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• Kasey Kahne was the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in the June 27 LENOX Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, leading twice for a race-high 110 laps.

• Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch are tied for the lead in the WIX Filters Lap Leader standings (4-4) entering the July 3 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.

• Kevin Harvick was the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in the 2010 Daytona 500, leading seven times for a race-high 41 laps.

• Tony Stewart led 10 times for a race-high 101 laps to earn WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in the 2009 Coke Zero 400.  Stewart has led the most laps in three of the last five July races at Daytona (338 total laps) and has won each race where he has led the most laps.

• UP FRONT IS THE PLACE TO BE:  The driver leading the most laps has scored SIX wins and finished inside the top-10 in each of the 10 most recent July races at Daytona (average finish is 3.2).

• Bobby Allison holds the record for most times leading the Coke Zero 400 (16 different times in 1974).

• The record for most laps led in the Coke Zero 400 is 151 by Stewart in 2005.

• The record for most different leaders in the Coke Zero 400 is 15 in 2006.

• The record for most lead changes in the Coke Zero 400 is 49 in 1974.

• A different driver has led the most laps in each of the three previous July races at Daytona.

• Drivers that have led the most laps in the 10 most recent July races at Daytona:

2000:   Dale Jarrett, 56 laps, second

2001:   Dale Earnhardt Jr., 116 laps, FIRST

2002:   Michael Waltrip, 99 laps, FIRST

2003:   Kevin Harvick, 54 laps, ninth

2004:   Jeff Gordon, 61 laps, FIRST

2005:   Tony Stewart, 151 laps, FIRST

2006:   Tony Stewart, 86 laps, FIRST

2007:   Clint Bowyer, 55 laps, seventh

2008:   Dale Earnhardt Jr., 51 laps, eighth

2009:   Tony Stewart, 101 laps, FIRST

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD  STANDINGS

Kyle Busch           4
Denny Hamlin         4
Jeff Burton          2
Tony Stewart         2
Kasey Kahne          2
Kevin Harvick        1
Juan Pablo Montoya   1
Marcos Ambrose       1

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD WINNERS BY RACE
 
EVENT                              DRIVER

Daytona 500                        Kevin Harvick, 41 laps
Auto Club 500                      Jeff Burton, 46 laps
Shelby American                    Tony Stewart, seven laps
Kobalt Tools 500                   Kasey Kahne, 144 laps
Food City 500                      Juan Pablo Montoya, 29 laps
Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500       Denny Hamlin, 172  laps
Subway Fresh Fit 600               Kyle Busch,  113 laps
Samsung Mobile 500                 Tony  Stewart, 74 laps
Aaron’s 499                        Jeff Burton, 28 laps
Crown Royal 400                    Kyle  Busch, 226 laps
SHOWTIME Southern 500              Denny Hamlin, 104  laps
Autism Speaks 400                  Kyle  Busch, 131 laps
Coca-Cola 600                      Kyle Busch, 36 laps
Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500       Denny Hamlin, 88  laps
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400   Denny Hamlin, 123 laps
Toyota/Save Mart 350               Marcos Ambrose, 35 laps
LENOX Industrial Tools 301         Kasey Kahne, 110 laps

Since 1939, WIX® Filters, a member of the Affinia Group family of brands, has been an innovator in filtration products. WIX designs, manufactures and distributes products for automotive, diesel, agricultural, industrial and specialty filter markets. Its product line includes oil, air, cabin interior, fuel, coolant, transmission and hydraulic filters for automobiles, trucks and off-road equipment. WIX, a member of the Affinia family of brands, is the number one filter in NASCAR and an exclusive NASCAR Performance Product. Its NASCAR relationship also includes the WIX Filters Lap Leader Award, which recognizes the drivers leading the most laps in each race. For more information, visit www.wixfilters.com.

Affinia Group Inc. is an innovative global leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and marketing of industrial grade products and services, including extensive offerings of aftermarket parts for automotive and heavy-duty vehicles. With more than $1.8 billion in annual revenue, Affinia has operations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and India. For more information, visit www.affiniagroup.com.

*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