2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - Race 3 - Kobalt Tools 400 Penalty Report

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It proved to be another wild day for Kyle Busch in Sunday's Kobalt Tools 400.  The Las Vegas native was hoping for a victory at his home track but his hopes were dashed thanks to a lap 46 penalty for speeding entering the pits.  Busch was able to overcome his error and be a contender in the latter portion of the 267-lap event.  In all, Busch led 27 laps and ended the day with a solid fourth place effort.

Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#1 Jamie McMurray, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
#36 J.J. Yeley, 45, Speed-Exiting pits, pass thru
#22 Joey Logano, 46, Speed-Exiting pits, pass thru
#18 Kyle Busch, 46, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#15 Clint Bowyer, 66, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#16 Greg Biffle, 67, Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires, tail end
#11 Denny Hamlin, 116, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#10 Danica Patrick, 118, Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires, pass thru
#87 Joe Nemechek, 153, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, pass thru
#9 Marcos Ambrose, 160, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#87 Joe Nemechek, 162, Speed-Entering pits, tail end
#47 Bobby Labonte, 196, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#93 Travis Kvapil, 225, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#39 Ryan Newman, 236, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage

Race 3 - Kobalt Tools 400 Penalties

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Las Vegas proved to be a major test for five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, Jimmie Johnson and his Lowe's Chevrolet crew. A strong sixth place qualifying effort was nullified by a crash in practice, forcing the 48 team to start at the rear of Sunday's Kobalt Tools 400. The poor starting position did not prevent Johnson and his team from having a good day as they were able to overcome the penalty to lead 35 laps and finish a strong second place to the winner, Tony Stewart.

Penalty Report - Las Vegas

Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#18 Kyle Busch, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
#48 Jimmie Johnson, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
#78 Regan Smith, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, transmission change
#37 Timmy Hill, 45, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#2 Brad Keselowski, 46, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
#10 David Reutimann, 73, Speed-Entering pits, tail end
#32 Ken Schrader, 100, Lug nut(s) not installed, pit
#33 Brendan Gaughan, 120, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#30 David Stremme, 122, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#43 Aric Almirola, 123, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#93 Travis Kvapil, 126, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#36 Dave Blaney, 207, Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires, tail end
#38 David Gilliland, 208, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
#83 Landon Cassill, 245, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#38 David Gilliland, 256, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end*

*Note that David Gilliland was not involved in the cause of the caution flag nor did he have any other reason to pit before the pits were open.

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

Race 3 - Kobalt Tools 400 Penalties

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Tony Stewart looked to be the class of the field in the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but a pit road penalty changed his race strategy and may have likely cost him a win.

Penalty Report - Las Vegas:

Car#, Lap, Reason, Penalty
#11 Denny Hamlin, engine change, Pre-Race to the rear
#7 Robby Gordon, 8, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#71 Andy Lally, 16, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
#21 Trevor Bayne, 56, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#71 Andy Lally, 64, Speed-Exiting pits, pass thru
#43 A.J. Allmendinger, 98, Speed-Entering pits, tail end
#22 Kurt Busch, 102, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#4 Kasey Kahne, 102, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#38 Travis Kvapil, 103, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#7 Robby Gordon, 109, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#29 Kevin Harvick, 151, Speed-Entering pits, tail end
#31 Jeff Burton, 151, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
#14 Tony Stewart, 151, Removing equipment from assigned pit area, stop and go/tail end
#24 Jeff Gordon, 194, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#20 Joey Logano, 241, Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tire, pass thru

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