Race 2 Win: Samsung/Radioshack 500 - WIX Filters Lap Leader Notes

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Samsung/Radioshack 500 - WIX Filters Lap Leader Notes

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER NOTES FOR THE SAMSUNG/RADIOSHACK 500 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE AT TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, APRIL 9, 2006.

Tony Stewart led twice for 99 laps to win the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race Award in the Samsung/RadioShack 500. He also led the most laps in the race. Stewart claimed the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors for the third consecutive event. He took the lead in the overall standings (3-2) over Greg Biffle.

The Samsung/RadioShack 500 is the third consecutive race where Stewart has led the most overall laps.

Stewart has led 28 times in seven races this season for a total of 784 laps. He has led more laps than any other driver in the NEXTEL Cup Series. He has led at least one lap in each of the seven races this season.

Stewart finished third, his fourth top-five finish in seven races this season. He climbed three spots in the NEXTEL Cup Series championship standings, from eighth to fifth. Stewart trails point leader Jimmie Johnson by 97 points.

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)

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