Kevin Harvick said during Sunday's prerace show that NASCAR should have suspended Austin Cindric following last week's race at COTA.

NASCAR communications' Mike Forde explains why Austin Cindric wasn't suspended after COTA on the latest episode of Hauler Talk.

Cindric retaliated with a right-rear hook on Dillon, which led to Dillon's car spinning wildly. To Dillon and his team, this driving appeared deliberate. Surprisingly, NASCAR officials decided not to penalize Cindric during the race, although there's a chance they might review it in the coming week.

NASCAR dished out the penalties for Austin Cindric's intentional retaliation on Kaulig Racing driver Ty Dillon from the early portion of last Sunday's NASCAR Cu