AAA 400 Drive for Autism
| Venue: | Dover International Speedway |
| Main sponsor: | Autism Speaks / Hershey Company |
| First race: | 1969 |
| Distance: | 400 miles (643.7 km) |
| Number of laps: | 400 |
| Former names: |
Mason-Dixon 300 (1969-1970)
Mason-Dixon 500 (1971-1983) Budweiser 500 (1984-1994) Miller Genuine Draft 500 (1995) Miller 500 (1996-1997) MBNA Platinum 400 (1998-2002) MBNA Armed Forces Family 400 (2003) MBNA America 400 "A Salute To Heroes" (2004) MBNA RacePoints 400 (2005) Neighborhood Excellence 400 presented by Bank of America (2006) Autism Speaks 400 (2007) Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks (2008) Autism Speaks 400 presented by Heluva Good! (2009) Autism Speaks 400 presented by Hershey's Milk & Milkshakes (2010) |
The FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks is the first of two races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup held at Dover International Speedway in Dover , Delaware . It is traditionally held in early June. The 2007 season edition was the first race whose name was dedicated to a nonprofit organization.
The race distance has been changed several times over the years. In the inaugural race in 1969 and the following year it was 300 miles (483 km). From 1971 the distance was extended to 500 miles (805 km). Since 1998, the race distance has been shortened to 400 miles (634.7 km).
winner
- 1969 Richard Petty
- 1970 Richard Petty
- 1971 Bobby Allison
- 1972 Bobby Allison
- 1973 David Pearson
- 1974 Cale Yarborough
- 1975 David Pearson
- 1976 Benny Parsons
- 1977 Cale Color Orgies
- 1978 David Pearson
- 1979 Neil Bonnett
- 1980 Bobby Allison
- 1981 Jody Ridley
- 1982 Bobby Allison
- 1983 Bobby Allison
- 1984 Richard Petty
- 1985 Bill Elliott
- 1986 Geoffrey Bodine
- 1987 Davey Allison
- 1988 Bill Elliott
- 1989 Dale Earnhardt
- 1990 Derrike Cope
- 1991 Ken Schrader
- 1992 Harry Gant
- 1993 Dale Earnhardt
- 1994 Rusty Wallace
- 1995 Kyle Petty
- 1996 Jeff Gordon
- 1997 Ricky Rudd
- 1998 Dale Jarrett
- 1999 Bobby Labonte
- 2000 Tony Stewart
- 2001 Jeff Gordon
- 2002 Jimmie Johnson
- 2003 Ryan Newman
- 2004 Mark Martin
- 2005 Greg Biffle
- 2006 Matt Kenseth
- 2007 Martin Truex junior
- 2008 Kyle Busch
- 2009 Jimmie Johnson
- 2010 Kyle Busch
- 2011 Matt Kenseth
- 2012 Jimmie Johnson
Individual evidence
- ^ "Kolber turns focus to stock-car racing" ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )