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Austin Cindric was in position to win Sunday's YellaWood 500 and advance to the next round of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, until a late-race wreck.

Austin Cindric was in position to win Sunday's YellaWood 500 and advance to the next round of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, until a late-race wreck.

Austin Cindric was in position to win Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series event at Talladega, but a late-race wreck has left him in a dire position heading to Charlotte Motor Speedway's ROVAL.

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Oct 6, 2024; Talladega, Alabama, USA; Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (47) celebrates a win in Victory Lane after the YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

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