The First Union 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held annually from 1951 to 1996 at the North Wilkesboro Speedway in Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was the first of two Winston Cup Series races held annually (with the autumn's Tyson Holly Farms 400) at North Wilkesboro Speedway before the track was abandoned in 1996.[1] The race was normally held in late March or early April.
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NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |
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Venue | North Wilkesboro Speedway, Wilkes County, North Carolina |
Corporate sponsor | First Union |
First race | 1951 |
Last race | 1996 |
Distance | 250 miles (402.3 km) |
Laps | 400 |
Previous names | Wilkes County 150 (1951) Wilkes County 200 (1952–1953) Wilkes County 160 (1954–1958) Gwyn Staley 160 (1959–1960) Gwyn Staley 400 (1961–1978) Northwestern Bank 400 (1979–1985) First Union 400 (1986–1996) |
Past winners
- 1963: Race shortened due to rain.
- 1974: Race shortened due to energy crisis.
- 1977: Yarborough won on his birthday, the first driver to do so.
- 1990: Bodine's lone Winston Cup victory and last win for Buick; finish disputed due to a scoring error.
Multiple winners (drivers)
# Wins | Driver | Years Won |
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10 | Richard Petty | 1962, 1963, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981 |
4 | Darrell Waltrip | 1978, 1982, 1983, 1991 |
Dale Earnhardt | 1986, 1987, 1989, 1995 | |
3 | Terry Labonte | 1988, 1994, 1996 |
2 | Herb Thomas | 1952, 1953 |
Lee Petty | 1959, 1960 | |
Junior Johnson | 1958, 1965 | |
Cale Yarborough | 1976, 1977 | |
Bobby Allison | 1969, 1979 |
Multiple winners (manufacturers)
# Wins | Manufacturer | Years Won |
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15 | Chevrolet | 1961, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
8 | Ford | 1957, 1958, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1979, 1992 |
7 | Plymouth | 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972 |
4 | Dodge | 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975 |
3 | Hudson | 1952, 1953, 1954 |
Oldsmobile | 1951, 1955, 1959 | |
Buick | 1981, 1982, 1990 | |
2 | Pontiac | 1984, 1993 |
References
External links
- North Wilkesboro Speedway race results at Racing-Reference
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