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NEW AND NOTES FROM THE WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER PROGRAM – NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES

· Kyle Busch leads the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings entering the April 5 Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Busch has captured the honor twice while FOUR drivers (Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton and Ryan Newman) have earned the award once.

· Busch and the No. 18 Toyota use the Raybestos® Brand Racing Brake System, including the new highly-engineered Raybestos® lightweight racing caliper and Raybestos™ Chassis Parts.

· The driver leading the most laps in the spring race at Texas has scored FIVE wins and nine top-five finishes in 12 previous races.

· Drivers that have led the most laps in all 16 previous NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas:

1997: Terry Labonte, 104 laps, fourth
1998: Jeremy Mayfield, 105 laps, 23rd
1999: Terry Labonte, 124 laps, FIRST
2000: Dale Earnhardt Jr., 106 laps, FIRST
2001: Dale Jarrett, 122 laps, FIRST
2002: Dale Jarrett, 134 laps, 24th
2003: Elliott Sadler, 91 laps, 41st
2004: Kasey Kahne, 148 laps, second
2005 spring: Greg Biffle, 219 laps, FIRST
2005 fall: Matt Kenseth, 149 laps, third
2006 spring: Tony Stewart, 99 laps, third
2006 fall: Tony Stewart, 278 laps, FIRST
2007 spring: Jeff Gordon, 173 laps, fourth
2007 fall: Kyle Busch, 153 laps, fourth
2008 spring: Carl Edwards, 123 laps, FIRST
2008 fall: Carl Edwards, 212 laps, FIRST

· The record for most laps led in a 500-mile race at Texas is 278 by Tony Stewart in the 2006 Dickies 500.

· The record for most lead changes in a race at Texas is 29 in the 2000 Samsung 500.

· The record for most different leaders in a race at Texas is 17 in the 2000 Samsung 500.

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Kyle Busch 2
Tony Stewart 1
Jeff Burton 1
Ryan Newman 1
Denny Hamlin 1

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD WINNERS BY RACE

EVENT DRIVER

Daytona 500                                    Kyle Busch, 88 laps
Auto Club 500                                 Tony Stewart, three laps
Shelby 427                                        Jeff Burton, 61 laps
Kobalt Tools 500                           Ryan Newman, three laps
Food City 500                                 Kyle Busch, 378 laps
Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500    Denny Hamlin, 296 laps

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Raybestos® brand brake and chassis parts are produced by affiliated companies in Affinia’s Global Brake and Chassis Group, the leading manufacturer of braking systems and chassis parts in the transportation industry. The brake line includes everything from brake drums to rotors, pads, shoes and hydraulic parts, while the chassis line features tie rods, ball points, idler arms and sway bar links. Raybestos brand braking and chassis systems are also the only systems used by NASCAR’s Joe Gibbs Racing in competition. For more information about Raybestos brakes, visit Raybestos.com. For more information on Raybestos Chassis visit RaybestosChassis.com

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*Affinia Group Inc.’s affiliated companies include Brake Parts Inc. WIX Filtration Corp LLC, Affinia Products Corp LLC and other high quality manufacturers of the Affinia family of brands.

- Camp & Associates, Inc., For WIX Filters, Press Release