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• Kyle Busch was the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in the August 21 IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, leading four times for 282 laps.

• Busch and Denny Hamlin are tied for the lead (5-5) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings entering the September 5 Emory Healthcare 500 at Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway.

• Kasey Kahne was the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in the 2010 Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta, leading eight times for a race-high 144 laps.

• Martin Truex Jr. was the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in the 2009 Emory Healthcare 500, leading three times for a race-high 68 laps.

• The record for most laps led at Atlanta is 308 by Cale Yarborough in the 1969 Kobalt Tools 500 (spring race).

• The record for most lead changes in a race at Atlanta is 44 in the 1982 fall race.

• The record for most different leaders in a race at Atlanta is 17 in the 2000 Kobalt Tools 500 (spring race).

• The record for fewest lead changes in a race at Atlanta is six (three times, most recently in the 1963 fall race).

• The driver leading the most laps has won three of the 10 most recent fall races in Atlanta and scored EIGHT top-five finishes (average finish is 7.9).

• Drivers that have led the most laps in the 10 most recent fall races at Atlanta:

2000:   Jerry Nadeau, 155 laps, FIRST

2001:   Dale Earnhardt Jr., 171 laps, seventh   

2002:   Kurt Busch, 84 laps, FIRST

2003:   Tony Stewart, 109 laps, second

2004:   Mark Martin, 227 laps, second   

2005:   Dale Earnhardt Jr., 142 laps, fourth

2006:   Tony Stewart, 146 laps, FIRST

2007:   Martin Truex Jr., 135 laps, 31^st

2008:   Matt Kenseth, 128 laps, fourth

2009:   Martin Truex Jr., 68 laps, 26^th

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Denny Hamlin           5
Kyle Busch             5
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
IRWIN Tools Night Race                   Kyle  Busch, 282 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