NASCAR's most penalized driver is ...

After each race, NASCAR issues an infractions report. I went back and looked at all of them to see who has been penalized the most so far this season as the series heads to Michigan.

Infractions include pitting before pit road is open (something many do after they've been in an accident or had some mechanical troubles), lug nuts not all installed, speeding and pit crew members not taking care or tires or too many during a stop or something like that.

So, the driver who has been penalized the most this season?

Robby Gordon has been penalized 17 times. After him, it's:

Aric Almirola ....... 11 penalties

Sam Hornish Jr. .. 10 penalties

David Reutimann .. 10 penalties

David Stremme ... 10 penalities

Michael Waltrip .... 10 penalties

Kevin Harvick ... 10 penalties

Reed Sorenson ... 7 penalties

Elliott Sadler .... 7 penalties

Jimmie Johnson ... 7 penalties

Bobby Labonte ... 7 penalties

Dale Earnhardt Jr. .. 6 penalties

Denny Hamlin .... 6 penalties

Carl Edwards .... 6 penalties

Marcos Ambrose ... 6 penalties

Kasey Kahne .... 6 penalties

Brian Vickers ... 6 penalties

John Andretti ... 6 penalties

Again, a lot of these penalties -- but not all -- were for pitting before pit road was open. Elliott Sadler, for example, had problems early at Las Vegas and pitted five times before pit road was open, incurring five of his seven penalties this season just in that race.

Did break down some of the penalites and looked at the speeding issue. Again, sometimes guys speed to get off pit road to beat the pace car to avoid losing a lap. Other times, guys just get caught. Here's that list:

SPEEDING PENALTIES

Reed Sorenson ... 4 penalties

Kyle Busch ... 4 penalties

John Andretti ... 4 penalties

Sam Hornish Jr. ... 3 penalties

Kevin Harvick ... 3 penalties

Bobby Labonte ... 3 penalties

Aric Almirola ... 2 penalties

David Reutimann ... 2 penalties

David Stremme ... 2 penalties

Jamie McMurray ... 2 penalties

Scott Speed ... 2 penalties

Joe Nemechek ... 2 penalties

Jimmie Johnson ... 2 penalties

Brian Vickers ... 2 penalties

Greg Biffle ... 2 penalties

Ryan Newman ... 2 penalties

That will do for now. Gotta get on a plane for Detroit.

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