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Rookie Austin Cindric Wins Daytona 500 in Overtime Shootout to Capture First Cup Series Victory

Rookie Austin Cindric won the 2022 Daytona 500 in a dramatic overtime shootout to capture his first NASCAR Cup Series victory in just his eighth career start.

Driving for Team Penske in “The Great American Race” for the second time, Cindric survived a crash-heavy race in front of a packed house at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday. He narrowly edge out Bubba Wallace at the finish line to lock up the first win of the 2022 season.

Cindric began the two-lap overtime shootout as the leader following a late crash involving Ricky Stenhouse Jr.