2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - Tony Raines Penalty Report

Race 24 - Irwin Tools Night Race (Driving #33 Car)
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Intentionally causing a caution, 2 laps

Race 26 - Federated Auto Parts 400 (Driving #33 Car)
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

Race 30 - Hollywood Casino 400 (Driving #40 Car)
Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field
Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field

Race 32 - Camping World RV Sales 500 (Driving #40 Car)
Pitting before pit road is open, Garage

2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - Race 32 - Camping World RV Sales 500 Penalty Report

Driver/Number, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#40 Tony Raines, 3, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#2 Brad Keselowski, 42, Speed-Entering pits, Pass Thru
#47 Bobby Labonte, 45, Speed-Entering pits, Pass Thru
#47 Bobby Labonte, 48, Speed-Entering pits, Stop & Go
#9 Marcos Ambrose, 79, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#13 Casey Mears, 80, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#5 Kasey Kahne, 122, Speed-Exiting pits, Pass Thru
#10 Danica Patrick, 160, Speed-Entering pits, Pass Thru

2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - Race 30 - Hollywood Casino 400 Penalty Report

Driver/Number, Lap, Infraction, Penalty

#18 Kyle Busch, Pre-Race to the rear, Tail of Field, Back Up
#78 Kurt Busch, Pre-Race to the rear, Tail of Field, Back Up
#7 Dave Blaney, Pre-Race to the rear, Tail of Field, Engine
#83 David Reutimann, 1, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#30 Cole Whitt, 1, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#10 Danica Patrick, 1, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#33 Landon Cassill, 2, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#18 Kyle Busch, 7, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, Tail of Field
#30 Cole Whitt, 7, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, Tail of Field
#98 Michael McDowell, 43, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#56 Martin Truex, Jr., 44, Speed-Exiting pits, Tail of Field
#95 Reed Sorenson, 45, Speed-Exiting pits, Tail of Field
#95 Reed Sorenson, 87, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field
#39 Ryan Newman, 136, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#51 Justin Allgaier, 136, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#20 Matt Kenseth, 139, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field
#98 Michael McDowell, 140, Speed-Exiting pits, Tail of Field
#40 Tony Raines, 141, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field
#93 Travis Kvapil, 147, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#40 Tony Raines, 148, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field
#36 J.J. Yeley, 157, Speed-Exiting pits, Tail of Field
#34 David Ragan, 170, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#17 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., 171, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#17 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., 171, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, Tail of Field
#17 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., 182, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, Tail of Field
#13 Casey Mears, 182, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, Tail of Field
#14 Mark Martin, 187, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field
#14 Mark Martin, 187, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#14 Mark Martin, 189, Crew member(s) over the wall too soon, Tail of Field
#14 Mark Martin, 189, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, Tail of Field
#93 Travis Kvapil, 229, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field
#17 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., 244, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#55 Brian Vickers, 244, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#17 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., 244, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, Tail of Field
#39 Ryan Newman, 246, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field

2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - Race 26 - Federated Auto Parts 400 Penalty Report

Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#48 Jimmie Johnson, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, driver change
#51 Ryan Truex, 84, Speed-Exiting pits, pass thru
#48 Jimmie Johnson, 91, Speed-Exiting pits, pass thru
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya, 137, Lug nut(s) not installed, pit
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya, 269, Speed-Entering pits, tail end
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya, 273, Disobeying a NASCAR request, pass thru, not in correct restart position
#34 David Ragan, 294, Lug nut(s) not installed, pit
#48 Jimmie Johnson, 345, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#33 Tony Raines, 346, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#15 Clint Bowyer, 393, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

Race 7 - Samsung Mobile 500 Penalties

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What looked to be a solid night for Marcos Ambrose took a sudden turn for the worse right at the conclusion of Saturday night's Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Ambrose had his Stanley Tools Ford positioned solidly in the top 10 for nearly all of the 500-mile event before running out of fuel while coming to take the white flag. To make matters worse, NASCAR caught Ambrose speeding when he entered the pits, due to his inability to monitor his tachometer. Because NASCAR could not give Ambrose the usual pass thru penalty for speeding, he was dropped to the rear of the lap he finished the race, 20th place one lap off the leaders.

Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#38 David Gilliland, 146, Speed-Entering pits, Pass Thru
#33 Tony Raines, 147, Speed-Exiting pits, Pass Thru
#34 David Ragan, 289, Speed-Entering pits, Pass Thru
#9 Marcos Ambrose, 334, Speed-Entering pits, Tail End Of Lap

*Marcos Ambrose's speeding penalty is not counted against him as a serious penalty as he was unable to monitor his speed entering the pits due to running out of fuel.

Thank you to NASCAR Statistical Services for the information.

#33/#36 Tony Raines 2012 Penalties

Race 7
Speed-Exiting pits, pass thru

Race 14
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
0, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

2011 Year In Review: Other Drivers' Penalties

1988 NASCAR Winston Cup champion, Bill Elliott started five races in 2011 including the first four events of the year. Elliott's best finish was 12th driving for James Finch in the Daytona 500.

2011 Statistics For Bill Elliott
40th in Sprint Cup standings
0 top 5s
0 top 10s
Best Finish: 12th in the Daytona 500
0 laps led

2011 Penalty Report For Bill Elliott
Race 1 - Pitting before pit road is open, tail end; Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Race 8 - Pre-Race to the rear, Adjustments after Impound


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David Stremme made 18 starts, all for Inception Motorsports in NASCAR's Sprint Cup standings while not qualifying for five other events. Stremme attempted to run the full distance in only two of those starts while the others were start and park efforts. Stremme's best finish of 2011 was 32nd at Bristol in the Irwin Tools Night Race.

2011 Statistics For David Stremme
41st in Sprint Cup standings
0 top 5s
0 top 10s
Best Finish: 32nd in the Irwin Tools Night Race
0 laps led

2011 Penalty Report For David Stremme
Race 11 - Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
Race 19 - Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
Race 27 - Pre-Race to the rear, Missed Driver Intros


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Hermie Sadler made three starts in the Sprint Cup Series in 2011, all for TRG Motorsports. Sadler's best finish came at Martinsville in the Tums Fast Relief 500 where he placed 26th.

2011 Statistics For Hermie Sadler
Was Not Eligable For Points
0 top 5s
0 top 10s
Best Finish: 26th in the Tums Fast Relief 500
0 laps led

2011 Penalty Report For Hermie Sadler
Race 31 - Speed-Entering pits, Pass Thru; Speed-Entering pits, Stop & Go; Speed-Entering pits, Pass Thru


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Reed Sorenson made three starts late in 2011 for Robby Gordon while not qualifying for two events at Texas and Homestead. Sorenson's best finish came at Martinsville where he placed 36th

2011 Statistics For Reed Sorenson
Was Not Eligable For Points
0 top 5s
0 top 10s
Best Finish: 36th in the Tums Fast Relief 500
1 lap led

2011 Penalty Report For Reed Sorenson
Race 30 - Pre-Race to the rear, Tail of Field, Missed Driver Intros
Race 33 - Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field


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California driver, Scott Speed made 13 starts in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2011. Speed's best finish was 32nd at Atlanta in the Advocare 500.

2011 Statistics For Scott Speed
Was Not Eligable For Points
0 top 5s
0 top 10s
Best Finish: 32nd in the Advocare 500
0 laps led

2011 Penalty Report For Scott Speed
Race 25 - Speed-Entering pits, Pass Thru
Race 30 - Passing on a start or restart, Pass Thru


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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regular, David Starr made four starts in the Sprint Cup Series in 2011 while not qualifying for four other races. Starr's best finish came in the night race at Bristol where he placed 27th after leading two laps.

2011 Statistics For David Starr
Was Not Eligable For Points
0 top 5s
0 top 10s
Best Finish: 27th in the Irwin Tools Night Race
Two laps led

2011 Penalty Report For David Starr
Race 12 - Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
Race 25 - Pre-Race to the rear, Tail of Field Missing Driver Intros


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Two-time Daytona 500 champion, Michael Waltrip started three races in 2011, all on restrictor plate tracks while missing his home track event in Kentucky. Waltrip's best finish of the three events was an ninth place at Talladega in the Good Sam Club 500.

2011 Statistics For Micahel Waltrip
42nd in Sprint Cup standings
0 top 5s
1 top 10
Best Finish: Ninth in the Good Sam Club 500
1 lap led

2011 Penalty Report For Michael Waltrip
Race 1 - Pitting before pit road is open, tail end


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Canadian driver, Andrew Ranger made his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut in 2011 driving for Frankie Stoddard's team in the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips At The Glen. Ranger started in and finished 35th, falling out due to transmission issues.

2011 Statistics For Andrew Ranger
Was Not Eligable For Points
0 top 5s
0 top 10s
Best Finish: 35th at the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips At The Glen
0 laps led

2011 Penalty Report For Andrew Ranger
Race 22 - Safety violation, pit - smoke



Robert Richardson made only one start in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2011. Richardson finished 38th getting caught up in a wreck after starting 28th.

2011 Statistics For Robert Richardson
Was Not Eligable For Points
0 top 5s
0 top 10s
Best Finish: 38th in the Daytona 500
0 laps led

2011 Penalty Report For Robert Richardson
Race 1 - Pitting before pit road is open, tail end


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Tony Raines made 12 starts for Larry Gunselman's number 37 team in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series in 2011 while he missed the field an additional seven times. Raines' best finish of the year was 25th in the Daytona 500 and the Goody's Fast Relief 500.

2011 Statistics For Tony Raines
37th in Sprint Cup standings
0 top 5s
0 top 10s
Best Finish: 25th in the Daytona 500 and the Goody's Fast Relief 400
0 laps led

2011 Penalty Report For Tony Raines
Race 7 - Pitting before pit road is open, tail end


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Young up and comer, Cole Whitt made two starts in the final two Sprint Cup events of the year driving for Red Bull Racing. Whitt's best finish came in his debut race at Phoenix in the Kobalt Tools 500 where he placed 25th.

2011 Statistics For Cole Whitt
Was Not Eligable For Points
0 top 5s
0 top 10s
Best Finish: 25th in the Kobalt Tools 500
0 laps led

2011 Penalty Report For Cole Whitt
Race 35 - Pitting before pit road is open, tail end


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NASCAR Nationwide regular, Steve Wallace made his NASCAR Sprint Cup debut in the season opener, the Daytona 500. Wallace finished 20th in the Great American Race after starting in 36th position

2011 Statistics For Steve Wallace
Was Not Eligable For Points
0 top 5s
0 top 10s
Best Finish: 20th in the Daytona 500
0 laps led

2011 Penalty Report For Steve Wallace
Race 1 - Jumping the restart, pass thru

Most Penalized Drivers In 2011 - Pit Crew Penalties

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The third category of penalties we feature here is the penalties that are earned by a driver's pit crew. Like the penalties a driver can get in a race, these penalties can prevent a team from winning a race or getting a good finish. This category also is an indication of what teams have the best pit crews in NASCAR's Sprint Cup series. Some of the penalties that fall into this category include too many crew members over the wall, crew members going over the wall too early, crew members losing contact with equipment and lug nuts not installed.

In all, five drivers and their teams led all the rest in receiving penalties in this category in 2011. It's probably not surprising that the underfunded teams of Dave Blaney, David Gilliland and Casey Mears are among the leaders but they are joined by two of Michael Waltrip Racing's drivers, Martin Truex, Jr. and David Reutimann. In fact, it was not a good season to be on any of the crews for MWR as Bobby Labonte's team earned only one less penalty in this category in 2011. Greg Biffle's team also had three penalties in the season, a likely indication as to why he missed the Chase field and didn't run well this season. Jimmie Johnson's Lowe's team also had three penalties as well.

Several teams were able to have a clean 2011 in the pits. While Kurt Busch had a total of 10 penalties due to mistakes on his own behalf, his pit crew did not have a mistake this year. Andy Lally's underfunded team also managed not to cost their driver in the pits as they too did not have a penalty all year. The teams for the two championship contenders of Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards were on their game in 2011 and also were able to avoid making any costly penalties for their drivers.

Driver Number(s)	Driver Name	Crew Penalties
36, 60, 35	Dave Blaney	4
38, 34	David Gilliland	4
13	Casey Mears	4
00	David Reutimann	4
56	Martin Truex, Jr.	4
47	Bobby Labonte	3
83	Brian Vickers	3
6	David Ragan	3
16	Greg Biffle	3
48	Jimmie Johnson	3
20	Joey Logano	3
1	Jamie McMurray	3
7	Robby Gordon	2
27	Paul Menard	2
34, 38	Travis Kvapil	1
42	Juan Pablo Montoya	1
09, 60, 51	Landon Cassill	1
21	Trevor Bayne	1
78	Regan Smith	1
46, 38	J.J. Yeley	1
9	Marcos Ambrose	1
24	Jeff Gordon	1
88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1
31	Jeff Burton	1
32	Ken Schrader	1
39	Ryan Newman	1
87	Joe Nemechek	1
22	Kurt Busch	0
18	Kyle Busch	0
71, 77	Andy Lally	0
32, 71	Mike Bliss	0
4	Kasey Kahne	0
32, 38	Terry Labonte	0
11	Denny Hamlin	0
2	Brad Keselowski	0
43	A.J. Allmendinger	0
17	Matt Kenseth	0
33	Clint Bowyer	0
29	Kevin Harvick	0
5	Mark Martin	0
35, 36	Geoffrey Bodine	0
60, 36, 37	Mike Skinner	0
66, 18	Michael McDowell	0
14	Tony Stewart	0
99	Carl Edwards	0
09, 46	Bill Elliott	0
30	David Stremme	0
71	Hermie Sadler	0
7	Reed Sorenson	0
46	Scott Speed	0
95	David Starr	0
15	Michael Waltrip	0
32	Andrew Ranger	0
37	Robert Richardson, Jr.	0
37	Tony Raines	0
77	Steve Wallace	0
84	Cole Whitt	0
92	Dennis Setzer	0

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.