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It was a long and frustrating night for Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and his Amp Energy race team almost from the word go. Earnhardt was caught up in an early race incident that severely damaged his car. For pitting before the pits were open, Earnhardt was penalized to the rear of the field. He and his team were able to overcome that penalty as well as a couple other incidents to secure a spot in the 2012 Chase field.
Penalty Report / Infraction Sheet - Richmond:
Car#, Lap, Infraction, Flag, Penalty, Lap Assessed
#71 Andy Lally, 2 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end garage
#11 Denny Hamlin, 10 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end
#34 David Gilliland, 11 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end
#38 Travis Kvapil, 11 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end
#13 Casey Mears, 11 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 11 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end
#47 Bobby Labonte, 12 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end
#17 Matt Kenseth, 13 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end 19
#56 Martin Truex, Jr., 13 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end 19
#11 Denny Hamlin, 28 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end 32
#34 David Gilliland, 29 Speed-Entering pits Y tail end 32
#9 Marcos Ambrose, 38 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end
#56 Martin Truex, Jr., 39 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end
#38 Travis Kvapil, 39 Speed-Exiting pits Y tail end
#71 Andy Lally, 42 Speed-Exiting pits Y tail end
#56 Martin Truex, Jr., 49 Speed-Exiting pits G pass thru / tail end
#56 Martin Truex, Jr., 52 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end
#9 Marcos Ambrose, 54 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end
#51 Landon Cassill, 58 Speed-Exiting pits Y tail end
#32 Mike Bliss, 117 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end 122
#71 Andy Lally, 119 Speed-Exiting pits Y tail end 122
#38 Travis Kvapil, 154 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end 160
#32 Mike Bliss, 155 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end 160
#27 Paul Menard, 156 Removing equipment from assigned pit area Y stop and go / tail end 157
#38 Travis Kvapil, 163 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end 168
#27 Paul Menard, 173 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end garage
#38 Travis Kvapil, 173 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end
#00 David Reutimann, 174 Speed-Entering pits Y tail end 178
#48 Jimmie Johnson, 246 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end garage
#31 Jeff Burton, 286 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end 290
#31 Jeff Burton, 293 Safety violation G pit 293 sheet metal loose
#31 Jeff Burton, 310 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end 313
#00 David Reutimann, 310 Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Y tail end 313
#48 Jimmie Johnson, 316 Safety violation G pit 317 dragging metal
#27 Paul Menard, 385 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end
Thank you to NASCAR Statistics and TheHotLap.com for the information.