AAA 400 Drive for Autism

AAA 400 Drive for Autism

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Venue	Dover International Speedway
Location	Dover, Delaware, United States
Corporate sponsor	AAA Autism Delaware (2007-2017)
First race	1969
Distance	400 miles (640 km)
Laps	400
Previous 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 (2006) Autism Speaks 400 presented by Visa (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) FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks (2011–2015)
Most wins (driver)	Bobby Allison Jimmie Johnson (5)
Most wins (team)	Hendrick Motorsports (9)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (19)
Circuit information
Surface	Concrete
Length	1 mi (1.6 km)
Turns	4

The AAA 400 Drive for Autism is a 400-mile (640 km) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held annually at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware, the other one being the Citizen Soldier 400, the fall race at Dover, for the Chase for the Sprint Cup, it is the first of two Sprint Cup races at Dover. The 2007 Autism Speaks 400 presented by Visa marked the first time that a NASCAR Sprint Cup race entitlement was dedicated to a non-profit organization, by the race's title sponsor, Visa Inc.^[1]

Starting in 2007 thru 2017, Dover International Speedway announced that the 2007 race would be named the “Autism Speaks 400 presented by Visa.", dedicating to increasing understanding and knowledge of autism spectrum disorders; to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and cure for autism; and to advocating for the needs of affected families.

Between 2001 and 2006, the race was broadcast in the United States on FX. Television coverage of the race moved to the Fox network beginning in 2007, but after eight years, the race returned to cable television with Fox Sports 1.^[2]

2013 FedEx 400, won by Tony Stewart after a late-race penalty took Jimmie Johnson out of contention.

Past winners

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)	Report
						Laps	Miles (km)
1969	July 6	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Ford	300	300 (482.803)	2:35:28	115.772	Report
1970	Sept 20	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	300	300 (482.803)	2:40:34	112.103	Report
1971	June 6	12	Bobby Allison	Holman-Moody	Mercury	500	500 (804.672)	4:30:40	123.119	Report
1972	June 4	12	Bobby Allison	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	500	500 (804.672)	4:12:49	118.019	Report
1973	June 3	21	David Pearson	Wood Brothers Racing	Mercury	500	500 (804.672)	4:10:32	119.745	Report
1974	May 19	11	Cale Yarborough	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	450*	450 (724.204)	3:54:40	115.057	Report
1975	May 18	21	David Pearson	Wood Brothers Racing	Mercury	500	500 (804.672)	4:57:32	100.82	Report
1976	May 16	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	500	500 (804.672)	4:19:53	115.436	Report
1977	May 15	11	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	500	500 (804.672)	4:03:26	123.327	Report
1978	May 21	21	David Pearson	Wood Brothers Racing	Mercury	500	500 (804.672)	4:21:38	114.664	Report
1979	May 20	21	Neil Bonnett	Wood Brothers Racing	Mercury	500	500 (804.672)	4:29:37	111.269	Report
1980	May 18	15	Bobby Allison	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	500	500 (804.672)	4:23:28	113.866	Report
1981	May 17	90	Jody Ridley	Junie Donlavey	Ford	500	500 (804.672)	4:17:18	116.595	Report
1982	May 16	88	Bobby Allison	DiGard Motorsports	Chevrolet	500	500 (804.672)	4:09:43	120.136	Report
1983	May 15	22	Bobby Allison	DiGard Motorsports	Buick	500	500 (804.672)	4:21:13	114.847	Report
1984	May 20	43	Richard Petty	Curb Racing	Pontiac	500	500 (804.672)	4:12:42	118.717	Report
1985	May 19	9	Bill Elliott	Melling Racing	Ford	500	500 (804.672)	4:03:43	123.094	Report
1986	May 18	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	500	500 (804.672)	4:20:51	115.009	Report
1987	May 31	28	Davey Allison	Ranier-Lundy	Ford	500	500 (804.672)	4:25:35	112.958	Report
1988	June 5	9	Bill Elliott	Melling Racing	Ford	500	500 (804.672)	4:12:41	118.726	Report
1989	June 4	3	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	500	500 (804.672)	4:06:34	121.67	Report
1990	June 3	10	Derrike Cope	Whitcomb Racing	Chevrolet	500	500 (804.672)	4:02:01	123.96	Report
1991	June 2	25	Ken Schrader	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	500	500 (804.672)	4:09:41	120.152	Report
1992	May 31	33	Harry Gant	Leo Jackson Racing	Oldsmobile	500	500 (804.672)	4:34:05	109.456	Report
1993	June 6	3	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	500	500 (804.672)	4:44:06	105.6	Report
1994	June 5	2	Rusty Wallace	Penske Racing	Ford	500	500 (804.672)	4:52:36	102.529	Report
1995	June 4	42	Kyle Petty	SABCO Racing	Pontiac	500	500 (804.672)	4:10:15	119.88	Report
1996	June 2	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	500	500 (804.672)	4:04:25	122.741	Report
1997	June 1	10	Ricky Rudd	Rudd Performance Motorsports	Ford	500	500 (804.672)	4:21:42	114.635	Report
1998	May 31	88	Dale Jarrett	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	400	400 (643.737)	3:20:46	119.522	Report
1999	June 6	18	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs Racing	Pontiac	400	400 (643.737)	3:19:00	120.603	Report
2000	June 4	20	Tony Stewart	Joe Gibbs Racing	Pontiac	400	400 (643.737)	3:39:09	109.514	Report
2001	June 3	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	400	400 (643.737)	3:19:24	120.361	Report
2002	June 2	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	400	400 (643.737)	3:24:10	117.551	Report
2003	June 1	12	Ryan Newman	Penske Racing	Dodge	400	400 (643.737)	3:44:31	106.896	Report
2004	June 6	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	400	400 (643.737)	4:07:19	97.042	Report
2005	June 5	16	Greg Biffle	Roush Racing	Ford	400	400 (643.737)	3:15:43	122.626	Report
2006	June 4	17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Racing	Ford	400	400 (643.737)	3:38:27	109.865	Report
2007	June 4*	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	400	400 (643.737)	3:21:45	118.95	Report
2008	June 1	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	400	400 (643.737)	3:18:04	121.171	Report
2009	May 31	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	400	400 (643.737)	3:28:16	115.237	Report
2010	May 16	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	400	400 (643.737)	3:06:21	128.79	Report
2011*	May 15	17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	400	400 (643.737)	3:11:07	125.578	Report
2012	June 3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	400	400 (643.737)	3:15:23	122.835	Report
2013	June 2	14	Tony Stewart	Stewart-Haas Racing	Chevrolet	400	400 (643.737)	3:14:51	123.172	Report
2014	June 1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	400	400 (643.737)	3:23:52	117.724	Report
2015	May 31	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	405*	405 (651.784)	3:23:16	119.547	Report
2016	May 15	20	Matt Kenseth	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	400	400 (643.737)	3:39:29	109.348	Report

Notes

• 1974: Race shortened due to energy crisis.
• 2007: Race postponed from Sunday to Monday due to rain.
• 2011: First time the starting lineup was set by the practice times of the drivers (fastest gets pole) because of the new NASCAR qualifying rule for 2011.
• 2015: Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish. Jimmie Johnson scored his 10th win at Dover, the most of any driver.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
5	Bobby Allison	1971, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1983
	Jimmie Johnson	2002, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015
3	David Pearson	1973, 1975, 1978
	Richard Petty	1969, 1970, 1984
	Matt Kenseth	2006, 2011, 2016
2	Cale Yarborough	1974, 1977
	Bill Elliott	1985, 1988
	Dale Earnhardt	1989, 1993
	Jeff Gordon	1996, 2001
	Kyle Busch	2008, 2010
	Tony Stewart	2000, 2013

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
9	Hendrick Motorsports	1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015
5	Joe Gibbs Racing	1999, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2016
4	Wood Brothers Racing	1973, 1975, 1978, 1979
	Roush Fenway Racing	2004, 2005, 2006, 2011
2	Petty Enterprises	1969, 1970
	Richard Howard	1972, 1974
	DiGard Motorsports	1982, 1983
	Melling Racing	1985, 1988
	Richard Childress Racing	1989, 1993
	Penske Racing	1994, 2003

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Manufacturer	Years Won
19	Chevrolet	1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
13	Ford	1969, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011
5	Mercury	1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979
4	Pontiac	1984, 1995, 1999, 2000
3	Toyota	2008, 2010, 2016
1	Plymouth	1970
	Buick	1983
	Oldsmobile	1992
	Dodge	2003

Television broadcasters

Year	Network	Lap-by-lap	Color commentator(s)
1974	ABC	Bill Flemming	Chris Economaki
1981	Mizlou	Mike Joy
1983		Ken Squier	Phil Parsons
1984		Mike Joy
1985
1986
1987	ESPN	Larry Nuber	Jerry Punch
1988		Bob Jenkins	Ned Jarrett Gary Nelson
1989			Benny Parsons Ned Jarrett
1990
1991	TNN	Mike Joy	Buddy Baker Phil Parsons
1992			Buddy Baker Neil Bonnett
1993
1994			Buddy Baker
1995			Buddy Baker Dick Berggren
1996		Eli Gold
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001	FX	Mike Joy	Darrell Waltrip Larry McReynolds
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007	Fox
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015	FS1
2016			Darrell Waltrip Jeff Gordon

References

1. "Racing for a cure", Pete Schnatz, June 1, 2007 Philadelphia Inquirer, Retrieved June 4, 2007
2. Paulsen (June 1, 2015). "Shift to Cable Means Lower Overnight For NASCAR From Dover". Sports Media Watch. Retrieved May 15, 2016.

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