The AAA 400 Drive for Autism is a 400-mile (640 km) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held annually at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware, the other one being the Dover 400, the fall race at Dover, for the NASCAR Chase for the Championship, it is the first of two Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Dover. The 2007 Autism Speaks 400 presented by Visa marked the first time that a NASCAR Cup race entitlement was dedicated to a non-profit organization, by the race's title sponsor, Visa Inc. Starting in 2007 through 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 dedicated to eugenics; 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.
Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) |
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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 |
2017 | June 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 406* | 406 (653.394) | 3:52:06 | 104.955 | Report |
2018 | May 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 400 | 400 (643.737) | 3:28:37 | 115.044 | Report |
# Wins | Driver | Years Won |
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6 | Jimmie Johnson | 2002, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017 |
5 | Bobby Allison | 1971, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1983 |
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 |
# Wins | Team | Years Won |
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10 | Hendrick Motorsports | 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017 |
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 | |
Stewart-Haas Racing | 2013, 2018 |
# Wins | Manufacturer | Years Won |
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20 | Chevrolet | 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 |
14 | Ford | 1969, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2018 |
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 |
Year | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) |
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1974 | ABC | Bill Flemming | Chris Economaki |
1981 | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Dick Berggren |
1983 | Mizlou | Ken Squier | Phil Parsons |
1984 | Mike Joy | ||
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1987 | ESPN | Larry Nuber | Jerry Punch |
1988 | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett Gary Nelson |
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1989 | Benny Parsons Ned Jarrett |
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1990 | |||
1991 | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker Phil Parsons |
1992 | Buddy Baker Neil Bonnett |
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1994 | Buddy Baker | ||
1995 | Buddy Baker Dick Berggren |
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1996 | Eli Gold | ||
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2001 | FX | Mike Joy | Darrell Waltrip Larry McReynolds |
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2007 | Fox | ||
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2015 | FS1 | ||
2016 | Darrell Waltrip Jeff Gordon |
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