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· Tony Stewart leads Kyle Busch by one race (7-6) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings entering the November 8 Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

· DID YOU KNOW? The driver leading the most laps has won the last THREE CONSECUTIVE races at Texas.

· DID YOU KNOW? A different driver has led the most laps in each of the four previous fall races at Texas.

· The most laps led in the fall race at Texas (and the record for most laps led in a 500-mile race at the 1.5-mile speedway) are 278 by Tony Stewart in the 2006 Dickies 500.

· TWO drivers in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup have led the most laps in the fall race at Texas: Stewart and Carl Edwards (2008).

· FIVE drivers in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup have led the most laps in 17 previous NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Texas: Kasey Kahne (2004 spring), Greg Biffle (2005 spring), Tony Stewart (2006 spring and 2006 fall), Jeff Gordon (2009 spring and 2007 spring) and Carl Edwards (2008 spring and 2008 fall).

· The driver leading the most laps in the fall race at Texas has won TWICE and finished no worse than fourth-place.

· Drivers that have led the most laps in the fall race at Texas:

2005: Matt Kenseth, 149 laps, third

2006: Tony Stewart, 278 laps, FIRST

2007: Kyle Busch, 153 laps, fourth

2008: Carl Edwards, 212 laps, FIRST

· Drivers that have led the most laps at Texas (all 17 races):

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

2009 spring: Jeff Gordon, 105 laps, FIRST

· 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

Tony Stewart 7

Kyle Busch 6

Denny Hamlin 5

Juan Pablo Montoya 3

Kasey Kahne 3

David Reutimann 3

Ryan Newman 2

Martin Truex Jr. 2

Jeff Burton 1

Denny Hamlin 1

Kevin Harvick 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

Price Chopper 400 Tony Stewart, 37 laps

Pepsi 500 Juan Pablo Montoya, 78 laps

NASCAR Banking 500 Kasey Kahne, 67 laps

TUMS Fast Relief 500 Denny Hamlin, 206 laps

AMP Energy 500 Kevin Harvick, 28 laps

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