Coming off an impressive run at Richmond where he slid his way into NASCAR's Chase For The Sprint Cup, Jeff Gordon looked to follow it up with a good day at Chicagoland Speedway in the Geico 400. Gordon was running well in his DuPont Chevrolet until a stuck throttle forced him into the wall, effectively knocking him out of the race and severely hurting his chance at the 2012 Cup
Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
#22 Sam Hornish, Jr., 41, Speed-Exiting pits, pass thru
#93 Travis Kvapil, 45, Removing equipment from assigned pit area, stop and go
#32 T.J. Bell, 46, Speed-Exiting pits, pass thru
#93 Travis Kvapil, 67, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#13 Casey Mears, 150, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#9 Marcos Ambrose, 150, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#24 Jeff Gordon, 188, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#99 Carl Edwards, 189, Speed-Entering pits, tail end