Race 4 - Food City 500 Penalties

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What looked to be a great finish went south in the late going of Sunday's Food City 500 for Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and his National Guard, Diet Mountain Dew race team. Under the final caution for the event with less than 20 laps remaining, Earnhardt was caught speeding entering the pits. The penalty dropped Earnhardt out of the top 10 and the Kannapolis, North Carolina driver was unable to make up any ground in the final handful of laps. The misfortune was capped off with a flat tire in the final two laps of the event dropping Earnhardt from 14th to a 15th place finish.

Penalty Report - Bristol

Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#30 David Stremme, Pre-Race to the rear, Tail of Field, Transmission
#36 Dave Blaney, Pre-Race to the rear, Tail of Field, Transmission
#9 Marcos Ambrose, 24, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#18 Kyle Busch, 24, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#99 Carl Edwards, 24, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#5 Kasey Kahne, 24, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#29 Kevin Harvick, 24, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#23 Scott Riggs, 29, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field*
#78 Regan Smith, 29, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#32 Ken Schrader, 115, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#98 Michael McDowell, 118, Speed-Exiting pits, Tail of Field
#18 Kyle Busch, 118, Speed-Exiting pits, Tail of Field
#38 David Gilliland, 338, Speed-Exiting pits, Pass Thru
#30 David Stremme, 341, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#24 Jeff Gordon, 361, Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
#78 Regan Smith, 368, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 480, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field
#83 Landon Cassill, 481, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field
#9 Marcos Ambrose, 481, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field

*Note that Scott Riggs 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.

NASCAR's Most Penalized Drivers (After Race 3)

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Through pit strategy, Brad Keselowski was able to overcome an early penalty for speeding in the pits to leading Sunday's Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Unfortunately for the Miller Lite Dodge team, fuel issues knocked the 2 car off the lead lap relegating Keselowski to a 32nd place finish, 8 laps behind the leaders.

#38 David Gilliland
Race 1
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Running the stop and go sign/light, 1 lap
Speed-Exiting pits, tail end

Race 3
Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
1, 1, 6, 0 (6 serious penalties)

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#98 Michael McDowell
Race 1
Safety violation, window net loose
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 0, 2, 1 (3 serious penalties)

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#33 Brendan Gaughan
Race 2
Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field

Race 3
Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
0, 0, 2, 0 (2 serious penalties)

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#2 Brad Keselowski
Race 3
Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

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#10 David Reutimann
Race 3
Speed-Entering pits, tail end
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

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#10 Danica Patrick
Race 1
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
1, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

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#18 Kyle Busch
Race 1
Safety violation, tail end, unapproved work on car
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

Race 3
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
1, 1, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

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#21 Trevor Bayne
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
Safety violation, bumper bar loose
0, 1, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

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#30 David Stremme
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage

Race 3
Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
0, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

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#32 Ken Schrader
Race 3
Lug nut(s) not installed, pit
0, 0, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

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#36 Dave Blaney
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

Race 3
Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires, tail end
0, 1, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

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#39 Ryan Newman
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

Race 2
Removing equipment from assigned pit area, Tail of Field
0, 2, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

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#43 Aric Almirola
Race 3
Speed-Entering pits, tail end
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

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#83 Landon Cassill
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

Race 2
Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field

Race 3
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
0, 2, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

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#99 Carl Edwards
Race 1
Safety violation, tail end, unapproved work on car
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

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#51 Kurt Busch
Race 1
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
1, 3, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#5 Kasey Kahne
Race 1
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
1, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#9 Marcos Ambrose
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 2, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#13 Casey Mears
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

Race 2
Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
0, 2, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#15 Clint Bowyer
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

Race 2
Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
0, 2, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#32 Terry Labonte
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 2, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#1 Jamie McMurray
Race 2
Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#14 Tony Stewart
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#22 A.J. Allmendinger
Race 2
Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#24 Jeff Gordon
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#27 Paul Menard
Race 1
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
1, 0, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#31 Jeff Burton
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#33 Elliott Sadler
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#37 Timmy Hill
Race 3
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#42 Juan Pablo Montoya
Race 3
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
1, 0, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#48 Jimmie Johnson
Race 3
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
1, 0, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#78 Regan Smith
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

Race 3
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
1, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#87 Joe Nemechek
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#93 Travis Kvapil
Race 3
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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.

NASCAR's Most Penalized Drivers (After Race 2)

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Brendan Gaughan made his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start in two years in Sunday's Subway Fresh Fit 500 driving Richard Childress' 33 car. The Las Vegas, Nevada native was penalized by NASCAR under the event's next to last caution for speeding entering the pits. The South Point Casino Chevrolet crossed the line 27th, four laps behind race winner, Denny Hamlin.


#38 David Gilliland
Race 1
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Running the stop and go sign/light, 1 lap
Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
1, 1, 4, 0 (4 serious penalties)

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#98 Michael McDowell
Race 1
Safety violation, window net loose
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 0, 2, 1 (3 serious penalties)

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#10 Danica Patrick
Race 1
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
1, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

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#18 Kyle Busch
Race 1
Safety violation, tail end, unapproved work on car
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

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#21 Trevor Bayne
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
Safety violation, bumper bar loose
0, 1, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

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#33 Brendan Gaughan
Race 2
Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

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#39 Ryan Newman
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

Race 2
Removing equipment from assigned pit area, Tail of Field
0, 2, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

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#83 Landon Cassill
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

Race 2
Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
0, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

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#99 Carl Edwards
Race 1
Safety violation, tail end, unapproved work on car
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

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#51 Kurt Busch
Race 1
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
1, 3, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#5 Kasey Kahne
Race 1
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
1, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#9 Marcos Ambrose
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 2, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#13 Casey Mears
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

Race 2
Pitting before pit road is open, Garage
0, 2, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#15 Clint Bowyer
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

Race 2
Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
0, 2, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#32 Terry Labonte
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 2, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#1 Jamie McMurray
Race 2
Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#14 Tony Stewart
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#22 A.J. Allmendinger
Race 2
Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#24 Jeff Gordon
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#27 Paul Menard
Race 1
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
1, 0, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#30 David Stremme
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#31 Jeff Burton
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#33 Elliott Sadler
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#36 Dave Blaney
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#78 Regan Smith
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#87 Joe Nemechek
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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.

NASCAR's Most Penalized Drivers (After Race 1)

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The 2012 season did not get started on the right foot for David Gilliland. The Front Row Motorsports Ford driver met NASCAR's wrath four times in Monday's Daytona 500, three times for speeding exiting the pits and once for failing to stop at the end of pit row. Only two other drivers earned serious penalties in the Great American Race. Michael McDowell pitted before the pits were open twice. Unlike most cases where drivers pit before the pits are open in order to fix damaged cars or have other issues, McDowell did not have any issues that would force him to pit early, thus giving him the two serious penalties. Danica Patrick did the same thing McDowell did, however only on one occasion.

#38 David Gilliland
Race 1
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Running the stop and go sign/light, 1 lap
Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
1, 1, 4, 0 (4 serious penalties)

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#98 Michael McDowell
Race 1
Safety violation, window net loose
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 0, 2, 1 (3 serious penalties)

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#10 Danica Patrick
Race 1
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
1, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

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#18 Kyle Busch
Race 1
Safety violation, tail end, unapproved work on car
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

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#21 Trevor Bayne
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
Safety violation, bumper bar loose
0, 1, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

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#99 Carl Edwards
Race 1
Safety violation, tail end, unapproved work on car
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

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#51 Kurt Busch
Race 1
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
1, 3, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#5 Kasey Kahne
Race 1
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
1, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#9 Marcos Ambrose
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 2, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#32 Terry Labonte
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 2, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#39 Ryan Newman
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 2, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#13 Casey Mears
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#14 Tony Stewart
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#15 Clint Bowyer
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#24 Jeff Gordon
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#27 Paul Menard
Race 1
Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
1, 0, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#30 David Stremme
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#31 Jeff Burton
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#33 Elliott Sadler
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#36 Dave Blaney
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#78 Regan Smith
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#83 Landon Cassill
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

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#87 Joe Nemechek
Race 1
Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

Race 1 - Daytona 500 Penalties

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The 2012 running of the Daytona 500 proved to be one of the most bizarre races, not only in the history of the Great American Race but in the history of NASCAR. The weirdness was capped off by an incident between Juan Pablo Montoya and one of the safety trucks that was towing a blower that was blowing debris off the track's surface. Something appeared to break on Montoya's Target Chevrolet as he was catching the pack going into the third turn. Montoya lost control and spun into the blower and the truck, igniting a kerosene-fueled fireball. Thankfully no one was injured and racing resumed over an hour and a half later after diligent work by track safety crews.

Penalty Report - Daytona

Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#38 David Gilliland, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
#27 Paul Menard, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
#10 Danica Patrick, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
#5 Kasey Kahne, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, backup car
#51 Kurt Busch, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
#10 Danica Patrick, 2, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#32 Terry Labonte, 2, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#21 Trevor Bayne, 2, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#51 Kurt Busch, 2, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#39 Ryan Newman, 13, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#38 David Gilliland, 15, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
#21 Trevor Bayne, 38, Safety violation, bumper bar loose
#87 Joe Nemechek, 65, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#98 Michael McDowell, 66, Safety violation, window net loose
#38 David Gilliland, 66, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
#98 Michael McDowell, 82, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end*
#24 Jeff Gordon, 83, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#32 Terry Labonte, 88, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#10 Danica Patrick, 89, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end*
#98 Michael McDowell, 89, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end*
#31 Jeff Burton, 129, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#33 Elliott Sadler, 129, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#15 Clint Bowyer, 129, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#30 David Stremme, 157, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#99 Carl Edwards, 160, Safety violation, tail end, unapproved work on car
#18 Kyle Busch, 160, Safety violation, tail end, unapproved work on car
#51 Kurt Busch, 177, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#13 Casey Mears, 178, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#9 Marcos Ambrose, 178, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#99 Carl Edwards, 188, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#9 Marcos Ambrose, 188, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#78 Regan Smith, 188, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#5 Kasey Kahne, 188, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#51 Kurt Busch, 189 Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#83 Landon Cassill, 197, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#38 David Gilliland, 197, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#14 Tony Stewart, 197, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#36 Dave Blaney, 197, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#39 Ryan Newman, 197, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#18 Kyle Busch, 197, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#38 David Gilliland, 198, Running the stop and go sign/light, 1 lap
#38 David Gilliland, 198, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end

*Note that McDowell and Patrick were not involved in the cause of the caution flags for those particular events nor did they have any other reason to pit before the pits were open.

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