This is Cindric's third career win and first at Talladega. Cindric took the lead after completing the fastest pit stop in the final stop of the race then held off the field and pushed his No. 2 Team Penske Ford past Ryan Preece to score the checkered flag.

In yet another close finish at a track notorious for them, Austin Cindric edged out Ryan Preece in a photo finish to win the Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Cindric, the 2022 Daytona 500 champion and one of the best superspeedway racers in NASCAR,

Austin Cindric gave Team Penske its first NASCAR victory of the season by holding off a huge pack of challengers over the closing lap in a rare drama-free day at Talladega Superspeedway.