The complete sweep of WIX Filters’ victories was made official on Monday evening, more than 24 hours after the Coca-Cola 600 was scheduled to get underway, when David Reutimann earned his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory in the rain shortened Memorial Day Weekend race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

Ron Hornaday Jr. started the run of WIX Filters’ wins at Lowes Motor Speedway by taking the checkered flag in the NASCAR Camping World North Carolina Education Lottery 200 on May 15. The following night in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, Tony Stewart followed Hornaday Jr.’s win with the first Cup victory for Stewart-Hass Racing.

Then on Thursday, May 21, Kasey Kahne Racing’s Joey Saldana took his first career checkered flag in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Showdown at The Dirt Track at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. And not to be outdone, Mike Bliss won the NASCAR Nationwide Series CARQUEST Auto Parts 300 on Saturday night.

The past two weeks are a great example of the different styles of racing that lead to innovative filtration solutions. For more than 40 years racing has provided WIX with one of the toughest testing grounds imaginable for their filters and the technology behind them. Crews test filters and other components both on the track and in the race shop, providing data and filters from races and test sessions for WIX to analyze in its research lab. With this data, WIX engineers develop solutions to the unique problems faced in the grueling conditions of professional motor sports and new solutions that can be applied to heavy duty and light duty filtration applications.

Among the product components designed by WIX as a result of at-track research are oil filter sealing gaskets that withstand sudden exposure to high pressures, high temperatures and synthetic oils; synthetic filtration media that holds up when impacted by high oil and air flows mixed with contaminants; and premium metal coatings for metal components that resist corrosion in severe environments.

WIX Filter’s storied racing history began with racing legend Richard Petty in 1967. Petty won his second NASCAR championship that season, and WIX filtration technology helped him win five more. In 1968 WIX became an industrial member of the National Association of Stock Car Racing, and in the 1969 NASCAR season WIX cars won 13 of 14 Super Speedway races of 400 miles or more. Racing icons Lee Roy Yarborough, David Pearson, Petty, Bobby Isaac, Buddy Baker, and Donnie Allison were a few of the drivers that relied on WIX Filters to protect their engines on the grueling Super Speedways.

Today, WIX Filters are the number one filter in NASCAR, an official NASCAR Performance Product, the Official Filter of two-time Sprint Cup Champion Joe Gibbs Racing, and the title sponsor of the WIX Filters Lap Leader Award.

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 Raybestos™ Chassis parts. South American and European brands include Nakata®, Filtron®, Urba® and Quinton Hazell®. For more information, visit www.affiniagroup.com.