Dover 400

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**Dover 400**
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Venue	Dover International Speedway
Corporate sponsor	MBNA
First race	1971
Distance	400 miles (643.7 km)
Number of laps	400
Previous names	Delaware 500 (1971-1978, 1984-1988) CRC Chemicals 500 (1979-1982) Budweiser 500 (1983) Peak Performance 500 (1989) Peak AntiFreeze 500 (1990-1992) SplitFire Spark Plug 500 (1993-1994) MBNA 500 (1995-1996) MBNA 400 (1997) MBNA Gold 400 (1998-1999) MBNA.com 400 (2000) MBNA Cal Ripken, Jr. 400 (2001) MBNA All-American Heroes 400 (2002) Dover 400 (2003) MBNA America 400 (2004) MBNA RacePoints 400 (2005)

The Dover 400 is the second of the NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car races held at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware in 2006. This race serves as the second event in the ten race Chase for the Nextel Cup. The race was previously sponsored by SplitFire and later MBNA, but following Bank of America's buyout of MBNA it was decided that the race needed no sponsorship at the immediate time as a long-term partnership was desired.

[edit] Past winners

2006 Jeff Burton
2005 Jimmie Johnson (Race extended to 404 laps/miles due to green-white-checker finish rule)
2004 Ryan Newman
2003 Ryan Newman
2002 Jimmie Johnson
2001 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
2000 Tony Stewart
1999 Mark Martin
1998 Mark Martin
1997 Mark Martin (Race changed to 400 miles distance)
1996 Jeff Gordon
1995 Jeff Gordon
1994 Rusty Wallace
1993 Rusty Wallace
1992 Ricky Rudd
1991 Harry Gant
1990 Bill Elliott
1989 Dale Earnhardt
1988 Bill Elliott
1987 Ricky Rudd
1986 Ricky Rudd
1985 Harry Gant
1984 Harry Gant
1983 Bobby Allison
1982 Darrell Waltrip
1981 Neil Bonnett
1980 Darrell Waltrip
1979 Richard Petty
1978 Bobby Allison
1977 Benny Parsons
1976 Cale Yarborough
1975 Richard Petty
1974 Richard Petty
1973 David Pearson
1972 David Pearson
1971 Richard Petty