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Brad Keselowski announced Tuesday that he has found a replacement driver for the No. 29 Ford that his Truck Series team, Brad Keselowski Racing fields. It will be Austin Cindric, son of Team Penske president Tim Cindric.
“I’m really looking forward to getting behind the wheel of the Cooper Standard Ford F-150 and can’t thank Brad enough for this opportunity,” the 21-year-old Cindric said. “I’ve never been to Martinsville so it’ll be a whole new experience. I’ll just take it lap by lap and absorb as much information as possible. I just need to make sure I gain the respect of the competitors because I’m new to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. I have no expectations. I’ll just take what the weekend brings me and go from there."
Keselowski sounded pretty confident in Ciindric as he will race in the Truck Series' final short-track race of the season.
“One of the things I wanted to do at BKR is give talented young drivers an opportunity,” offered team owner Brad Keselowski. “Austin Cindric already has an incredibly diverse racing background. We’re happy to give him an opportunity in the Cooper Standard Ford F-150 at Martinsville to learn what it’s like to compete at a high level in NASCAR and to gain experience so he’ll be prepared to take the next step in his career."
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The replacements come after Austin Theriault was hospitalized after a truck series crash two races ago in the series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Last weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, Keselowski let his brother Brian drive the No. 29 Truck.
Cindric, the Columbus, Ohio native, currently drives full-time in the IMSA Continental Sports Car Challenge, driving the No. 158 Ford Shelby GT 350R-C for Multimac Motorsports. Cindric has two-career ARCA Racing Series starts.
“I’m really looking forward to getting behind the wheel of the Cooper Standard Ford F-150 and can’t thank Brad enough for this opportunity,” the 21-year-old Cindric said. “I’ve never been to Martinsville so it’ll be a whole new experience. I’ll just take it lap by lap and absorb as much information as possible. I just need to make sure I gain the respect of the competitors because I’m new to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. I have no expectations. I’ll just take what the weekend brings me and go from there."
Keselowski sounded pretty confident in Ciindric as he will race in the Truck Series' final short-track race of the season.
“One of the things I wanted to do at BKR is give talented young drivers an opportunity,” offered team owner Brad Keselowski. “Austin Cindric already has an incredibly diverse racing background. We’re happy to give him an opportunity in the Cooper Standard Ford F-150 at Martinsville to learn what it’s like to compete at a high level in NASCAR and to gain experience so he’ll be prepared to take the next step in his career."
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