NASCAR officials hand out staggering 61 penalties after Talladega chaos

Sunday's race at Talladega saw a busy day for drivers, a busy day for mechanics, and a heck of a busy day for NASCAR officials.

In total, there were a staggering 61 penalties applied throughout the 188-lap race – 45 of them for pitting before pit road is open, as teams got too tight on fuel or, more often, had to limp back to their team to get some repairs done.

The Big One hit the race in spectacular fashion in the middle of the second stage, with at least 26 cars getting caught up and some retiring on the spot after a push of Bubba Wallace went badly wrong.

However, the race's penalties weren't only about the knock-on effect from the huge wreck. In fact, they started as soon as the first round of stops, with Denny Hamlin pinged for speeding on pit road (as were three other drivers).

Elsewhere at Talladega, several other in-race penalties were also issued for a multitude of infractions, including;

Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area
Safety violation
Tire violation
Entering pit road during red flag
Advancing position below double yellow line
Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon

Post-race, all cars cleared technical inspection, meaning Carson Hocevar's maiden Cup Series win was made official. NASCAR did confirm, however, that Kyle Busch and Zane Smith's cars would be taken back to their R&D Center for further inspection this week.

NASCAR RESULTS: Carson Hocevar takes epic first Cup Series victory at Talladega

NASCAR Cup Series Talladega penalty report

Here is a full list of all penalties handed out during Sunday's Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.

**NASCAR Cup Series Talladega Superspeedway Jack Link's 500 Infraction Sheet**
Lap	Driver (Car No.)	Infraction	Penalty	NASCAR Notes
40	Denny Hamlin (11)	Speeding on pit road	Pass Thru	N/A
40	Chase Briscoe (19)	Safety violation	Pass Thru	N/A
41	Chad Finchum (66)	Speeding on pit road	Pass Thru	N/A
45	Carson Hocevar (78)	Speeding on pit road	Pass Thru	N/A
46	Zane Smith (38)	Tire violation	Pass Thru	N/A
47	Riley Herbst (35)	Speeding on pit road	Pass Thru	N/A
81	Riley Herbst (35)	Speeding on pit road	Pass Thru	N/A
92	Riley Herbst (35)	Advancing position below double yellow line	Pass Thru	N/A
98	Tyler Reddick (45)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
103	Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
103	William Byron (24)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
103	Noah Gragson (4)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
103	Austin Dillon (3)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
103	Kyle Larson (5)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
103	Denny Hamlin (11)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
103	Chase Briscoe (19)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
103	Chase Elliott (9)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
115	Connor Zilisch (88)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
115	Connor Zilisch (88)	Entering pit road during red flag	1 Lap	N/A
115	Justin Haley (7)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
115	Tyler Reddick (45)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
115	Brad Keselowski (6)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	Garage
115	Ty Gibbs (54)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
115	Austin Cindric (33)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
115	Carson Hocevar (77)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
115	Kyle Busch (8)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
115	John Hunter Nemechek (42)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
115	William Byron (24)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
115	Chase Briscoe (19)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
115	JJ Yeley (44)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
115	Shane van Gisbergen (97)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
115	Noah Gragson (4)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
115	Austin Dillon (3)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
115	Josh Berry (21)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	Garage
115	Tyler Reddick (45)	Too many crewmember(s) in contact	Tail End	N/A
115	John Hunter Nemechek (42)	Too many crewmember(s) in contact	Tail End	N/A
117	Austin Cindric (2)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
118	Shane van Gisbergen (97)	Too many crewmember(s) in contact	Tail End	N/A
118	Justin Haley (7)	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End	N/A
123	Michael McDowell (71)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	Garage
124	Justin Haley (7)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
124	Connor Zilisch (88)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
126	Chase Briscoe (19)	Safety violation	Tail End	N/A
128	Riley Herbst (35)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
128	Chad Finchum (66)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
144	Chase Briscoe (19)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
145	Shane van Gisbergen (97)	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	N/A
149	AJ Allmendinger (16)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
149	Kyle Busch (8)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
149	Noah Gragson (4)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
149	Chase Briscoe (19)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
149	Chad Finchum (66)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
149	Denny Hamlin (11)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
149	Riley Herbst (35)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
149	JJ Yeley (44)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
149	Shane van Gisbergen (97)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
149	Connor Zilisch (88)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
161	Tyler Reddick (45)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
162	Kyle Busch (8)	Tire violation	Tail End	N/A
162	Kyle Busch (8)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
184	Michael McDowell (71)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A