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Kasey Kahne and Casey Mears are two drivers on the opposite end of the penalty spectrum. Kahne has only been penalized once during the 2011 season while Mears has been penalized fourteen times, more than any other driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
| Driver Number(s) | Driver Name | Driver Penalties | Crew Penalties | Total Penalties |
| 13 | Casey Mears | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 36 | Dave Blaney | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 47 | Bobby Labonte | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 34, 38 | Travis Kvapil | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 22 | Kurt Busch | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 83 | Brian Vickers | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 38, 34 | David Gilliland | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | David Ragan | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 27 | Paul Menard | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 00 | David Reutimann | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 32, 38 | Terry Labonte | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 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 |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Ken Schrader | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 71 | Andy Lally | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Matt Kenseth | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 46 | J.J. Yeley | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 66 | Michael McDowell | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 09, 60, 51 | Landon Cassill | 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 |
| 30 | David Stremme | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Andrew Ranger | 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 |
| 92 | Dennis Setzer | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | David Starr | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Driver Number(s) | Driver Name | Pre-Race Penalties | Driver Penalties | Crew Penalties | Pits Closed Penalties | Total Penalties |
| 13 | Casey Mears | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 38, 34 | David Gilliland | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 22 |
| 36 | Dave Blaney | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| 47 | Bobby Labonte | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 83 | Brian Vickers | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 22 | Kurt Busch | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | David Ragan | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | Robby Gordon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 00 | David Reutimann | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 34, 38 | Travis Kvapil | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 27 | Paul Menard | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 09, 60, 51 | Landon Cassill | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 32, 38 | Terry Labonte | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 20 | Joey Logano | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Marcos Ambrose | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 21 | Trevor Bayne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 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 |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 32 | Mike Bliss | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 32 | Ken Schrader | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 4 | Kasey Kahne | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Tony Stewart | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 66 | Michael McDowell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 09, 46 | Bill Elliott | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
| 30 | David Stremme | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Michael Waltrip | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Andrew Ranger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
| 77 | Steve Wallace | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 92 | Dennis Setzer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 95 | David Starr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |