Sunday, March 17, 2013

2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - Race 4 - Food City 500 Penalty Report


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Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway got off to a horrendous start for Tony Stewart. The Indiana native cut a tire in the first 10 laps of the 500 lap race, spun and hit the wall. Stewart was forced behind the wall for repairs for more than 20 laps before returning to the track. To make matters worse, the 14 team was penalized for having too many crew members in contact with the pit service area. Stewart muscled through to finish a disappointing 31st.

Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#17 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
#34 David Ragan, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end,engine change
#14 Tony Stewart, 10, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#32 Terry Labonte, 14, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
#31 Jeff Burton, 54, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#18 Kyle Busch, 56, Speed-Entering pits, tail end
#14 Tony Stewart, 57, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, tail end
#31 Jeff Burton, 72, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#9 Marcos Ambrose, 72, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, tail end
#87 Joe Nemechek, 73, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
#38 David Gilliland, 153, Pitting before pit road is open,tail end
#33 Landon Cassill, 235, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#93 Travis Kvapil, 235, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#38 David Gilliland, 255, Speed-Entering pits, tail end
#7 Dave Blaney, 322, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#36 J.J. Yeley, 323, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#32 Terry Labonte, 324, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
#35 Josh Wise, 350, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#22 Joey Logano, 350, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, tail end
#10 Danica Patrick, 351, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
#48 Jimmie Johnson, 455, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#30 David Stremme, 456, Commitment Line Violation, tail end