After two of Team Penske’s IndyCar teams were penalized for illegal parts modifications during last weekend’s Indianapolis 500 qualifying, the team announced it had parted ways with IndyCar team president Tim Cindric, IndyCar managing director Ron Ruzewski and IndyCar general manager Kyle Moyer on Wednesday.
Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Team Penske NASCAR Cup Series driver Austin Cindric addressed the fallout of a situation that ultimately cost his father, Tim, his job.
“When family’s involved, you’ve got to understand it from both sides,” Cindric told reporters ahead of Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 (6 p.m. ET, Prime Video, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). “And I feel like from every step of the way, since I started racing for the team in 2018, I feel like between myself, my pops and (team owner) Roger (Penske) and most involved, I feel like we’ve done a pretty good job at separating personal life and professional life. And I see this as no different.
“Racing can be a cool industry. It can be an incredibly rewarding industry. And past that, it’s not something that I have weighing on me heavily for this weekend and for my pops. I love my dad, and that’s kind of about all I have to say.”
— NASCAR.com —