NASCAR's Most Penalized Drivers In 2010

The 2010 Sprint Cup Most Penalized "Champion" is:



Perhaps it is of no surprise to anybody that Sam Hornish, Jr. was the reciepient of the most pit penalties laid down by NASCAR in the 2010 season. Hornish led all of NASCAR's Cup series with 22 penalties, just one more than Brad Keselowski and Marcos Ambrose.

The least penalized driver who ran full-time in the Cup Series in 2010 is:



It's probably a shock to many that Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was the driver who had the fewest pit penalties in 2010. Even though Dave Blaney was a full-time Cup driver and did attempt all 36 points events, most of Blaney's efforts were start-and-park effort which put him at an unfair advantage given that there would be far fewer opportunities for mistakes by he and/or his pit crew throughout the year.

Below is the full 2010 rundown of all drivers who were penalized by NASCAR.

#77 Sam Hornish, Jr. - 22
#12 Brad Keselowski - 21
#47 Marcos Ambrose - 21
#7 Robby Gordon - 20
#18 Kyle Busch - 19
#71, #7, #09, #10 Bobby Labonte - 19
#1 Jamie McMurray - 17
#2 Kurt Busch - 17
#9, #83 Kasey Kahne - 17
#11 Denny Hamlin - 17
#00 David Reutimann - 16
#20 Joey Logano - 15
#38, #37 David Gilliland - 14
#37, #7 Kevin Conway - 13
#31 Jeff Burton - 12
#43 A.J. Allmendinger - 12
#37, #34, #38 Travis Kvapil - 11
#78 Regan Smith - 11
#19 Elliott Sadler - 10
#39 Ryan Newman - 10
#6 David Ragan - 9
#16 Greg Biffle - 9
#48 Jimmie Johnson - 9
#82 Scott Speed - 9
#5 Mark Martin - 8
#13 Max Papis - 8
#14 Tony Stewart - 8
#24 Jeff Gordon - 8
#29 Kevin Harvick - 8
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya - 8
#99 Carl Edwards - 8
#33 Clint Bowyer - 7
#56 Martin Truex, Jr. - 7
#17 Matt Kenseth - 6
#21 Bill Elliott - 6
#26 Patrick Carpentier - 6
#87 Joe Nemechek - 6
#98 Paul Menard - 6
#26, #83 Boris Said - 5
#26 David Stremme - 5
#66, #36, #38 Dave Blaney - 5
#83 Brian Vickers - 5
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - 5
#38, #37, #34 Robert Richardson - 4
#64 Todd Bodine - 4
#83 Reed Sorenson - 4
#90, #83, #13 Casey Mears - 4
#37 Tony Raines - 3
#46, #36 J.J. Yeley - 3
#51, #55 Michael Waltrip - 3
#55, #81 Terry Labonte - 3
#71 Andy Lally - 3
#7 P.J. Jones - 2
#09 Aric Almirola - 2
#09 Landon Cassill - 2
#36 Mike Bliss - 2
#46 Terry Cook - 2
#55 Michael McDowell - 2
#21 Trevor Bayne - 1
#34 John Andretti - 1
#36 Steve Park - 1
#83 Mattias Ekstrom - 1

Race 36 - Ford 400 Penalties

Penalty Report - Homestead:

Car#, Lap, Reason, Penalty
#77 Sam Hornish, Jr., Pre-Race to the rear, Back Up Car
#00 David Reutimann, 17, Pitting before pit road is open
#7 Kevin Conway, 72, Excessive speed ENTERING pits, Pass Thru
#24 Jeff Gordon, 99, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#12 Brad Keselowski, 99, Excessive speed EXITING the pits, Tail End
#47 Marcos Ambrose, 136, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#77 Sam Hornish, Jr., 141, Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area, Tail End
#29 Kevin Harvick, 188, Excessive speed ENTERING pits, Tail End
#38 Dave Blaney, 194, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#71 Andy Lally, 202, Running the stop and go sign/light, Tail End
#20 Joey Logano, 205, Pulling up to pit, Held 1 Lap

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

Race 35 - Kobalt Tools 500 Penalties

Penalty Report - Phoenix:

Car#, Lap, Reason, Penalty
#81 Terry Labonte, 150, Excessive speed ENTERING pits, pass thru
#83 Kasey Kahne, 170, Removing equipment from assigned pit area, pass thru
#13 Casey Mears, 224, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#29 Kevin Harvick, 224, Lug nut(s) not installed, pit
#17 Matt Kenseth, 235, Lug nut(s) not installed, pit

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

Race 34 - AAA Texas 500 Penalties

Penalty Report - Texas:

Car#, Lap, Reason, Penalty
#21 Trevor Bayne, Pre-Race to the rear, Tail End , Transmission
#87 Joe Nemechek, 12 Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#2 Kurt Busch, 44 Excessive speed ENTERING pits, Tail End
#6 David Ragan, 60 Lug nut(s) not installed, Must Come In
#56 Martin Truex, Jr., 133 Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area, Tail End
#56 Martin Truex, Jr., 151 Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#18 Kyle Busch, 159 Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#18 Kyle Busch, 159 Excessive speed EXITING the pits, Held 1 Lap, Tried to save lap
#18 Kyle Busch, 160 Verbal abuse to a NASCAR official, Held 2 Laps, Obscene Gesture
#56 Martin Truex, Jr., 190 Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#24 Jeff Gordon, 190 Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#31 Jeff Burton, 190 Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#26 Patrick Carpentier, 193 Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#26 Patrick Carpentier, 195 Excessive speed ENTERING pits, Tail End
#26 Patrick Carpentier, 195 Excessive speed EXITING the pits, Tail End
#10 Bobby Labonte, 302 Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires, Tail End
#26 Patrick Carpentier, 328 Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#26 Patrick Carpentier, 328 Commitment Line Violation, Tail End

Race 33 - Amp Energy Drink 500

Penalty Report - Talladega:

Car#, Lap, Reason, Penalty
#87 Joe Nemechek, 38, Excessive speed EXITING the pits, pass thru
#43 A.J. Allmendinger, 69, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#43 A.J. Allmendinger, 70, Running the stop and go sign/light, 1 lap back
#17 Matt Kenseth, 113, Excessive speed ENTERING pits, pass thru
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 134, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#29 Kevin Harvick, 141, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#39 Ryan Newman, 141, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#77 Sam Hornish, Jr., 142, Excessive speed EXITING the pits, tail end
#9 Aric Almirola, 142, Non-compliant refueling (overflow container), tail end
#34 Robert Richardson, 142, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#37 David Gilliland, 142, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#47 Marcos Ambrose, 142, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#46 Michael McDowell, 152, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#47 Marcos Ambrose, 152, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#34 Robert Richardson, 164, Safety violation, pit
#87 Joe Nemechek, 181, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#87 Joe Nemechek, 181, Excessive speed ENTERING pits, tail end

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

Race 32 - Tums Fast Relief 500 Penalties

Penalty Report - Martinsville:

Car#, Lap, Reason, Penalty
#7 Robby Gordon, Pre-Race to the rear, Tail End, Driver Change
#1 Jamie McMurray, 50, Excessive speed ENTERING pits, Tail End
#6 David Ragan, 50, Excessive speed EXITING the pits, Tail End
#38 Travis Kvapil, 50, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#19 Elliott Sadler, 110, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#19 Elliott Sadler, 110, Intentionally causing a caution, Held 2 Laps
#12 Brad Keselowski, 112, Excessive speed EXITING the pits, Tail End
#47 Marcos Ambrose, 120, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#38 Travis Kvapil, 121, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#09 Bobby Labonte, 171, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#36 Dave Blaney, 171, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#14 Tony Stewart, 172, Excessive speed ENTERING pits, Tail End
#19 Elliott Sadler, 173, Pulling up to pit, Held 1 lap
#78 Regan Smith, 173, Excessive speed EXITING the pits, Tail End
#78 Regan Smith, 186, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#16 Greg Biffle, 211, Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon, tail End
#82 Scott Speed, 225, Excessive speed EXITING the pits, Tail End

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

Race 31 - Bank Of America 500 Penalties

Penalty Report - Charlotte:

Car#, Lap, Reason, Green/Yellow, Penalty
#39 Ryan Newman, 2 Pitting before pit road is open, Y
#71 Andy Lally, 3 Removing equipment from assigned pit area, Y, Must come in
#2 Kurt Busch, 23 Pitting before pit road is open, Y, Tail End
#2 Kurt Busch, 24 Excessive speed ENTERING pits, Y, Tail End
#82 Scott Speed, 25 Excessive speed EXITING the pits, Y, Tail End
#48 Jimmie Johnson34 Pitting before pit road is open, Y, Tail End
#36 J.J. Yeley, 43 Excessive speed EXITING the pits, G, Pass Thru
#39 Ryan Newman, 61 Excessive speed EXITING the pits, G,Pass Thru
#9 Kasey Kahne, 110 Pitting before pit road is open, Y, Tail End
#47 Marcos Ambrose, 110 Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires, Y, Tail End
#9 Kasey Kahne, 124 Pitting before pit road is open, Y
#77 Sam Hornish, Jr., 124 Pitting before pit road is open,Y
#09 Landon Cassill, 124 Pitting before pit road is open,Y
#47 Marcos Ambrose, 203 Pitting before pit road is open, Y, Tail End
#10 Bobby Labonte, 238 Pitting before pit road is open, Y, Tail End
#7 Robby Gordon, 240 Pitting before pit road is open, Y, Tail End
#31 Jeff Burton, 247 Pitting before pit road is open, Y, Tail End
#39 Ryan Newman, 248 Excessive speed EXITING the pits, Y, Tail End
#24 Jeff Gordon, 291 Excessive speed ENTERING pits, G, Pass Thru
#39 Ryan Newman, 294 Excessive speed EXITING the pits, G, Pass Thru
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 311 Excessive speed EXITING the pits, Y, Tail End

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

Most Penalized Drivers (After 30 Races)

#00 David Reutimann - 15
#1 Jamie McMurray - 16
#2 Kurt Busch - 14
#5 Mark Martin - 8
#6 David Ragan - 7
#7 Robby Gordon - 18
#7 P.J. Jones - 2
#9 Kasey Kahne - 14
#09 Aric Almirola - 2
#09 Landon Cassill - 1
#11 Denny Hamlin - 17
#12 Brad Keselowski - 19
#13 Max Papis - 8
#14 Tony Stewart - 7
#16 Greg Biffle - 8
#17 Matt Kenseth - 4
#18 Kyle Busch - 16
#19 Elliott Sadler - 7
#20 Joey Logano - 14
#21 Bill Elliott - 6
#24 Jeff Gordon - 5
#26, #83 Boris Said - 5
#26 David Stremme - 5
#26 Patrick Carpentier - 1
#29 Kevin Harvick - 5
#31 Jeff Burton - 10
#33 Clint Bowyer - 7
#34 John Andretti - 1
#36 Mike Bliss - 2
#36 Steve Park - 1
#37, #34, #38 Travis Kvapil - 9
#37, #7 Kevin Conway - 12
#37 Tony Raines - 3
#38, #37 Robert Richardson - 3
#38, #37 David Gilliland - 13
#39 Ryan Newman - 5
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya - 8
#43 A.J. Allmendinger - 10
#46 Terry Cook - 2
#46 J.J. Yeley - 2
#47 Marcos Ambrose - 16
#48 Jimmie Johnson - 8
#51, #55 Michael Waltrip - 3
#55 Michael McDowell - 1
#55 Terry Labonte - 2
#56 Martin Truex, Jr. - 4
#64 Todd Bodine - 4
#66 Dave Blaney - 3
#71, #7, #09 Bobby Labonte - 16
#71 Andy Lally - 1
#77 Sam Hornish, Jr. - 19
#78 Regan Smith - 9
#82 Scott Speed - 7
#83 Brian Vickers - 5
#83 Reed Sorenson - 4
#83 Mattias Ekstrom - 1
#87 Joe Nemechek - 2
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - 3
#90, #83, #13 Casey Mears - 3
#98 Paul Menard - 6
#99 Carl Edwards - 8

Race 30 - Pepsi Max 400 Penalties

Penalty Report - Auto Club:

Car#, Lap, Reason, Penalty
#11 Denny Hamlin, Pre-Race to the rear, Tail End, Transmission
#42 Juan Pablo Montyoa, 36 Excessive speed ENTERING pits, Pass Thru
#71 Andy Lally, 39 Excessive speed EXITING the pits, Tail End
#16 Greg Biffle, 40 Pitting before pit road is open
#47 Marcos Ambrose, 53 Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#99 Carl Edwards, 58 Pitting before pit road is open
#78 Regan Smith, 94 Excessive speed ENTERING pits, Pass Thru
#29 Kevin Harvick, 95 Excessive speed EXITING the pits, Pass Thru
#78 Regan Smith, 115 Excessive speed ENTERING pits, Tail End
#99 Carl Edwards, 115 Excessive speed ENTERING pits, Tail End
#47 Marcos Ambrose, 136 Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya, 137 Excessive speed ENTERING pits, Tail End
#99 Carl Edwards, 138 Excessive speed ENTERING pits, Tail End
#47 Marcos Ambrose, 139 Running the stop and go sign/light, Stopped on Track & gave back
#1 Jamie McMurray, 145 Excessive speed ENTERING pits, Tail End
#7 Kevin Conway, 145 Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires, Tail End
#18 Kyle Busch, 155 Pitting before pit road is open
#24 Jeff Gordon, 156 Excessive speed ENTERING pits, Tail End
#1 Jamie McMurray, 184 Excessive speed ENTERING pits, Tail End
#31 Jeff Burton, 184 Lug nut(s) not installed, Must come in
#2 Kurt Busch, 194 Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#6 David Ragan, 194 Pitting before pit road is open
#2 Kurt Busch, 194 Excessive speed ENTERING pits, Tail End

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

Race 29 - Price Chopper 400 Penalties

Penalty Report - Kansas:

Car#, Lap, Reason, Penalty
#47 Marcos Ambrose, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
#5 Mark Martin, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
#13 Casey Mears, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, transmission change
#00 David Reutimann, 52, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#00 David Reutimann, 52, Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area, tail end
#00 David Reutimann, 155, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#9 Kasey Kahne, 165, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#18 Kyle Busch, 166, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#83 Reed Sorenson, 168, Excessive speed EXITING the pits, tail end
#00 David Reutimann, 168, Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area, tail end
#7 Robby Gordon, 188, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#47 Marcos Ambrose, 239, Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box, 1 lap
#37 David Gilliland, 255, Excessive speed ENTERING pits, pass thru
#37 David Gilliland, 255, Excessive speed EXITING the pits, pass thru

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