Venue | North Wilkesboro Speedway |
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Sponsor | Tyson Foods |
First race | 1949 |
Last race | 1996 |
Distance | 250 miles (402.3 km) |
Laps | 400 |
Previous names | Unnamed/Unknown (1949-1959) Wilkes 200 (1960-1961) Wilkes 320 (1962) Wilkes 250 (1963) Wilkes 400 (1964-1978) Holly Farms 400 (1979-1989) |
The Tyson Holly Farms 400 was a former NASCAR Winston Cup event that took place every last weekend in September or first weekend in October at the North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina USA, from 1949 to 1996 except 1956. The 1996 race was the last NASCAR national series event held at the track. The other Cup race held at North Wilkesboro, the First Union 400, was held in April.
The longtime sponsor name came from Holly Farms, a poultry producer which was once based locally in nearby Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
Tyson Holly Farms 400
Holly Farms 400
Wilkes 400
Wilkes 250
Wilkes 320
Wilkes 200
Unnamed/unknown
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