Jeff Gordon clinched his second WIX Filters Lap Leader Award title with two NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races still remaining this season. The WIX Filters Lap Leader Award title is presented to the driver who wins the most weekly Lap Leader Awards throughout the season, and with a three-point lead over two-time defending WIX Filters Lap Leader Award champion Tony Stewart, no driver can surpass Gordon’s eight weekly WIX Filters Lap Leader Awards.

Gordon, who won his first WIX Filters Lap Leader title in 2004, will receive his series title and $75,000 prize at the NEXTEL Cup banquet in December.

The WIX Filters Lap Leader Award winners at Texas Motor Speedway during the November 2-4 NASCAR events were Kyle Busch (NEXTEL Cup), Mike Wallace (BUSCH) and Mike Skinner (Craftsmen Truck).

Busch earned his second NASCAR NEXTEL Cup WIX Filters Lap Leader Award of the season at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4. He led the field six times for 153 laps en route to a fourth-place finish in the Dickies 500.

In Busch Series competition, Wallace won his sixth WIX Filters Lap Leader Award in 2007 by leading one lap in the O’Reilly Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway on November 3. With two Busch Series races remaining this season, Wallace continues to lead the point standings with six wins in 2007. Wallace, who grew his lead over challenger Jason Leffler to two points, will look to clinch the Busch Series WIX Filters Lap Leader Award title this weekend at Phoenix International Speedway.

Skinner earned his ninth WIX Filters Lap Leader Award of the season last weekend by leading the field twice for 40 laps in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Silverado 350K. Skinner’s win at Texas Motor Speedway extended his lead to two points over Ron Hornaday Jr., who has won seven Lap Leader Awards this season. Skinner can clinch his third consecutive Craftsmen Truck Series WIX Filters Lap Leader Award title this weekend in Phoenix.

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.

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