Sunday Night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Advocare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway started off promising for Aric Almirola. Hopes for the 43 team had to be high going into the race as the Florida driver's Ford was emblazoned with the same sponsor as the event. Unfortunately, things did not go so well for the Richard Petty Motorsports team. After starting 13th, Almirola's car began smoking on lap 39 forcing the driver off the track for several laps. The Advocare team was able to make repairs and salvage points but their driver ended up being caught by NASCAR for speeding entering the pits twice, first during a green flag stop then another while trying to serve the initial penalty. Almirola finished 32nd, 30 laps off the lead lap.
Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#15 Clint Bowyer, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
#49 Jason Leffler, 68, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#49 Jason Leffler, 70, Speed-Entering pits, stop and go
#49 Jason Leffler, 72, Speed-Entering pits, 1 lap
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya, 82, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#43 Aric Almirola, 217, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#43 Aric Almirola, 221, Speed-Entering pits, stop and go
#99 Carl Edwards, 265, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#95 Scott Speed, 265, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#1 Jamie McMurray, 270, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#48 Jimmie Johnson, 270, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#22 Sam Hornish, Jr., 271, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#1 Jamie McMurray, 321, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end