Most Penalized Drivers (After 17 Races)

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As the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season reaches its midpoint, Bakersfield, California native, David Gilliland leads all drivers in the series in penalties. Gilliland has earned 10 penalties through the first 17 races of the season, the most of any driver in the series. In all, Gilliland has a total of 17 penalties, an average of one penalty per race.

#38 David Gilliland
3, 4, 10, 0 (10 serious penalties)

#2 Brad Keselowski
0, 0, 6, 0 (6 serious penalties)

#22 A.J. Allmendinger
0, 6, 4, 1 (5 serious penalties)

#49 J.J. Yeley
0, 2, 5, 0 (5 serious penalties)

#98 Michael McDowell
0, 1, 4, 1 (5 serious penalties)

#18 Kyle Busch
1, 4, 3, 1 (4 serious penalties)

#93 Travis Kvapil
1, 4, 4, 0 (4 serious penalties)

#48 Jimmie Johnson
2, 0, 3, 1 (4 serious penalties)

#10, #51 David Reutimann
0, 1, 4, 0 (4 serious penalties)

#51 Kurt Busch
2, 8, 3, 0 (3 serious penalties)

#24 Jeff Gordon
0, 5, 1, 2 (3 serious penalties)

#39 Ryan Newman
1, 4, 1, 2 (3 serious penalties)

#83 Landon Cassill
0, 5, 3, 0 (3 serious penalties)

#9 Marcos Ambrose
0, 4, 2, 1 (3 serious penalties)

#99 Carl Edwards
0, 4, 2, 1 (3 serious penalties)

#34 David Ragan
0, 2, 3, 0 (3 serious penalties)

#43 Aric Almirola
0, 1, 2, 1 (3 serious penalties)

#36 Dave Blaney
1, 4, 1, 1 (2 serious penalties)

#42 Juan Pablo Montoya
1, 4, 1, 1 (2 serious penalties)

#78 Regan Smith
1, 4, 2, 0 (2 serious penalties)

#32 Terry Labonte
0, 3, 1, 1 (2 serious penalties)

#10 Danica Patrick
1, 1, 2, 0 (2 serious penalties)

#47 Bobby Labonte
0, 3, 2, 0 (2 serious penalties)

#1 Jamie McMurray
0, 1, 0, 2 (2 serious penalties)

#33 Brendan Gaughan
0, 0, 2, 0 (2 serious penalties)

#5 Kasey Kahne
1, 4, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

#20 Joey Logano
1, 3, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#15 Clint Bowyer
0, 3, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#30 David Stremme
1, 2, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#32 Ken Schrader
1, 3, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

#21 Trevor Bayne
0, 3, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

#56 Martin Truex, Jr.
0, 3, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#27 Paul Menard
1, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#33 Stephen Leicht
1, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#23 Scott Riggs
0, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#32 Boris Said
0, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#33, #36 Tony Raines
0, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#95/#79 Scott Speed
0, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#10 Tomy Drissi
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#17 Matt Kenseth
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#32 T.J. Bell
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#55 Brian Vickers
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#13 Casey Mears
0, 4, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#14 Tony Stewart
0, 3, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#29 Kevin Harvick
0, 3, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#31 Jeff Burton
0, 3, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#87 Joe Nemechek
0, 3, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#11 Denny Hamlin
0, 2, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#23 Robert Richardson
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#26 Josh Wise
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#32 Reed Sorenson
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#33 Elliott Sadler
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#37 Timmy Hill
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

Race 17 - Quaker State 400 Penalties

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Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway proved to be a tough race for Regan Smith and his Furniture Row Chevrolet race team. Smith was caught up in Ryan Newman's misfortune on lap 210 when it appeared as though he lost control of his car due to fluid spilled from Newman's machine. The end result was a severely damaged race car and a disappointing 33rd place finish.

Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#98 Michael McDowell, 40, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru/tail end
#23 Scott Riggs, 43, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#34 David Ragan, 202, Speed-Exiting pits, pass thru
#78 Regan Smith, 210, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#39 Ryan Newman, 211, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage

Most Penalized Drivers (After Race 16)

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Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350 at the road course in Sonoma added two more penalties to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series penalty leader, David Gilliland's 2012 total. Gilliland was forced to start at the rear of the event for missing the driver's meeting and later on was caught speeding exiting the pits. After 16 events, Gilliland leads the league by a wide margin of 10 serious penalties, four more than Brad Keselowski. In all, Gilliland has earned 17 penalties from NASCAR thus far in 2012.

#38 David Gilliland
3, 4, 10, 0 (10 serious penalties)

#2 Brad Keselowski
0, 0, 6, 0 (6 serious penalties)

#22 A.J. Allmendinger
0, 6, 4, 1 (5 serious penalties)

#49 J.J. Yeley
0, 2, 5, 0 (5 serious penalties)

#18 Kyle Busch
1, 4, 3, 1 (4 serious penalties)

#93 Travis Kvapil
1, 4, 4, 0 (4 serious penalties)

#48 Jimmie Johnson
2, 0, 3, 1 (4 serious penalties)

#10, #51 David Reutimann
0, 1, 4, 0 (4 serious penalties)

#98 Michael McDowell
0, 1, 3, 1 (4 serious penalties)

#51 Kurt Busch
2, 8, 3, 0 (3 serious penalties)

#24 Jeff Gordon
0, 5, 1, 2 (3 serious penalties)

#83 Landon Cassill
0, 5, 3, 0 (3 serious penalties)

#9 Marcos Ambrose
0, 4, 2, 1 (3 serious penalties)

#39 Ryan Newman
1, 3, 1, 2 (3 serious penalties)

#99 Carl Edwards
0, 4, 2, 1 (3 serious penalties)

#43 Aric Almirola
0, 1, 2, 1 (3 serious penalties)

#36 Dave Blaney
1, 4, 1, 1 (2 serious penalties)

#42 Juan Pablo Montoya
1, 4, 1, 1 (2 serious penalties)

#78 Regan Smith
1, 3, 2, 0 (2 serious penalties)

#32 Terry Labonte
0, 3, 1, 1 (2 serious penalties)

#10 Danica Patrick
1, 1, 2, 0 (2 serious penalties)

#47 Bobby Labonte
0, 3, 2, 0 (2 serious penalties)

#34 David Ragan
0, 2, 2, 0 (2 serious penalties)

#1 Jamie McMurray
0, 1, 0, 2 (2 serious penalties)

#33 Brendan Gaughan
0, 0, 2, 0 (2 serious penalties)

#5 Kasey Kahne
1, 4, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

#20 Joey Logano
1, 3, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#15 Clint Bowyer
0, 3, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#30 David Stremme
1, 2, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#32 Ken Schrader
1, 3, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

#21 Trevor Bayne
0, 3, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

#56 Martin Truex, Jr.
0, 3, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#27 Paul Menard
1, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#33 Stephen Leicht
1, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#32 Boris Said
0, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#33, #36 Tony Raines
0, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#95/#79 Scott Speed
0, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#10 Tomy Drissi
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#17 Matt Kenseth
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#23 Scott Riggs
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#32 T.J. Bell
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#55 Brian Vickers
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#13 Casey Mears
0, 4, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#14 Tony Stewart
0, 3, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#29 Kevin Harvick
0, 3, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#31 Jeff Burton
0, 3, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#87 Joe Nemechek
0, 3, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#11 Denny Hamlin
0, 2, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#23 Robert Richardson
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#26 Josh Wise
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#32 Reed Sorenson
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#33 Elliott Sadler
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#37 Timmy Hill
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)