NASCAR penalized Team Penske’s Austin Cindric after an incident between him and Ty Dillon during the Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas. Although Cindric managed to avoid a suspension, he was fined $50,

NASCAR penalized Austin Cindric 50 points and fined him $50,000 after an incident where he wrecked Ty Dillon at Circuit of The Americas.

NASCAR has penalized Austin Cindric 50 points and fined him $50,000 for intentionally spinning Ty Dillon in last weekend's Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas.

The 33-year-old warns NASCAR that it “could get into a little bit of trouble” as he remains unimpressed by a lack of race ban for Cindric

NASCAR's decision not to suspend Austin Cindric for his hit on Ty Dillon came down to it happening at a road course instead of an oval. Dillon warns that this is the exact type of gray area that gets NASCAR into trouble.

If you can't follow a precedent, trying to set one at all is a futile task. That's the predicament NASCAR finds itself in following their decision on Wednesday to not suspend Austin Cindric for right-hooking Ty Dillon.