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• Kevin Harvick was the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in the August 15 CARFAX 400 at Michigan International Speedway, leading five times for 60 laps.

• Denny Hamlin leads Kyle Busch by one race (5-4) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings entering the August 21 IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.

• The driver leading the most laps in the 10 most recent IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol has FOUR wins and racked up eight top-five finishes (average finish is 5.0).

• DID YOU KNOW? Two drivers have led over 400 laps in the night race at Bristol since 2005: Matt Kenseth (415 laps in 2005) and Kyle Busch (414 laps in 2008).

• Kyle Busch has led the most laps in two of the three most recent races at Bristol.

• The record for most laps led by a race winner at Bristol is 500 by Cale Yarborough in the 1973 Food City 500 (spring race).

• The record for most lead changes in a race at Bristol is 40 in the 1991 Food City 500 (spring race).

• The record for most leaders in a race at Bristol is 16 in the 1989 Food City 500 (spring race).

• The record for fewest laps led by a race winner at Bristol is one lap by Fred Lorenzen in the 1964 summer race.

• Drivers that have led the most laps in the 10 most recent August race at Bristol:

2000:   Rusty Wallace, 279 laps, FIRST

2001:   Jeff Gordon, 199 laps, third  

2002:   Jeff Gordon, 235 laps, FIRST

2003:   Jeff Gordon, 179 laps, 28^th

2004:   Dale Earnhardt Jr., 295 laps, FIRST

2005:   Matt Kenseth, 415 laps, FIRST

2006:   Jeff Burton, 263 laps, ninth

2007:   Kasey Kahne, 305 laps, second

2008:   Kyle Busch, 414 laps, second

2009:   Mark Martin, 240 laps, second

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Denny Hamlin         5
Kyle Busch           4
Kevin Harvick        3
Juan Pablo Montoya   3
Kasey Kahne          2
Jeff Burton          2
Tony Stewart         2
Marcos Ambrose       1
Jamie McMurray       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
Coke Zero 400                              Kevin Harvick, 28 laps
LifeLock.com 400                           Jamie McMurray, 72 laps
Brickyard 400                              Juan Pablo Montoya, 86 laps
Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500          Denny Hamlin, 19  laps
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen   Juan Pablo Montoya, 74  laps
CARFAX 400                                 Kevin Harvick, 60 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