Speeding In The Pits: 3/1/11

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Most Penalized Drivers (After 5 Races)

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David Gilliland's two penalties in the Auto Club 400 upped his 2011 penalty total to ten, four more than the next driver, David Reutimann.

Driver #, Driver Name, Total Penalties, (Added Penalties From Previous Combined Total)

#38, #34 David Gilliland - 10 (2)
#00 David Reutimann - 6
#7 Robby Gordon - 6
#83 Brian Vickers - 6
#20 Joey Logano - 5 (2)
#2 Brad Keselowski - 4
#6 David Ragan - 4
#13 Casey Mears - 4
#71 Andy Lally - 4
#09 Bill Elliott - 3
#21 Trevor Bayne - 3
#22 Kurt Busch - 3
#31 Jeff Burton - 3 (1)
#32 Terry Labonte - 3
#33 Clint Bowyer - 3
#34, #38 Travis Kvapil - 3
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya - 3
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - 3
#1 Jamie McMurray - 2
#4 Kasey Kahne - 2
#5 Mark Martin - 2
#11 Denny Hamlin - 2
#16 Greg Biffle - 2
#24 Jeff Gordon - 2
#32 Ken Schrader - 2 (2)
#36 Dave Blaney - 2 (1)
#39 Ryan Newman - 2
#43 A.J. Allmendinger - 2
#47 Bobby Labonte - 2
#48 Jimmie Johnson - 2
#56 Martin Truex, Jr. - 2
#78 Regan Smith - 2
#87 Joe Nemechek - 2
#99 Carl Edwards - 2
#9 Marcos Ambrose - 1
#14 Tony Stewart - 1
#15 Michael Waltrip - 1
#17 Matt Kenseth - 1
#18 Kyle Busch - 1
#29 Kevin Harvick - 1
#37 Robert Richardson, Jr. - 1
#46 J.J. Yeley - 1
#60 Landon Cassill - 1
#77 Steve Wallace - 1
#92 Dennis Setzer - 1

Race 5 - Auto Club 400 Penalties

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After starting in the rear of the field due to an unapproved engine change, Joey Logano looked to have a chance at a top 10 finish in the Auto Club 400. Unfortunately for Logano, he received a penalty for jumping the start of the final restart of the race dropping him back to 25th at the finish, the last car on the lead lap.

Penalty Report - Auto Club:

Car#, Lap, Reason, Penalty
#32 Ken Schrader, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end
#20 Joey Logano, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end
#36 Dave Blaney, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end
#46 J.J. Yeley, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end
#31 Jeff Burton, 68, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#34 David Gilliland, 103, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#32 Ken Schrader, 155, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#34 David Gilliland, 172, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#20 Joey Logano, 191, Jumping the restart, pass thru

Thank you to NASCAR Statistics and Jayski.com for the information.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Most Penalized Drivers (After Four Races)

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A lap 29 incident in the Jeff Byrd 500 was triggered by Jeff Burton's suddenly slowing car. The resulting pile-up involved David Reutimann and Brian Vickers among others. As a result of having to make multiple pit stops under caution, both Reutimann and Vickers each violated NASCAR's pit rules twice moving them up to a tie for second among all drivers in total penalties for the season. David Gilliland added a penalty to his total in the event giving him a gap of two penalties over the three-way tie for second.

Driver #, Driver Name, Total Penalties, (Added Penalties From Previous Combined Total)

#38, #34 David Gilliland - 8 (1)
#00 David Reutimann - 6 (2)
#7 Robby Gordon - 6 (2)
#83 Brian Vickers - 6 (2)
#2 Brad Keselowski - 4 (4)
#6 David Ragan - 4
#13 Casey Mears - 4 (2)
#71 Andy Lally - 4
#09 Bill Elliott - 3
#20 Joey Logano - 3
#21 Trevor Bayne - 3 (2)
#22 Kurt Busch - 3
#32 Terry Labonte - 3
#33 Clint Bowyer - 3 (1)
#34, #38 Travis Kvapil - 3
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya - 3 (1)
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - 3 (1)
#1 Jamie McMurray - 2 (2)
#4 Kasey Kahne - 2 (1)
#5 Mark Martin - 2
#11 Denny Hamlin - 2 (1)
#16 Greg Biffle - 2
#24 Jeff Gordon - 2
#31 Jeff Burton - 2
#39 Ryan Newman - 2
#43 A.J. Allmendinger - 2
#47 Bobby Labonte - 2
#48 Jimmie Johnson - 2
#56 Martin Truex, Jr. - 2
#78 Regan Smith - 2
#87 Joe Nemechek - 2 (1)
#99 Carl Edwards - 2
#9 Marcos Ambrose - 1
#14 Tony Stewart - 1
#15 Michael Waltrip - 1
#17 Matt Kenseth - 1
#18 Kyle Busch - 1
#29 Kevin Harvick - 1
#36 Dave Blaney - 1 (1)
#37 Robert Richardson, Jr. - 1
#60 Landon Cassill - 1
#77 Steve Wallace - 1
#92 Dennis Setzer - 1 (1)

Race 4 - Jeff Byrd 500 Penalties

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An early incident in Sunday's Jeff Byrd 500 forced Brad Keselowski to make multiple pit stops under several caution periods. This lead to Keselowski being the most penalized driver for the weekend with four pit road penalties.

Penalty Report - Bristol:

Car#, Lap, Reason, Penalty
#36 Dave Blaney, Pre-Race to the rear, Tail of Field, Engine
#13 Casey Mears, Pre-Race to the rear, Tail of Field, Transmission
#1 Jamie McMurray, 29, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#83 Brian Vickers, 29, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#11 Denny Hamlin, 29, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#2 Brad Keselowski, 30, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field
#2 Brad Keselowski, 30, Speed-Exiting pits, Tail of Field
#87 Joe Nemechek, 31, Refueling car/truck before the affected car/truck receives the green flag on the race track or does not complete the designated race distance (competition yellow), Held 1 Lap
#00 David Reutimann, 54, Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area, Tail of Field
#34 David Gilliland, 130, Pitting out of order, Tail of Field
#1 Jamie McMurray, 131, Pitting out of order, Tail of Field
#2 Brad Keselowski, 131, Pitting out of order, Tail of Field
#2 Brad Keselowski, 141, Pitting out of order, Tail of Field
#92 Dennis Setzer, 247, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#83 Brian Vickers, 348, Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires, Tail of Field
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 430, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field
#21 Trevor Bayne, 437, Commitment Line Violation, Garage
#21 Trevor Bayne, 437, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#13 Casey Mears, 440, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya, 441, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#00 David Reutimann, 441, Pitting out of order, Tail of Field
#33 Clint Bowyer, 458, Pitting before pit road is open

Thank you to NASCAR Statistics and Jayski.com for the information.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Most Penalized Drivers (After Three Races)

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Robby Gordon's two penalties entering pit road in the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway moved him up to second of the most penalized drivers/teams in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup series after three events.

Driver #, Driver Name, Total Penalties, (Added Penalties From Previous Combined Total)

#38 David Gilliland - 7
#7 Robby Gordon - 6 (2)
#00 David Reutimann - 4
#6 David Ragan - 4
#71 Andy Lally - 4 (2)
#83 Brian Vickers - 4
#09 Bill Elliott - 3
#20 Joey Logano - 3 (1)
#22 Kurt Busch - 3 (1)
#32 Terry Labonte - 3
#34, #38 Travis Kvapil - 3 (1)
#4 Kasey Kahne - 2 (1)
#5 Mark Martin - 2
#13 Casey Mears - 2
#16 Greg Biffle - 2
#24 Jeff Gordon - 2 (1)
#31 Jeff Burton - 2 (1)
#33 Clint Bowyer - 2
#39 Ryan Newman - 2
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya - 2
#43 A.J. Allmendinger - 2 (1)
#47 Bobby Labonte - 2
#48 Jimmie Johnson - 2
#56 Martin Truex, Jr. - 2
#78 Regan Smith - 2
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - 2
#99 Carl Edwards - 2
#9 Marcos Ambrose - 1
#11 Denny Hamlin - 1 (1)
#14 Tony Stewart - 1 (1)
#15 Michael Waltrip - 1
#17 Matt Kenseth - 1
#18 Kyle Busch - 1
#21 Trevor Bayne - 1 (1)
#29 Kevin Harvick - 1 (1)
#37 Robert Richardson, Jr. - 1
#60 Landon Cassill - 1
#77 Steve Wallace - 1
#87 Joe Nemechek - 1

Race 3 - Kobalt Tools 400 Penalties

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Tony Stewart looked to be the class of the field in the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but a pit road penalty changed his race strategy and may have likely cost him a win.

Penalty Report - Las Vegas:

Car#, Lap, Reason, Penalty
#11 Denny Hamlin, engine change, Pre-Race to the rear
#7 Robby Gordon, 8, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#71 Andy Lally, 16, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
#21 Trevor Bayne, 56, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#71 Andy Lally, 64, Speed-Exiting pits, pass thru
#43 A.J. Allmendinger, 98, Speed-Entering pits, tail end
#22 Kurt Busch, 102, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#4 Kasey Kahne, 102, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#38 Travis Kvapil, 103, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#7 Robby Gordon, 109, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#29 Kevin Harvick, 151, Speed-Entering pits, tail end
#31 Jeff Burton, 151, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
#14 Tony Stewart, 151, Removing equipment from assigned pit area, stop and go/tail end
#24 Jeff Gordon, 194, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#20 Joey Logano, 241, Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tire, pass thru

Thank you to NASCAR Statistics and Jayski.com for the information.

Friday, March 4, 2011

Most Penalized Drivers (After 2 Races)

Despite being tied for tenth in points for the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, David Gilliland leads all drivers in the series with 7 total penalties after two races.

Driver #, Driver Name, Total Penalties

#38 David Gilliland - 7
#00 David Reutimann - 4
#6 David Ragan - 4
#7 Robby Gordon - 4
#83 Brian Vickers - 4
#09 Bill Elliott - 3
#32 Terry Labonte - 3
#5 Mark Martin - 2
#13 Casey Mears - 2
#16 Greg Biffle - 2
#20 Joey Logano - 2
#22 Kurt Busch - 2
#33 Clint Bowyer - 2
#34 Travis Kvapil - 2
#39 Ryan Newman - 2
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya - 2
#47 Bobby Labonte - 2
#48 Jimmie Johnson - 2
#56 Martin Truex, Jr. - 2
#71 Andy Lally - 2
#78 Regan Smith - 2
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - 2
#99 Carl Edwards - 2
#4 Kasey Kahne - 1
#9 Marcos Ambrose - 1
#15 Michael Waltrip - 1
#17 Matt Kenseth - 1
#18 Kyle Busch - 1
#24 Jeff Gordon - 1
#31 Jeff Burton - 1
#37 Robert Richardson, Jr. - 1
#43 A.J. Allmendinger - 1
#60 Landon Cassill - 1
#77 Steve Wallace - 1
#87 Joe Nemechek - 1

Penalty Color Key

Pink - Pre-race Penalty
Orange - Penalty For Pitting Before Pit Road Is Open/Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area
Red - Driver Induced Penalty
Green - Pit Crew Induced Penalty
White - Verbal Abuse Toward Official/Safety Violation

Red, green and white designated penalties are considered to be "serious" penalties as they have a more significant affect on the outcome of a driver and team's finish than pink and orange designated penalties.

Please note that NASCAR does not have different designations for penalties. The color designation is for the purpose of this website only.

NASCAR's Race Penalty Procedures

* Driver change before start of the race
PENALTY: Start at the tail of the field

* Use of a backup car after qualifications
PENALTY: Start at the tail of the field

* Engine and/or transmission change after qualifications
PENALTY: Start at the tail of the field

* Adjustments made to car after impound
PENALTY: Start at the tail of the field

* Miss driver's meeting/driver introductions

PENALTY: Start at the tail of the field

* Impeding a competitor during qualifying
PENALTY: Qualifying lap disallowed

* Pitting before Pit Road is open
PENALTY: Restart at the tail of the field

* Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area
PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow

* Pitting out of order
PENALTY: Restart at the tail of the field

* Car must enter pit road in single file
PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow

* Speeding - Entering/Exiting pits
PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow

* All passing on pit road must be to the outside on entry
PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow

* Driving through more than 3 pit boxes
PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow

* Car pitting out of the assigned pit box
PENALTY: 1 lap

* Crew member interfering with another team's pit stop
PENALTY: NASCAR Discresion

* Running the stop & go sign/light
PENALTY: NASCAR Discretion

* Going above the blend line exiting the pits
PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow

* Passing the caution car/truck
PENALTY: 1 lap

* Pulling up to pit (drivers must maintain position in relation to field or face penalty)
PENALTY 1 lap

* Jumping the start/restart
PENALTY: Pass through pits

* Passing after turn three (3) on "One to Go''
PENALTY: Pass through pits

* Passing on a start or restart (before start/finish line)
PENALTY: Pass through pits

* Disobeying NASCAR request
PENALTY: NASCAR Discretion

* Intentionally causing a caution
PENALTY: NASCAR Discretion

* Disobeying Black Flag
PENALTY: NASCAR Discretion

* Commitment Line Violation
PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow

* Passing under the double yellow line (at Daytona or Talladega)
PENALTY: Must pass through pits

* Blocking a driver under the yellow line (at Daytona or Talladega)
PENALTY: Must pass through pits

* Disqualification of qualifying time
PENALTY: Start at tail of the field

* Use of extension poles are limited/not self illuminated
PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow

* Crew member(s) over the wall too soon
PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow

* Crew member(s) returning from equipment side of wall
PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow

* Front air wrench must be carried back to pit wall side of car
PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow

* Using more than two (2) air wrenches during one pit stop
PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow

* Non-Compliant refueling
PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow

* Tossing or throwing the fuel filler/equipment
PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow

* Tire violation-Removing outside tire acceptable/Rolling a tire(s) beyond the center of pit road
PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow

* Unapproved adjustment to car
PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow

* Removing equipment from assigned pit area
PENALTY: Stop and Go

* Running over/under equipment
PENALTY: NASCAR Discretion

* Hand pushing car more than 3 pit boxes
PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow

* Refueling car before the affected car receives the green flag on the race track or does not complete the designated race distance (competition yellow)
PENALTY: Minimum 1 lap

* Verbal abuse to a NASCAR official
PENALTY: NASCAR Discretion

* Safety violation
PENALTY: NASCAR Discretion