Rookie Austin Cindric takes the checkered flag in 2022 Daytona 500 for first career NASCAR Cup win in just his eighth start
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- In a green-white-checker finish, rookie Austin Cindric, driving for Team Penske, led 21 of the final 45 laps and held off challenges from teammate Ryan Blaney, Brad Keselowski, and eventual second-place finisher Bubba Wallace to earn his first career NASCAR Cup Series win.