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Las Vegas proved to be a major test for five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, Jimmie Johnson and his Lowe's Chevrolet crew. A strong sixth place qualifying effort was nullified by a crash in practice, forcing the 48 team to start at the rear of Sunday's Kobalt Tools 400. The poor starting position did not prevent Johnson and his team from having a good day as they were able to overcome the penalty to lead 35 laps and finish a strong second place to the winner, Tony Stewart.
Penalty Report - Las Vegas
Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#18 Kyle Busch, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
#48 Jimmie Johnson, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
#78 Regan Smith, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, transmission change
#37 Timmy Hill, 45, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#2 Brad Keselowski, 46, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
#10 David Reutimann, 73, Speed-Entering pits, tail end
#32 Ken Schrader, 100, Lug nut(s) not installed, pit
#33 Brendan Gaughan, 120, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#30 David Stremme, 122, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#43 Aric Almirola, 123, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#93 Travis Kvapil, 126, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#36 Dave Blaney, 207, Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires, tail end
#38 David Gilliland, 208, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
#83 Landon Cassill, 245, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#38 David Gilliland, 256, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end*
*Note that David Gilliland was not involved in the cause of the caution flag nor did he have any other reason to pit before the pits were open.
Thank you to NASCAR Statistics and TheHotLap.com for the information.