First Union 400

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First Union 400
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NASCAR Winston Cup Series
VenueNorth Wilkesboro Speedway, Wilkes County, North Carolina
Corporate sponsorFirst Union
First race1951
Last race1996
Distance250 miles (402.3 km)
Laps400
Previous namesWilkes 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)

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.

Past winners[]

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph) 		Report
Laps Miles (km)
1951 April 29 14 Fonty Flock Frank Christian Oldsmobile 150 93.75 (150.876)
1952 March 30 92 Herb Thomas Herb Thomas Hudson 200 125 (201.168) 2:08:00 58.597 Report
1953 March 29 92 Herb Thomas Herb Thomas Hudson 200 125 (201.168) 1:44:18 71.907
1954 April 4 3 Dick Rathmann John Ditz Hudson 160 100 (160.934) 1:27:32 68.545 Report
1955 April 3 87 Buck Baker Bob Griffin Oldsmobile 160 100 (160.934) 1:22:03 73.126 Report
1956 April 8 300A Tim Flock Carl Kiekhaefer Chrysler 160 100 (160.934) 1:24:28 71.034 Report
1957 April 7 22 Fireball Roberts Pete DePaolo Ford 160 100 (160.934) 1:19:59 75.015
1958 May 18 11 Junior Johnson Ford 160 100 (160.934) 1:16:18 78.636
1959 April 5 43 Lee Petty Petty Enterprises Oldsmobile 160 100 (160.934) 1:23:21 71.985
1960 March 27 42 Lee Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 160 100 (160.934) 1:30:26 66.347 Report
1961 April 16 4 Rex White Rex White Chevrolet 400 250 (402.336) 3:00:11 83.248
1962 April 15 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 400 250 (402.336) 2:57:01 84.737
1963 April 28 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 257* 160.625 (258.5) 1:57:06 83.301
1964 April 19 28 Fred Lorenzen Holman-Moody Ford 400 250 (402.336) 3:03:05 81.93
1965 April 18 26 Junior Johnson Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 400 250 (402.336) 2:37:49 95.047 Report
1966 April 17 14 Jim Paschal Plymouth 400 250 (402.336) 2:50:22 89.045
1967 April 16 26 Darel Dieringer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 400 270 (434.522) 2:40:16 93.594 Report
1968 April 21 17 David Pearson Holman-Moodybo Ford 400 250 (402.336) 2:45:33 90.425
1969 April 20 22 Bobby Allison Dodge 400 250 (402.336) 2:37:27 95.268
1970 April 18 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 400 250 (402.336) 2:38:41 94.246
1971 April 18 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 400 250 (402.336) 2:32:19 98.479
1972 April 23 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 400 250 (402.336) 2:53:19 86.381
1973 April 8 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 400 250 (402.336) 2:34:17 97.224 Report
1974 April 21 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 360* 225 (362.102) 2:20:20 96.2
1975 April 6 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 400 250 (402.336) 2:46:39 90.009
1976 April 4 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 400 250 (402.336) 2:34:52 96.858 Report
1977 March 27 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 400 250 (402.336) 2:48:38 88.95
1978 April 16 88 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet 400 250 (402.336) 2:42:26 92.345
1979 March 25 15 Bobby Allison Bud Moore Engineering Ford 400 250 (402.336) 2:49:41 88.4 Report
1980 April 20 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Chevrolet 400 250 (402.336) 2:37:04 95.501
1981 April 5 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Buick 400 250 (402.336) 2:55:41 85.381
1982 April 18 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Buick 400 250 (402.336) 2:33:37 97.646
1983 April 17 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 400 250 (402.336) 2:44:03 91.436
1984 April 8 27 Tim Richmond Blue Max Racing Pontiac 400 250 (402.336) 2:33:19 97.83
1985 April 21 12 Neil Bonnett Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 400 250 (402.336) 2:39:53 93.818
1986 April 20 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 250 (402.336) 2:49:40 88.408
1987 April 5 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 250 (402.336) 2:39:24 94.103
1988 April 17 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 400 250 (402.336) 2:31:24 99.075
1989 April 16 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 250 (402.336) 2:46:47 89.937
1990 April 22 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 400 250 (402.336) 2:58:46 83.908
1991 April 21 17 Darrell Waltrip DarWal, Inc. Chevrolet 400 250 (402.336) 3:08:26 79.604
1992 April 12 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 250 (402.336) 2:45:28 90.653
1993 April 18 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Pontiac 400 250 (402.336) 2:41:59 92.602 Report
1994 April 17 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 250 (402.336) 2:36:33 95.816
1995 April 9 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 250 (402.336) 2:26:27 102.424
1996 April 14 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 250 (402.336) 2:35:39 96.37
  • 1963: Race shortened due to rain.
  • 1974: Race shortened due to energy crisis.
  • 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
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
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[]

  1. ^ Aumann, Mark (April 1, 2009). "North Wilkesboro alive and well, even without racing". NASCAR. Retrieved April 22, 2012.

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