Austin Cindric's father Tim Cindric was president of Team Penske’s entire racing operation 2005-2024. In February 2025, he relinquished that position to focus solely on Team Penske’s IndyCar operation and oversee its museum.

NASCAR star Austin Cindric has claimed that it's business as usual for him at Team Penske despite huge speculation over his future with the team. Interestingly, that speculation was sparked by an incident in IndyCar,

Austin Cindric is not worried about his future with Team Penske after his father Tim Cindric was fired by team owner Roger Penske as the team's IndyCar president earlier this week following a cheating scandal at the Indianapolis 500.