After a week away from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, many thought Kurt Busch would return to the series with a fresh start for the rest of the 2012 season. Unfortunately, things quickly turned sour for Busch just after the drop of the initial green flag. Busch spun and tagged the wall off turn two taking away any chance of having a decent finish in the Quicken Loans 400 at the Michigan International Speedway. Busch spun for a second time later in the race and ended up crossing the line in 30th, six laps off the lead lap pace.
Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#48 Jimmie Johnson, Pre-Race to the rear, Tail of Field, Engine
#39 Ryan Newman, Pre-Race to the rear, Tail of Field, Engine
#51 Kurt Busch, 2, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#21 Trevor Bayne, 7, Speed-Exiting pits, Garage*
#26 Josh Wise, 10, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#51 Kurt Busch, 10, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#83 Landon Cassill, 82, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field
#51 Kurt Busch, 121, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#38 David Gilliland, 126, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#5 Kasey Kahne, 126, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#51 Kurt Busch, 126, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#18 Kyle Busch, 127, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#32 Ken Schrader, 127, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#11 Denny Hamlin, 133, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#32 Ken Schrader, 138, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#5 Kasey Kahne, 193, Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires, garage
* Note that Trevor Bayne's speeding penalty was as a result of an engine failure and not a driver error.