers currently behind him in points, he probably won't give up enough to fall below the cutline.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference