Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty ImagesThe race for the dubius honor of most penalized driver is neck-and-neck in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series. With only one event remaining, Dave Blaney and Casey Mears are tied with a total of 15 driver and pit crew penalties in the 2011 season. On the other end of the spectrum are Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin and Mark Martin who have the least amount of penalties among drivers who've attempted to start each race this season.
| Driver Number(s) | Driver Name | Driver Penalties | Crew Penalties | Total Penalties |
| 36, 60 | Dave Blaney | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 13 | Casey Mears | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 47 | Bobby Labonte | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 83 | Brian Vickers | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 00 | David Reutimann | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 34, 38 | Travis Kvapil | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 22 | Kurt Busch | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 38, 34 | David Gilliland | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 71, 77 | Andy Lally | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | David Ragan | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 27 | Paul Menard | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 46, 38 | J.J. Yeley | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Robby Gordon | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | Joey Logano | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 32, 38 | Terry Labonte | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Marcos Ambrose | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Tony Stewart | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | Mike Bliss | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 09, 60, 51 | Landon Cassill | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Kasey Kahne | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Ken Schrader | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 71 | Hermie Sadler | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Matt Kenseth | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Trevor Bayne | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 46 | Scott Speed | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 66 | Michael McDowell | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 78 | Regan Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 35, 36 | Geoffrey Bodine | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Mark Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | David Stremme | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Andrew Ranger | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Clint Bowyer | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 77 | Steve Wallace | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 95 | David Starr | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 09, 46 | Bill Elliott | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Reed Sorenson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Michael Waltrip | 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 |
| 84 | Cole Whitt | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Dennis Setzer | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Driver Number(s) | Driver Name | Pre-Race Penalties | Driver Penalties | Crew Penalties | Pits Closed Penalties | Total Penalties |
| 36, 60 | Dave Blaney | 5 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 26 |
| 47 | Bobby Labonte | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 25 |
| 38, 34 | David Gilliland | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 25 |
| 13 | Casey Mears | 2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
| 83 | Brian Vickers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 34, 38 | Travis Kvapil | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 20 |
| 00 | David Reutimann | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 6 | David Ragan | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | Robby Gordon | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 22 | Kurt Busch | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 09, 60, 51 | Landon Cassill | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 |
| 71, 77 | Andy Lally | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 20 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 27 | Paul Menard | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 78 | Regan Smith | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 46, 38 | J.J. Yeley | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Marcos Ambrose | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 21 | Trevor Bayne | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 32 | Mike Bliss | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 32, 38 | Terry Labonte | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Kasey Kahne | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 17 | Matt Kenseth | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 33 | Clint Bowyer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 32 | Ken Schrader | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 39 | Ryan Newman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Mark Martin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 35, 36 | Geoffrey Bodine | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 60, 36, 37 | Mike Skinner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 66, 18 | Michael McDowell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Tony Stewart | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 09, 46 | Bill Elliott | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | David Stremme | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 71 | Hermie Sadler | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Reed Sorenson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 46 | Scott Speed | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 95 | David Starr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Michael Waltrip | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Andrew Ranger | 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 |
| 84 | Cole Whitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
