The Talladega winner reacted to the radio tirade directed at him and explained his thinking heading into the stage end.

If there’s beef between teammates Austin Cindric and Joey Logano — and none other than Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Chipper Jones is convinced there is — then Team Penske has some work to do to smooth things over.

Track: Texas Motor Speedway. Race distance: 267 laps, 400.5 miles. Last year: Denny Hamlin survived a late surge from Kyle Larson to take the checkered flag, earning him his 54th career Cup victory.

Austin Cindric got a much-needed win and Ryan Preece got a much-needed second that wasn't seconded. And some other news from the past week in racin'.

LINCOLN, Ala. -- In yet another close finish at a track notorious for them, Austin Cindric edged out Ryan Preece in a photo finish to win the Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Cindric, the 2022 Daytona 500 champion and one of the best superspeedway racers in NASCAR, earned his first Talladega win and the third win of his Cup career.