Speeding penalties, tire violations and more; Ranking who picked up the most penalties on pit lane
841 NASCAR pit penalties handed out during the 2019 racing season
40 cars hit the pit lane at multiple points throughout the race. 5 men jump over the wall for each team. Four tires are changed and the fuel tanked is filled to the rim, in about 13 seconds.
View full 2019 NASCAR pit road penalties below.
In the course of that chaos, there’s a lot that can go wrong. NASCAR has a team of officials that watch live video of each individual pit stall.
When a team violates the NASCAR rule book on the pit lane, officials are going to catch it.
What penalties are included in the rankings below? Speeding on pit road, tire violations during pit stop, too many crew members over the wall, entering closed pits, crew member over pit wall too soon, removing pit equipment from pit stall, pitting outside of pit stall, run pit exit sign, driving through too many pit boxed, improper fueling, commitment line violations, pit road, safety violations, equipment interference, jumping start or restart, illegal passing on restart, disobeying NASCAR requests, pre-race to the rear penalties and unspecified pit penalties.
These are the penalties that are issued during a race. Minor penalties that do not have fines attached.
As you can see from the list above, these are more than just pit road penalties. Pit road is the focus but these are any violations that result in pass through, tail of the field or being held a lap penalties.
Races excluded: The Clash at Daytona, Monster Energy Open and NASCAR All-Star Race.
2019 NASCAR Speeding Penalties
The first number in bold shows the total number of speeding penalties during a race.
The second number shows pit speeding on a green flag stop. The second number shows speeding during a yellow pit stop.
Pos | Driver | Total | Green | Yellow
1. Corey LaJoie
9 | 4 | 5
2. Bubba Wallace
9 | 4 | 5
3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
8 | 4 | 4
4. Matt Tifft
8 | 3 | 5
5. Michael McDowell
7 | 3 | 4
6. Reed Sorenson
7 | 2 | 5
7. Ty Dillon
7 | 2 | 5
8. Austin Dillon
6 | 1 | 5
9. David Ragan
6 | 4 | 2
10. Kyle Busch
6 | 1 | 5
11. Denny Hamlin
5 | 2 | 3
12. Ross Chastain
3 | 2 | 1
Note: Only top 12 speeders listed
2019 Tire Violations
At the start of the season, crew members had to be moving in the same direction of a tire during a pit stop. They also had to remain within an arms length. The rule changed mid-season.
Pos | Driver | Violations
1. Ross Chastain | 5
2. Ryan Preece | 5
3. Denny Hamlin | 4
4. Ryan Newman | 3
5. Aric Almirola | 3
6. Timmy Hill | 3
7. Joey Gase | 3
8. Corey LaJoie | 2
9. Daniel Suarez | 2
10. BJ McLeod | 2
11. Daniel Hemric | 2
12. Martin Truex Jr | 2
13. Clint Bowyer | 2
14. Kevin Harvick | 2
Note: Only top 14 listed.
Entering closed pits
This is usually after an accident. Teams ignore the closed pit and hit the pits a lap or two early to work on repairs.
Pos | Driver | Violations
1. Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 18
2. Clint Bowyer | 18
3. Corey LaJoie | 15
4. Daniel Hemric | 15
5. Austin Dillon | 13
6. Denny Hamlin | 12
7. Bubba Wallace | 11
8. Ryan Preece | 11
9. Kurt Busch | 10
10. Ross Chastain | 10
11. Martin Truex Jr | 9
12. Michael McDowell | 9
13. Kyle Larson | 9
14. Erik Jones | 9
Note: Only top 15 listed
Too many crew penalties
Too many crew members over the wall or in contact with equipment.
Pos | Driver | Violations
1. Martin Truex Jr | 6
2. Denny Hamlin | 4
3. Corey LaJoie | 3
4. Daniel Hemric | 3
5. Chase Elliott | 3
6. Kurt Busch | 3
7. Michael McDowell | 2
8. Austin Dillon | 2
9. Landon Cassill | 2
10. Joey Logano | 2
11. Bubba Wallace | 2
Note: Only top 11 listed.
Crew over the wall too soon
Pos | Driver | Violations
1. Timmy Hill | 4
2. Corey LaJoie | 3
3. Joey Gase | 3
4. Ty Dillon | 3
5. Reed Sorenson | 2
6. Ross Chastain | 2
Note: Only top six listed.
Unspecified
Sometimes drivers are sent to the rear of the field without a specific listing.
Pos | Driver | Violations
1. Daniel Hemric | 3
2. Quin Houff | 2
3. Bubba Wallace | 2
4. Timmy Hill | 2
5. Martin Truex Jr | 2
6. Jimmie Johnson | 2
Note: Only top 6 listed.
To the rear penalties
These penalties are due to failing pre-race/post-qualifying inspection or for unapproved adjustments ahead of the race.
Pos | Driver | To Rear
1. Matt Tifft | 7
2. Reed Sorenson | 6
3. JJ Yeley | 6
4. Denny Hamlin | 6
5. Martin Truex Jr | 5
6. Ryan Newman | 5
7. Corey LaJoie | 5
8. William Byron | 5
9. Ross Chastain | 4
10. Kyle Larson | 4
11. Landon Cassill | 4
12. Alex Bowman | 4
13. Chase Elliott | 4
14. Erik Jones | 3
15. Daniel Suarez | 3
16. Joey Gase | 3
17. BJ McLeod | 3
18. Michael McDowell | 3
19. Aric Almirola | 3
20. Bubba Wallace | 2
21. Ryan Preece | 2
22. Kyle Busch | 2
23. Ty Dillon | 2
24. Timmy Hill | 2
25. Jimmie Johnson | 2
26. Garrett Smithley | 2
27. Matt DiBenedetto | 2
28. Quin Houff | 2
29. Ryan Blaney | 2
30. Brendan Gaughan | 2
31. Chris Buescher | 2
32. Cody Ware | 2
33. Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 1
34. Austin Dillon | 1
35. Kurt Busch | 1
36. Kevin Harvick | 1
37. Joey Logano | 1
38. Parker Kligerman | 1
39. Jamie McMurray | 1
40. Joe Nemechek | 1
41. Justin Haley | 1
42. Jeb Burton | 1
43. DJ Kennington | 1
44. Casey Mears | 1
Note: All 121 to the rear penalties listed.
2019 NASCAR Penalties
Total Penalties: 841
Pos | Driver | Penalty Total
1. Corey LaJoie
40
2. Denny Hamlin
31
3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
31
4. Bubba Wallace
29
5. Daniel Hemric
29
6. Martin Truex Jr
28
7. Ross Chastain
28
8. Matt Tifft
27
9. Reed Sorenson
27
10. Clint Bowyer
24
11. Michael McDowell
24
12. Ryan Preece
24
13. Austin Dillon
23
14. Ryan Newman
22
15. Chase Elliott
20
16. Daniel Suarez
20
17. Kyle Busch
20
18. Kyle Larson
20
19. BJ McLeod
19
20. Kurt Busch
19
21. William Byron
19
22. Alex Bowman
18
23. Aric Almirola
18
24. Ty Dillon
18
25. Timmy Hill
18
26. David Ragan
16
27. Erik Jones
16
28. Landon Cassill
16
29. Landon Cassill
16
30. Joey Gase
15
31. Jimmie Johnson
14
32. JJ Yeley
14
33. Kevin Harvick
13
34. Paul Menard
13
35. Brad Keselowski
12
36. Garrett Smithley
11
37. Matt DiBenedetto
10
38. Brendan Gaughan
9
39. Joey Logano
9
40. Parker Kligerman
9
41. Ryan Blaney
9
42. Quin Houff
9
43. Chris Buescher
8
44. Cody Ware
8
45. Josh Bilicki
7
46. Joe Nemechek
5
47. Jamie McMurray
5
48. Blake Jones
4
49. Spencer Boyd
4
50. Kyle Weatherman
3
51. Bayley Currey
3
52. Austin Theriault
2
53. Justin Haley
2
54. Jeffery Earnhardt
2
55. Tyler Reddick
2
56. John Hunter Nemechek
1
57. Matt Crafton
1
58. Jeb Burton
1
59. DJ Kennington
1
60. Casey Mears
1
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