Mike Skinner won his third consecutive NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series WIX Filters Lap Leader Award title by earning nine weekly Lap Leader Awards in 2007. Skinner, who finished second in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series standings this year, received his series title and $10,000 prize at the Craftsman Truck Series awards ceremony on November 19.

Other 2007 WIX Filters Lap Leader Award winners are Jeff Gordon in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Mike Wallace in the NASCAR Busch Series. Both Gordon and Wallace will receive their awards and prizes at the NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series award ceremonies in December.

“I want to say thank you very much to WIX for their support,” said Wallace after racing in the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. “The WIX Filters Lap Leader Award is the highlight of the year.”

The WIX Filters Lap Leader Award winners at Homestead-Miami Speedway during the November 16-18 NASCAR events were Denny Hamlin (NEXTEL Cup), Brad Keselowski (Busch) and Johnny Benson (Craftsman Truck).

Hamlin earned his fifth WIX Filters Lap Leader Award of the season by leading 19 laps in the NEXTEL Cup Ford 400. In Busch Series competition, Keselowski won his first WIX Filters Lap Leader Award of the season by leading 18 laps in the Ford 300.

Benson claimed his second Craftsman Truck Series WIX Filters Lap Leader Award of the season by leading the field twice for 34 laps en route to clinching the win in the Ford 200.

“WIX is definitely a great sponsor involved in this sport and in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series,” said Benson after winning his Lap Leader Award at Homestead-Miami Speedway. “I appreciate the award. Hopefully we can get many more of them and more victories.”

The WIX Filters Lap Leader Award is part of Affinia Group’s Motorsports program, which includes WIX Filters as the number one filter in NASCAR and an exclusive NASCAR Performance Product, the Raybestos Rookie of the Year Award and Raybestos® brand brakes as the Official Brakes of NASCAR.

The WIX Filters Lap Leader Award is presented to the driver who leads the most laps during each race in NASCAR’s NEXTEL Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck racing series. The award includes a cash prize presented to the winning driver during a ceremony before the next race and an end-of-year payout and trophy for the driver who earns the most WIX Filters Lap Leader awards over the course of the entire season. Cash awards for the end-of-year honor are: $75,000 for the NEXTEL Cup Series; $20,000 for the Busch Series; and, $10,000 for the Craftsman Truck Series.

In order to be eligible for the WIX Filters Lap Leader Award for a single event, drivers and teams in each series must run the WIX Filters decal on the front fender and use WIX oil or air filters in their vehicles. Additionally, for any year-end payout, teams must run the decal on the front fender for every race they participate in, with an allowance for one race, and they must always use WIX oil or air filters.

Since 1939, WIX Filtration 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 is the number one filter in NASCAR and an exclusive NASCAR Performance Product. For more information, visit www.wixfilters.com.

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