Cindric prevails in Xfinity race

be, a part of auto racing because competitive drivers compete for every inch of track position at high speed with high stakes.

When drivers are asked what is fair and what crosses the line on the track, they defer to NASCAR to provide definitive answers.

But Miller acknowledged that he can’t really answer the question.

“Everybody wants to know. We would like to know as well,” Miller said. “It’s one of those things where every incident like that, you have to take into the context of what it is. It’s almost like when your kids act up, every situation is not the same. That’s kind of the way it is with the drivers and the situations.”

While it is rare in the series, NASCAR can suspend drivers.

“We’ve sat people down,” Miller said. “It’s a hard line to draw.”

NASCAR hasn’t done that for Cup races since suspending Matt Kenseth for two races in 2015 for wrecking Joey Logano in an act of retaliation that carried heavy championship consequences.

It doesn’t

appear

that any of the recent spats will lead to harsh penalties unless they escalate out of control.

Johnson wants Blaney to apologize for making contact from behind going into a turn, leading to him spin out last Sunday at Watkins Glen. Blaney insisted that he is not going to say sorry, and NASCAR officials seem to be on his side.

“That one was, to us, was completely a racing incident,” Miller told the AP. “I think they both think something different about that.”

Likewise, Busch has a different take than Byron and Wallace after making contact with both drivers in NASCAR’s previous Cup race.

Busch spun while racing for position against Byron. Later, Busch retaliated by knocking Byron into the grass. Chad Knaus, Byron’s crew chief, told the 21-yearold Byron not to be pushed around by Busch, and he responded by ramming into the back of the former series champion’s car.

In the same race, Wallace spun Busch. Later, they banged each other while racing before Wallace had the last tap, turning Busch

Austin Cindric raced to his second consecutive NASCAR Xfinity Series victory, holding off Christopher Bell at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.

Cindric, 20, won for the first time in the series last week on the road course at Watkins Glen.

Driving the Team Penske No. 22 Ford, Cindric finished 3.780 seconds ahead of Bell’s Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. A.J. Allmendinger, driving a Chevy for the northeast-Ohio based Kaulig Racing was third, 10.290 seconds behind.

Points leader Tyler Reddick of Richard Childress Racing was fourth. He leads Bell by 28 points.

Chris Trotman / Getty Images Ryan Blaney, left, and Jimmie Johnson are not seeing eye to eye after an on-track and off-the-track feud that has lasted nearly a week. Johnson wants Blaney to apologize for making contact from behind going into a turn, leading him to spin out during last Sunday’s Cup race at Watkins Glen. Blaney has refused to apologize.