Race 2 Win: Bass Pro Shops 500 - WIX Filters Lap Leader Notes

Nextel Cup Series

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER NOTES FOR THE BASS PRO SHOPS 500 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY, OCTOBER 29, 2006.

Tony Stewart seven times for 146 laps to win the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race award in the Bass Pro Shops 500. Stewart claimed the honor for the sixth time this season and grabbed the lead in the overall standings. He has now led 52 times in 18 races for a total of 1,082 laps. Stewart led the most laps for the first time since the July 1 Pepsi 400 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (race No. 17).

Stewart won today’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, crossing the finish line 1.195 seconds ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Stewart scored his 28th career NEXTEL Cup Series victory and fourth of the 2006 season. The win was 14th top-five and 18th top-10 finish this season.

Stewart is 11th in the NEXTEL Cup Series championship standings, 285 points ahead of 12th-place Carl Edwards.

WIX Filters is an associate sponsor for Joe Gibbs Racing.

STEWART QUOTES: “We’re not worried about points. We want to win races. Leading laps and winning the WIX Filters Lap Leader Award is part of that. We had a good car all day. We got up front early and stayed up front all day.”

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS
Tony Stewart 6 
Greg Biffle 5 
Matt Kenseth 4
Jeff Gordon 3
Jeff Burton 3
Kasey Kahne 3
Denny Hamlin 2 
Kyle Busch 2
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2
Jimmie Johnson 2 
Jamie McMurray 1 

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD WINNERS BY RACE 
EVENT DRIVER
Daytona 500 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (32 laps)
Auto Club 500 Greg Biffle (168 laps)
UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Matt Kenseth (146 laps)
Golden Corral 500 Greg Biffle (128 laps)
Food City 500 Tony Stewart (245 laps)
DIRECTV 500 Tony Stewart (288 laps)
Samsung/RadioShack 500 Tony Stewart (99 laps)
Subway Fresh 500 Greg Biffle (151 laps) 
Aaron’s 499 Jeff Gordon (62 laps)
Crown Royal 400 Greg Biffle (54 laps)
Dodge Charger 500 Greg Biffle (170 laps)
Coca-Cola 600 Kasey Kahne (158 laps) 
Neighborhood Excellence 400 Jamie McMurray (95 laps)
Pocono 500 Denny Hamlin (83 laps)
3M Performance 400 Jeff Gordon (50 laps)
Dodge/Save Mart 350 Jeff Gordon (44 laps)
Pepsi 400 Tony Stewart (86 laps)
USG Sheetrock 400 Matt Kenseth (112 laps) 
Lenox Industrial Tools 300 Kyle Busch (107 laps)
Pennsylvania 500 Denny Hamlin (151 laps)
Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Jeff Burton (87 laps)
AMD at the Glen Tony Stewart (seven laps)
GFS Marketplace 400 Matt Kenseth (87 laps)
Sharpie 500 Jeff Burton (263 laps)
Sony HD 500 Kasey Kahne (130 laps)
Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Kyle Busch (248 laps)
Sylvania 300 Jeff Burton (52 laps)
Dover 400 Matt Kenseth (215 laps)
Banquet 400 Jimmie Johnson (105 laps)
UAW-Ford 500 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (37 laps)
Bank of America 500 Kasey Kahne (134 laps)
Subway 500 Jimmie Johnson (245 laps)
Bass Pro Shops 500 Tony Stewart (146 laps)