2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - Ken Schrader Penalty Report

Race 2 - Subway Fresh Fit 500
Pitting before pit road is open, Garage

Race 15 - Quicken Loans 400
Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, Tail of Field

Race 17 - Quaker State 400
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, missed driver introductions
Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

Race 24 - Irwin Tools Night Race
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires, tail end
Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, tail end

Race 33 - Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, tail end
Speed-Entering pits, tail end

2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - Race 33 - Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 Penalty Report

Driver/Number, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#93 Travis Kvapil, 8, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#17 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., 9, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, tail end
#39 Ryan Newman, 174, Lug nut(s) not installed, pit
#41 Aric Almirola, 183, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#93 Travis Kvapil, 183, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#32 Ken Schrader, 183, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#56 Martin Truex, Jr., 183, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#32 Ken Schrader, 183, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, tail end
#32 Ken Schrader, 185, Speed-Entering pits, tail end
#14 Mark Martin, 203, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#93 Travis Kvapil, 219, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#83 David Reutimann, 230, Speed-Entering pits, tail end
#93 Travis Kvapil, 230, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#5 Kasey Kahne, 231, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, tail end
#39 Ryan Newman, 318, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#17 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., 381, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#36 J.J. Yeley, 381, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#17 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., 381, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, tail end
#39 Ryan Newman, 417, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - Race 17 - Quaker State 400 Penalty Report

Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#32 Ken Schrader, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, missed driver introductions
#31 Jeff Burton, 32, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
#11 Denny Hamlin, 38, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#31 Jeff Burton, 39, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
#32 Ken Schrader, 39, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
#32 Ken Schrader, 39, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#7 Dave Blaney, 48, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#27 Paul Menard, 48, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#33 Landon Cassill, 48, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#27 Paul Menard, 48, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, tail end
#38 David Gilliland, 89, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#36 J.J. Yeley, 107, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#32 Ken Schrader, 109, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#7 Dave Blaney, 125, Safety violation, pit, below minimum speed
#55 Brian Vickers, 147, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#11 Denny Hamlin, 148, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#2 Brad Keselowski, 180, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#55 Brian Vickers, 242, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#5 Kasey Kahne, 243, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
#17 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., 243, Speed-Exiting pits,  tail end

2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - Race 15 - Quicken Loans 400 Penalty Report

Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#30 David Stremme, Pre-Race to the rear, Tail of Field, Back Up
#24 Jeff Gordon, 6, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#51 Bobby Labonte, 6, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#18 Kyle Busch, 22, Car must enter pit road single file, Tail of Field
#93 Travis Kvapil, 22, Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box, Held 1 Lap
#98 Michael McDowell, 28, Speed-Exiting pits, Tail of Field
#78 Kurt Busch, 29, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#93 Travis Kvapil, 30, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, Tail of Field
#78 Kurt Busch, 32, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, Tail of Field
#78 Kurt Busch, 42, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#32 Ken Schrader, 79, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field
#5 Kasey Kahne, 104, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#32 Ken Schrader, 107, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, Tail of Field
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 131, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#24 Jeff Gordon, 131, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#1 Jamie McMurray, 167, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field

2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - Race 2 - Subway Fresh Fit 500 Penalty Report

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It was a rough day for Kyle Busch and his M&M's/Joe Gibbs Racing team.  Prior to the race, the 18 team was forced to change their car's engine forcing their driver to start the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at the rear of the field instead of where they had qualified, fourth.  Busch was on his way to the front until he spun on lap 49 and hit the wall.  The rest of the event proved to be a struggle for both driver and team and even after getting back on the lead lap in the race's latter stages, Busch found trouble again while trying to avoid running into his older brother, Kurt.  At the checkered flag, Busch crossed the line 23rd, the final car on the lead lap.

Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#78 Kurt Busch, Pre-Race to the rear, Tail of Field, Back Up Car
#18 Kyle Busch, Pre-Race to the rear, Tail of Field, Engine Change
#11 Denny Hamlin, Pre-Race to the rear, Tail of Field, Engine Change
#30 David Stremme, Pre-Race to the rear, Tail of Field, Transmission Change
#44 Scott Riggs, 21, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#18 Kyle Busch, 66, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#7 Dave Blaney, 66, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#18 Kyle Busch, 99, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#39 Ryan Newman, 99, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#18 Kyle Busch, 141, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#34 David Ragan, 185, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#38 David Gilliland, 237, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#38 David Gilliland, 239, Running the stop and go sign/light, Garage
#38 David Gilliland, 239, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, Garage
#32 Ken Schrader, 310, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#56 Martin Truex, Jr., 311, Speed-Exiting pits, Tail of Field

Race 15 - Quicken Loans 400 Penalties

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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.

Race 5 - Auto Club 400 Penalties

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Sunday's Auto Club 400 at the Auto Club Speedway was a race to forget for Jeff Gordon. Gordon's DuPont Chevrolet looked to be one of the contenders for the win in the first half of the race as Gordon had spent the majority of it in the top five. Unfortunately, things got bad in a hurry for the 24 car. While leaving his pits during a scheduled green flag pit stop on lap 107, Gordon's fuel man was dragged out of the pit box with his fuel can forcing Gordon to serve a stop and go penalty. The day ended up being even more frustrating as Gordon's crew again cost their driver in the pits with a tire violation during the race's only caution flag. Gordon had no chance to make up for the miscues as rain came and eventually forced NASCAR to call the event short of the scheduled distance. The DuPont Chevrolet was scored as finishing 26th, the last car on the lead lap.

Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#32 Ken Schrader, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, transmission change
#78 Regan Smith, 33, Speed-Exiting pits, pass thru
#1 Jamie McMurray, 65, Lug nut(s) not installed, pit
#20 Joey Logano, 67, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#47 Bobby Labonte, 68, Speed-Exiting pits, pass thru
#2 Brad Keselowski 101, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#49 J.J. Yeley, 103, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#24 Jeff Gordon, 107, Removing equipment from assigned pit area, stop and go
#17 Matt Kenseth, 125, Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires, tail end
#24 Jeff Gordon, 126, Tire violation-Removing outside tire acceptable/Rolling a tire(s) beyond the center of pit road

NASCAR's Most Penalized Drivers (After Race 3)

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Through pit strategy, Brad Keselowski was able to overcome an early penalty for speeding in the pits to leading Sunday's Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Unfortunately for the Miller Lite Dodge team, fuel issues knocked the 2 car off the lead lap relegating Keselowski to a 32nd place finish, 8 laps behind the leaders.

#38 David Gilliland
Race 1
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Running the stop and go sign/light, 1 lap
Speed-Exiting pits, tail end

Race 3
Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
1, 1, 6, 0 (6 serious penalties)

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#98 Michael McDowell
Race 1
Safety violation, window net loose
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 0, 2, 1 (3 serious penalties)

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#33 Brendan Gaughan
Race 2
Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field

Race 3
Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
0, 0, 2, 0 (2 serious penalties)

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#2 Brad Keselowski
Race 3
Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

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#10 David Reutimann
Race 3
Speed-Entering pits, tail end
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

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#10 Danica Patrick
Race 1
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
1, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

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#18 Kyle Busch
Race 1
Safety violation, tail end, unapproved work on car
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

Race 3
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
1, 1, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

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#21 Trevor Bayne
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
Safety violation, bumper bar loose
0, 1, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

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#30 David Stremme
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage

Race 3
Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
0, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

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#32 Ken Schrader
Race 3
Lug nut(s) not installed, pit
0, 0, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

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#36 Dave Blaney
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

Race 3
Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires, tail end
0, 1, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

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#39 Ryan Newman
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

Race 2
Removing equipment from assigned pit area, Tail of Field
0, 2, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

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#43 Aric Almirola
Race 3
Speed-Entering pits, tail end
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

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#83 Landon Cassill
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

Race 2
Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field

Race 3
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
0, 2, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

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#99 Carl Edwards
Race 1
Safety violation, tail end, unapproved work on car
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

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#51 Kurt Busch
Race 1
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
1, 3, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#5 Kasey Kahne
Race 1
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
1, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#9 Marcos Ambrose
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 2, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#13 Casey Mears
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

Race 2
Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
0, 2, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#15 Clint Bowyer
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

Race 2
Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
0, 2, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#32 Terry Labonte
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 2, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#1 Jamie McMurray
Race 2
Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#14 Tony Stewart
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#22 A.J. Allmendinger
Race 2
Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#24 Jeff Gordon
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#27 Paul Menard
Race 1
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
1, 0, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#31 Jeff Burton
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#33 Elliott Sadler
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#37 Timmy Hill
Race 3
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#42 Juan Pablo Montoya
Race 3
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
1, 0, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#48 Jimmie Johnson
Race 3
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
1, 0, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#78 Regan Smith
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

Race 3
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
1, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#87 Joe Nemechek
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#93 Travis Kvapil
Race 3
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#32 Ken Schrader 2012 Penalties

Race 3
Lug nut(s) not installed, pit

Race 4
Pitting before pit road is open, Garage

Race 5
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, transmission change

Race 15
Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of FieldPitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field

Race 20
Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
1, 4, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

2011 Year In Review: Ken Schrader's Penalties

After starting only one event in 2010, Ken Schrader returned to NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series seven times in 2011. All of Schrader's starts were for Frank Stoddard's team early in the season. After missing the fourth race of the season at Bristol, Schrader qualified in the seven other events he attempted during the year.

Schrader's two best finishes on the circuit came at the half mile paperclip in Martinsville, Virginia. Schrader finished 22nd in the Spring event while scoring his season best of 21st in the second race in he Fall. Schrader's other five finishes in 2011 were 33rd in the Auto Club 400, 33rd in the Samsung Mobile 500, 32nd in the Crown Royal Presents the Matthew And Daniel Hansen 400, 28th in the Showtime Southern 500 and 30th in the Pure Michigan 400.

Schrader and Stoddard's pit crew were each penalized once for violating NASCAR's pit procedures. Schrader earned a penalty for speeding exiting pit road while the crew earned their penalty for equipment leaving their pit area.

2011 Statistics For Ken Schrader
38th in Sprint Cup standings
0 top 5s
0 top 10s
Best Finish: 21st in the Tums Fast Relief 500

2011 Penalty Report For Ken Schrader
Race 5 - Pre-Race to the rear, tail end; Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
Race 7 - Speed-Exiting pits, tail end; Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Race 10 - Removing equipment from assigned pit area, Tail of Field
Race 23 - Pre-Race to the rear, Tail of Field, Transmission

Race 23 - Pure Michigan 400 Penalties

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Kevin Harvick struggled throughout the Pure Michigan 400. Harvick's crew had an early pit road miscue due to lug nuts not being installed on the car which knocked Harvick to the rear of the field on the subsequent restart. Harvick was never a contender and ended up with a lackluster 22nd place finish.

Penalty Report / Infraction Sheet - Michigan:

Car#, Lap, Infraction, Flag, Penalty, Lap Assessed
#32 Ken Schrader, Pre-Race to the rear, W, Tail of Field, Transmission
#29 Kevin Harvick, 30, Lug nut(s) not installed, Y, Must Come In, 31
#47 Bobby Labonte, 53, Pitting before pit road is open, Y, Tail of Field, 57
#34 David Gilliland, 54, Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires, Y, Tail of Field, 57
#36 Dave Blaney, 88, Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires, G, Pass Thru, 94
#00 David Reutimann, 104, Speed-Exiting pits, Y, Tail of Field, 107
#36 Dave Blaney, 168, Pitting before pit road is open, Y, Tail of Field, 172
#22 Kurt Busch, 197, Pitting before pit road is open, Y, Garage
#22 Kurt Busch, 197, Speed-Entering pits, Y, Garage

Thank you to NASCAR Statistics and Jayski.com for the information.

Race 7 - Samsung Mobile 500 Penalties

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David Reutimann notched two more penalties in the Samsung Mobile 500 after an incident on pit road severely damaged his race car.

Penalty Report - Texas:

Car#, Lap, Reason, Penalty
#37 Tony Raines, 10, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#34 David Gilliland, 46, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#20 Joey Logano, 47, Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area, tail end
#32 Ken Schrader, 50, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
#32 Ken Schrader, 113, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#00 David Reutimann, 115, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#00 David Reutimann, 115, Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area, tail end
#20 Joey Logano, 116, Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area, tail end
#78 Regan Smith, 202, Tire violation-Removing outside tire acceptable/Rolling a tire(s) beyond the center of pit road, pass thru
#1 Jamie McMurray, 215, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#78 Regan Smith, 215, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#14 Tony Stewart, 276, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#24 Jeff Gordon, 334, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru

Thank you to NASCAR Statistics and Jayski.com for the information.

Race 5 - Auto Club 400 Penalties

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After starting in the rear of the field due to an unapproved engine change, Joey Logano looked to have a chance at a top 10 finish in the Auto Club 400. Unfortunately for Logano, he received a penalty for jumping the start of the final restart of the race dropping him back to 25th at the finish, the last car on the lead lap.

Penalty Report - Auto Club:

Car#, Lap, Reason, Penalty
#32 Ken Schrader, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end
#20 Joey Logano, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end
#36 Dave Blaney, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end
#46 J.J. Yeley, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end
#31 Jeff Burton, 68, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#34 David Gilliland, 103, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#32 Ken Schrader, 155, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#34 David Gilliland, 172, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#20 Joey Logano, 191, Jumping the restart, pass thru

Thank you to NASCAR Statistics and Jayski.com for the information.