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Denny Hamlin CLINCHES WIX Filters Lap Leader Award in Ford 400

Press Release — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:21:14 +0000

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WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER NOTES FOR THE FORD 400 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2010, PAGE 1.

Denny Hamlin clinched the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader Award in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series today in Ford 400 and earned $75,000 for his efforts.

Hamlin led 20 times in 20 races for a total of 1,184 laps this season. He has led 89 times in 187 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races for a total of 4678 laps. He edged Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch by one race (8-7) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings.

Hamlin scored a 14^th-place finish in today’s race and finished in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship standings, 39 points behind Jimmie Johnson and two ahead of third-place Kevin Harvick. He finished this season with eight wins, 14 top-fives and 18 top-10 finishes plus two pole positions.

DID YOU KNOW? BOTH Hamlin and Busch use WIX Filters on their race cars.

Martin Truex Jr. earned WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in today’s race at Homestead. Truex Jr. led six times for 62 and claimed the honor for the first time in 2010. UNOFFICIALLY he scored an 11^th-place finish. < /FONT>

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WIX Filters Lap Leader News & Notes

Ford 400

Homestead-Miami Speedway

November 21, 2010

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HAMLIN QUOTES: TALK ABOUT YOUR RUN THIS AFTERNOON. “Well I mean it was a fight. You can kind of maybe contribute it to a bad qualifying but our car was really fast at the beginning. I mean just unbelievably fast at the beginning and I knew we had a car that could contend for a win and obviously when we got in that incident on the back straightaway it tore up the front and knocked the toe out and obviously the car didn’t drive as well for the rest of the day. We just tried to patch it and work on it the best we could but just wasn’t the car that it was the beginning. It’s just part of racing. There’s a lot of circumstances in which where we had an opportunity to win the championship. By the numbers fuel mileage was one contributor factor but it’s part of racing. Strategy is part of racing. It’s not just about the fastest car and best dr iver. There’s a whole lot that goes into the sport and that’s what makes it as good as it is. We’ll just keep fighting and get ‘em next year.” DOES THE FACT THAT JIMMIE FINISHED SECOND TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF THE WOULDA COULDA SHOULDA OUT OF WHAT HAPPENED TODAY? “Not really. I felt like as soon as we dropped the green I thought we could win the race but obviously them not having to back into it is good. We all had to race the entire race. Everyone was racing extremely hard. It doesn’t satisfy you.” YOU’VE SHOWN ALL YEA R THAT EVERY TIME YOU GET BACKED INTO A CORNER IT’S FUEL FOR YOU. ARE YOU ALREADY USING THIS AS MOTOVATION FOR NEXT YEAR? “Anybody would. There’s 42 other race teams that have got work to do so for me it is. Coming this close it tough, especially of all the little things that could have changed the outcome of this Chase in one lap. That part of it hurts but you’ve got to get better at all aspects and I feel like that’s where that team, the 48 team, has been strong over the last few years. They really have no weak spots. We know there are several parts of our car, there several parts of our team that we can improve on and that’s a good thing. As competitive as what we are right now I know I need to get better in qualifying. I said that last year at this time and there’s lots of things that I could do to be better and there’s lot of things we can do as a team to be better. My focus when Monday comes around is what I need to do to execute all those things.”

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Denny Hamlin           8
Kyle Busch             7
Tony Stewart           4
Kevin Harvick          3
Juan Pablo Montoya     3
Jeff Burton            3
Kasey Kahne            2
Clint Bowyer           2
Marcos Ambrose         1
Jamie McMurray         1
AJ Allmendinger        1
Martin Truex Jr.       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
Emory Healthcare 500                     Tony Stewart, 176 laps
Air Guard 400                            Denny Hamlin, 251 laps
Sylvania 300                             Clint Bowyer, 177 laps
AAA 400                                  AJ Allmendinger, 143 laps
Price Chopper 400                        Tony Stewart, 76 laps
Pepsi MAX 400                            Clint Bowyer, 40 laps
Bank of America 500                      Kyle Busch, 217 laps
TUMS Fast Relief 500                     Jeff Burton, 134 laps
AMP Energy Juice 500                     Kyle Busch, 20 laps
AAA Texas 500                            Denny Hamlin, 31 laps
Kobalt Tools 500                         Denny Hamlin, 190 laps
Ford 400                                 Martin Truex Jr., 62 laps

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WIX Filters Lap Leader News and Notes: Ford 400

Press Release — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:00:14 +0000

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NEW AND NOTES FROM THE WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER PROGRAM – NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES

Denny Hamlin was the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in the November 14 Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix (Avondale, Ariz.) International Raceway, leading four times for a race-high 190 laps.

Hamlin leads Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch by one race (8-7) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings entering the November 21 Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway.

DID YOU KNOW? BOTH Hamlin and Busch use WIX Filters on their race cars.

Hamlin was the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in the 2009 Ford 400 at Homestead, leading three times for a race-high 71 laps.

The driver leading the most laps at Homestead-Miami Speedway has won THREE CONSECUTIVE races and scored five victories in 11 previous events (average finish is 3.8) plus has finished eighth or better in the last EIGHT CONSECUTIVE races.

The record for most laps led in a race at Homestead is 214 by Matt Kenseth in the 2007 Ford 400.

The record for lead changes in a race at Homestead is 25 in the 2007 Ford 400.

The record for most leaders in a race at Homestead is 12 (twice, most recently in 2005).

Drivers that have led the most laps in 11 previous at Homestead-Miami Speedway:

1999: Bobby Labonte, 174 laps, second

2000: Tony Stewart, 166 laps, FIRST

2001: Tony Stewart, 72 laps, 19^th

2002: Joe Nemechek, 111 laps, second

2003: Bill Elliott, 189 laps, eighth

2004: Greg Biffle, 117 laps, FIRST

2005: Tony Stewart, 65 laps, second

2006: Carl Edwards, 94 laps, fourth

2007: Matt Kenseth, 214 laps, FIRST

2008: Carl Edwards, 157 laps, FIRST

2009: Denny Hamlin, 71 laps, FIRST

WIX  FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Denny Hamlin           8
Kyle Busch             7
Tony Stewart           4
Kevin Harvick          3
Juan Pablo Montoya     3
Jeff Burton            3
Kasey Kahne            2
Clint Bowyer           2
Marcos Ambrose         1
Jamie McMurray         1
AJ Allmendinger        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
Emory Healthcare 500                      Tony  Stewart, 176 laps
Air Guard 400                             Denny Hamlin, 251 laps
Sylvania 300                              Clint Bowyer, 177 laps
AAA 400                                   AJ Allmendinger, 143 laps
Price Chopper 400                         Tony Stewart, 76 laps
Pepsi MAX 400                             Clint Bowyer, 40 laps
Bank of America 500                       Kyle Busch, 217 laps
TUMS Fast Relief 500                      Jeff  Burton, 134 laps
AMP Energy Juice 500                      Kyle Busch,  20 laps
AAA Texas 500                             Denny Hamlin, 31 laps
Kobalt Tools 500                          Denny Hamlin, 190 laps

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WIX Filters Lap Leader News and Notes: Kobalt Tools 500

Press Release — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:38:47 +0000

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NEW AND NOTES FROM THE WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER PROGRAM – NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES

Denny Hamlin was the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in the November 7 AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, leading twice for 31 laps.

Hamlin and Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch are tied for the lead (7-7) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings entering the November 14 Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix (Avondale, Ariz.) International Raceway.

DID YOU KNOW? BOTH Hamlin and Busch use WIX Filters on their race cars.

DID YOU KNOW? The driver leading the most laps has won 14 of 26 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Phoenix including the last THREE CONSECUTIVE.

The driver leading the most laps has no worse than sixth in the 14 most recent fall races at Phoenix.

Only four times in 22 previous fall races has the driver leading the most laps finished outside the top-10.

The record for most laps led in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix is 262 by Dale Earnhardt in the 1990 Kobalt Tools 500 (fall race).

The record for most lead changes in a race at Phoenix is 23 in the 2000 Kobalt Tools 500 (fall race).

The record for most different leaders in a race at Phoenix is 13 (four times, most recently in the 2010 spring race).

Drivers that have led the most laps in 22 previous fall NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Phoenix:

1988: Ricky Rudd, 183 laps, 26^th

1989: Alan Kulwicki, 96 laps, 11^th

1990: Dale Earnhardt, 262 laps, FIRST

1991: Davey Allison, 162 laps, FIRST

1992: Rusty Wallace, 161 laps, 28^th

1993: Mark Martin, 212 laps, FIRST

1994: Terry Labonte, 112 laps, FIRST

1995: Ernie Irvan, 111 laps, 40^th

1996: Mark Martin, 83 laps, second

1997: Rusty Wallace, 117 laps, second

1998: Rusty Wallace, 196 laps, FIRST

1999: Tony Stewart, 154 laps, FIRST

2000: Jeff Burton, 105 laps, FIRST

2001: Jeff Burton, 102 laps, FIRST

2002: Kurt Busch, 117 laps, sixth

2003: Kurt Busch, 98 laps, fourth

2004: Dale Earnhardt Jr., 118 laps, FIRST

2005: Greg Biffle, 189 laps, second

2006: Kevin Harvick, 252 laps, FIRST

2007: Matt Kenseth, 93 laps, third

2008: Jimmie Johnson, 217 laps, FIRST

2009: Jimmie Johnson, 238 laps, FIRST

Drivers that have led the most laps in 28 previous NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Phoenix:

1988: Ricky Rudd, 183 laps, 26^th

1989: Alan Kulwicki, 96 laps, 11^th

1990: Dale Earnhardt, 262 laps, FIRST

1991: Davey Allison, 162 laps, FIRST

1992: Rusty Wallace, 161 laps, 28^th

1993: Mark Martin, 212 laps, FIRST

1994: Terry Labonte, 112 laps, FIRST

1995: Ernie Irvan, 111 laps, 40^th

1996: Mark Martin, 83 laps, second

1997: Rusty Wallace, 117 laps, second

1998: Rusty Wallace, 196 laps, FIRST

1999: Tony Stewart, 154 laps, FIRST

2000: Jeff Burton, 105 laps, FIRST

2001: Jeff Burton, 102 laps, FIRST

2002: Kurt Busch, 117 laps, sixth

2003: Kurt Busch, 98 laps, fourth

2004: Dale Earnhardt Jr., 118 laps, FIRST

2005 spring: Kurt Busch, 219 laps, FIRST

2005 fall: Greg Biffle, 189 laps, second

2006 spring: Greg Biffle, 151 laps, 15^th

2006 fall: Kevin Harvick, 252 laps, FIRST

2007 spring: Tony Stewart, 132 laps, second

2007 fall: Matt Kenseth, 93 laps, third

2008 spring: Jimmie Johnson, 120 laps, FIRST

2008 fall: Jimmie Johnson, 217 laps, FIRST

2009 spring: Mark Martin, 157 laps, FIRST

2009 fall: Jimmie Johnson, 238 laps, FIRST

2010 spring: Jimmie Johnson, 113 laps, third

WIX  FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Kyle Busch          7
Denny Hamlin        7
Tony Stewart        4
Kevin Harvick       3
Juan Pablo Montoya  3
Jeff Burton         3
Kasey Kahne         2
Clint Bowyer        2
Marcos Ambrose      1
Jamie McMurray      1
AJ Allmendinger     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
Emory Healthcare 500                     Tony Stewart, 176 laps
Air Guard 400                            Denny Hamlin, 251 laps
Sylvania 300                             Clint  Bowyer, 177 laps
AAA 400                                  AJ Allmendinger, 143 laps
Price Chopper 400                        Tony Stewart, 76 laps
Pepsi MAX 400                            Clint Bowyer, 40 laps
Bank of America 500                      Kyle Busch, 217 laps
TUMS Fast Relief 500                     Jeff Burton, 134 laps
AMP Energy Juice 500                     Kyle Busch, 20 laps
AAA Texas 500                            Denny Hamlin, 31 laps

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

WIX Filters Lap Leader News and Notes: AAA Texas 500

Press Release — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:31:44 +0000

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NEW AND NOTES FROM THE WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER PROGRAM – NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES

Kyle Busch was the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in the October 31 AMP Energy Juice 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, leading four times for 20 laps.

Kyle Busch leads Denny Hamlin by one race (7-6) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings entering the November 7 AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

DID YOU KNOW? Kyle Busch has led the most laps in two of the last three 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) is 278 by Tony Stewart in the 2006 AAA Texas 500.

Every driver who has led the most laps in the fall race at Texas has qualified for 2010 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup:

2005: Matt Kenseth, 149 laps, third

2006: Tony Stewart, 278 laps, FIRST

2007: Kyle Busch, 153 laps, fourth

2008: Carl Edwards, 212 laps, FIRST

2009: Kyle Busch, 232 laps, 11^th

Drivers that have led the most laps in 19 previous NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas.

1997: Terry Labonte, 104 laps, fourth

1998: Jeremy Mayfield, 105 laps, 23^rd

1999: Terry Labonte, 124 laps, FIRST

2000: Dale Earnhardt Jr., 106 laps, FIRST

2001: Dale Jarrett, 122 laps, FIRST

2002: Dale Jarrett, 134 laps, 24^th

2003: Elliott Sadler, 91 laps, 41^st

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

2009 fall: Kyle Busch, 232 laps, 11^th

2010 spring: Jeff Gordon, 124 laps, 31^st

The record for most lead changes in a race at Texas is 29 (2000 Samsung 500 and 2010 Samsung Mobile 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

Kyle Busch                 7
Denny Hamlin             6
Tony Stewart              4
Kevin Harvick             3
Juan Pablo Montoya   3
Jeff Burton                  3
Kasey Kahne               2
Clint Bowyer              2
Marcos Ambrose         1
Jamie McMurray         1
AJ Allmendinger         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
Emory Healthcare 500                      Tony Stewart, 176 laps
Air Guard 400                             Denny Hamlin, 251 laps
Sylvania 300                              Clint Bowyer, 177 laps
AAA 400                                   AJ Allmendinger, 143 laps
Price Chopper 400                         Tony Stewart, 76 laps
Pepsi MAX 400                             Clint Bowyer, 40 laps
Bank of America 500                       Kyle Busch, 217 laps
TUMS Fast Relief 500                      Jeff Burton, 134 laps
AMP Energy Juice 500                      Kyle Busch, 20 laps

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

WIX Filters Lap Leader News and Notes: AMP Energy Juice 500

Press Release — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:59:45 +0000

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NEW AND NOTES FROM THE WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER PROGRAM – NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES

Jeff Burton was the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in the October 24 TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, leading five times for a race-high 134 laps.

Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin are tied for the lead (6-6) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings entering the October 31 AMP Energy 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.

Jeff Burton led five times for a race-high 28 laps to earn WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in the 2010 Aaron’s 499 at Talladega.

The 2010 Aaron’s 499 featured a record number of lead changes (88) and different leaders (29), the most ever in 82 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Talladega.

DID YOU KNOW? The driver leading the most laps has won the last TWO CONSECUTIVE fall races at Talladega and claimed FIVE wins and eight top-five finishes in the 10 most recent fall races (average finish is 6.3).

THREE drivers in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup have led the most laps in the fall race at Talladega: Tony Stewart (2008 and 2005), Denny Hamlin (2007) and Jeff Gordon (2003 and 1999).

The record for most laps led by a race winner at Talladega is 153 by Pete Hamilton in 1970.

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

2000: Bill Elliott, 40 laps, 24^th

2001: Dale Earnhardt Jr., 67 laps, FIRST

2002: Dale Earnhardt Jr., 56 laps, FIRST

2003: Jeff Gordon, 47 laps, fifth

2004: Dale Earnhardt Jr., 78 laps, FIRST

2005: Tony Stewart, 65 laps, second

2006: Dale Earnhardt Jr., 37 laps, 23^rd

2007: Denny Hamlin, 40 laps, fourth

2008: Tony Stewart, 24 laps, FIRST

2009: Jamie McMurray, 32 laps, FIRST

WIX  FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Denny Hamlin           6
Kyle Busch             6
Tony Stewart           4
Kevin Harvick          3
Juan Pablo Montoya     3
Jeff Burton            3
Kasey Kahne            2
Clint Bowyer           2
Marcos Ambrose         1
Jamie McMurray         1
AJ Allmendinger        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
Emory Healthcare 500                      Tony Stewart, 176 laps
Air Guard 400                             Denny Hamlin, 251 laps
Sylvania 300                              Clint Bowyer, 177 laps
AAA 400                                   AJ Allmendinger, 143 laps
Price Chopper 400                         Tony Stewart, 76 laps
Pepsi MAX 400                             Clint Bowyer, 40 laps
Bank of America 500                       Kyle Busch, 217 laps
TUMS Fast Relief 500                      Jeff Burton, 134 laps

*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

Jeff Burton WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in TUMS Fast Relief 500

Press Release — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 22:18:33 +0000

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WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER NOTES FOR THE TUMS FAST RELIEF 500 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE AT MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY, OCTOBER 24.

Jeff Burton led five times for race-high 134 laps to earn WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in today’s TUMS Fast Relief 500. Burton has now led 19 times in 15 races for a total of 527 laps. In 105 short track races, Busch has now led 35 times for 2,205 laps. He claimed WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors for the third time this season.

Burton scored a ninth-place finish at Martinsville, his 15^th top-10 of the season. He claimed his 45^th top-10 in 105 career short track races.

UNOFFICIALLY Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin are tied for the lead (6-6) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings.

UNOFFICIALLY Burton is eighth in the series championship standings, a gain of two positions. He trails seventh-place Tony Stewart by 10 points and leads ninth-place Kurt Busch by 31.

Drivers that have led the most laps in the 11 most recent fall races at Martinsville Speedway:

2000: Jeff Burton, 202 laps, third

2001: Ricky Craven, 94 laps, FIRST

2002: Ward Burton, 145 laps, fifth

2003: Jeff Gordon, 313 laps, FIRST

2004: Kurt Busch, 120 laps, fifth

2005: Tony Stewart, 283 laps, second

2006: Jimmie Johnson, 245 laps, FIRST

2007: Jeff Gordon, 168 laps, third

2008: Jimmie Johnson, 339 laps, FIRST

2009: Denny Hamlin, 206 laps, FIRST

2010: Jeff Burton, 134 laps, ninth

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BURTON QUOTES: YOU HAD A VERY GOOD CAR ALL DAY BUT FADED A BIT AT THE END. “The right rear tire is just killed on it. It didn’t accept the speed of that last run and for whatever reason it just killed the right rear tire. We didn’t have that problem all year and happened on the last run. Really disappointing. We obviously had a fast race car. We just weren’t as good as we needed to be at the end. We put a great effort out there. Hard to be believe that you can finish ninth with a car that good [smiles].”COMMENT ON WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH KEVIN HARVICK. IS THAT JUST SOME AGGRESSIVE MARTINSVILLE RACING? “I don’t know. I don’t understand what he was upset about. I have no clue what he could possibly be upset about. I cleared him and turned to the bottom the same way he cleared me when he passed me on the restart and turned to the bottom. It’s Martinsville. That’s what you do. I’m sure its heat of the moment. I’m sure he’s racing for a championship and he’s up on the edge and I’m sure it’s all that ‘cause I didn’t do anything wrong.”
COMMENT ON THE YOUR WARNING FROM NASCAR ON BRAKE-CHECKING ON THE RESTARTS. “Well it’s their job to police the sport and make sure we’re all following the rules. I wasn’t brake-checking. I never once touched the brakes leaving Turn 4 but, you know, they felt like I was so it was their job to police the sport. Everybody was doing their job.”

THIS LOOKED LIKE THE HARDEST RACE THAT YOU’VE EVER DRIVEN. “I drive hard every week. I have this reputation of being a passive driver. I drive hard every week and I drove hard this week but I didn’t drive any harder this week than I normally do.”

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Denny Hamlin            6
Kyle Busch              6
Tony Stewart            4
Kevin Harvick           3
Juan Pablo Montoya      3
Jeff Burton             3
Kasey Kahne             2
Clint Bowyer            2
Marcos Ambrose          1
Jamie McMurray          1
AJ Allmendinger         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
Emory Healthcare 500                      Tony Stewart, 176 laps
Air Guard 400                             Denny Hamlin, 251 laps
Sylvania 300                              Clint Bowyer, 177 laps
AAA 400                                   AJ Allmendinger, 143 laps
Price Chopper 400                         Tony Stewart, 76 laps
Pepsi MAX 400                             Clint Bowyer, 40 laps
Bank of America 500                       Kyle Busch, 217 laps
TUMS Fast Relief 500                      Jeff Burton, 134 laps

*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

Johnny Sauter WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in Kroger 200

Press Release — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:58:52 +0000

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WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER NOTES FOR THE KROGER 200 NASCAR CAMPING WORLD SERIES RACE AT MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010, PAGE 1.

Johnny Sauter led once for 49 laps to earn WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in today’s Kroger 200. Sauter captured the honor for the second time this season. In 18 short track races Sauter has now led three times for 192 laps. He has led four times in four races this season for a total of 175 laps.

Sauter posted 21^st-place finish on the lead lap.

UNOFFICIALLY Sauter is third in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship standings, 88 points behind second-place Aric Almirola and 78 ahead of fourth-place Austin Dillon. He trails leader Todd Bodine by 370 points.

UNOFFICIALLY Ron Hornaday Jr. leads Elliott Sadler by one race (5-4) in the WIX Filters Lap Leader standings.

JOE SHEAR JR., CREW CHIEF, No. 13 SEALMASTER CHEVROLET: “This place is our Achilles heal. We always run really good here and something always happens. I don’t know if it’s me and the way I call races or we just have bad luck here. I just don’t know what it is. It’s hard to even pinpoint it because we run really good and we always come out of here out of the top-10. We’re disappointed. We had a good truck this week and we’re just disappointed that we’re tore up again and lost points.” WHAT HAPPENED WITH JUSTIN LOFTON? “Our bed top blew off and NASCAR was posting us [black flagged] and our spotter was trying to get to their spotter to let us know we had to pit and obviously he didn’t get the message. He just wasn’t using his head.” ARE THERE ANY POSITIVES YOU CAN TAKE FROM RUNNING WELL TODAY? “For our set up notebook, yes. For getting points out of here for next year, no. We’ve got to get better as a team.”

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Ron Hornaday Jr.      5
Elliott Sadler        4
Kevin Harvick         4
Austin Dillon         3
Johnny Sauter         2
Jason White           1

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD WINNERS BY RACE

EVENT                           DRIVER

NextEra Energy Resources 250    Elliott Sadler,  25 laps
E-Z-Go 200                      Kevin Harvick, 100 laps
Kroger 250                      Kevin Harvick, 187 laps
Nashville 200                   None Awarded
O’Reilly Auto Parts 250         Johnny Sauter,  101 laps
Dover 200                       Jason White, five laps
N.C. Education Lottery 200      Elliott Sadler, 31  laps
WinStar World Casino 400K       Ron Hornaday Jr., 31  laps
VFW  200                        Austin Dillon, 18 laps
Lucas Oil 200                   Austin Dillon, 187 laps
CampingWorld.com 200            Kevin Harvick, 143 laps
AAA Insurance 200               Ron  Hornaday Jr., 129 laps
Pocono  Mountains 125           Elliott  Sadler, 31 laps
Nashville 200                   None Awarded
Too Tough To Tame 200           Ron Hornaday  Jr., 29 laps
O’Reilly 200                    Elliott Sadler, 17 laps
EnjoyIllinois.com 225           Ron  Hornaday Jr., nine laps
Built Ford Tough 225            Ron  Hornaday Jr., 23 laps
TheRaceDayRaffleSeries.com 175  Kevin Harvick, 11  laps
Smith’s Food & Drug Stores 350  Austin Dillon, 93  laps
Kroger 200                                                       Johnny Sauter, 49 laps

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 $2 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

WIX Filters Lap Leader News and Notes: TUMS Fast Relief 500

Press Release — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:29:06 +0000

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NEW AND NOTES FROM THE WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER PROGRAM – NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES

Kyle Busch was the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in the October 16 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway, leading six times for a race-high 217 laps.

Busch and Denny Hamlin are tied for the lead (6-6) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings entering the October 24 TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.

DID YOU KNOW? Denny Hamlin had led the most laps in each of the last three consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Martinsville, earning WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in each of those events:

2009 spring: 296 laps

2009 fall: 206 laps

2010 spring: 172 laps

DID YOU KNOW? The driver leading the most laps in the 10 most recent fall races at Martinsville has scored FIVE wins and finished no worse than sixth (average finish of 2.3).

Drivers that have led the most laps in the 10 most recent fall races at Martinsville Speedway:

2000: Jeff Burton, 202 laps, third

2001: Ricky Craven, 94 laps, FIRST

2002: Ward Burton, 145 laps, fifth

2003: Jeff Gordon, 313 laps, FIRST

2004: Kurt Busch, 120 laps, fifth

2005: Tony Stewart, 283 laps, second

2006: Jimmie Johnson, 245 laps, FIRST

2007: Jeff Gordon, 168 laps, third

2008: Jimmie Johnson, 339 laps, FIRST

2009: Denny Hamlin, 206 laps, FIRST

The record for most laps led by a race winner at Martinsville in a 500-lap race is 493 by Fred Lorenzen (1964 fall race).

The record for most lead changes in a race at Martinsville is 25 (1980 fall race).

The record for different leaders in a race at Martinsville is 14 (2001 fall race).

WIX  FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Denny Hamlin         6
Kyle Busch           6
Tony Stewart         4
Kevin Harvick        3
Juan Pablo Montoya   3
Kasey Kahne          2
Jeff Burton          2
Clint Bowyer         2
Marcos Ambrose       1
Jamie McMurray       1
AJ Allmendinger      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
Emory Healthcare 500                      Tony Stewart, 176 laps
Air Guard 400                             Denny Hamlin, 251 laps
Sylvania 300                              Clint Bowyer, 177 laps
AAA 400                                   AJ Allmendinger, 143 laps
Price Chopper 400                         Tony Stewart, 76 laps
Pepsi MAX 400                             Clint Bowyer, 40 laps
Bank of America 500                       Kyle Busch, 217 laps

*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

Kyle Busch WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in Bank of America 500

Press Release — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 13:50:13 +0000

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WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER NOTES FOR THE BANK OF AMERICA 500 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE AT CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY, OCTOBER 16, 2010, PAGE 1.

Kyle Busch led six times for 217 laps to earn WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in tonight’s Bank of America 500. Busch has now led 22 times in 17 races this season for a total of 1,245 laps. In 147 superspeedway starts, he has led 75 times 3,156 laps.

Busch scored a second-place finish tonight at Charlotte, 1.866 seconds behind race winner Jamie McMurray. Busch claimed his ninth top-five of the season and his 37^th in 147 superspeedway races.

UNOFFICIALLY Busch and Denny Hamlin are tied for the lead (6-6) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings.

DID YOU KNOW? The driver leading the most laps in the 10 most recent fall races at Charlotte has now scored SEVEN top-10 finishes.

Drivers that have led the most laps in the 10 most recent fall races at Charlotte Motor Speedway:

2001: Sterling Marlin, 135 laps, FIRST

2002: Jamie McMurray, 96 laps, FIRST

2003: Tony Stewart, 149 laps, FIRST

2004: Kasey Kahne, 207 laps, 32^nd

2005: Elliott Sadler, 112 laps, 27^th

2006: Kasey Kahne, 134 laps, FIRST

2007: Jimmie Johnson, 95 laps, 14^th

2008: Jimmie Johnson, 67 laps, sixth

2009: Jimmie Johnson, 92 laps, FIRST

2010: Kyle Busch, 217 laps, second

UNOFFICIALLY Busch is fifth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship standings, a gain of FIVE positions (he and Tony Stewart each have the same point total but Busch is listed higher because he has more race wins). He is 177 points behind leader Jimmie Johnson, 21 behind fourth-place Jeff Gordon and 23 ahead of seventh-place Carl Edwards.

BUSCH QUOTES: “It was a really great race for us. The car was phenomenal all night, one of our best cars that we’ve ever had, being able to drive through people, get back towards the front and stuff at a difficult racetrack to pass at and everything. This was a great run, a surprising run. The runs that we’re supposed to have, the runs that we’re supposed to make happen and it was a great feeling there all up until about 20 to go when we got a caution and then got beat on the caution and then the ensuing laps until the end. Just very, very frustrating. I can’t say enough about all my guys and everybody that works and as hard as they work and do such a great job that they do it’s just very, very frustrating. I apologize to everybody at Joe Gibbs Racing for just not being able to bring it home tonight. Apparently just didn’t have the right adjustment in the car there at the end. Perfect example two nights in a row and didn’t quite find what it took here from last night into tonight.”ARE YOU MORE FRUSTRATED WITH THE CAUTION OR THE RESTART? “Both. I mean, I don’t know what the caution was for. Apparently there was a mouse that ran across the racetrack or something and then the restart, just trying to get going there. Jamie got a good restart and I don’t know if he got pushed from Jimmie or not but he had a good run, a good head of momentum getting into Turn 1 and then I got there and my car pushed up the racetrack and I back to the gas and it was too late. He was already gone so nothing I could do. Couldn’t
stay to his outside even.”

WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH YOUR THROTTLE EARLY IN THE RACE? “It was sticking for some reason. I’m not sure why. We have a cable drive system that I haven’t liked since I came to Joe Gibbs Racing. I don’t know what happened in the mechanism but something apparently got wedged in there for a while and I was able to work it free. It came back to normal so. Took it about 50 laps or so but got it back normal.”

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Denny Hamlin         6
Kyle Busch           6
Tony Stewart         4
Kevin Harvick        3
Juan Pablo Montoya   3
Kasey Kahne          2
Jeff Burton          2
Clint Bowyer         2
Marcos Ambrose       1
Jamie McMurray       1
AJ Allmendinger      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
Emory Healthcare 500                      Tony Stewart, 176 laps
Air Guard 400                             Denny Hamlin, 251 laps
Sylvania 300                              Clint Bowyer, 177 laps
AAA 400                                   AJ Allmendinger, 143 laps
Price Chopper 400                         Tony Stewart, 76 laps
Pepsi MAX 400                             Clint Bowyer, 40 laps
Bank of America 500                       Kyle Busch, 217 laps

*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

WIX Filters Lap Leader News and Notes: Bank of America 500

Press Release — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:38:07 +0000

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NEW AND NOTES FROM THE WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER PROGRAM – NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES

Clint Bowyer was the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in the October 10 Pepsi MAX 400 at Auto Club (Fontana, Calif.) Speedway, leading four times for a 40 laps.

Denny Hamlin leads Kyle Busch by one race (6-5) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings entering the October 16 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway.

OUT FRONT IS THE PLACE TO BE: The driver leading the most laps has won 10 of the 24 most recent NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Charlotte Motor Speedway (spring and fall events).

DID YOU KNOW? The driver leading the most laps in the 10 most recent fall races at Charlotte has scored FIVE wins and six top-five finishes (average finish is 8.7).

The record for most laps led by a NASCAR Sprint Cup race winner at Charlotte Motor Speedway is 335 by Jim Paschal in the 1967 Coca-Cola 600.

The record for most leaders in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is 21 in the 2005 Coca-Cola 600.

Drivers that have led the most laps in the 10 most recent fall races at Charlotte Motor Speedway:

2000: Ricky Rudd, 98 laps, third

2001: Sterling Marlin, 135 laps, FIRST

2002: Jamie McMurray, 96 laps, FIRST

2003: Tony Stewart, 149 laps, FIRST

2004: Kasey Kahne, 207 laps, 32^nd

2005: Elliott Sadler, 112 laps, 27^th

2006: Kasey Kahne, 134 laps, FIRST

2007: Jimmie Johnson, 95 laps, 14^th

2008: Jimmie Johnson, 67 laps, sixth

2009: Jimmie Johnson, 92 laps, FIRST

WIX  FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Denny Hamlin         6
Kyle Busch           5
Tony Stewart         4
Kevin Harvick        3
Juan Pablo Montoya   3
Kasey Kahne          2
Jeff Burton          2
Clint Bowyer         2
Marcos Ambrose       1
Jamie McMurray       1
AJ Allmendinger      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
Emory Healthcare 500                      Tony Stewart, 176 laps
Air Guard 400                             Denny Hamlin, 251 laps
Sylvania 300                              Clint Bowyer, 177 laps
AAA 400                                   AJ Allmendinger, 143 laps
Price Chopper 400                         Tony Stewart, 76 laps
Pepsi MAX 400                             Clint Bowyer, 40 laps

*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

WIX Filters Lap Leader News and Notes: Pepsi MAX 400

Press Release — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:10:44 +0000

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NEW AND NOTES FROM THE WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER PROGRAM – NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES

Tony Stewart was the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in the October 3 Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway, leading four times for a race-high 76 laps.

Denny Hamlin leads Kyle Busch by one race (6-5) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings entering the October 10 Pepsi MAX 400 at Auto Club (Fontana, Calif.) Speedway.

DID YOU KNOW? The driver leading the most laps at Auto Club Speedway has won FOUR of the six fall races and finished third or better in each race (average finish of 1.66).

The record for most laps led by a race winner at Auto Club Speedway is 228 by Jimmie Johnson in the 2008 fall race.

The record for fewest laps led by a race winner is 26 by Jeremy Mayfield in the 2000 Auto Club 500.

The record for most leaders in a race at Auto Club Speedway is 30 (three times), most recently in the 2007 fall race.

Drivers that have led the most laps in the six fall races at Auto Club Speedway:

2004: Mark Martin, 65 laps, third

2005: Kyle Busch, 95 laps, FIRST

2006: Kasey Kahne, 130 laps, FIRST

2007: Kyle Busch, 97 laps, third

2008: Jimmie Johnson, 228 laps, FIRST

2009: Jimmie Johnson, FIRST

WIX  FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Denny Hamlin           6
Kyle Busch             5
Tony Stewart           4
Kevin Harvick          3
Juan Pablo Montoya     3
Kasey Kahne            2
Jeff Burton            2
Clint Bowyer           1
Marcos Ambrose         1
Jamie McMurray         1
AJ Allmendinger        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
Emory Healthcare 500                     Tony Stewart, 176 laps
Air Guard 400                            Denny Hamlin, 251 laps
Sylvania 300                             Clint Bowyer, 177 laps
AAA 400                                  AJ Allmendinger, 143 laps
Price Chopper 400                        Tony Stewart, 76 laps

*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

WIX Filters Lap Leader News and Notes: Price Chopper 400

Press Release — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:55:20 +0000

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NEW AND NOTES FROM THE WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER PROGRAM – NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES

AJ Allmendinger was the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in the September 26 AAA 400 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway, leading three times for 143 laps.

Denny Hamlin leads Kyle Busch by one race (6-5) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings entering the October 3 Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway.

The driver leading the most laps in nine previous races at Kansas Speedway has scored THREE wins and SEVEN top-five finishes for an average finish of 4.6.

DID YOU KNOW? Jimmie Johnson is the only driver to lead the most laps in more than one race at Kansas (2006 and 2008).

The record for most lead changes in a race at Kansas is 26 (2009).

The record for most leaders in a race at Kansas is 14 (2006).

The record for most laps led by a race winner at Kansas is 139 by Mark Martin (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, 14^th

2007: Kurt Busch, 76 laps, 11^th

2008: Jimmie Johnson, 124 laps, FIRST

2009: Greg Biffle, 113 laps, third

WIX  FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Denny Hamlin          6
Kyle Busch            5
Kevin Harvick         3
Tony Stewart          3
Juan Pablo Montoya    3
Kasey Kahne           2
Jeff Burton           2
Clint Bowyer          1
Marcos Ambrose        1
Jamie McMurray        1
AJ Allmendinger       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
Emory Healthcare 500                      Tony Stewart, 176 laps
Air Guard 400                             Denny Hamlin, 251 laps
Sylvania 300                              Clint Bowyer, 177 laps
AAA 400                                   AJ Allmendinger, 143 laps

*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

WIX Filters Lap Leader News and Notes: Emory Healthcare 500

Press Release — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:01:37 +0000

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NEW AND NOTES FROM THE WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER PROGRAM – NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES

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

*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

Brad Coleman Carries Owners’ Championship Lead to Montreal

Press Release — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:43:21 +0000

“Joe Gibbs Racing driver takes the No.18 North of the Border”

Brad Coleman

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (August 22, 2010) – Brad Coleman and Kyle Busch are teammates. Busch is arguably the hottest driver in NASCAR while Coleman continues to work for the opportunity to prove he can produce the same kind of results for Joe Gibbs Racing. The last time Coleman got in the driver’s seat he was setting up the car for Kyle to win at Iowa. Now he will take the 73 point lead and momentum Kyle and the No. 18 team have created to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for the NAPA Auto Parts 200.

Coleman’s last road course outing was at Road America in June where he won the WIX Filter laps leader award and posted a sixth place finish. Busch took the same car to Watkins Glen two weeks ago and finished fifth. The 22 year-old believes the No. 18 car will also do well at Montreal.

“We’ve consistently run up front at Montreal and had some great races go bad when we were bit by others’ tough luck,” said Coleman. “I finished Top 10 there in my rookie season after being knocked out of the Top 5. I was running in the Top 5 last year as well until another driver knocked us out of the race. With a little luck, I know we can contend for a win and keep the No. 18 up front in owners’ points. Besides, any time you race with Jason Ratcliff as your crew chief you have a chance to win.”

In addition to his strong runs at Montreal, Coleman has repeatedly proven his prowess on the road courses with a Top 5 at Watkins Glen his rookie year in a JGR machine and another Top 10 at Watkins Glen in a Baker Curb race car. He was running Top 10 at Mexico City twice, only to be taken out by a broken transmission on one run and spun out from behind by another driver late in the 2008 race. In all, Coleman has been a known factor in every single road course race he has run under the NASCAR banner.

“I am not a “Road course specialist” insists Coleman, but I am highly capable of running up front every time I set four wheels on one. Road courses take a technical know-how of driving that in my opinion only the best drivers have. Being a great driver in NASCAR requires you to run well at the road courses as well as the ovals. You can’t be a top level NASCAR driver and be afraid of either type of track. You need to be good at all of them!”

While this will only be Coleman’s fifth race of the season, he has made the most of his limited opportunity by consistently qualifying and racing up front. He has two finishes of sixth, one of 13th when he was running Top 5 late in the race and was collected on someone’s missed shift on a restart, and ran into more tough luck in his last race at St. Louis when he was collected in his own teammate’s misfortune.

Coleman and Jason Ratcliff have history at Montreal

In 2007, the rookie was at Montreal for his first look at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. He was running in the Top 5 towards the end of the race when the field exploded in turn one, taking a number of cars out. Coleman’s Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 FedEx car was caught up in the melee and sat crumpled up in the pits with one lap to go. The team told him it was a great run but time to shut it down and call it a day.

“I’ll never forget that day,” noted Coleman. “We had a Top 5 run going, got caught up in someone else’s mess, and then came back to the pits with the hood folded up in half so I could not see. Jason (Ratcliff/Crew Chief) said it was a great run but we were done. I asked them to hammer on it and get me back out before the field came around. They did a great job and we went back out 13th as they dropped the green-white-checkered. It was a single file restart but I was able to pass five cars on the last lap to bring home a Top 10 finish.”

Coleman will be driving the No. 18 SafeWay Driving Centers Toyota. SafeWay is a Houston, TX based driving school where Texas teenagers go to train for their driver license.

About SafeWay Driving Centers

SafeWay Driving Centers has successfully trained and licensed over 200,000 drivers in the Greater Houston Area since 1973, including up and coming NASCAR driver Brad Coleman. For 37 years we have trained both teens and adults in the most effective driving system in the business and are driven by a passion to better prepare drivers for today’s roads.

For more info visit: www.safewaydriving.com and www.bradcoleman.us

- Big Picture Media Press Release

Kyle Busch WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in IRWIN Tools Night Race

Press Release — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:32:40 +0000

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WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER NOTES FOR THE IRWIN TOOLS NIGHT RACE NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE AT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY, AUGUST 21, 2010, PAGE 1.

Kyle Busch led four times for 282 laps to earn WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in tonight’s IRWIN Tools Night Race. Busch has led the most laps in three of the four most recent NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Bristol. He has now led 17 times in 14 races this season for a total of 977 laps. In 34 career short track races Busch has now led a total of 1,961 laps.

UNOFFICIALLY Busch and Denny Hamlin are tied for the lead (5-5) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings.

Busch won tonight’s race at Bristol, crossing the finish line .677 seconds ahead of second-place David Reutimann. He claimed his third win of the 2010 season and the 19^th victory in 210 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts. Busch won for the fourth time in 12 races at Bristol. He became the first driver in NASCAR history to win all three of NASCAR’s national series in the same weekend.

The driver leading the most laps has now scored FIVE wins in the 11 most recent IRWIN Tools Night Races and has finished ninth or better in each of the last seven August races.

UNOFFICIALLY Busch climbed five positions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship standings, moving into third-place, 72 points behind second-place Jeff Gordon and 57 ahead of fourth-place Carl Edwards.

Drivers that have led the most laps in the 11 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

2010: Kyle Busch, 282 laps, FIRST

BUSCH QUOTES: “Coming up through the field and working traffic the way you had to work traffic and just kind of pick and choose your way, do you go high, do you go low. You had to have a car that would really work everywhere. I was unsure about it going in, about how good our car was going to be but Dave [Rogers, crew chief] made some really good adjustments this morning and thought about it over the night to get us a good car for today. This Doublemint Camry was awesome and it goes back to good teamwork.”

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

*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.