First Union 400

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First Union 400
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NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Venue North Wilkesboro Speedway, Wilkes County, North Carolina
Corporate sponsor First 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.

Contents

Past winners

YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)		ReportRef
LapsMiles (km)
1951 April 2914 Fonty Flock Frank Christian Oldsmobile 15093.75 (150.876) Report [2]
1952 March 3092 Herb Thomas Herb Thomas Hudson 200125 (201.168)2:08:0058.597 Report [3]
1953 March 2992 Herb Thomas Herb Thomas Hudson 200125 (201.168)1:44:1871.907 Report [4]
1954 April 43 Dick Rathmann John Ditz Hudson 160100 (160.934)1:27:3268.545 Report [5]
1955 April 387 Buck Baker Bob Griffin Oldsmobile 160100 (160.934)1:22:0373.126 Report [6]
1956 April 8300A Tim Flock Carl Kiekhaefer Chrysler 160100 (160.934)1:24:2871.034 Report [7]
1957 April 722 Fireball Roberts Pete DePaolo Ford 160100 (160.934)1:19:5975.015 Report [8]
1958 May 1811 Junior Johnson Paul Spaulding Ford 160100 (160.934)1:16:1878.636 Report [9]
1959 April 543 Lee Petty Petty Enterprises Oldsmobile 160100 (160.934)1:23:2171.985 Report [10]
1960 March 2742 Lee Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 160100 (160.934)1:30:2666.347 Report [11]
1961 April 164 Rex White Rex White Chevrolet 400250 (402.336)3:00:1183.248 Report [12]
1962 April 1543 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 400250 (402.336)2:57:0184.737 Report [13]
1963 April 2843 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 257*160.625 (258.5)1:57:0683.301 Report [14]
1964 April 1928 Fred Lorenzen Holman-Moody Ford 400250 (402.336)3:03:0581.93 Report [15]
1965 April 1826 Junior Johnson Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 400250 (402.336)2:37:4995.047 Report [16]
1966 April 1714 Jim Paschal Frieden Enterprises Plymouth 400250 (402.336)2:50:2289.045 Report [17]
1967 April 1626 Darel Dieringer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 400270 (434.522)2:40:1693.594 Report [18]
1968 April 2117 David Pearson Holman-Moodybo Ford 400250 (402.336)2:45:3390.425 Report [19]
1969 April 2022 Bobby Allison Mario Rossi Dodge 400250 (402.336)2:37:2795.268 Report [20]
1970 April 1843 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 400250 (402.336)2:38:4194.246 Report [21]
1971 April 1843 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 400250 (402.336)2:32:1998.479 Report [22]
1972 April 2343 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 400250 (402.336)2:53:1986.381 Report [23]
1973 April 843 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 400250 (402.336)2:34:1797.224 Report [24]
1974 April 2143 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 360*225 (362.102)2:20:2096.2 Report [25]
1975 April 643 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 400250 (402.336)2:46:3990.009 Report [26]
1976 April 411 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 400250 (402.336)2:34:5296.858 Report [27]
1977 March 2711 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 400250 (402.336)2:48:3888.95 Report [28]
1978 April 1688 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet 400250 (402.336)2:42:2692.345 Report [29]
1979 March 2515 Bobby Allison Bud Moore Engineering Ford 400250 (402.336)2:49:4188.4 Report [30]
1980 April 2043 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Chevrolet 400250 (402.336)2:37:0495.501 Report [31]
1981 April 543 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Buick 400250 (402.336)2:55:4185.381 Report [32]
1982 April 1811 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Buick 400250 (402.336)2:33:3797.646 Report [33]
1983 April 1711 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 400250 (402.336)2:44:0391.436 Report [34]
1984 April 827 Tim Richmond Blue Max Racing Pontiac 400250 (402.336)2:33:1997.83 Report [35]
1985 April 2112 Neil Bonnett Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 400250 (402.336)2:39:5393.818 Report [36]
1986 April 203 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400250 (402.336)2:49:4088.408 Report [37]
1987 April 53 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400250 (402.336)2:39:2494.103 Report [38]
1988 April 1711 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 400250 (402.336)2:31:2499.075 Report [39]
1989 April 163 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400250 (402.336)2:46:4789.937 Report [40]
1990 April 2226 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 400250 (402.336)2:58:4683.908 Report [41]
1991 April 2117 Darrell Waltrip DarWal, Inc. Chevrolet 400250 (402.336)3:08:2679.604 Report [42]
1992 April 1228 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 400250 (402.336)2:45:2890.653 Report [43]
1993 April 182 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Pontiac 400250 (402.336)2:41:5992.602 Report [44]
1994 April 175 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400250 (402.336)2:36:3395.816 Report [45]
1995 April 93 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400250 (402.336)2:26:27102.424 Report [46]
1996 April 145 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400250 (402.336)2:35:3996.37 Report [47]

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears 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)

# WinsManufacturerYears 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.
  2. ↑ "1951 Wilkes County 150". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1952 Wilkes County 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ "1953 Wilkes County 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  5. ↑ "1954 Wilkes County 160". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  6. ↑ "1955 Wilkes County 160". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  7. ↑ "1956 Wilkes County 160". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  8. ↑ "1957 Wilkes County 160". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  9. ↑ "1958 Wilkes County 160". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  10. ↑ "1959 Gwyn Staley 160". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  11. ↑ "1960 Gwyn Staley 160". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  12. ↑ "1961 Gwyn Staley 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  13. ↑ "1962 Gwyn Staley 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  14. ↑ "1963 Gwyn Staley 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  15. ↑ "1964 Gwyn Staley 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  16. ↑ "1965 Gwyn Staley 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  17. ↑ "1966 Gwyn Staley 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  18. ↑ "1967 Gwyn Staley 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  19. ↑ "1968 Gwyn Staley 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  20. ↑ "1969 Gwyn Staley 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  21. ↑ "1970 Gwyn Staley 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  22. ↑ "1971 Gwyn Staley 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  23. ↑ "1972 Gwyn Staley 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  24. ↑ "1973 Gwyn Staley 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  25. ↑ "1974 Gwyn Staley 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  26. ↑ "1975 Gwyn Staley 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  27. ↑ "1976 Gwyn Staley 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  28. ↑ "1977 Gwyn Staley 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  29. ↑ "1978 Gwyn Staley 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  30. ↑ "1979 Northwestern Bank 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  31. ↑ "1980 Northwestern Bank 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  32. ↑ "1981 Northwestern Bank 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  33. ↑ "1982 Northwestern Bank 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  34. ↑ "1983 Northwestern Bank 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  35. ↑ "1984 Northwestern Bank 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  36. ↑ "1985 Northwestern Bank 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  37. ↑ "1986 First Union 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  38. ↑ "1987 First Union 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  39. ↑ "1988 First Union 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  40. ↑ "1989 First Union 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  41. ↑ "1990 First Union 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  42. ↑ "1991 First Union 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  43. ↑ "1992 First Union 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  44. ↑ "1993 First Union 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  45. ↑ "1994 First Union 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  46. ↑ "1995 First Union 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  47. ↑ "1996 First Union 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
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