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2012 Irwin Tools Night Race penalty data Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post         Lap-by-Lap Driver Chart NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 24 of 36 Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN 500 laps on a 0.533 mile paved track (266.500 miles) Time of race: 3:09:27 Average speed: 84.402 mph Pole speed: no time trials Cautions: 13 for 87 laps Margin of victory: 1.103 sec Attendance: 145000 Lead changes: 22 Green flag passes: 913 (2.2 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2012 standings

Click on a driver's name to see all his penalties for this year in this series. Pit road penalty data for this race: Nbr Driver Lap Flag Infraction Penalty 18 Kyle Busch 84 Too fast entering pits Tail end 39 Ryan Newman 84 Removing equipment Stop & go / Tail end 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 84 Too fast exiting pits Tail end 27 Paul Menard 149 Too fast exiting pits Tail end 36 Dave Blaney 192 Too fast entering pits Tail end 51 Kurt Busch 272 Too fast entering pits Tail end 34 David Ragan 273 Too fast exiting pits Tail end 51 Kurt Busch 372 Crew member over wall too soon Pass thru 13 Casey Mears 413 Too many men over the wall ? 13 Casey Mears 416 Lug nut(s) not installed Must pit 13 Casey Mears 425 Too many men over the wall Tail end 36 Dave Blaney 425 Too many men over the wall Tail end 36 Dave Blaney 489 Safety violation Must pit

Note: pre-race penalties and penalties for pitting too soon are not included; pre-race penalties are shown on the race results pages and pitting too soon is normally done by choice with the knowledge that a will be incurred.