Kyle Busch was the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in the 2009 Coca-Cola 600, leading a race-high 173 laps (race shortened to 227 of 400 laps due to rain).

OUT FRONT IS THE PLACE TO BE: The driver leading the most laps has won nine of the 23 most recent NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

DID YOU KNOW? The driver leading the most laps in the 10 most recent fall races at Lowe’s Motor Speedway has scored FOUR wins and six top-five finishes for an average finish of 8.8.

THREE drivers in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup have led the most laps in the 10 most recent fall races at Lowe’s Motor Speedway: Jimmie Johnson (2008 and 2007), Kasey Kahne (2006 and 2004) and Tony Stewart (2003).

The record for most laps led by a NASCAR Sprint Cup race winner at Lowe’s 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 Lowe’s 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 Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

1999: Bobby Labonte, 136 laps, second

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, 32nd

2005: Elliott Sadler, 112 laps, 27th

2006: Kasey Kahne, 134 laps, FIRST

2007: Jimmie Johnson, 95 laps, 14th

2008: Jimmie Johnson, 67 laps, sixth

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Tony Stewart 7

Kyle Busch 6

Denny Hamlin 4

Juan Pablo Montoya 3

David Reutimann 3

Ryan Newman 2

Kasey Kahne 2

Martin Truex Jr. 2

Jeff Burton 1

Denny Hamlin 1

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD WINNERS BY RACE

EVENT/DRIVER

Daytona 500 Kyle Busch, 88 laps

Auto Club 500 Tony Stewart, three laps

Shelby 427 Jeff Burton, 61 laps

Kobalt Tools 500 Ryan Newman, three laps

Food City 500 Kyle Busch, 378 laps

Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 Denny Hamlin, 296 laps

Samsung 500 David Reutimann, 40 laps

Subway Fresh Fit 500 Tony Stewart, 19 laps

Aaron’s 499 Kyle Busch, 42 laps

Crown Royal 400 Denny Hamlin, 148 laps

Southern 500 Martin Truex Jr., 61 laps

Coca-Cola 600 Kyle Busch, 173 laps

Autism Speaks 400 David Reutimann, 25 laps

Pocono 500 Tony Stewart, 39 laps

LifeLock 400 Kyle Busch, nine laps

Toyota/Save Mart 350 Kasey Kahne, 37 laps

LENOX Industrial Tools 301 Tony Stewart, 40 laps

Coke Zero 400 Tony Stewart, 86 laps

LifeLock.com 400 Kasey Kahne, two laps

Allstate 400 at The Brickyard Juan Pablo Montoya, 116 laps

Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Denny Hamlin, 91 laps

Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen Tony Stewart, 34 laps

CARFAX 400 David Reutimann, four laps

Sharpie 500 Kyle Busch, 68 laps

Pep Boys Auto 500 Martin Truex Jr., 68 laps

Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Denny Hamlin, 299 laps

Sylvania 300 Juan Pablo Montoya, 105 laps

AAA 400 Ryan Newman, 29 laps

Price Chopper 400 Tony Stewart, 37 laps

Pepsi 500 Juan Pablo Montoya, 78 laps

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