If there's beef between teammates Austin Cindric and Joey Logano -- and none other than Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Chipper Jones is convinced there is -- then Team Penske has some work to do to smooth things over.

The Talladega winner reacted to the radio tirade directed at him and explained his thinking heading into the stage end.

Austin Cindric got a much-needed win and Ryan Preece got a much-needed second that wasn't seconded. And some other news from the past week in racin'.

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.

Team Penske’s Austin Cindric finally reached Victory Lane on Sunday at the Talladega Superspeedway after several misses this season. Drafting skills need to be on point to win on such tracks, and they were for him.