Most Penalized Drivers (After 5 Races)

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David Gilliland's two penalties in the Auto Club 400 upped his 2011 penalty total to ten, four more than the next driver, David Reutimann.

Driver #, Driver Name, Total Penalties, (Added Penalties From Previous Combined Total)

#38, #34 David Gilliland - 10 (2)
#00 David Reutimann - 6
#7 Robby Gordon - 6
#83 Brian Vickers - 6
#20 Joey Logano - 5 (2)
#2 Brad Keselowski - 4
#6 David Ragan - 4
#13 Casey Mears - 4
#71 Andy Lally - 4
#09 Bill Elliott - 3
#21 Trevor Bayne - 3
#22 Kurt Busch - 3
#31 Jeff Burton - 3 (1)
#32 Terry Labonte - 3
#33 Clint Bowyer - 3
#34, #38 Travis Kvapil - 3
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya - 3
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - 3
#1 Jamie McMurray - 2
#4 Kasey Kahne - 2
#5 Mark Martin - 2
#11 Denny Hamlin - 2
#16 Greg Biffle - 2
#24 Jeff Gordon - 2
#32 Ken Schrader - 2 (2)
#36 Dave Blaney - 2 (1)
#39 Ryan Newman - 2
#43 A.J. Allmendinger - 2
#47 Bobby Labonte - 2
#48 Jimmie Johnson - 2
#56 Martin Truex, Jr. - 2
#78 Regan Smith - 2
#87 Joe Nemechek - 2
#99 Carl Edwards - 2
#9 Marcos Ambrose - 1
#14 Tony Stewart - 1
#15 Michael Waltrip - 1
#17 Matt Kenseth - 1
#18 Kyle Busch - 1
#29 Kevin Harvick - 1
#37 Robert Richardson, Jr. - 1
#46 J.J. Yeley - 1
#60 Landon Cassill - 1
#77 Steve Wallace - 1
#92 Dennis Setzer - 1

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.

Most Penalized Drivers (After Four Races)

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A lap 29 incident in the Jeff Byrd 500 was triggered by Jeff Burton's suddenly slowing car. The resulting pile-up involved David Reutimann and Brian Vickers among others. As a result of having to make multiple pit stops under caution, both Reutimann and Vickers each violated NASCAR's pit rules twice moving them up to a tie for second among all drivers in total penalties for the season. David Gilliland added a penalty to his total in the event giving him a gap of two penalties over the three-way tie for second.

Driver #, Driver Name, Total Penalties, (Added Penalties From Previous Combined Total)

#38, #34 David Gilliland - 8 (1)
#00 David Reutimann - 6 (2)
#7 Robby Gordon - 6 (2)
#83 Brian Vickers - 6 (2)
#2 Brad Keselowski - 4 (4)
#6 David Ragan - 4
#13 Casey Mears - 4 (2)
#71 Andy Lally - 4
#09 Bill Elliott - 3
#20 Joey Logano - 3
#21 Trevor Bayne - 3 (2)
#22 Kurt Busch - 3
#32 Terry Labonte - 3
#33 Clint Bowyer - 3 (1)
#34, #38 Travis Kvapil - 3
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya - 3 (1)
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - 3 (1)
#1 Jamie McMurray - 2 (2)
#4 Kasey Kahne - 2 (1)
#5 Mark Martin - 2
#11 Denny Hamlin - 2 (1)
#16 Greg Biffle - 2
#24 Jeff Gordon - 2
#31 Jeff Burton - 2
#39 Ryan Newman - 2
#43 A.J. Allmendinger - 2
#47 Bobby Labonte - 2
#48 Jimmie Johnson - 2
#56 Martin Truex, Jr. - 2
#78 Regan Smith - 2
#87 Joe Nemechek - 2 (1)
#99 Carl Edwards - 2
#9 Marcos Ambrose - 1
#14 Tony Stewart - 1
#15 Michael Waltrip - 1
#17 Matt Kenseth - 1
#18 Kyle Busch - 1
#29 Kevin Harvick - 1
#36 Dave Blaney - 1 (1)
#37 Robert Richardson, Jr. - 1
#60 Landon Cassill - 1
#77 Steve Wallace - 1
#92 Dennis Setzer - 1 (1)

Race 4 - Jeff Byrd 500 Penalties

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An early incident in Sunday's Jeff Byrd 500 forced Brad Keselowski to make multiple pit stops under several caution periods. This lead to Keselowski being the most penalized driver for the weekend with four pit road penalties.

Penalty Report - Bristol:

Car#, Lap, Reason, Penalty
#36 Dave Blaney, Pre-Race to the rear, Tail of Field, Engine
#13 Casey Mears, Pre-Race to the rear, Tail of Field, Transmission
#1 Jamie McMurray, 29, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#83 Brian Vickers, 29, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#11 Denny Hamlin, 29, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#2 Brad Keselowski, 30, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field
#2 Brad Keselowski, 30, Speed-Exiting pits, Tail of Field
#87 Joe Nemechek, 31, Refueling car/truck before the affected car/truck receives the green flag on the race track or does not complete the designated race distance (competition yellow), Held 1 Lap
#00 David Reutimann, 54, Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area, Tail of Field
#34 David Gilliland, 130, Pitting out of order, Tail of Field
#1 Jamie McMurray, 131, Pitting out of order, Tail of Field
#2 Brad Keselowski, 131, Pitting out of order, Tail of Field
#2 Brad Keselowski, 141, Pitting out of order, Tail of Field
#92 Dennis Setzer, 247, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#83 Brian Vickers, 348, Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires, Tail of Field
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 430, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field
#21 Trevor Bayne, 437, Commitment Line Violation, Garage
#21 Trevor Bayne, 437, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#13 Casey Mears, 440, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya, 441, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#00 David Reutimann, 441, Pitting out of order, Tail of Field
#33 Clint Bowyer, 458, Pitting before pit road is open

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

Most Penalized Drivers (After Three Races)

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Robby Gordon's two penalties entering pit road in the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway moved him up to second of the most penalized drivers/teams in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup series after three events.

Driver #, Driver Name, Total Penalties, (Added Penalties From Previous Combined Total)

#38 David Gilliland - 7
#7 Robby Gordon - 6 (2)
#00 David Reutimann - 4
#6 David Ragan - 4
#71 Andy Lally - 4 (2)
#83 Brian Vickers - 4
#09 Bill Elliott - 3
#20 Joey Logano - 3 (1)
#22 Kurt Busch - 3 (1)
#32 Terry Labonte - 3
#34, #38 Travis Kvapil - 3 (1)
#4 Kasey Kahne - 2 (1)
#5 Mark Martin - 2
#13 Casey Mears - 2
#16 Greg Biffle - 2
#24 Jeff Gordon - 2 (1)
#31 Jeff Burton - 2 (1)
#33 Clint Bowyer - 2
#39 Ryan Newman - 2
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya - 2
#43 A.J. Allmendinger - 2 (1)
#47 Bobby Labonte - 2
#48 Jimmie Johnson - 2
#56 Martin Truex, Jr. - 2
#78 Regan Smith - 2
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - 2
#99 Carl Edwards - 2
#9 Marcos Ambrose - 1
#11 Denny Hamlin - 1 (1)
#14 Tony Stewart - 1 (1)
#15 Michael Waltrip - 1
#17 Matt Kenseth - 1
#18 Kyle Busch - 1
#21 Trevor Bayne - 1 (1)
#29 Kevin Harvick - 1 (1)
#37 Robert Richardson, Jr. - 1
#60 Landon Cassill - 1
#77 Steve Wallace - 1
#87 Joe Nemechek - 1

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.

Most Penalized Drivers (After 2 Races)

Despite being tied for tenth in points for the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, David Gilliland leads all drivers in the series with 7 total penalties after two races.

Driver #, Driver Name, Total Penalties

#38 David Gilliland - 7
#00 David Reutimann - 4
#6 David Ragan - 4
#7 Robby Gordon - 4
#83 Brian Vickers - 4
#09 Bill Elliott - 3
#32 Terry Labonte - 3
#5 Mark Martin - 2
#13 Casey Mears - 2
#16 Greg Biffle - 2
#20 Joey Logano - 2
#22 Kurt Busch - 2
#33 Clint Bowyer - 2
#34 Travis Kvapil - 2
#39 Ryan Newman - 2
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya - 2
#47 Bobby Labonte - 2
#48 Jimmie Johnson - 2
#56 Martin Truex, Jr. - 2
#71 Andy Lally - 2
#78 Regan Smith - 2
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - 2
#99 Carl Edwards - 2
#4 Kasey Kahne - 1
#9 Marcos Ambrose - 1
#15 Michael Waltrip - 1
#17 Matt Kenseth - 1
#18 Kyle Busch - 1
#24 Jeff Gordon - 1
#31 Jeff Burton - 1
#37 Robert Richardson, Jr. - 1
#43 A.J. Allmendinger - 1
#60 Landon Cassill - 1
#77 Steve Wallace - 1
#87 Joe Nemechek - 1

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.

Race 1 - Daytona 500 Penalties

Penalty Report - Daytona:

Car#, Lap, Reason, Penalty
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
#6 David Ragan, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
#20 Joey Logano, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
#00 David Reutimann, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
#18 Kyle Busch, 5, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#87 Joe Nemechek, 29, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#43 A.J. Allmendinger, 29, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#38 David Gilliland, 29, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#71 Andy Lally, 29, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#5 Mark Martin, 29, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#83 Brian Vickers, 29, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#00 David Reutimann, 29, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#48 Jimmie Johnson, 29, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#16 Greg Biffle, 29, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#9 Marcos Ambrose, 29, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#24 Jeff Gordon, 29, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#15 Michael Waltrip, 29, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#17 Matt Kenseth, 29, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#7 Robby Gordon, 31, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#32 Terry Labonte, 31, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#37 Robert Richardson, 31, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#09 Bill Elliott, 31, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#32 Terry Labonte, 31, Speed-Entering pits, tail end
#16 Greg Biffle, 48, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#38 David Gilliland, 76, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya, 107, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#38 David Gilliland, 108, Front air wrench must be carried back to pit wall side of car/truck, tail end
#00 David Reutimann, 108, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#38 David Gilliland, 123, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#83 Brian Vickers, 125, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#48 Jimmie Johnson, 125, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#09 Bill Elliott, 135, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#38 David Gilliland, 136, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya, 142, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#38 David Gilliland, 158, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#22 Kurt Busch, 167, Speed-Entering pits, tail end
#22 Kurt Busch, 167, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#78 Regan Smith, 167, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#83 Brian Vickers, 181, Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area, pass thru/tail end
#4 Kasey Kahne, 182, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#99 Carl Edwards, 182, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#78 Regan Smith, 197, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#32 Terry Labonte, 197, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#39 Ryan Newman, 197, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#33 Clint Bowyer, 197, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#6 David Ragan, 202, Jumping the restart, pass thru / tail end
#39 Ryan Newman, 204, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#56 Martin Truex, Jr., 204, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#77 Steven Wallace, 205, Jumping the restart, pass thru

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

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