NASCAR Cup Series Penalty Report

Season-ruining penalty handed out by NASCAR at dramatic Charlotte Roval race

Chris Deeley Monday 6 October 2025 14:02

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Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series elimination race at the Charlotte Roval was a dramatic one, hinging on a key penalty.

Ross Chastain was battling Joey Logano to transfer into the Round of 8, coming into the last stage needing to beat the Team Penske driver by just four positions on track.

Chastain looked the favorite to advance, but erroneously double-shifted on pit road and ended up speeding down the speed-limited area, getting a slam-dunk penalty and setting up a dramatic finale in which his season ended.

The Trackhouse Racing star aside, there were relatively few consequential penalties handed out at the Roval, with most of the playoff field keeping their noses clean as they looked to advance.

With that said, let's take a look at the full in-race penalty report below.

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NASCAR Cup Series Charlotte Roval penalty report

Lap	Driver (Car No.)	Infraction	Penalty	NASCAR Notes
Pre-Race	Riley Herbst (35)	Pre-Race to the Rear	Tail End	Unapproved Adjustments
Pre-Race	Erik Jones (43)	Pre-Race to the Rear	Tail End	Unapproved Adjustments
12	John Hunter Nemechek (42)	Speeding on pit road	Pass Thru	N/A
29	Kyle Busch (8)	Unspecified	Tail End	Choose Violation
51	Kyle Busch (8)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
52	Cody Ware (51)	Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box	Tail End	N/A
52	Josh Bilicki (66)	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	N/A
58	Riley Herbst (35)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
67	Cole Custer (41)	Speeding on pit road	Pass Thru	N/A
87	Ross Chastain (1)	Speeding on pit road	Pass Thru	N/A
109	Austin Dillon (3)	Unspecified	30-second post-race penalty	Short cut course

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