Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch are tied for the lead in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings (4-4) entering the August 1 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway.

Hamlin was the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in the 2010 Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 this past June at Pocono, leading five times for a race-high 88 laps.

Hamlin captured WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in the 2009 Pennsylvania 500, leading six times for a race-high 91 laps.

DID YOU KNOW? Drivers leading the most laps in the 10 most recent August races at Pocono have scored SIX WINS and finished no worse than eighth-place for an average finish of 2.9.

LEADING THE WAY TO VICTORY LANE: Drivers leading the most laps have won six of the last seven August races at Pocono.

A different driver has led the most laps in each of the past three consecutive August races at Pocono.

The record for most laps led by a race winner at Pocono is 175 by Kurt Busch in the 2007 Pennsylvania 500 (August race).

The record for most lead changes in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono is 55 in 1979 Pennsylvania 500 (August race).

The record for most different leaders in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono is 16 (most recently in 2004 June race).

Drivers that have led the most laps in the 10 most recent Pennsylvania 500 races:

2000: Dale Jarrett, 73 laps, fourth

2001: Jeff Gordon, 121 laps, eighth

2002: Sterling Marlin, 106 laps, third

2003: Ryan Newman, 88 laps, FIRST

2004: Jimmie Johnson, 124 laps, FIRST

2005: Kurt Busch, 131 laps, FIRST

2006: Denny Hamlin, 151 laps, FIRST

2007: Kurt Busch, 176 laps, FIRST

2008: Mark Martin, 55 laps, eighth

2009: Denny Hamlin, 91 laps, FIRST

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Kyle Busch 4

Denny Hamlin 4

Kevin Harvick 3

Jeff Burton 2

Tony Stewart 2

Juan Pablo Montoya 2

Kevin Harvick 1

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

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