The first race of the NASCAR Cup Series season is in the books, and we've got the full in-race penalty report on a day the officials were kept very busy.
23XI Racing star Tyler Reddick took a stunning victory in The Great American Race, but before the black and white checkered flag had been waved, a number of drivers committed various infractions throughout the race.
As always, the most common of these was 'pitting before pit road is open', with several drivers having taken the opportunity to head down pit road when they felt it beneficial during various cautions. As with all infractions in Sunday's report, tail-end penalties were handed out for this.
Elsewhere, six drivers were guilty of the same infraction when coming down pit road, with William Byron (twice!), Alex Bowman, Noah Gragson, Cody Ware, Erik Jones and Shane van Gisbergen all punished for having 'too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area'.
Further infractions also occurred on pit road, with Riley Herbst punished for having 'crewmember(s) over the wall too soon' and Ty Gibbs for his 'car pitting out of assigned pit box'.
Other offences included a 'choose violation' for Denny Hamlin and a 'tire violation' for Casey Mears.
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Daytona 500 penalty report
Here is the full in-race penalty report following the 68th edition of The Great American Race.
| Lap | Driver (Car No.) | Infraction | Penalty | NASCAR Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Ross Chastain (1) | Pre-Race to the Rear | Tail End | Backup Car |
| Pre | Daniel Suarez (7) | Pre-Race to the Rear | Tail End | Backup Car |
| Pre | Chris Buescher (17) | Pre-Race to the Rear | Tail End | Backup Car |
| Pre | William Byron (24) | Pre-Race to the Rear | Tail End | Backup Car |
| 6 | Alex Bowman (40) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 6 | Noah Gragson (4) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 6 | William Byron (24) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 6 | B.J. McLeod (78) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | Garage |
| 6 | William Byron (24) | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | N/A |
| 6 | Alex Bowman (40) | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | N/A |
| 7 | Casey Mears (66) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 7 | Noah Gragson (4) | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | N/A |
| 10 | Carson Hocevar (77) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 10 | Cody Ware (51) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 10 | Jimmie Johnson (84) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 10 | Ryan Blaney (12) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 10 | Ross Chastain (1) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 10 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 10 | Austin Dillon (3) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 10 | Tyler Reddick (45) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 10 | Corey Heim (67) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 10 | Alex Bowman (48) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 10 | Ryan Preece (60) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 10 | Riley Herbst (35) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 65 | Josh Berry (21) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 67 | Noah Gragson (4) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 67 | Riley Herbst (35) | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | N/A |
| 67 | Ty Gibbs (54) | Car/Truck pitting out of assigned pit box | Tail End | N/A |
| 70 | Daniel Suarez (7) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 70 | Carson Hocevar (77) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 70 | Ryan Preece (60) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 70 | Chase Elliott (9) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 70 | Kyle Larson (5) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 70 | Ross Chastain (1) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 70 | Todd Gilliland (34) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 70 | Riley Herbst (35) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 70 | Connor Zilisch (88) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 70 | Kyle Busch (8) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 70 | Shane van Gisbergen (97) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 70 | Alex Bowman (40) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 70 | B.J. McLeod (41) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 70 | John H. Nemechek (42) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 70 | Ty Gibbs (54) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 70 | William Byron (24) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 70 | Ryan Preece (60) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 70 | AJ Allmendinger (16) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 70 | Ty Dillon (10) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 86 | AJ Allmendinger (19) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | Garage |
| 86 | Todd Gilliland (34) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 91 |
| 86 | Austin Dillon (3) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | Garage |
| 87 | Cody Ware (51) | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 91 |
| 88 | Casey Mears (66) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 91 |
| 90 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 91 |
| 90 | John H. Nemechek (42) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 91 |
| 90 | AJ Allmendinger (16) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 91 |
| 90 | Ryan Preece (60) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 91 |
| 124 | Todd Gilliland (34) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 135 |
| 124 | Kyle Larson (5) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 135 |
| 124 | Ross Chastain (1) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 135 |
| 124 | Ty Gibbs (54) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 135 |
| 125 | Connor Zilisch (88) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 135 |
| 125 | Shane van Gisbergen (97) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 135 |
| 125 | Shane van Gisbergen (97) | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 135 |
| 127 | Zane Smith (38) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 135 |
| 129 | Austin Cindric (2) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 135 |
| 129 | Michael McDowell (71) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 135 |
| 129 | Austin Cindric (2) | DVP Violation | Tail End | DVP Time Expired |
| 130 | Erik Jones (43) | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 135 |
| 130 | Cody Ware (51) | Car/Truck pitting out of assigned pit box | Tail End | 135 |
| 130 | William Byron (24) | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 135 |
| 131 | Casey Mears (66) | Tire violation | Tail End | 135 |
| 134 | Erik Jones (43) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 135 |
| 134 | Daniel Suarez (7) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 135 |
| 134 | Ty Dillon (10) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 135 |
| 134 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 135 |
| 134 | AJ Allmendinger (19) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 135 |
| 134 | Casey Mears (66) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 135 |
| 192 | Denny Hamlin (11) | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | N/A |
| 195 | Denny Hamlin (11) | Unspecified | Tail End | Choose Violation |
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