Bowyer's First WIX Filters Lap Leader Award is "Sweet"

Gastonia, NC -- Apr 14, 2004 -- More than 25,000 fans watched Clint Bowyer win his first WIX Filters Lap Leader Award at the Nashville Superspeedway this Easter weekend. WIX Filters is the No. 1 filter in NASCAR and an exclusive NASCAR Performance Product and is the proud sponsor of NASCAR’s newest contingency award.

Clint Bowyer, driver of the No. 21 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Chevrolet, led the most laps in Saturday’s Pepsi 300 and received $2,000 for his efforts.

Since there were no NEXTEL Cup Series or Craftsman Truck Series races this past weekend, the next WIX Filters Lap Leader awards for those series will be named after the Advance Auto Parts 500 (NNCS) and Kroger 250 (NCTS), both at the Martinsville Speedway on April 17 and 18.

For each event within the three racing divisions – NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series – WIX Filters will present the driver who leads the most laps of each race with the WIX Filters Lap Leader Award.

This prestigious award includes cash payouts which will be presented during pre-race ceremonies at each event, as well as a year end payout and stately trophy for the driver who leads the most races with the most laps for each series.

In order to be eligible for the WIX Filters Lap Leader Award for a single event, drivers and teams in each series must run the WIX Filters decal on the front fender, and use WIX Racing Oil or Air Filters in their vehicles. Additionally, for any year-end payout, teams must run the decal on the front fender for every race they participate in, with an allowance for one race, and they must always use WIX Racing Oil or Air Filters.

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 is the # 1 filter in NASCAR and is an exclusive NASCAR Performance Product.  Wix Filtration Products is part of Dana Corporation's Automotive Aftermarket Group, one of the world's largest independent suppliers to vehicle manufacturers and their related aftermarkets. WIX Filter's Internet address is www.wixfilters.com.

Dana Corporation is a global leader in the design, engineering, and manufacture of value-added products and systems for automotive, commercial, and off-highway vehicles.  Delivering on a century of innovation, the company's continuing operations employ approximately 45,000 people worldwide dedicated to advancing the science of mobility.  Founded in 1904 and based in Toledo, Ohio, Dana operates technology, manufacturing, and customer-service facilities in 30 countries.  Sales from continuing operations totaled $7.9 billion in 2003.