Austin Cindric has been fined and docked points for hooking Ty Dillon early in Sunday’s race at Circuit of the Americas. NASCAR fined the Team Penske driver $50,000 and docked him 50 points on

NASCAR penalized Austin Cindric 50 points and fined him $50,000 after an incident where he wrecked Ty Dillon at Circuit of The Americas.

Mike Forde, NASCAR’s manager director of racing communications, revealed how NASCAR made its surprising ruling on Austin Cindric.

Following Sunday's run-in between Team Penske's Austin Cindric and Kaulig Racing's Ty Dillon as the drivers exited Turn 20, NASCAR penalized the Penske driver.

NASCAR took away 50 points from Austin Cindric and fined him $50K for intentionally spinning Ty Dillon in the Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas.

While Alfredo said the contact was unintentional, NASCAR held him for two laps, then fined him $25,000 and docked him 25 driver points later in the week. Granted, it was the last race of the season, but no suspension was handed down and a smaller fine was given as well.

The EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at COTA will be aired on the radio by the Performance Racing Network. PRN has affiliates all across the country, and their feed can also be streamed on NASCAR.com as well as the NASCAR app. The race can also be heard on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

Chase Elliott rallied for a fourth-place finish at Circuit of The Americas, righting his No. 9 Chevrolet after a first-lap incident.