{
  "id": 5292996,
  "title": "Austin Cindric Opens Up on Losing Pit Crew to Ryan Blaney Ahead of the Darlington Race: “It’s Not My Race Team”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/austin-cindric-opens-up-on-losing-pit-crew-to-ryan-blaney-ahead-of",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T09:17:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/austin-cindric-opens-losing-pit-091757414.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NASCAR driver Austin Cindric discussed the recent pit crew swap from his Team Penske No. 2 team to Ryan Blaney's No. 12 entry ahead of the Coca-Cola 600 at Concord Motor Speedway in North Carolina. Cindric stated that the change was a \"great opportunity\" to make the most of the remaining 10 races. Blaney, who has struggled with his pit crew, was entered as the No. 2 seed in the Chase and would inherit Cindric's crew members. Cindric did not express any frustration about the swap, emphasizing that it was a change for the better. Blaney, on the other hand, remained neutral on the switch, stating that he is not involved in the decision-making process for pit road.",
  "summary": "Team Penske has ordered a pit crew swap between Austin Cindric’s No. 2 team and Ryan Blaney’s No.",
  "key_points": [
    "Austin Cindric discusses pit crew swap to Ryan Blaney's No. 12 team",
    "Swap aims to maximize remaining 10 races for Cindric",
    "Blaney neutral on the decision, not involved in pit road process"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}