Ty Dillon is glad NASCAR penalized Austin Cindric for turning him last weekend at Circuit of the Americas, but was surprised that Cindric was not suspended. Dillon wasn’t the only driver surprised by NASCAR’s penalty to Cindric.

Austin Cindric's $50K penalty has become a hot topic in NASCAR's ongoing debate over regulations, now drawing reactions from Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin.

NASCAR has penalized Austin Cindric 50 points and fined him $50,000 for intentionally spinning Ty Dillon in last weekend’s Cup race at Circuit of the Americas. After Dillon moved Cindric up the track early in the race, Cindric quickly retaliated and hooked Dillon in the right rear, spinning Dillon.

This past week was a big one on the NASCAR Cup Series penalty front. Chase Briscoe won his appeal and regained his points for a post-race penalty received at Daytona. Conversely, Austin Cindric was docked 50 points and fined $50,000 for hooking Ty Dillon at Circuit of the Americas.

We're almost two weeks removed from the NASCAR Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas in Texas, but one incident has been fresh in the mind of many drivers in the garage and those surrounding the sport.