First Union 400
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| Venue | North Wilkesboro Speedway |
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| Sponsor | First Union |
| First race | 1951 |
| Distance | 250 miles (402.3 km) |
| Laps | 400 |
| Previous names | Unnamed/Unknown (1951-1961) Gwyn Staley 400 (1962-1978) Northwestern Bank 400 (1979-1985) |
The First Union 400 was a former NASCAR Winston Cup race held at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA, in late March or early April from 1951 to 1996. The race was discontinued when North Wilkesboro lost both of its Cup dates to other tracks and was closed after the annual fall race, the Tyson Holly Farms 400.
[edit] Race winners
First Union 400
- 1996 - Terry Labonte
- 1995 - Dale Earnhardt
- 1994 - Terry Labonte
- 1993 - Rusty Wallace
- 1992 - Davey Allison
- 1991 - Darrell Waltrip
- 1990 - Brett Bodine (Bodine's lone Winston Cup victory)
- 1989 - Dale Earnhardt
- 1988 - Terry Labonte
- 1987 - Dale Earnhardt
- 1986 - Dale Earnhardt
Northwestern Bank 400
- 1985 - Neil Bonnett
- 1984 - Tim Richmond
- 1983 - Darrell Waltrip
- 1982 - Darrell Waltrip
- 1981 - Richard Petty
- 1980 - Richard Petty
- 1979 - Bobby Allison
Gwyn Staley 400
- 1978 - Darrell Waltrip
- 1977 - Cale Yarborough
- 1976 - Cale Yarborough
- 1975 - Richard Petty
- 1974 - Richard Petty (Race shortened to 360 laps / 225 miles due to energy crisis.)
- 1973 - Richard Petty
- 1972 - Richard Petty
- 1971 - Richard Petty
- 1970 - Richard Petty
- 1969 - Bobby Allison
- 1968 - David Pearson
- 1967 - Darel Dieringer
- 1966 - Jim Paschal
- 1965 - Junior Johnson
- 1964 - Fred Lorenzen
- 1963 - Richard Petty (Race shortened to 257 laps / 160.625 miles due to rain.)
- 1962 - Richard Petty
Unnamed/Unknown
- 1961 - Rex White
- 1960 - Lee Petty
- 1959 - Lee Petty
- 1958 - Junior Johnson
- 1957 - Fireball Roberts
- 1956 - Tim Flock
- 1955 - Buck Baker
- 1954 - Dick Rathmann
- 1953 - Herb Thomas
- 1952 - Herb Thomas
- 1951 - Fonty Flock
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