In the offseason, Atlanta was repaved but also had its banking increased to 28 degrees in the corners and the racing surface narrowed.
When NASCAR introduced its Next Gen car this season, it decided to utilize its superspeedway aero package at the reconfigured Atlanta track.
What developed over the weekend was a hybrid of intermediate track racing and the close-quartered pack racing typical of Daytona and Talladega.
Cindric ran around the top-10 most of the time in Sunday’s race until Stage 2 when Ricky Stenhouse Jr. had a right-rear tire go down while leading the race on Lap 201 of 325, spun and slammed into Cindric’s No. 2 Penske Ford.
The damage knocked Cindric out of the race and he was credited with a 32nd-place finish.
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“This style of racing we’re all together and it’s a pretty large hit. It’s a shame to be out of the race,” Cindric said. “We were fighting close to the top 10 range most of the day, but just kind of a victim and it’s a bummer.
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