WIX Filters Announces Lap Leader Award Contest Winners for Martinsville, Atlanta

Martinsville, Atlanta Predictions Earn Fans Top Honors 

in WIX Filters Lap Leader Award Contest

 

Fans use NASCAR knowledge to earn prizes in online competition

 

Race fans Pat Spettel, Sandra Sanford, Tom Campbell and Vick Walker took
home top honors in the WIX Filters Lap Leader Award contest during the
Oct. 22-23 and Oct. 29-30, 2005 NASCAR racing weekends, each earning a
weekly prize of WIX Filters apparel and a one-year supply of WIX oil and
air filters in addition to a shot at a grand prize, all-expense-paid
trip to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup event.

Spettel, from Tim's Auto Parts in Horicon, Wis., correctly predicted
that Tony Stewart would win the WIX Filters Lap Leader Award for his
performance in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup event at Martinsville Speedway. 

Sanford, of W.M. Automotive in Fort Worth, Texas, earned the top spot in
the Busch Series WIX Filters Lap Leader Award contest when Martin Truex
Jr. led the most laps in Busch Series competition at Memphis Motorsports
Park.

Campbell, from Fairmont, Minn., correctly predicted that Ricky Craven
would win the WIX Filters Lap Leader Award for his performance in the
Craftsman Truck Series event at Martinsville Speedway. 

Walker, a resident of Gobles, Mich., earned the top spot in the NASCAR
NEXTEL Cup Series WIX Filters Lap Leader Award contest when Dale
Earnhardt Jr. led the most laps in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series competition
at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

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 a
year-end 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 year-end honor are: $75,000 for the NEXTEL Cup Series; $20,000 for
the Busch Series; and, $10,000 for the Craftsman Truck Series.

The WIX Filters Lap Leader Award contest enables fans to be a part of
the action. The online contest encourages fans to pit their knowledge
against one another and against celebrity prognosticator John Roberts,
host of NASCAR This Morning and NASCAR Victory Lane, in a weekly
competition to predict which drivers will win the WIX Filters Lap Leader
Award in each race. Fans who participate in the online contest compete
for prizes including an all-expense-paid trip to Las Vegas Speedway for
the 2006 NEXTEL Cup race. 

Fans can sign up for the contest, make picks and try to beat Roberts by
visiting www.wixlapleader.com. Detailed contest rules and prize
information are provided on the Web site.

WIX's relationships with professional motorsports organizations include
product sponsorships for more than 40 teams in the three primary stock
car racing circuits sanctioned by NASCAR. WIX is the official sponsor of
the WIX Filters Lap Leader Award, which offers cash prizes for the
leader of the most laps during each event within the top three NASCAR
racing divisions and a year-end prize for the driver within each series
who wins the most WIX Lap Leader Awards during the season.

Since 1939, WIX 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 #1 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. WIX Filters' Internet address is 
www.wixfilters.com <http://www.wixfilters.com/> .