DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Austin Cindric launched his bid for a second consecutive Xfinity Series title with a victory in Saturday night's season opener at Daytona International Speedway.
Cindric makes his Cup Series debut Sunday in the Daytona 500. “What a way to start the season,” Cindric said. “Coming off a lot of momentum winning that championship last year, but nothing is guaranteed.
Try to do it again tomorrow, I guess.” He's the first reigning Xfinity champion to win the next year's season-opening race since 1996 champion Randy LaJoie won the 1997 opener.
The win was Cindric's first on Daytona's oval, and first at the famed track in NASCAR's second-tier series for Team Penske. Cindric won the Xfinity Series debut on Daytona’s road