WIX Filters, the #1 Filter in NASCAR, continues to filter the air and oil for the most dominant performers in the Sprint Cup Series, providing increased performance and protecting the engines on nine of the 12 cars in the 2008 Chase for the Championship.

WIX Filters became an industrial member of the National Association of Stock Car Racing in 1968, celebrating 40 years in NASCAR in 2008. Through the years, WIX earned the title of #1 Filter in NASCAR by providing a broad depth of resources at the track, a multi-faceted approach to its research with motorsports teams, and having an overwhelming majority of race teams trust WIX on race day.

“The race track provides a great testing ground when focusing on scenarios such as high temperatures, fluctuations in pressure and rapid breakdown of engine oil,” said Jeff Blocher, brand manager for WIX Filters. “Every day drivers face potential problems such as these, and our experience at the track has led to the development of filters that can take the toughest punishment racing, and general vehicle operation, can dish out.”

WIX filters have protected the engines of six of the last eight Cup champions, including Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson. WIX is the Official Filter of Joe Gibbs Racing, and as a 17-year partner WIX has been a part of the team’s success from the beginning.

In the 2008 WIX Lap Leader Award Standings, Jimmie Johnson leads Kyle Busch by two races (11-9) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings entering the October 26 Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Johnson, who leads the field in the Chase for the Championship, has won the honor in five of the last six races and has led 1,708 laps in 26 events this season.

Since 1939, Wix® Filters 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 a global leader in the on- and off-highway replacement products and service industries. In North America the Affinia family of brands includes WIX® filters, Raybestos®, AIMCO® and BrakePro® brake products, and McQuay-Norris® and Spicer® chassis parts. South American and European brands include Nakata®, Filtron®, Urba® and Quinton Hazell®. For more information, visit www.affiniagroup.com.

Wray Ward