HAMPTON, GEORGIA - MARCH 21: Austin Cindric, driver of the #33 Pirtek Ford, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 21, 2021 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) | Getty Images
HAMPTON, GEORGIA - MARCH 21: Austin Cindric, driver of the #33 Pirtek Ford, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 21, 2021 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Austin Cindric Pulling Double Duty at COTA

Austin Cindric will make his fifth NASCAR Cup Serie start of the season at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday (May 22).

Cindric, who has a road racing background and won four times on road courses in the Xfinity Series will pilot the No. 33 Team Penske Ford, sponsored by Pirtek.

In his first four Cup starts (Daytona, Atlanta, Richmond and Kansas), Cindric has an average finish of 21.8, with a best outing of 15th in this year’s Daytona 500.