NASCAR Cup Series

Ross Chastain and Kyle Busch among NASCAR Cup Series stars hit with penalties at Atlanta

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson Sunday 29 June 2025 14:30 Updated: 17:53

Another weekend of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series is in the books after a thrilling race at EchoPark Speedway, formerly known as Atlanta Motor Speedway.

After a last-lap overtake on Brad Keselowski, Chase Elliott won the Quaker State 400 to take his first victory of the season, locking himself into the playoffs as a result.

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It was a chaotic 260 laps of action, however, and this is shown when looking at NASCAR's race penalty sheet, which shows that a total of 86 in-race penalties were dished out, and to some huge names.

As always, the most common infraction during the race was 'pitting before pit road was open', with a multitude of drivers handed tail-end penalties for this, including the likes of Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson, and Bubba Wallace.

Seven drivers were also hit with speeding penalties for 'speeding on pit road' during Saturday's race, with Tyler Reddick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. among those guilty in this regard.

Elsewhere, Ross Chastain was one of five drivers penalized for having 'too many crewmembers in contact with pit service area', whilst Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe were among 10 drivers guilty of 'commitment line violations'.

Other penalties dished out at Atlanta include: Removing equipment from assigned pit area (Dillon), crewmembers over the wall too soon (Zilisch), DVP violation (Gilliland), and driving through more than three pit boxes (Reddick).

That isn't all of them, however, so see below for a full breakdown.

NASCAR Cup Series Atlanta penalties

With the above said, here is a full breakdown of all of Saturday's in-race penalties and when they occurred.

Speeding on pit road

Lap	Driver	Car No	Penalty
45	Corey LaJoie	01	Tail End
73	Tyler Reddick	45	Tail End
111	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	47	Tail End
149	Noah Gragson	4	Pass Thru
187	BJ McLeod	78	Tail End
229	BJ McLeod	78	Tail End
229	Todd Gilliland	34	Tail End

Pitting before pit road is open

Lap	Driver	Car No	Penalty
46	BJ McLeod	78	Tail End
46	David Starr	66	Tail End
57	Christopher Bell	20	Tail End
57	Connor Zilisch	87	Tail End
59	Austin Dillon	3	Tail End
60	AJ Allmendinger	16	Tail End
62	Bubba Wallace	23	Tail End
63	Ty Dillon	10	Tail End
66	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	47	Tail End
68	Alex Bowman	48	Tail End
68	BJ McLeod	78	Tail End
69	AJ Allmendinger	16	Tail End
69	David Starr	66	Tail End
69	Chase Briscoe	19	Tail End
69	William Byron	24	Tail End
69	Daniel Suarez	99	Tail End
71	John Hunter Nemechek	42	Tail End
71	Cole Custer	41	Tail End
71	Josh Berry	21	Tail End
71	Kyle Busch	8	Tail End
71	Ryan Preece	60	Tail End
71	Michael McDowell	71	Tail End
71	Noah Gragson	4	Tail End
71	Kyle Larson	5	Tail End
112	Bubba Wallace	23	Tail End
111	Todd Gilliland	34	Tail End
111	Kyle Larson	5	Tail End
111	Austin Dillon	3	Tail End
111	Cole Custer	41	Tail End
111	Kyle Busch	8	Tail End
111	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	47	Tail End
111	Connor Zilisch	87	Tail End
161	Kyle Larson	5	Tail End
161	Cole Custer	41	Tail End
162	Michael McDowell	71	Tail End
166	Ty Dillon	10	Tail End
166	Cody Ware	51	Tail End
166	Carson Hocevar	77	Tail End
177	John Hunter Nemechek	42	Tail End
177	Shane van Gisbergen	88	Tail End
177	Christopher Bell	20	Tail End
179	Michael McDowell	71	Tail End
179	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	47	Tail End
179	Carson Hocevar	77	Tail End
185	Bubba Wallace	23	Tail End
185	John Hunter Nemechek	42	Tail End
186	Carson Hocevar	77	Tail End
188	Riley Herbst	35	Tail End
188	Austin Dillon	3	Tail End
188	David Starr	66	Tail End
196	Bubba Wallace	23	Tail End
197	Todd Gilliland	34	Tail End
198	David Starr	66	Tail End
227	Justin Haley	7	Tail End
230	John Hunter Nemechek	42	Tail End
230	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	47	Tail End

Commitment Line Violation

Lap	Driver	Car No	Penalty
57	Christopher Bell	20	Tail End
57	Connor Zilisch	87	Tail End
68	Alex Bowman	48	Tail End
68	BJ McLeod	78	Tail End
69	AJ Allmendinger	16	Tail End
69	David Starr	66	Tail End
69	Chase Briscoe	19	Tail End
69	William Byron	24	Tail End
69	Daniel Suarez	99	Tail End
196	Bubba Wallace	23	Tail End

Too many crewmembers in contact with pit service area

Lap	Driver	Car No	Penalty
69	Ross Chastain	1	2 Laps DVP
71	John Hunter Nemechek	42	Tail End
94	Noah Gragson	4	Pass Thru
111	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	47	Tail End
111	Todd Gilliland	34	2 Laps DVP

Other Penalties

Lap	Driver	Car No	Infraction	Penalty
63	Ty Dillon	10	Removing equipment from assigned pit area	Tail End
111	Connor Zilisch	87	Crewmembers over the wall too soon	Tail End
67	David Starr	66	Unspecified	1 Lap Fueling as free pass
116	Todd Gilliland	34	DVP Violation	2 Laps
187	Tyler Reddick	45	Driving through more than 3 pit boxes	Tail End On Entry
229	Carson Hocevar	77	Tire violation	Tail End
229	Tyler Reddick	45	Safety violation	Tail End
229	Carson Hocevar	77	Equipment Interference	Tail End

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Ross Chastain and Kyle Busch among NASCAR Cup Series stars hit with penalties at Atlanta

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