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Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bank Of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway proved to be a penalty-laden affair. Prior to the drop of the green flag, six drivers had to start at the rear of the 43-car starting field due to engine or transmission changes. The 334-lap event proved to be a long night for Paul Menard and the Menard's/Pittsburgh Paints Chevrolet team. After a lap 37 spin in turn four, Menard's crew was penalized for two infractions, one for going over the wall too soon and another for too many crew members over the wall. Later in the race, the Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing driver was caught speeding entering the pits on lap 215 resulting in a pass thru penalty. Menard ended the race a disappointing 27th, six laps off the lead lap.
--Please note that pit crew penalties are now designated in green for better clarity to viewers.--
#31 Jeff Burton, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
#39 Ryan Newman, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
#91 Reed Sorenson, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
#38 David Gilliland, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, transmission change
#93 Travis Kvapil, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, transmission change
#17 Matt Kenseth, 12, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#34 David Ragan, 16, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#14 Tony Stewart, 16, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#34 David Ragan, 16, Speed-Entering pits, tail end
#31 Jeff Burton, 16, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#27 Paul Menard, 36, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#27 Paul Menard, 36, Crew member(s) over the wall too soon, tail end
#27 Paul Menard, 36, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, tail end
#31 Jeff Burton, 37, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#34 David Ragan, 41, Disobeying a NASCAR request, 1 lap, wave around car did not receive green flag on race track
#31 Jeff Burton, 134, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#38 David Gilliland, 169, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
#27 Paul Menard, 215, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#24 Jeff Gordon, 219, Speed-Exiting pits, pass thru
#13 Casey Mears, 224, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#51 A.J. Allmendinger, 265, Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires, pass thru
#10 David Reutimann, 323, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru