Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway proved to be a big player in the Chase For The 2012 Sprint Cup for Denny Hamlin. Going into the race, Hamlin was one of the favorites to win another prized Grandfather Clock in the final short track race of the year. Unfortunately, things got off to a rough start during the first pit stop under caution when Hamlin was caught speeding entering the pits. Hamlin was able to recover and bring the FedEx Express Toyota back to the top 10 until a stop on lap 200 when he was caught speeding in the pits once again. The day got worse later on when the 11 car developed electrical issues which eventually got so bad that Hamlin's car quit on the track on lap 393 bringing out a caution flag. The 11 crew made repairs to get their driver back on the track with Hamlin finishing 33rd, 34 laps down to the leaders.
Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#30 David Stremme, 45, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#30 David Stremme, 45, Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires, Tail of Field
#11 Denny Hamlin, 47, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field
#34 David Ragan, 99, Commitment Line Violation, Tail of Field
#38 David Gilliland, 99, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#20 Joey Logano, 129, Speed-Exiting pits, Tail of Field
#11 Denny Hamlin, 200, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field
#93 Travis Kvapil, 200, Car pitting out of the assigned pit box, Held 1 lap
#9 Marcos Ambrose, 214, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#38 David Gilliland, 231, Speed-Exiting pits, Tail of Field
#56 Martin Truex, Jr., 234, Passing on a start or restart, Pass Thru
#31 Jeff Burton, 345, Lug nut(s) not installed, Must Come In
#93 Travis Kvapil, 440, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field