Kevin Harvick said during Sunday's prerace show that NASCAR should have suspended Austin Cindric following last week's race at COTA.

Austin Cindric is short 50 points and $50,000 lighter in his wallet thanks to his retaliation against Ty Dillon. Cindric right rear hooked Dillon on the track at COTA.

Last week at COTA, Austin Cindric turned Ty Dillon around in retaliation. NASCAR deemed it worthy of a penalty, but not suspension. In the past on high-speed ovals, officials have suspended drivers for a race for right-rear hooks.

Kaulig Racing president Chris Rice has spoken out following Austin Cindric's $50,000 fine and 50 point penalty for his wreck with Kaulig driver Ty Dillon. After Cindric and Dillon made contact during the race at the iconic Circuit of the Americas on Sunday,

Cindric retaliated with a right-rear hook on Dillon, which led to Dillon's car spinning wildly. To Dillon and his team, this driving appeared deliberate. Surprisingly, NASCAR officials decided not to penalize Cindric during the race, although there's a chance they might review it in the coming week.

Austin Cindric's $50K penalty has become a hot topic in NASCAR's ongoing debate over regulations, now drawing reactions from Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin.

The NASCAR Cup Series moves on to the site of November's championship race for Sunday's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Five months ago, Joey Logano held off Ryan Blaney to win the 2024 Cup Series title at Phoenix in an all-Penske affair.

Many were befuddled by NASCAR's decision to fine and dock points from Austin Cindric following a retaliatory move on Ty Dillon on Lap 4 of last weekend's NASCAR