{"id":289239,"date":"2025-11-16T23:52:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T23:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/289239\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T23:52:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T23:52:18","slug":"supercars-news-austin-cindrics-adelaide-wildcard-mustang-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/289239\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Austin Cindric&#8217;s Adelaide wildcard Mustang revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025SCR12_SANDOWN500_RACE_PROJECT_23686.jpg\" alt=\"NASCAR star\u2019s Adelaide wildcard Mustang revealed\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAustin Cindric&#8217;s wildcard Mustang. Image: Race Project<\/p>\n<p>Cindric will compete with a striking orange livery featuring major backing from Armor All, Repco and Ford, and carrying the famous Tickford Racing #5.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old Team Penske Cup Series regular touched down in Australia on Friday, heading straight to Tickford HQ for a seat fitting in the car before heading to Sandown.<\/p>\n<p>He logged a lap in the passenger seat of Cam Waters\u2019 Monster Mustang on Friday afternoon before observing the team\u2019s operations for the remainder of the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Cindric\u2019s livery reveal has taken place ahead of his first steer of the machine during a ride day at the Melbourne venue today.<\/p>\n<p>The American is being afforded time to settle into the car before passengers must be aboard.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Cindric will also enjoy a two-day test at The Bend in South Australia this week to acclimatise ahead of the November 27-30.<\/p>\n<p>He will be guided throughout his Supercars cameo by engineer Rhys Lenegan, who previously worked at Tickford from 2020-22.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been a fan of the Supercars Championship since I was a kid. I\u2019ve always rated the drivers and teams in the category highly,\u201d Cindric said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo needless to say, my interest has been high for an opportunity to test myself against the best, all while still getting to soak in the atmosphere of what I think should be a great weekend of racing at the Adelaide Grand Final.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Supercars CEO James Warburton enthused over Cindric\u2019s Adelaide entry, which followed a series of failed attempts to lure a NASCAR star.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAustin\u2019s debut with Tickford is a genuine crossover moment that will engage Supercars fans here and NASCAR fans abroad,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt underscores the strength of our partnerships heading into a winner\u2011takes\u2011all weekend in Adelaide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The #5 Armor All Mustang is the same car campaigned as a wildcard by Tickford for Super2 drivers Rylan Gray and Lochie Dalton earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/supercars-news-2025-sandown-500-austin-cindric-tickford-racing-hot-lap-reaction-first-comments\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NASCAR star Cindric gets straight into the action at Sandown<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>  <a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/289781\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" alt=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/289781.gif\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n  <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Austin Cindric&#8217;s wildcard Mustang. 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