Austin Cindric got Kyle Larson's phone number, called after getting wrecked but still not happy

Austin Cindric and Kyle Larson talked things out after the two made contact off Turn 2 during the NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway this past weekend. While speaking to reporters this week, Cindric revealed he talked to Larson over the phone after handing his business card to Hendrick Motorsports President and General Manager Jeff Andrews.

“When the race is over, you know, I was helping my guys load the car and as you’re standing there, we’re the first hauler, and I can’t say I was really in a very good head space to want to talk to anybody,” Cindric said, per NASCAR.com. “But at the same time, knowing that this is something I definitely wanted to discuss with Kyle, I was like, ‘if somebody comes up to me, I’m just going to give them my phone number and be done with it.

“I do have a stack of business cards that I brought around with me, like going to the Rolex [24], like as a teenager, handing them out to team owners and team managers. So I still had all of them in my backpack, and I saw Jeff Andrews and Chad Knaus standing over by the 24 hauler, so I figured that was a good way of ensuring that I would get my conversation that would be a lot healthier than just showing up at the race track.”

What Kyle Larson said to Austin Cindric

Cindric also revealed what Larson had said to him. “I thought we had a good talk,” he said. “Kyle took responsibility on the end of the race there, which obviously ended our race. Talking about it doesn’t really un-wreck my race car, but I think we’re on the same page as to what the expectations are moving forward racing together.”

Due to him getting wrecked at Atlanta, Austin Cindric finished 28th. It comes after earning at P8 finish at the Daytona 500. One could make the argument that Cindric should have two wins this season as he led the most laps at the Daytona 500 and had 47 laps led at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

“I felt like I could have said a lot more than I did,” Cindric said. “I like to honestly keep that behind closed doors, so maybe if you felt like I spoke up and I felt like I was holding back, that tells you how upset I was with the situation. It’s still something I’m relatively upset about and gets the blood pressure going a little bit. But that’s racing.”