NASCAR Penalties & Fines

Tracking fines, suspensions, and points deductions across the Cup Series

NASCAR enforces a structured penalty system to maintain competitive fairness and safety standards. Violations range from pre-race inspection failures (L1) to severe post-race infractions (L2+) that can result in six-figure fines, points deductions, and crew chief suspensions. Behavioral penalties for dangerous on-track conduct can include race suspensions. This page tracks all documented penalties across the Cup Series.

215
Total Penalties
$11.1M
Total Fines
$100K
Biggest Single Fine
Joe Gibbs Racing
Most Penalized Team
All Penalties
Season Driver Category Fine Pts
2026 Kyle Busch In race
2026 Carson Hocevar Pre race
2026 Team penalty Safety
2026 Austin Cindric Pre race
2026 William Byron Pre race
2026 Ty Dillon Pre race
2026 A.J. Allmendinger Pre race
2026 Ross Chastain Safety
2026 Austin Dillon Pre race
2026 B.J. McLeod Pre race
2026 Anthony Alfredo Technical
2025 Carson Hocevar Behavioral $50,000
2025 Denny Hamlin Safety
2025 Denny Hamlin Technical L2 $100,000 -75
2025 Cody Ware Safety
2025 Chris Buescher Post race L1 $75,000 -60
2025 Joey Logano Post race
2025 Ryan Preece Post race
2025 Kyle Busch Safety
2025 Chase Briscoe Safety
2025 Austin Cindric Behavioral $50,000 -50
2025 Kyle Larson Safety
2025 Chase Briscoe Post race L2 $100,000 -100
2024 Joey Logano In race
2024 Noah Gragson Pre race L1 $50,000
2024 Sam Mayer Behavioral $35,000
2024 Chris Buescher Post race L2 $100,000
2024 Ty Majeski Behavioral $25,000
2024 William Byron Post race L1 $50,000
2024 Chase Elliott Safety $100,000
2024 Austin Cindric Pre race L1 $50,000
2024 Ryan Blaney Safety $100,000
2024 Denny Hamlin Pre race L1 $50,000
2024 Martin Truex Jr. Pre race L1 $50,000
2024 Kyle Larson Safety $100,000
2024 Denny Hamlin Post race L2 $100,000 -75
2024 Ross Chastain In race $50,000
2024 Corey LaJoie Behavioral $50,000
2024 Kyle Larson Post race L2 $100,000
2024 Alex Bowman Post race L2 $100,000 -75
2024 Cole Custer Post race L2 $75,000
2024 Christian Eckes Post race L1 $25,000
2024 Corey Heim Pre race L1 $25,000
2024 Bubba Wallace Behavioral $50,000
2024 Tyler Reddick Pre race L1 $50,000
2024 Chandler Smith Post race L1 $50,000
2024 Daniel Suarez Pre race L1 $50,000
2024 Brad Keselowski Pre race L1 $50,000
2024 Justin Allgaier Post race L1 $50,000
2023 Ty Gibbs Behavioral $50,000
2023 Taylor Gray Behavioral $25,000
2023 Chris Buescher Pre race L1 $50,000
2023 Austin Dillon Pre race L1 $50,000
2023 Kyle Larson Post race L2 $100,000 -25
2023 Brad Keselowski Post race L2 $100,000
2023 Kevin Harvick Pre race L1 $50,000
2023 Shane van Gisbergen Pre race L1 $50,000
2023 Chase Elliott Safety $100,000
2023 Parker Kligerman Post race L1 $50,000
2023 Ryan Blaney Safety $100,000
2023 John Hunter Nemechek Post race L1 $50,000
2023 Denny Hamlin Post race L2 $100,000
2023 Ty Majeski Post race L1 $25,000
2023 Joey Logano Post race L2 $100,000 -25
2023 Ryan Preece Safety $100,000
2023 Kyle Busch Behavioral $50,000
2023 Ben Rhodes Pre race L1 $25,000
2023 William Byron Pre race L1 $50,000
2023 Daniel Suarez Safety $100,000
2023 Tyler Reddick Post race L2 $100,000 -25
2023 Ross Chastain Pre race L1 $50,000
2023 Joey Logano Pre race L1 $50,000
2023 Kyle Busch Post race L2 $100,000
2023 Austin Hill Post race L1 $50,000
2023 Noah Gragson Behavioral
2022 Ty Gibbs Behavioral
2022 Bubba Wallace Behavioral $50,000
2022 Chase Elliott Pre race L1 $50,000
2022 Denny Hamlin Post race L2
2022 Kyle Busch Post race L2
2022 Christopher Bell Post race L1 $50,000
2022 Noah Gragson Behavioral $50,000
2022 Ross Chastain Safety $100,000
2022 Kyle Busch Behavioral $50,000
2022 Daniel Suarez Post race L2 $100,000
2022 Kurt Busch Safety $100,000
2022 William Byron Safety $100,000
2022 Zane Smith Post race L1 $25,000
2022 Martin Truex Jr. Safety $100,000
2022 John Hunter Nemechek Post race L1 $25,000
2022 Aric Almirola Safety $100,000
2022 William Byron Behavioral $50,000
2022 Kyle Larson Pre race L1 $50,000
2022 Christopher Bell Safety $100,000
2022 Denny Hamlin Behavioral $25,000
2022 Chase Elliott Pre race L1 $50,000
2022 Josh Berry Post race L1 $50,000
2022 Austin Dillon Safety $100,000
2022 Joey Logano Post race L1 $50,000
2022 Brad Keselowski Technical L3 $100,000 -100
2022 Ryan Blaney Safety $100,000
2022 Michael McDowell Pre race L1 $50,000
2021 Brad Keselowski Behavioral $50,000
2021 Ty Gibbs Behavioral $25,000
2021 Alex Bowman Pre race L1 $50,000
2021 Chase Elliott Behavioral $25,000
2021 Kevin Harvick Behavioral $50,000
2021 Kevin Harvick Pre race L1 $50,000
2021 Kyle Busch Post race L1 $50,000
2021 Chase Elliott Technical $25,000
2021 Denny Hamlin Post race L2 $100,000
2021 Noah Gragson Behavioral $35,000
2021 Christopher Bell Pre race L1 $50,000
2021 Aric Almirola Post race L2 $100,000
2021 Joey Logano Post race L1 $50,000
2021 Raphael Lessard Pre race L1 $15,000
2021 Ryan Blaney Post race L2 $100,000
2021 Jeb Burton Post race L1 $50,000
2021 Austin Cindric Pre race L1 $25,000
2021 John Hunter Nemechek Post race L1 $25,000
2021 Kyle Busch Behavioral $50,000
2021 Daniel Hemric Post race L1 $50,000
2021 Brad Keselowski Pre race L1 $50,000
2021 Ben Rhodes Post race L1 $25,000
2020 Sheldon Creed Pre race L1 $25,000
2020 Chase Elliott Post race L1 $50,000
2020 Austin Cindric Post race L2 $75,000
2020 Ryan Blaney Pre race L1 $50,000
2020 Brad Keselowski Post race L2 $100,000
2020 Sheldon Creed Post race L1 $25,000
2020 Cole Custer Pre race L1 $50,000
2020 Martin Truex Jr. Post race L2 $100,000
2020 Denny Hamlin Pre race L1 $50,000
2020 Alex Bowman Post race L2 $100,000
2020 Jimmie Johnson Safety $50,000
2020 Riley Herbst Safety $50,000
2020 Chase Elliott Post race L1 $50,000
2020 Austin Dillon Safety $50,000
2020 Team penalty Safety $50,000
2020 Kyle Busch Post race L1 $50,000
2020 Joey Logano Pre race L1 $50,000
2020 Team penalty Safety $50,000
2020 Noah Gragson Behavioral $35,000
2020 Kyle Larson Behavioral
2020 Bubba Wallace Behavioral $50,000
2019 Denny Hamlin Pre race L1 $50,000
2019 Joey Logano Post race L2 $100,000
2019 Jimmie Johnson Post race L2 $100,000
2019 Paul Menard Post race L1 $50,000
2019 Austin Dillon Behavioral $50,000
2019 Chase Elliott Post race L1 $50,000
2019 Martin Truex Jr. Post race L1 $50,000
2019 Brad Keselowski Post race L2 $100,000
2019 William Byron Pre race L1 $50,000
2019 Kyle Busch Post race L2 $100,000
2019 Christopher Bell Post race L1 $50,000
2019 Brad Keselowski Pre race L1 $50,000
2019 Kevin Harvick Post race L2 $100,000
2019 Chase Elliott Pre race L1 $50,000
2019 Denny Hamlin Post race L2 $100,000
2019 Kyle Busch Behavioral $50,000
2019 Aric Almirola Post race L2 $100,000
2019 Harrison Burton Pre race L1 $15,000
2019 Martin Truex Jr. Pre race L1 $50,000
2019 Kyle Busch Post race L1 $25,000
2019 Denny Hamlin Post race L1
2019 Michael Annett Post race L1 $50,000
2019 Austin Hill Post race L1 $25,000
2018 Noah Gragson Post race L1 $25,000
2018 Denny Hamlin Behavioral $25,000
2018 Martin Truex Jr. Post race L1 $50,000
2018 Jimmie Johnson Behavioral
2018 Denny Hamlin Post race L2 $75,000
2018 Brad Keselowski Post race L2 $75,000
2018 Martin Truex Jr. Post race L2 $75,000
2018 Clint Bowyer Pre race L1 $50,000
2018 Kyle Busch Post race L2 $100,000
2018 Justin Allgaier Post race L2 $75,000
2018 Joey Logano Behavioral
2018 Joey Logano Pre race L1 $50,000
2018 Cole Custer Post race L1 $25,000
2018 Kevin Harvick Post race L2 $100,000
2018 Brett Moffitt Pre race L1 $15,000
2018 Kevin Harvick Post race L2 $100,000
2018 Kevin Harvick Post race L2 $100,000
2018 Noah Gragson Behavioral $25,000
2018 Ryan Blaney Pre race L1 $50,000
2018 Tyler Reddick Post race L1 $25,000
2017 Brad Keselowski Pre race L1 $50,000
2017 William Byron Pre race L1 $25,000
2017 Austin Cindric Behavioral $25,000
2017 Kyle Busch Post race L2 $75,000
2017 Denny Hamlin Behavioral $25,000
2017 Denny Hamlin Post race L2 $75,000
2017 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Pre race L1 $50,000
2017 Kasey Kahne Pre race L1 $50,000
2017 Martin Truex Jr. Post race L1 $50,000
2017 Clint Bowyer Pre race L1 $50,000
2017 Kyle Larson Post race L2 $75,000
2017 Kevin Harvick Post race L2 $75,000
2017 Matt Crafton Post race L1 $15,000
2017 Jimmie Johnson Post race L2 $75,000
2017 Martin Truex Jr. Post race L2 $75,000
2017 Joey Logano Post race L1 $50,000
2017 Matt Kenseth Post race L2 $75,000
2017 Cole Custer Post race L1 $25,000
2017 Erik Jones Pre race L1 $25,000
2017 Joey Logano Pre race L1 $50,000
2017 Kyle Larson Pre race L1 $50,000
2017 Ryan Newman Post race L2 $75,000
2017 Brad Keselowski Post race L2 $75,000
2017 Chase Elliott Pre race L1 $50,000
2017 Elliott Sadler Post race L1 $25,000
2017 Christopher Bell Post race L1 $15,000
2017 Kaz Grala Post race L1 $15,000

Frequently Asked Questions

What are NASCAR's penalty levels?
NASCAR uses a tiered penalty system. L1 penalties are the least severe, typically involving pre-race inspection failures with fines around $50,000. L2 penalties are more serious, often for post-race inspection failures, and can include crew chief suspensions, larger fines up to $100,000, and points deductions. L3 through L6 penalties escalate in severity for repeat or egregious offenses. Behavioral penalties for on-track incidents can include race suspensions.
What is the biggest NASCAR fine in our database?
Chase Briscoe was fined $100,000 for modification of single-source supplied spoiler base plate at daytona 500 in 2025.
Can NASCAR penalties be appealed?
Yes, teams and drivers can appeal NASCAR penalties through a formal appeals process. An independent panel reviews the case and can uphold, reduce, or overturn the original penalty. Some notable penalties have been reduced on appeal, including points deductions being lessened while fines remain.
How many NASCAR penalties are tracked here?
Our database currently tracks 215 penalties from 2017 to 2026, totaling $11.1M in fines. This includes pre-race inspection failures, post-race violations, behavioral penalties, and safety infractions. We continue to add historical and current-season penalties as they are issued.

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