Kurt Busch and David Gilliland were the two most penalized drivers in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series in 2012 by quite a wide margin. Both drivers accrued 27 penalties in the 36 race season, eight more than the next closest driver, Travis Kvapil. Of the drivers who made the Chase For The Sprint Cup, Kevin Harvick tallied the least three penalties on the year with three. 2012 champion, Brad Keselowski recorded 10 penalties on his way to the crown.
Driver, Total Penalties In 2012 (Names In Bold And Yellow Represent Chase Drivers)
Kurt Busch - 27
David Gilliland - 27
Travis Kvapil - 19
David Ragan - 18
Kyle Busch - 16
Casey Mears - 16
Dave Blaney - 15
Jeff Burton - 15
Landon Cassill - 15
Bobby Labonte - 15
Marcos Ambrose - 13
Juan Pablo Montoya - 13
A.J. Allmendinger - 12
Carl Edwards - 12
Sam Hornish, Jr. - 12
Jimmie Johnson - 12
Joey Logano - 12
Ryan Newman - 12
David Reutimann - 12
Regan Smith - 12
Aric Almirola - 11
Jeff Gordon - 11
Kasey Kahne - 11
Brad Keselowski - 10
Trevor Bayne - 9
Michael McDowell - 9
Paul Menard - 9
Tony Stewart - 9
Clint Bowyer - 8
Jamie McMurray - 8
J.J. Yeley - 8
David Stremme - 7
Greg Biffle - 6
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - 6
Denny Hamlin - 6
Matt Kenseth - 6
Stephen Leicht - 6
Ken Schrader - 6
Martin Truex, Jr. - 6
Terry Labonte - 4
Danica Patrick - 4
T.J. Bell - 3
Kevin Harvick - 3
Jason Leffler - 3
Joe Nemechek - 3
Scott Speed - 3
Brendan Gaughan - 2
Tony Raines - 2
Scott Riggs - 2
Boris Said - 2
Reed Sorenson - 2
Brian Vickers - 2
Kelly Bires - 1
Mike Bliss - 1
Tomy Drissi - 1
Bill Elliott - 1
Timmy Hill - 1
Mark Martin - 1
Robert Richardson - 1
Elliott Sadler - 1
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. - 1
Michael Waltrip - 1
Josh Wise - 1