Neighborhood Excellence 400 - History
History - Facts - Winners
Average Speed: 109.865 mph
Margin of Victory: .787
Time of Race: 03:38:27
Lead Changes: 23
Cautions: 37-41, 116-120, 265-269, 275-278, 285-288, 291-295, 301-312, 321-327, 346-349
Venue: Dover International Speedway
Corporate sponsor: Bank of America
First race: 1969
Distance:
- 400 miles (643.7 km) 1997-
- 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)
The race to accumulate points for the Nextel Cup Series is getting excited for the season. Mark Martin, Stewart, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. round out the top five contenders. At this point, ten drivers are presently eligible for the Chase for the Nextel Cup. And Kyle Busch now holds onto that spot over eleventh-place Casey Mears.
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