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Tyson Holly Farms 400
NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Venue	North Wilkesboro Speedway, Wilkes County, North Carolina
Corporate sponsor	Tyson Foods
First race	1949
Last race	1996
Distance	250 miles (402.3 km)
Laps	400
Previous names	Wilkes 200 (1949–1952, 1961); Wilkes 160 (1953–1955, 1957–1959); Wilkes 320 (1960, 1962); Wilkes 400 (1963–1978); Holly Farms 400 (1979–1989); Tyson Holly Farms 400 (1990–1996)

Tyson Holly Farms 400

Former auto race at North Wilkesboro Speedway

The Tyson Holly Farms 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held annually from 1949 to 1996 at the North Wilkesboro Speedway in Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was the second of two Winston Cup Series races held annually (with the springtime First Union 400) at North Wilkesboro Speedway before the track was abandoned in 1996.^[1] The race was normally held in late September or early October. The race marked the last time a race winner finished at least a lap ahead of the rest of the field (1994, Geoff Bodine won by one lap over Terry Labonte).

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Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)	Report	Ref
Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Miles (km)	Race Time	Average Speed (mph)	Report	Ref
1949	Oct 16	7	Bob Flock	Frank Christian	Oldsmobile	200	100 (160.934)	1:52:26	53.364	Report	^[2]
1950	Sept 24	98	Leon Sales	Hubert Westmoreland	Plymouth	200	125 (201.168)			Report	^[3]
1951	Oct 21	7	Fonty Flock	Ted Chester	Oldsmobile	200	125 (201.168)	1:50:38	67.791	Report	^[4]
1952	Oct 26	9	Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas	Hudson	200	125 (201.168)	1:51:52	67.044	Report	^[5]
1953	Oct 11	46	Speedy Thompson	Buckshot Morris	Oldsmobile	160	100 (160.934)	1:24:16	71.202	Report	^[6]
1954	Oct 24	14	Hershel McGriff	Frank Christian	Oldsmobile	157*	98.125 (157.916)	1:30:20	65.175	Report	^[7]
1955	Oct 23	87	Buck Baker	Pete DePaolo	Ford	160	100 (160.934)	1:21:16	72.347	Report	^[8]
1956	Not held
1957	Oct 20	47	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	Chevrolet	160	100 (160.934)	1:29:10	69.902	Report	^[9]
1958	Oct 19	11	Junior Johnson	Paul Spaulding	Ford	160	100 (160.934)	1:10:40	84.906	Report	^[10]
1959	Oct 18	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	Oldsmobile	160	100 (160.934)	1:20:11	74.829	Report	^[11]
1960	Oct 2	4	Rex White	Rex White	Chevrolet	320	200 (321.868)	2:34:57	77.444	Report	^[12]
1961	Oct 1	4	Rex White	Rex White	Chevrolet	320	200 (321.868)	2:21:43	84.675	Report	^[13]
1962	Sept 30	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	320	200 (321.868)	2:19:14	86.186	Report	^[14]
1963	Sept 29	21	Marvin Panch	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	400	250 (402.336)	2:47:44	89.428	Report	^[15]
1964	Oct 11	21	Marvin Panch	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	400	250 (402.336)	2:44:07	91.398	Report	^[16]
1965	Oct 3	26	Junior Johnson	Junior Johnson & Associates	Ford	400	250 (402.336)	2:48:55	88.801	Report	^[17]
1966	Oct 2	29	Dick Hutcherson	Holman-Moody	Ford	400	250 (402.336)	2:48:31	89.012	Report	^[18]
1967	Oct 1	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	400	250 (402.336)	2:38:10	94.837	Report	^[19]
1968	Sept 29	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	400	250 (402.336)	2:39:24	94.103	Report	^[20]
1969	Oct 5	17	David Pearson	Holman-Moody	Ford	400	250 (402.336)	2:40:32	93.429	Report	^[21]
1970	Oct 4	71	Bobby Isaac	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	400	250 (402.336)	2:46:20	90.162	Report	^[22]
1971	Nov 21	55	Tiny Lund	Ronnie Hopkins	Camaro	400	250 (402.336)	2:35:58	96.174	Report	^[23]
1972	Oct 1	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	400	250 (402.336)	2:36:33	95.816	Report	^[24]
1973	Sept 23	12	Bobby Allison	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	400	250 (402.336)	2:37:34	95.198	Report	^[25]
1974	Sept 22	11	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	400	250 (402.336)	3:05:41	80.782	Report	^[26]
1975	Sept 21	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	400	250 (402.336)	2:48:34	88.986	Report	^[27]
1976	Oct 3	11	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	400	250 (402.336)	2:35:38	96.38	Report	^[28]
1977	Oct 2	88	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports	Chevrolet	400	250 (402.336)	2:52:59	86.713	Report	^[29]
1978	Oct 1	11	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates	Oldsmobile	400	250 (402.336)	2:43:18	97.847	Report	^[30]
1979	Oct 14	27	Benny Parsons	M.C. Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	400	250 (402.336)	2:44:01	91.454	Report	^[31]
1980	Sept 21	15	Bobby Allison	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	400	250 (402.336)	3:18:39	75.51	Report	^[32]
1981	Oct 4	11	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson & Associates	Buick	400	250 (402.336)	2:41:08	93.091	Report	^[33]
1982	Oct 3	11	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson & Associates	Buick	400	250 (402.336)	2:32:57	98.071	Report	^[34]
1983	Oct 2	11	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	400	250 (402.336)	2:28:56	100.716	Report	^[35]
1984	Oct 14	11	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	400	250 (402.336)	2:45:42	90.525	Report	^[36]
1985	Sept 29	33	Harry Gant	Mach 1 Racing	Chevrolet	400	250 (402.336)	2:37:44	95.077	Report	^[37]
1986	Sept 28	11	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	400	250 (402.336)	2:36:53	95.612	Report	^[38]
1987	Oct 4	11	Terry Labonte	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	400	250 (402.336)	2:36:09	96.051	Report	^[39]
1988	Oct 16*	27	Rusty Wallace	Blue Max Racing	Pontiac	400	250 (402.336)	2:39:15	94.192	Report	^[40]
1989	Oct 15	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	400	250 (402.336)	2:46:08	90.269	Report	^[41]
1990	Sept 30	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	400	250 (402.336)	2:39:53	93.818	Report	^[42]
1991	Sept 29	3	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	400	250 (402.336)	2:39:23	94.113	Report	^[43]
1992	Oct 5	15	Geoffrey Bodine	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	400	250 (402.336)	2:19:43	107.36	Report	^[44]
1993	Oct 3	2	Rusty Wallace	Penske Racing	Pontiac	400	250 (402.336)	2:34:46	96.92	Report	^[45]
1994	Oct 2	7	Geoffrey Bodine	Geoff Bodine Racing	Ford	400	250 (402.336)	2:32:15	98.522	Report	^[46]
1995	Oct 1	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	400	250 (402.336)	2:25:38	102.998	Report	^[47]
1996	Sept 29	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	400	250 (402.336)	2:34:54	96.837	Report	^[48]

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
6	Darrell Waltrip	1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986
5	Richard Petty	1962, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1975
3	Cale Yarborough	1974, 1976, 1978
3	Geoffrey Bodine	1989, 1992, 1994
2	Rex White	1960, 1961
	Marvin Panch	1963, 1964
	Junior Johnson	1958, 1965
	Bobby Allison	1973, 1980
	Rusty Wallace	1988, 1993
	Mark Martin	1990, 1995

# Wins	Manufacturer	Years Won
16	Chevrolet	1957, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996
12	Ford	1955, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1980, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995
6	Oldsmobile	1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1978
5	Plymouth	1950, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1972
2	Dodge	1970, 1975
	Buick	1981, 1982
	Pontiac	1988, 1993

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