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An early miscue coming into the pits looked to be dooming for Tony Stewart in the Brickyard 400. However, Stewart was able to overcome the miscue to score a sixth place finish.
| Driver Number(s) | Driver Name | Driver Penalties | Crew Penalties | Total Penalties |
| 13 | Casey Mears | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 36 | Dave Blaney | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 47 | Bobby Labonte | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 83 | Brian Vickers | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | David Ragan | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 38, 34 | David Gilliland | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 22 | Kurt Busch | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Paul Menard | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 34, 38 | Travis Kvapil | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Robby Gordon | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Marcos Ambrose | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Tony Stewart | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Joey Logano | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 32 | Mike Bliss | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 00 | David Reutimann | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Ken Schrader | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Terry Labonte | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 71 | Andy Lally | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Matt Kenseth | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 46 | J.J. Yeley | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Kasey Kahne | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Mark Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Trevor Bayne | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | David Stremme | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Geoff Bodine | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 77 | Steve Wallace | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 78 | Regan Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 09, 46 | Bill Elliott | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Michael Waltrip | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Clint Bowyer | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Robert Richardson, Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Tony Raines | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Ryan Newman | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Mike Skinner | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Michael McDowell | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Dennis Setzer | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | David Starr | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09, 60, 51 | Landon Cassill | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Driver Number(s) | Driver Name | Pre-Race Penalties | Driver Penalties | Crew Penalties | Pits Closed Penalties | Total Penalties |
| 38, 34 | David Gilliland | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 21 |
| 13 | Casey Mears | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 83 | Brian Vickers | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 47 | Bobby Labonte | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 36 | Dave Blaney | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Robby Gordon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | David Ragan | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 22 | Kurt Busch | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 00 | David Reutimann | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 20 | Joey Logano | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 34, 38 | Travis Kvapil | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Marcos Ambrose | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 21 | Trevor Bayne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 27 | Paul Menard | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 78 | Regan Smith | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 09, 60, 51 | Landon Cassill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 32 | Terry Labonte | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 32 | Mike Bliss | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 71 | Andy Lally | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Mark Martin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 17 | Matt Kenseth | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 32 | Ken Schrader | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 33 | Clint Bowyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 39 | Ryan Newman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 46 | J.J. Yeley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Tony Stewart | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 09, 46 | Bill Elliott | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Kasey Kahne | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 60 | Mike Skinner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | David Stremme | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Michael Waltrip | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Geoff Bodine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Robert Richardson, Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Tony Raines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 66 | Michael McDowell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 77 | Steve Wallace | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 92 | Dennis Setzer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 95 | David Starr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |