It's been a rough start to the NASCAR season for Austin Cindric and Ross Chastain, but they're both trying to move past some early setbacks.

Joe Gibbs Racing veteran Denny Hamlin speaks in support of the verdict that NASCAR provided against Austin Cindric in COTA.

NASCAR communications' Mike Forde explains why Austin Cindric wasn't suspended after COTA on the latest episode of Hauler Talk.

Kevin Harvick said during Sunday's prerace show that NASCAR should have suspended Austin Cindric following last week's race at COTA.

Cindric retaliated with a right-rear hook on Dillon, which led to Dillon's car spinning wildly. To Dillon and his team, this driving appeared deliberate. Surprisingly, NASCAR officials decided not to penalize Cindric during the race, although there's a chance they might review it in the coming week.

NASCAR's decision not to suspend Austin Cindric for his hit on Ty Dillon came down to it happening at a road course instead of an oval. Dillon warns that this is the exact type of gray area that gets NASCAR into trouble.

NASCAR dished out the penalties for Austin Cindric's intentional retaliation on Kaulig Racing driver Ty Dillon from the early portion of last Sunday's NASCAR Cu

NASCAR has penalized Austin Cindric 50 points and fined him $50,000 for intentionally spinning Ty Dillon in last weekend’s Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas