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WIX Filters Lap Leader News and Notes: Price Chopper 400
Press Release
· Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart are tied for the lead (6-6) in the WIX Filters Lap Leader standings entering the October 4 Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway.
· The driver leading the most laps at Kansas has scored THREE wins and six top-five finishes in eight races for an average finish of 4.87.
· DID YOU KNOW? Jimmie Johnson is the only driver to lead the most laps in more than one race at Kansas. Johnson led the most laps in 2006 and again in 2008.
· The record for most lead changes in a race at Kansas is 24 in 2004.
· The record for most leaders in a race at Kansas is 13 in 2006.
· The record for most laps led by a race winner at Kansas is 139 by Mark Martin in 2005.
· Drivers that have led the most laps at Kansas:
2001: Rusty Wallace, 117 laps, fourth
2002: Jeff Gordon, 116 laps, FIRST
2003: Bill Elliott, 115 laps, second
2004: Jeremy Mayfield, 72 laps, fifth
2005: Mark Martin, 139 laps, FIRST
2006: Jimmie Johnson, 105 laps, 14th
2007: Kurt Busch, 76 laps, 11th
2008: Jimmie Johnson, 124 laps, FIRST
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS
Tony Stewart 6
Kyle Busch 6
David Reutimann 3
Kasey Kahne 2
Juan Pablo Montoya 2
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
Samsung 500 David Reutimann, 40 laps
Subway Fresh Fit 500 Tony Stewart, 19 laps
Aaron’s 499 Kyle Busch, 42 laps
Crown Royal 400 Denny Hamlin, 148 laps
Southern 500 Martin Truex Jr., 61 laps
Coca-Cola 600 Kyle Busch, 173 laps
Autism Speaks 400 David Reutimann, 25 laps
Pocono 500 Tony Stewart, 39 laps
LifeLock 400 Kyle Busch, nine laps
Toyota/Save Mart 350 Kasey Kahne, 37 laps
LENOX Industrial Tools 301 Tony Stewart, 40 laps
Coke Zero 400 Tony Stewart, 86 laps
LifeLock.com 400 Kasey Kahne, two laps
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard Juan Pablo Montoya, 116 laps
Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Denny Hamlin, 91 laps
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen Tony Stewart, 34 laps
CARFAX 400 David Reutimann, four laps
Sharpie 500 Kyle Busch, 68 laps
Pep Boys Auto 500 Martin Truex Jr., 68 laps
Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Denny Hamlin, 299 laps
Sylvania 300 Juan Pablo Montoya, 105 laps
AAA 400 Ryan Newman, 29 laps
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- Camp & Associates, Inc., for WIX Filters, Press Release
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