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NASCAR: Austin Cindric, Ford win at Talladega on a last-lap pass

With several race leaders sidelined early, Austin Cindric held off the field for a clutch victory.

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TALLADEGA, Ala. — The final laps of the Jack Links 500 turned into an all-out Ford vs. Chevy battle, and when the checkered flag flew, Ford's Austin Cindric and Ryan Preece held off Chevy's Kyle Larson and William Byron in a photo finish. Cindric won by about a yard, just holding off Preece as the pack approached lapped traffic.

There’s an unspoken subtext to every Talladega race: The Big One. The massive, high-banked superspeedway provides perfect conditions for enormous, field-swallowing wrecks.