Austin Cindric | ||||||||||
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Nationality | American | |||||||||
Born |
Columbus, Ohio |
September 2, 1998 |||||||||
Pirelli World Challenge career | ||||||||||
Debut season | 2016 | |||||||||
Current team | K-PAX Racing | |||||||||
Car no. | 6 | |||||||||
Engine | McLaren | |||||||||
Starts | 0 | |||||||||
Championships | 0 | |||||||||
Wins | 0 | |||||||||
Previous series | ||||||||||
2016 2015 2013–2014 2013–2014 2012 |
K&N Pro Series East ARCA Racing Series U.S. F2000 National Championship Historic SportsCar Racing Skip Barber Racing Winter Series |
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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 | ||||||||||
6 races run over 2 years | ||||||||||
Truck no., team | No. 19 (Brad Keselowski Racing) | |||||||||
2016 position | 36th | |||||||||
Best finish | 36th (2016) | |||||||||
First race | 2015 Kroger 200 (Martinsville) | |||||||||
Last race | 2016 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix) | |||||||||
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Statistics current as of November 11, 2016. | ||||||||||
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Austin Cindric (born September 2, 1998) is an American professional driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 19 Ford F-150 for Brad Keselowski Racing.
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.
In 2014, Cindric began competing in the Global RallyCross Championship Lites, winning the bronze medal in his debut at X Games Austin 2014. 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. During the year, he was named a member of the Porsche North American Junior Academy. 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; he finished 21st overall and seventh in his class. He began competing full-time in the CTSCC in 2015, driving for Multimatic Motorsports with Jade Buford as co-driver. In July, he won the CTSCC race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, becoming the youngest winner in the series. Afterwards, he made his ARCA Racing Series debut at the #ThisIsMySpeedway 150 at Iowa Speedway, driving the No. 99 for Cunningham Motorsports; Cindric started and finished fourth in the race. 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 was still recovering from his injury at Las Vegas.