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Kenny Wallace WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in Heluva Good! 200

Saturday May 30, 2009

 

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER NOTES FOR THE HELUVA GOOD! 200 NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE AT DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, MAY 30, 2009, PAGE 1.

· Kenny Wallace led once for two laps to earn WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in today’s Heluva Good! 200. Wallace captured the honor for the first time this season. He has now led 365 laps in 273 superspeedway races.

· Mike Bliss has a two-race lead in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings. Bliss has captured the award three times while six different drivers have won the award once.

· Wallace was credited with a 33rd-place finish today after he was sidelined by engine failure.

· UNOFFICIALLY Wallace is 14th in the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship standings.

· WALLACE QUOTES: “I’m just happy that WIX puts up something like this for the Nationwide Series. It’s an honor to win it. It wasn’t real pretty but I’m grateful for it.” WHAT HAPPENED? “We broke a crank. It’s unfortunate. It was one of our better runs this year. It hurts but you move on to the next one.”

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Mike Bliss 3
Jason Keller 1
Joe Nemechek 1
Michael McDowell 1
Morgan Shepherd 1
Tony Raines 1
Kenny Wallace 1

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD WINNERS BY RACE

EVENT DRIVER
Camping World 300 Jason Keller, three laps
Stater Bros. 300 None Awarded
Sam’s Town 300 Mike Bliss, 16 laps
Scotts Turf Builder 300 Joe Nemechek, 12 laps
O’Reilly 300 None Awarded
Nashville 300 Michael McDowell, seven laps
Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 None Awarded
Aaron’s 312 Morgan Shepherd, three laps
Lipton Tea 250 Mike Bliss, 62 laps
Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Tony Raines, one lap
CARQUEST Auto Parts 300 Mike Bliss, 21 laps
Heluva Good! 200 Kenny Wallace, two laps

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