Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin are tied for the lead (5-5) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings entering the September 11 Air Guard 400 at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway.

Kyle Busch was the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in the 2010 Air Guard 400 at Richmond, leading four times for a race-high 226 laps.

Denny Hamlin was the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in the 2009 fall race at Richmond, leading six times for race-high 299 laps.

DID YOU KNOW? The driver leading the most laps has finished 10th or better in the 10 most recent fall races at Richmond (including three wins) for an average finish of 4.0.

Drivers that have led the most laps in the 10 most recent fall races at Richmond:

2000: Jeff Burton, 152 laps, fifth

2001: Rusty Wallace, 276 laps, fifth

2002: Ryan Newman, 145 laps, second

2003: Jeff Gordon, 126 laps, 10th

2004: Jeremy Mayfield, 151 laps, FIRST

2005: Kurt Busch, 185 laps, FIRST

2006: Kyle Busch, 248 laps, second

2007: Jeff Gordon, 191 laps, fourth

2008: David Reutimann, 104 laps, ninth

2009: Denny Hamlin, 299 laps, FIRST

The record for most lead changes in a race at Richmond is 25, most recently in the 1996 spring race.

The record for most leaders in a race at Richmond is 12, most recently in the 2007 spring race.

The record for most cautions in a race at Richmond is 15 (most recently in 2009 spring race).

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Denny Hamlin 5

Kyle Busch 5

Kevin Harvick 3

Tony Stewart 3

Juan Pablo Montoya 3

Kasey Kahne 2

Jeff Burton 2

Marcos Ambrose 1

Jamie McMurray 1

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD WINNERS BY RACE

EVENT/DRIVER

Daytona 500 Kevin Harvick, 41 laps

Auto Club 500 Jeff Burton, 46 laps

Shelby American Tony Stewart, seven laps

Kobalt Tools 500 Kasey Kahne, 144 laps

Food City 500 Juan Pablo Montoya, 29 laps

Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 Denny Hamlin, 172 laps

Subway Fresh Fit 600 Kyle Busch, 113 laps

Samsung Mobile 500 Tony Stewart, 74 laps

Aaron’s 499 Jeff Burton, 28 laps

Crown Royal 400 Kyle Busch, 226 laps

SHOWTIME Southern 500 Denny Hamlin, 104 laps

Autism Speaks 400 Kyle Busch, 131 laps

Coca-Cola 600 Kyle Busch, 36 laps

Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 Denny Hamlin, 88 laps

Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 Denny Hamlin, 123 laps

Toyota/Save Mart 350 Marcos Ambrose, 35 laps

LENOX Industrial Tools 301 Kasey Kahne, 110 laps

Coke Zero 400 Kevin Harvick, 28 laps

LifeLock.com 400 Jamie McMurray, 72 laps

Brickyard 400 Juan Pablo Montoya, 86 laps

Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Denny Hamlin, 19 laps

Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen Juan Pablo Montoya, 74 laps

CARFAX 400 Kevin Harvick, 60 laps

IRWIN Tools Night Race Kyle Busch, 282 laps

Emory Healthcare 500 Tony Stewart, 176 laps

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