Austin Cindric finished fifth in the Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course on Saturday.
Cindric’s top five finish, the seventh time he has achieved that result this year, added 42 points to his season total.
Cindric started in 10th position and led 21 laps in the race, holding the lead a total of two times. The fourth-year driver has piled up two career victories, with 27 top-five finishes and 45 results inside the top 10.
The Mooresville, North Carolina native began the race four spots behind his career mark of 6.2, but finished eight places ahead of his career average of 13.4.
Cindric’s fifth-place finish came against 38 other drivers. The race endured five cautions and 15 caution laps. There were 13 lead changes.
Chase Briscoe finished first in the race, and Justin Haley took second. Noah Gragson crossed the finish line third, with AJ Allmendinger taking fourth place. Cindric rounded out the top five.
After Cindric won the first stage, Briscoe grabbed control and won Stage 2 before taking the checkered flag.