ORMAND BEACH, Fla. — Former Daytona 500 Champion Austin Cindric will meet fans and sign autographs Feb. 15 at a Discount Tire store — one of his primary sponsors — in Ormand Beach a day before competing in the 67th edition of the iconic race.
The first 150 attendees will get an autograph from Cindric, driver of the Discount Tire No. 2 Ford Mustang. Wristband distribution begins at 9:30 a.m., while the event begins at 10 a.m.
Fans also will get a chance to see Cindric's car.
He is scheduled to race in the Daytona 500 on Feb. 16 alongside fellow Team Penske drivers Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano.
Penske Performance Inc. and Reinalt Thomas Corp. extended the Discount Tire brand's sponsorship deals for Team Penske's NASCAR Cup Series and IndyCar teams in February 2023 for an undisclosed number of years. Discount Tire has been a Penske sponsor for the past 15 years.
Cindric won the 2022 Daytona 500 and was NASCAR Rookie of the Year that season.
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Reinalt Thomas operates more than 1,215 Discount Tire/America's Tire stores in 39 states and has said it plans to keep expanding.
The company had corporate sales of more than $9.5 billion in fiscal 2023.