CONCORD, N.C. — Austin Cindric will celebrate a milestone before strapping into his race truck Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Although it will be a quick turnaround between the graduation ceremony and getting to the racetrack in time for qualifying, Cindric, son of Team Penske president Tim Cindric, won’t be wearing a firesuit under his graduation gown.
“I’m afraid that would be pretty hot,” Cindric said Thursday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. “I actually graduate in the morning and I go to school right here at Cannon School, so right down the road. I’ll be there at 8 (a.