Sunday, May 13, 2012

Race 11 - Bojangles' Southern 500 Penalties




Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images

Kurt Busch was having a fantastic race driving for the underfunded James Finch Racing team in Saturday night's Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. The 2004 Sprint Cup champion's night went south in a hurry in the closing laps when the Las Vegas, Nevada native spun out, collecting Ryan Newman in the process. In the process of trying to keep his car on the lead lap, Busch was caught speeding entering the pits. After the race, there was a heated confrontation between Busch's team and Newman's team.

Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#36 Dave Blaney, 100, Commitment Line Violation, Pass Thru
#24 Jeff Gordon, 194, Pitting before pit road is open
#10 Danica Patrick, 282, Commitment Line Violation, Tail of Field
#47 Bobby Labonte, 299, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#1 Jamie McMurray, 316, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#1 Jamie McMurray, 316, Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires
#22 A.J. Allmendinger, 316, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#32 Reed Sorenson, 331, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#39 Ryan Newman, 361, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#51 Kurt Busch, 362, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field