Intentional Cautions

Driver Track Year Series Intentional Caution Penalty? Playoff Implications? Additional Context (as needed) Source
Dawson Sutton Kansas Speedway 2025 Truck Intentional Self-Spin Held 2 Laps No
Dean Thompson Atlanta Motor Speedway 2025 O'Reilly Stopped on Track for Caution Held 1 Lap No
Austin Dillon Richmond Raceway 2024 Cup Dumped Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin Playoff Ineligible Yes
Carson Hocevar Talladega Superspeedway 2022 Truck Intentional Self-Spin Held 1 Lap No
Jeb Burton Darlington Raceway 2022 O'Reilly Intentional Self-Spin Held 1 Lap No
Norm Benning Bristol Motor Speedway - Dirt 2021 Truck Stopped on Track for Caution Held 2 Laps No
Carson Hocevar Las Vegas Motor Speedway 2021 Truck Intentional Self-Spin Held 1 Lap No
Bubba Wallace Texas Motor Speedway 2019 Cup Intentional Self-Spin 50 Pts, $50K No
Kasey Kahne New Hampshire Motor Speedway 2017 Cup Intentional Self-Spin Held 1 Lap No
Kevin Harvick Talladega Superspeedway 2015 Cup Spun Trevor Bayne on Restart in Overtime None Yes
Clint Bowyer Richmond Raceway 2013 Cup Intentional Self-Spin 50 Pts, $300K Yes Led to the End of Michael Waltrip Racing
Brad Keselowski Atlanta Motor Speedway 2012 O'Reilly Tossed Water Bottle On Track None No Playoffs
Elliott Sadler Martinsville Speedway 2010 Cup Wrecked Marcos Ambrose and Ken Schrader Held 2 Laps No
Dave Blaney Bristol Motor Speedway 2010 Cup Stopped on Track for Caution Held 2 Laps No
Jamie McMurray Phoenix Raceway 2010 Cup Tossed Water Bottle On Track None No
A.J. Allmendinger Dover Motor Speedway 2007 O'Reilly Stopped on Track for Caution Held 1 Lap No Playoffs
David Ragan Richmond Raceway 2007 O'Reilly Stopped on Track for Caution Held 1 Lap No Playoffs
Aaron Fike New Hampshire Motor Speedway 2006 O'Reilly Threw His Glove Onto Track Held 2 Laps No Playoffs Radio'd That "His Glove Flew Off His Hand"
Reed Sorenson Texas Motor Speedway 2006 O'Reilly Threw Rollbar Padding Onto Track Blackflagged No
Robby Gordon Atlanta Motor Speedway 2006 Cup Threw Rollbar Padding Onto Track 50 Pts, $15K No Denied the Allegation, NBC Replay Caught the Incident
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Bristol Motor Speedway 2004 Cup Intentional Self-Spin 25 Pts, $10K, Probation No
Kurt Busch Charlotte Motor Speedway 2002 Cup Spun Robby Gordon $10K Exhibition Race
Jimmy Spencer Michigan International Speedway 1998 Cup Threw Rollbar Padding Onto Track None No Playoffs
Mike Wallace Atlanta Motor Speedway 1994 O'Reilly Wrecked Shawna Robinson None No Playoffs Allegedly Told Joe Nemechek, others pre-race, 'what was going to happen on Lap 1'
Dale Earnhardt Charlotte Motor Speedway 1993 Cup Spun Greg Sacks Held 1 Lap No Playoffs
Dale Earnhardt Charlotte Motor Speedway 1991 O'Reilly Wrecked Phil Parsons Parked No Playoffs
Dale Earnhardt Charlotte Motor Speedway 1988 Cup Wrecked Geoffrey Bodine Held 5 Laps No Playoffs Bodine & Earnhardt Had an Ongoing Feud
Richard Childress Riverside International Raceway 1981 Cup Stopped on Track for Caution Unknown No Playoffs Was Aiding Darrell Waltrip
Buddy Arrington Dover Motor Speedway 1975 Cup Stopped on Track for Caution Parked No Playoffs Was Aiding Richard Petty

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