LapLeader- WIX Filters

·Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart are tied for the lead (2-2) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings entering the April 26 Aaron’s 499 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.

· The driver leading the most laps has scored FOUR wins and five top-five finishes in the 10 most recent NASCAR Sprint Cup Series spring races at Talladega.

· Jeff Gordon has led the most laps in three of the last four Aaron’s 499 races at Talladega.

· Drivers that have led the most laps in the 10 most recent spring races at Talladega:

1999: Dale Earnhardt, 70 laps, FIRST

2000: Mark Martin, 98 laps, sixth

2001: Sterling Marlin, 51 laps, 23^rd

2002: Dale Earnhardt Jr., 133 laps, FIRST

2003: Jimmie Johnson, 65 laps, 15^th

2004: Dale Earnhardt Jr., 57 laps, second

2005: Jeff Gordon, 139 laps, FIRST

2006: Jeff Gordon, 62 laps, 15^th

2007: Jeff Gordon, 71 laps, FIRST

2008: Tony Stewart, 61 laps, 38^th

· The record for most lead changes in a race at Talladega is 75 in the 1984 Aaron’s 499 (spring race).

· The record for most laps led by a race winner at Talladega is 153 by Pete Hamilton in 1970.

· The record for most different leaders in a race at Talladega is 28 in the 2008 AMP Energy 500 (fall race).

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Kyle Busch 2

Tony Stewart 2

Jeff Burton 1

Ryan Newman 1

Denny Hamlin 1

David Reutimann 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

Samsung 500 David Reutimann, 40 laps

Subway Fresh Fit 500 Tony Stewart, 19 laps

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