Race 33 - Tums Fast Relief 500 Penalties

 

 

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Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway proved to be a big player in the Chase For The 2012 Sprint Cup for Denny Hamlin.  Going into the race, Hamlin was one of the favorites to win another prized Grandfather Clock in the final short track race of the year.  Unfortunately, things got off to a rough start during the first pit stop under caution when Hamlin was caught speeding entering the pits.  Hamlin was able to recover and bring the FedEx Express Toyota back to the top 10 until a stop on lap 200 when he was caught speeding in the pits once again.  The day got worse later on when the 11 car developed electrical issues which eventually got so bad that Hamlin's car quit on the track on lap 393 bringing out a caution flag.  The 11 crew made repairs to get their driver back on the track with Hamlin finishing 33rd, 34 laps down to the leaders.

Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#30 David Stremme, 45, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#30 David Stremme, 45, Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires, Tail of Field
#11 Denny Hamlin, 47, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field
#34 David Ragan, 99, Commitment Line Violation, Tail of Field
#38 David Gilliland, 99, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#20 Joey Logano, 129, Speed-Exiting pits, Tail of Field
#11 Denny Hamlin, 200, Speed-Entering pits, Tail of Field
#93 Travis Kvapil, 200, Car pitting out of the assigned pit box, Held 1 lap
#9 Marcos Ambrose, 214, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#38 David Gilliland, 231, Speed-Exiting pits, Tail of Field
#56 Martin Truex, Jr., 234, Passing on a start or restart, Pass Thru
#31 Jeff Burton, 345, Lug nut(s) not installed, Must Come In
#93 Travis Kvapil, 440, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field

Race 32 - Hollywood Casino 400 Penalties

 

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Things looked dire for Jimmie Johnson and his Lowe's Home Improvement Chevrolet team on lap 137 when the five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion lost control of his car off turn four and hit the wall.  Fortunately for the 48 team, the damage suffered in the incident was not extensive and the crew was able to make repairs to the car and keep it on track on the lead lap.  The hard work of the crew prevented their driver from falling further behind points leader, Brad Keselowski in the standings as Johnson was able to rally to a ninth place finish in the Hollywood Casino 400 at the newly reconfigured Kansas Speedway.  Thanks to leading 44 laps to Keselowski's 0, Johnson was able to maintain the seven point gap in the standings.

Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#10 David Reutimann, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
#31 Jeff Burton, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
#37 J.J. Yeley, 13, Speed-Exiting pits, pass thru, garage
#13 Casey Mears, 31, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#79 Kelly Bires, 32, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#14 Tony Stewart, 73, Removing equipment from assigned pit area, tail end
#16 Greg Biffle, 73, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
#31 Jeff Burton, 83, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#43 Aric Almirola, 122, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#47 Bobby Labonte, 124, Speed-Entering pits, tail end
#48 Jimmie Johnson, 135, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#43 Aric Almirola, 138, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, tail end
#47 Bobby Labonte, 142, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#10 David Reutimann, 155, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#83 Landon Cassill, 156, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#14 Tony Stewart, 165, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#9 Marcos Ambrose, 169, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#16 Greg Biffle, 176, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#21 Trevor Bayne, 176, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#18 Kyle Busch, 182, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#16 Greg Biffle, 182, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#39 Ryan Newman, 183, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#22 Sam Hornish, Jr., 183, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#34 David Ragan, 183, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#78 Kurt Busch, 184, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, tail end
#34 David Ragan, 186, Safety violation, pit, missing hood pins
#34 David Ragan, 215, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#22 Sam Hornish, Jr., Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#16 Greg Biffle, 237, Speed-Entering pits, tail end

Race 31 - Bank Of America 500 Penalties

 

 

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Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bank Of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway proved to be a penalty-laden affair.  Prior to the drop of the green flag, six drivers had to start at the rear of the 43-car starting field due to engine or transmission changes.  The 334-lap event proved to be a long night for Paul Menard and the Menard's/Pittsburgh Paints Chevrolet team.  After a lap 37 spin in turn four, Menard's crew was penalized for two infractions, one for going over the wall too soon and another for too many crew members over the wall.  Later in the race, the Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing driver was caught speeding entering the pits on lap 215 resulting in a pass thru penalty.  Menard ended the race a disappointing 27th, six laps off the lead lap.

--Please note that pit crew penalties are now designated in green for better clarity to viewers.--

Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#31 Jeff Burton, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
#39 Ryan Newman, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
#91 Reed Sorenson, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
#38 David Gilliland, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, transmission change
#93 Travis Kvapil, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, transmission change
#17 Matt Kenseth, 12, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#34 David Ragan, 16, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#14 Tony Stewart, 16, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#34 David Ragan, 16, Speed-Entering pits, tail end
#31 Jeff Burton, 16, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#27 Paul Menard, 36, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#27 Paul Menard, 36, Crew member(s) over the wall too soon, tail end
#27 Paul Menard, 36, Too many crew member(s) in contact with pit service area, tail end
#31 Jeff Burton, 37, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#34 David Ragan, 41, Disobeying a NASCAR request, 1 lap, wave around car did not receive green flag on race track
#31 Jeff Burton, 134, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#38 David Gilliland, 169, Speed-Exiting pits, tail end
#27 Paul Menard, 215, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#24 Jeff Gordon, 219, Speed-Exiting pits, pass thru
#13 Casey Mears, 224, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#51 A.J. Allmendinger, 265, Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires, pass thru
#10 David Reutimann, 323, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru

Race 30 - Good Sam Road Side Assistance 500 Penalties

 

 

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Dale Earnhardt, Jr. looked to be one of the favorites in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 at Talladega.  Earnhardt took the Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet to the lead early in the 188-lap event, leading 18 circuits.  However an speeding error by the driver exiting the pits after a green flag stop ended up taking Earnhardt off the lead lap.  The 88 car was able to regain its lap in the latter stages and looked poised for a top 10 finish until getting caught up in the big wreck on the final lap of the race.  Earnhardt was able to finish the race with his battered car in 20th position.

Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#36 Dave Blaney, Pre-Race to the rear, Tail of Field, Adjustments outside Impound
#99 Carl Edwards, 17, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#18 Kyle Busch, 59, Speed-Entering pits, Pass Thru
#21 Trevor Bayne, 59, Speed-Entering pits, Pass Thru
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 61, Speed-Exiting pits, Pass Thru
#5 Kasey Kahne, 99, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field
#78 Regan Smith, 100, Speed-Exiting pits, Tail of Field
#47 Bobby Labonte, 138, Speed-Exiting pits, Tail of Field
#1 Jamie McMurray, 184, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail of Field

Race 29 - AAA 400 Penalties

 

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Kasey Kahne looked to have a fast car in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA 400 at Dover but had to overcome adversity.  The first problem came when the 5 car was caught a lap down due to an untimely caution.  The Farmer's Insurance team was able to regain their lap but hopes for a top 10 finish went down the drain late in the going with the crew made a costly error in the pits by not installing all five lug nuts.  Serving the penalty cost Kahne a lap and several positions and instead of a top 10 run, the 5 car finished 15th, three laps down to race winner, Brad Keselowski.

Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#38 David Gilliland, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end transmission change
#98 Michael McDowell, 52, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#32 T.J. Bell, 61, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#13 Casey Mears, 140, Speed-Entering pits, pass thru
#38 David Gilliland, 303, Speed-Exiting pits, pass thru
#17 Matt Kenseth. 309, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#5 Kasey Kahne, 362, Lug nut(s) not installed, pit

Race 28 - Sylvania 300 Penalties

 

  

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It was a quiet day in the pits during Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Only one driver/team was penalized the race, that being Stephen Leicht's team for going over the wall too soon during a lap 43 stop under caution. The only other two penalties for the day were for pre-race changes by the 22 and 55 teams. Sam Hornish, Jr. had to start at the rear of the field due to his not qualifying the Shell/Pennzoil Dodge while Brian Vickers had to give up a top 10 starting position for a pre-race engine change.

Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#22 Sam Hornish, Jr., Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, driver change
#55 Brian Vickers, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
#33 Stephen Leicht, 43, Crew member(s) over the wall too soon, tail end

Race 27 - Geico 400 Penalties

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Coming off an impressive run at Richmond where he slid his way into NASCAR's Chase For The Sprint Cup, Jeff Gordon looked to follow it up with a good day at Chicagoland Speedway in the Geico 400. Gordon was running well in his DuPont Chevrolet until a stuck throttle forced him into the wall, effectively knocking him out of the race and severely hurting his chance at the 2012 Cup

Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Pre-Race to the rear, tail end, engine change
#22 Sam Hornish, Jr., 41, Speed-Exiting pits, pass thru
#93 Travis Kvapil, 45, Removing equipment from assigned pit area, stop and go
#32 T.J. Bell, 46, Speed-Exiting pits, pass thru
#93 Travis Kvapil, 67, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#13 Casey Mears, 150, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#9 Marcos Ambrose, 150, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#24 Jeff Gordon, 188, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end, garage
#99 Carl Edwards, 189, Speed-Entering pits, tail end

Most Penalized Drivers (After 26 Races)

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The field for the 2012 Chase To The NASCAR Sprint Cup is now set after Saturday Night's Federated Auto Parts 400. Of the 12 participants, Brad Keselowski has earned the most penalties in 2012 with six serious penalties, 10 in total. Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick share the least amount of penalties in 2012 with no serious penalties and three total due to entering pits too early.

#38 David Gilliland
3, 6, 10, 0 (10 serious penalties)

#51 Kurt Busch
2, 16, 5, 3 (8 serious penalties)

#18 Kyle Busch
1, 6, 6, 1 (7 serious penalties)

#2 Brad Keselowski
0, 4, 6, 0 (6 serious penalties)

#98 Michael McDowell
1, 1, 5, 1 (6 serious penalties)

#36/#10 Dave Blaney
1, 7, 3, 2 (5 serious penalties)

#93 Travis Kvapil
2, 6, 4, 1 (5 serious penalties)

#22 A.J. Allmendinger
0, 6, 4, 1 (5 serious penalties)

#47 Bobby Labonte
0, 6, 4, 1 (5 serious penalties)

#39 Ryan Newman
1, 4, 1, 4 (5 serious penalties)

#43 Aric Almirola
1, 2, 4, 1 (5 serious penalties)

#49 J.J. Yeley
0, 2, 5, 0 (5 serious penalties)

#13 Casey Mears
0, 7, 0, 4 (4 serious penalties)

#42 Juan Pablo Montoya
1, 6, 2, 2 (4 serious penalties)

#99 Carl Edwards
0, 6, 3, 1 (4 serious penalties)

#34 David Ragan
0, 5, 4, 0 (4 serious penalties)

#48 Jimmie Johnson
3, 2, 3, 1 (4 serious penalties)

#10, #51 David Reutimann
0, 4, 4, 0 (4 serious penalties)

#83 Landon Cassill
0, 7, 3, 0 (3 serious penalties)

#9 Marcos Ambrose
1, 5, 2, 1 (3 serious penalties)

#24 Jeff Gordon
0, 6, 1, 2 (3 serious penalties)

#33 Stephen Leicht
1, 1, 2, 1 (3 serious penalties)

#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
1, 0, 2, 1 (3 serious penalties)

#49 Jason Leffler
0, 0, 3, 0 (3 serious penalties)

#78 Regan Smith
1, 7, 2, 0 (2 serious penalties)

#1 Jamie McMurray
0, 5, 0, 2 (2 serious penalties)

#5 Kasey Kahne
1, 4, 1, 1 (2 serious penalties)

#27 Paul Menard
1, 2, 2, 0 (2 serious penalties)

#30 David Stremme
1, 2, 1, 1 (2 serious penalties)

#32 Terry Labonte
0, 3, 1, 1 (2 serious penalties)

#10 Danica Patrick
1, 1, 2, 0 (2 serious penalties)

#33 Brendan Gaughan
0, 0, 2, 0 (2 serious penalties)

#20 Joey Logano
1, 7, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#15 Clint Bowyer
1, 6, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#21 Trevor Bayne
0, 6, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

#22 Sam Hornish, Jr.
2, 4, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

#31 Jeff Burton
0, 6, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#32 Ken Schrader
1, 4, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

#14 Tony Stewart
0, 4, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

#56 Martin Truex, Jr.
0, 4, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#17 Matt Kenseth
0, 3, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#95/#79 Scott Speed
0, 2, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#23 Scott Riggs
0, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#32 Boris Said
0, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#33, #36 Tony Raines
0, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#10 Tomy Drissi
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#16 Greg Biffle
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#32 T.J. Bell
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#55 Brian Vickers
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#11 Denny Hamlin
0, 3, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#29 Kevin Harvick
0, 3, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#87 Joe Nemechek
0, 3, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#23 Robert Richardson
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#26 Josh Wise
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#32 Reed Sorenson
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#33 Elliott Sadler
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#37 Timmy Hill
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#50 Bill Elliott
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#55 Mark Martin
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#55 Michael Waltrip
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

Race 26 - Federated Auto Parts 400 Penalties

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Saturday Night's rain-marred Federated Auto Parts 400 proved to be a quiet night penalty wise for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with only three penalties handed out. Clint Bowyer was one of the drivers who was penalized for pitting before the pits were open due to a cut tire suffered from contact from Juan Pablo Montoya. The 5-Hour Energy team utilized the misfortune to their advantage as they stayed out on old tires and took the victory, their second of 2012.

Number/Driver, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
#34 David Ragan, 53, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#39 Ryan Newman, 232, Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires, pass thru
#15 Clint Bowyer, 235, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end

Most Penalized Drivers (After 25 Races)

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Clint Bowyer was able to overcome a penalty for a pre-race penalty for changing an engine to come from the rear of the field up to the top 10 in Sunday night's Advocare 500. Unfortunately for the Michael Waltrip Racing driver and team, their night would be derailed thanks to battery issues. The #15 5-Hour Energy Toyota finished 27th, three laps down to the leaders.

#38 David Gilliland
3, 6, 10, 0 (10 serious penalties)

#51 Kurt Busch
2, 16, 5, 3 (8 serious penalties)

#18 Kyle Busch
1, 6, 6, 1 (7 serious penalties)

#2 Brad Keselowski
0, 4, 6, 0 (6 serious penalties)

#98 Michael McDowell
1, 1, 5, 1 (6 serious penalties)

#36/#10 Dave Blaney
1, 7, 3, 2 (5 serious penalties)

#93 Travis Kvapil
2, 6, 4, 1 (5 serious penalties)

#22 A.J. Allmendinger
0, 6, 4, 1 (5 serious penalties)

#47 Bobby Labonte
0, 6, 4, 1 (5 serious penalties)

#43 Aric Almirola
1, 2, 4, 1 (5 serious penalties)

#49 J.J. Yeley
0, 2, 5, 0 (5 serious penalties)

#13 Casey Mears
0, 7, 0, 4 (4 serious penalties)

#42 Juan Pablo Montoya
1, 6, 2, 2 (4 serious penalties)

#99 Carl Edwards
0, 6, 3, 1 (4 serious penalties)

#39 Ryan Newman
1, 4, 1, 3 (4 serious penalties)

#48 Jimmie Johnson
3, 2, 3, 1 (4 serious penalties)

#10, #51 David Reutimann
0, 4, 4, 0 (4 serious penalties)

#34 David Ragan
0, 4, 4, 0 (4 serious penalties)

#83 Landon Cassill
0, 7, 3, 0 (3 serious penalties)

#9 Marcos Ambrose
1, 5, 2, 1 (3 serious penalties)

#24 Jeff Gordon
0, 6, 1, 2 (3 serious penalties)

#33 Stephen Leicht
1, 1, 2, 1 (3 serious penalties)

#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
1, 0, 2, 1 (3 serious penalties)

#49 Jason Leffler
0, 0, 3, 0 (3 serious penalties)

#78 Regan Smith
1, 7, 2, 0 (2 serious penalties)

#1 Jamie McMurray
0, 5, 0, 2 (2 serious penalties)

#5 Kasey Kahne
1, 4, 1, 1 (2 serious penalties)

#27 Paul Menard
1, 2, 2, 0 (2 serious penalties)

#30 David Stremme
1, 2, 1, 1 (2 serious penalties)

#32 Terry Labonte
0, 3, 1, 1 (2 serious penalties)

#10 Danica Patrick
1, 1, 2, 0 (2 serious penalties)

#33 Brendan Gaughan
0, 0, 2, 0 (2 serious penalties)

#20 Joey Logano
1, 7, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#15 Clint Bowyer
1, 5, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#21 Trevor Bayne
0, 6, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

#22 Sam Hornish, Jr.
2, 4, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

#31 Jeff Burton
0, 6, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#32 Ken Schrader
1, 4, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

#14 Tony Stewart
0, 4, 0, 1 (1 serious penalty)

#56 Martin Truex, Jr.
0, 4, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#17 Matt Kenseth
0, 3, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#95/#79 Scott Speed
0, 2, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#23 Scott Riggs
0, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#32 Boris Said
0, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#33, #36 Tony Raines
0, 1, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#10 Tomy Drissi
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#16 Greg Biffle
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#32 T.J. Bell
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#55 Brian Vickers
0, 0, 1, 0 (1 serious penalty)

#11 Denny Hamlin
0, 3, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#29 Kevin Harvick
0, 3, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#87 Joe Nemechek
0, 3, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#23 Robert Richardson
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#26 Josh Wise
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#32 Reed Sorenson
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#33 Elliott Sadler
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#37 Timmy Hill
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#50 Bill Elliott
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#55 Mark Martin
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)

#55 Michael Waltrip
0, 1, 0, 0 (0 serious penalties)