During Lap 4 of the NASCAR Cup Series race at COTA, Austin Cindric right rear-hooked Ty Dillon in retaliation. He’s been penalized. Cindric faced a $50,000 fine and 50 point penalty. But should he have faced a one-race suspension like drivers have in the past?

NASCAR has penalized Austin Cindric 50 points and fined him $50,000 for intentionally spinning Ty Dillon in last weekend’s Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas.

Just like on the tight confines of a short track, whenever the NASCAR Cup Series gets the opportunity to tackle the twists and turns of a road course, there ten