AUSTIN CINDRIC OUT IN FRONT BY A NOSE ON THE LAST LAP DASH AT TALLADEGA! – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTO
AUSTIN CINDRIC, No. 2 Menards/Quaker State Ford Mustang Dark Horse –
VICTORY LANE INTERVIEW:
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WIN AS A TEAM LIKE THIS? “It takes everything and
we’ve had it so many races here and you’ve got to have a little bit
more. I’m just so proud of everybody on this race team. Team Penske,
the entire shop deserves wins at these racetracks with how fast our race
cars are and I’m just so proud to be able to win for John Menard and
the Menards team – to get this yellow car in Victory Lane and get in
the playoffs.”
WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR MIND ON THOSE FINAL LAPS? “You’re waiting for
it to go wrong, but you’ve got to stay in the zone. There are so many
times at the end I was just focused on the feedback Doug Campbell was
giving me and what I knew about our car and maybe other cars I observed
throughout the field today, so just an absolutely fantastic job by
everybody involved.”
DESCRIBE THE EMOTION FOR TEAM PENSKE TODAY? “We’re gonna celebrate
this one at the shop. The guys really deserve it and I couldn’t be
happier.”
YOU RAN IT OUT OF GAS GOING AROUND CELEBRATING? “I figured I’d do
the full lap. Sometimes guys do the half lap, but you never know when
you’re gonna win these races again. I’m not saying we can’t do it,
but you’ve got to appreciate it and have a moment by myself there with
the race car and prove how good we got that cycle down. It was really
cool.”