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 2 - Subway Fresh Fit 500 Penalties

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Sunday's Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway proved to be a trying race for Ryan Newman and his Wix Filters Chevrolet team. Newman's pit crew lost control of equipment in the pits just past the 100-lap mark in the event, forcing their driver to restart at the tail of the field. Then in the closing stages of the event, Carl Edwards got loose under Newman's 39 car, making contact and sending Newman into the wall. Even with the tail of his race car severely damaged, Newman was able to salvage a respectable 21st place finish in the desert.

Penalty Report - Phoenix

Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#15 Clint Bowyer, 16, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#13 Casey Mears, 110, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#39 Ryan Newman, 112, Removing equipment from assigned pit area, Tail of Field
#22 A.J. Allmendinger, 133, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#1 Jamie McMurray, 133, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#83 Landon Cassill, 134, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field*
#33 Brendan Gaughan, 250, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field

*Note that Landon Cassill 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 2 - Subway Fresh Fit 500 Penalties

Penalty Report - Phoenix:

Car#, Lap, Reason, Penalty
#60 Landon Cassill, Engine change, Pre-Race to the rear
#99 Carl Edwards, 59, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 68, Speed-Entering pits, Tail End of Longest Line
#34 David Gilliland, 68, Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area, Tail End of Longest Line
#47 Bobby Labonte, 68, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of the field
#00 David Reutimann, 68, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of the field
#7 Robby Gordon, 68, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#13 Casey Mears, 68, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of the field
#34 David Gilliland, 68, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End of the field
#6 David Ragan, 68, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of the field
#83 Brian Vickers, 68, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#71 Andy Lally, 68, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#38 Travis Kvapil, 68, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#31 Jeff Burton, 69, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#33 Clint Bowyer, 69, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#7 Robby Gordon, 111, Speed-Exiting pits, Pass Thru
#6 David Ragan, 126, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#13 Casey Mears, 128, Pitting out of order, Tail end of longest line
#09 Bill Elliott, 128, Pitting out of order, Tail End of longest line
#47 Bobby Labonte, 136, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#7 Robby Gordon, 141, Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area, Tail End
#56 Martin Truex, Jr., 219, Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area, Tail of the field
#20 Joey Logano, 219, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage

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