Race 2 Win: Busch Series Race Notes

NASCAR Busch Series

Ford 300 - WIX Filters Lap Leader Notes

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER NOTES FOR THE FORD 300 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2007.

Mike Wallace is the 2007 WIX Filters Lap Leader Award winner in the NASCAR Busch Series. Wallace earned $20,000 from WIX Filters for his accomplishments this season. 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. 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.

UNOFFICIALLY Wallace scored a 24th-place finish in tonight’s Ford 300. He led the race once for one lap. UNOFFICIALLY Wallace is 11th in the NASCAR Busch Series championship standings, 55 points behind 10th-place Matt Kenseth.

WALLACE QUOTES: “I want to say thank you very much to WIX for their support. This is something that we wanted to win this year. Unfortunately, it appears we didn’t finish in the top-10 in points so the WIX Filters Lap Leader Award is the highlight of the year. We appreciate it.” WHAT CAN YOU TAKE FROM THIS YEAR THAT WILL HELP YOU IN 2008? “Just a whole different way of doing a lot of things. Things that we did this year that weren’t right change ‘em for next year and hope we don’t make the same mistakes.”

Brad Keselowski was the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in tonight’s Ford 300. Keselowski led once for 18 laps and led a NASCAR Busch Series race for the first time since he held the top spot for five laps at Gateway (race No. 21).

Keselowski is the FOURTH Raybestos® Rookie driver to win WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in 2007. He joins Marcos Ambrose (Montreal, race No. 23 and Las Vegas, race No. 4), Brad Coleman (Talladega, race No. 10 and Kentucky, race No. 16) and Juan Pablo Montoya (Mexico City, race No. 3).

UNOFFICIALLY Keselowski scored a 17th-place finish. He finished the season with five top-10 finishes.

KESELOWSKI QUOTES: HOW MUCH FUN WAS IT TO LEAD THE RACE TONIGHT? “That’s what it’s all about. We just need to do that with one lap to go [smiles]. It was good to know that we had a car that could do that. We’re making progress, we’re building confidence and trust in each other and that’s good for next year. I’m pretty excited about that.”

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS
Mike Wallace 6
Jason Leffler 4
Aric Almirola 3
Brian Vickers 3
Scott Wimmer 3
Brad Coleman 2 
Marcos Ambrose 2 
Juan Pablo Montoya 1
Steve Wallace 1 
Jason Keller 1
Robert Richardson Jr. 1
Mike Bliss 1
David Reutimann 1
Brad Keselowski 1 

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD WINNERS BY RACE
EVENT DRIVER
ORBITZ 300 Jason Leffler (two laps) 
Stater Bros. 300 Mike Wallace (one lap)
Telcel Motorola Mexico 200 Juan Pablo Montoya (43 laps)
Sam’s Town 300 Marcos Ambrose (one lap)
Nicorette 300 Mike Wallace (one lap)
Sharpie Mini 300 Steve Wallace (32 laps)
Pepsi 300 Jason Leffler (38 laps)
O’Reilly 300 Mike Wallace (one lap)
Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 None Awarded
Aaron’s 312 Brad Coleman (14 laps)
Circuit City 250 None Awarded
Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Jason Leffler (17 laps)
CARQUEST Auto Parts 300 None Awarded
Dover 200 Mike Wallace (one lap)
Federated Auto Parts 300 Scott Wimmer (41 laps)
Meijer 300 Presented by Oreo Brad Coleman (36 laps)
AT&T 250 Aric Almirola (107 laps)
Camping World 200 Jason Keller (five laps)
Winn-Dixie 250 Robert Richardson Jr. (one lap)
USG DUROCK 300 Aric Almirola (one lap)
NASCAR Busch Series 250 Scott Wimmer (53 laps)
Kroger 200 Aric Almirola (87 laps)
NAPA Auto Parts 200 Marcos Ambrose (37 laps)
Zippo 200 Ron Fellows (11 laps)
CARFAX 250 Brian Vickers (19 laps)
Food City 250 Jason Leffler (81 laps)
Camping World 300 Brian Vickers (37 laps)
Emerson Radio 250 Mike Wallace (three laps)
RoadLoans.com 200 Mike Bliss (14 laps)
Yellow Transportation 300 Brian Vickers (31 laps)
Dollar General 300 None Awarded 
Sam’s Town 250 David Reutimann (194 laps)
O’Reilly Challenge Mike Wallace (one lap)
ARIZONA.TRAVEL 200 Scott Wimmer (two laps)
Ford 300 Brad Keselowski (18 laps)