Best Buy 400

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Best Buy 400

Venue	Dover International Speedway
Corporate sponsor	Best Buy
First race	1969
Distance	400 miles (643.7 km) 1997-Present 500 miles (805 km) 1971-1996 300 miles (483 km) 1969-1970
Number of 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)

The Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held annually at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware, 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]

[edit] Past winners

Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks

• 2008 Kyle Busch

Autism Speaks 400 presented by Visa

• 2007 Martin Truex Jr.

Neighborhood Excellence 400

• 2006 Matt Kenseth

MBNA RacePoints 400

• 2005 Greg Biffle

MBNA America 400 "A Salute To Heroes"

• 2004 Mark Martin

MBNA Armed Forces Family 400

• 2003 Ryan Newman

MBNA Platinum 400

• 2002 Jimmie Johnson
• 2001 Jeff Gordon
• 2000 Tony Stewart
• 1999 Bobby Labonte
• 1998 Dale Jarrett (Race distance changed to 400 miles.)

Miller 500

• 1997 Ricky Rudd
• 1996 Jeff Gordon

Miller Genuine Draft 500

• 1995 Kyle Petty

Budweiser 500

• 1994 Rusty Wallace
• 1993 Dale Earnhardt
• 1992 Harry Gant
• 1991 Ken Schrader
• 1990 Derrike Cope
• 1989 Dale Earnhardt
• 1988 Bill Elliott
• 1987 Davey Allison
• 1986 Geoffrey Bodine
• 1985 Bill Elliott
• 1984 Richard Petty

Mason-Dixon 500

• 1983 Bobby Allison
• 1982 Bobby Allison
• 1981 Jody Ridley
• 1980 Bobby Allison
• 1979 Neil Bonnett
• 1978 David Pearson
• 1977 Cale Yarborough
• 1976 Benny Parsons
• 1975 David Pearson
• 1974 Cale Yarborough
• 1973 David Pearson
• 1972 Bobby Allison
• 1971 Bobby Allison

Mason-Dixon 300

• 1970 Richard Petty
• 1969 Richard Petty

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