Drivers Carl Edwards, David Green and Todd Bodine won the WIX Filters Lap Leader Awards during the Nov. 19-20, 2005 NASCAR racing weekend. Edwards’ WIX Filters Lap Leader Award win in racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway was his sixth award of the 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series season. The win propelled Edwards to second overall in the WIX Filters Lap Leader standings, five points behind 2005 NEXTEL Cup Series champion Tony Stewart. 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 an end-of-year 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 end-of-year honor are: $75,000 for the NEXTEL Cup Series; $20,000 for the Busch Series; and, $10,000 for the Craftsman Truck Series. More info on WIX Filters’ at wixfilters.com.(11-23-2005)
