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.

After missed opportunities in the season-opening Daytona 500 and again at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and a 50-point penalty following an incident at Circuit of the

Austin Cindric held off Ryan Preece down the stretch to win the Jack Link's 500 as the NASCAR Cup Series returned to action after a bye week.

Kyle Larson finished the Talladega Cup Series race with his best result at the superspeedway last weekend. Finishing second at the Jack Link's 500 after the disqualification of Ryan Preece ahead of him, he admitted that there wasn't much else he could do to move up the pack.

Austin Cindric won Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega, but several drivers walked away from the weekend feeling extremely frustrated.

There's a familiar face at No. 1 after a strong showing at Talladega on Sunday. Here's the latest NASCAR power rankings entering Texas.