NASCAR Cup Series

Hamlin and Chastain among NASCAR Cup Series stars penalized at Daytona

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson Sunday 24 August 2025 14:25

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The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series regular season is now over, with Daytona International Speedway providing a thrilling finish on Saturday night.

Team Penske star Ryan Blaney emerged as the victor after a dramatic four-wide dash to the line, with just 0.049 seconds separating the No. 12 and Cole Custer in fourth, with Daniel Suarez and Justin Haley in between in second and third.

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Elsewhere, it was also a very busy night for the officials at Daytona, with a large number of in-race penalties having been issued. One of the biggest of these, with all of the wrecks and cautions, was 'pitting before pit road is open', with a total of 66 penalties handed out for this infraction throughout the race.

Denny Hamlin fell foul of this on lap 28, whilst repeat offenders included Austin Hill, Tyler Reddick, Todd Gilliland, and Kyle Busch, among others.

Meanwhile, other drivers, such as Ross Chastain, were punished for 'pitting out of his assigned pit box' and 'driving through more than three pit boxes'.

With it being a particularly lengthy penalty report, we'd be here all day if we were to list every single infraction. With that said, let's take a look at the full penalty report as it happened below.

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NASCAR Cup Series Daytona penalty report

Lap	Driver (Car No.)	Infraction	Penalty	Notes
Pre-Race	Joey Gase (No. 44)	Pre-Race to the Rear	Tail End	Unapproved Adjustments
Pre-Race	William Byron (No. 24)	Pre-Race to the Rear	Tail End	Unapproved Adjustments Post Inspection
1	William Byron (No. 24)	Pre-Race to the Rear	Stop & Go (Lap 1)	Unapproved Adjustments Post Inspection
11	Casey Mears (No. 66)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 15)	N/A
13	Ty Dillon (No. 10)	Safety violation	Tail End (Lap 15)	N/A
14	Ty Dillon (No. 10)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 15)	N/A
18	Todd Gilliland (No. 34)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 23)	N/A
18	Tyler Reddick (No. 45)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 23)	N/A
21	Todd Gilliland (No. 34)	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End (Lap 23)	N/A
22	Casey Mears (No. 66)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 23)	N/A
22	Casey Mears (No. 66)	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End (Lap 23)	N/A
27	Kyle Busch (No. 8)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	Garage
27	Kyle Busch (No. 8)	Commitment Line Violation	Tail End	Garage
27	Riley Herbst (No. 35)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	Garage
27	Riley Herbst (No. 35)	Commitment Line Violation	Tail End	Garage
27	Riley Herbst (No. 35)	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Other – 2 Laps (DVP)	Garage
28	Zane Smith (No. 38)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 33)	N/A
28	Tyler Reddick (No. 45)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 33)	N/A
28	Denny Hamlin (No. 11)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 33)	N/A
28	Austin Hill (No. 33)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 33)	N/A
29	John Hunter Nemechek (No. 42)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 33)	N/A
29	Austin Hill (No. 33)	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End (Lap 33)	N/A
31	Tyler Reddick (No. 45)	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End (Lap 33)	N/A
31	Austin Dillon (No. 3)	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End (Lap 33)	N/A
31	Josh Berry (No. 21)	Driving through more than 3 pit boxes	Tail End (Lap 33)	On Exit
32	Austin Dillon (No. 3)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 33)	N/A
36	Austin Hill (No. 33)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 41)	N/A
36	Zane Smith (No. 38)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 41)	N/A
37	Tyler Reddick (No. 45)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 41)	N/A
38	Austin Hill (No. 33)	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End (Lap 41)	N/A
38	Casey Mears (No. 66)	Tire violation	Tail End (Lap 41)	N/A
40	Justin Haley (No. 7)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 41)	N/A
40	Joey Logano (No. 22)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 41)	N/A
40	Shane van Gisbergen (No. 88)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 41)	N/A
83	Carson Hocevar (No. 77)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	Garage
85	Cody Ware (No. 51)	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End (Lap 87)	N/A
86	Zane Smith (No. 38)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 87)	N/A
86	Austin Hill (No. 33)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 87)	N/A
86	Joey Gase (No. 44)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 87)	N/A
97	William Byron (No. 24)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 101)	N/A
97	Chase Elliott (No. 9)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 101)	N/A
98	Austin Hill (No. 33)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 101)	N/A
98	Austin Hill (No. 33)	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End (Lap 101)	N/A
98	Daniel Suarez (No. 99)	Speeding on pit road	Tail End (Lap 101)	N/A
98	Ross Chastain (No. 1)	Car pitting out of assigned pit box	Tail End (Lap 101)	N/A
99	Denny Hamlin (No. 11)	Driving through more than 3 pit boxes	Tail End (Lap 101)	On Entry
100	Daniel Suarez (No. 99)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 101)	N/A
100	Cody Ware (No. 51)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 101)	N/A
100	AJ Allmendinger (No. 16)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 101)	N/A
100	Michael McDowell (No. 71)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 101)	N/A
100	BJ McLeod (No. 78)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 101)	N/A
100	Ty Dillon (No. 10)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 101)	N/A
100	Todd Gilliland (No. 34)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 101)	N/A
100	Ryan Blaney (No. 12)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 101)	N/A
108	Casey Mears (No. 66)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 115)	N/A
109	Denny Hamlin (No. 11)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 115)	N/A
111	John Hunter Nemechek (No. 42)	Removing equipment from assigned pit area	Tail End (Lap 115)	N/A
111	Austin Hill (No. 33)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 115)	N/A
111	BJ McLeod (No. 78)	Unspecified	Tail End (Lap 115)	Improper Dual Role
114	Cody Ware (No. 51)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 115)	N/A
114	AJ Allmendinger (No. 16)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 115)	N/A
114	Daniel Suarez (No. 99)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 115)	N/A
114	Ross Chastain (No. 1)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 115)	N/A
114	John Hunter Nemechek (No. 42)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 115)	N/A
114	Christopher Bell (No. 20)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 115)	N/A
114	Chase Elliott (No. 9)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 115)	N/A
114	Todd Gilliland (No. 34)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 115)	N/A
114	Ryan Blaney (No. 12)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 115)	N/A
114	Shane van Gisbergen (No. 88)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 115)	N/A
114	BJ McLeod (No. 78)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 115)	N/A
114	Zane Smith (No. 38)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 115)	N/A
114	Joey Gase (No. 44)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 115)	N/A
114	Kyle Busch (No. 8)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 115)	N/A
149	Joey Logano (No. 22)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 152)	N/A
149	Joey Gase (No. 44)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 152)	N/A
151	Todd Gilliland (No. 34)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 152)	N/A
151	Kyle Busch (No. 8)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 152)	N/A
151	Austin Hill (No. 33)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End (Lap 152)	N/A

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