{"id":33210,"date":"2025-04-28T00:15:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T04:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=33210"},"modified":"2025-04-28T00:15:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T04:15:10","slug":"austin-cindric-wins-pretty-tame-jack-links-500-at-talladega","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2025\/04\/28\/austin-cindric-wins-pretty-tame-jack-links-500-at-talladega\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Cindric Wins Pretty Tame Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega"},"content":{"rendered":"

If people were expecting a crash fest on Sunday during the NASCAR Cup Series<\/a> Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega. They were disappointed. The Big One never took place, which was odd given the history of it at this track. Though there was plenty of strategy at play, as drivers tried to outmaneuver each other on the pit lane. When the race was all said and done, Austin Cindric finally had his luck change at Talladega.<\/p>\n

Cindric didn’t have the help of his usual Ford teammates this time.\u00a0 Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson gave Cindric the push he needed to win.<\/p>\n

Austin Cindric Wins Pretty Tame Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega<\/h2>\n

This race went about how you’d expect, as everyone got three and four wide very quickly. From the drop of the green flag, this race turned into a saving-fuel race. That’s how the races at Daytona and Talladega have turned out for the majority of the racing. It’s not the driver’s fault, but that’s just the name of the game in superspeedway racing these days.<\/p>\n

Changes for the race lead weren’t lacking, as there were well over 40-plus lead changes throughout the 180 laps on Sunday. Most of the time, it was a fight between the manufacturers, with Ford having control early.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udea8 FOUR-WIDE \ud83d\udea8 pic.twitter.com\/tUDTwJG68Q<\/a><\/p>\n

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) April 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n