# Austin Cindric's Playoff Hopes Dropped at Martinsville

> Austin Cindric's NASCAR playoff hopes dropped after a Martinsville crash.
- Title: Austin Cindric's Playoff Hopes Dropped at Martinsville
- Summary: Austin Cindric's NASCAR playoff hopes dropped after a Martinsville crash. Austin Cindric fell from eighth to eleventh in the Xfinity point standings after a…
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- Source: Autoweek — https://autoweek.com/racing/nascar/a74307183/austin-cindric-nascar-playoff-hopes-take-a-hit
- Author: Deb Williams
- Published: 2026-11-02T20:05:43+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: austin cindric, carson hocevar, nascar, xfinity, martinsville, point standings, nascar playoff, cars, sports
## Incident at Martinsville
Austin Cindric's playoff hopes dropped after a crash with Carson Hocevar at Martinsville Speedway.

> It's just Martinsville.
## Cindric's Standings Drop
Cindric fell from eighth to eleventh in the Xfinity point standings with one race remaining.
## Hocevar's Explanation
Carson Hocevar called the incident 'just Martinsville' after crashing Cindric's car.

> It's just Martinsville.
## Race Impact
Cindric finished 36th in the 37-car field after the lap 214 crash.
## Standings After Race
Ty Gibbs now leads Cindric in the point standings with Gibbs in eighth and Cindric in eleventh.
## Key takeaway

Austin Cindric fell from eighth to eleventh in the Xfinity point standings after a crash with Carson Hocevar at Martinsville.