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NASCAR Cup Series at North Wilkesboro Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series races at North Wilkesboro

Summary

NASCAR Cup Series races at North Wilkesboro

FieldValue
Race titleNASCAR Cup Series at North Wilkesboro Speedway
Track mapNorth Wilkesboro Speedway 2024.svg
Series longNASCAR Cup Series
VenueNorth Wilkesboro Speedway
LocationNorth Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
SurfaceAsphalt
Length mi0.625
Turns4

Stock car races in the NASCAR Cup Series have been held at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina since 1949.

Current race

Stage 1: 80 Stages 2/3: 185 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) The Window World 450 is the current name of the race. 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.

In 2023, during NASCAR's 75th anniversary season, the NASCAR All-Star Race moved to North Wilkesboro Speedway. In 2026, the All-Star Race was moved to Dover Motor Speedway, giving North Wilkesboro a points-paying race.

When the race returned to the schedule, it was originally scheduled as a 400 lap event, being dubbed as the "Window World 400". However, on December 4, 2025, North Wilkesboro track officials announced the race would be extended by 50 laps, being dubbed as the "Window World 450".

Past winners

YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)ReportRefLapsMiles (km)
1949Oct 167Bob FlockFrank ChristianOldsmobile200100 (160.934)1:52:2653.364Report
1950Sept 2498Leon SalesHubert WestmorelandPlymouth200125 (201.168)Report
1951Oct 217Fonty FlockTed ChesterOldsmobile200125 (201.168)1:50:3867.791Report
1952Oct 269Herb ThomasHerb ThomasHudson200125 (201.168)1:51:5267.044Report
1953Oct 1146Speedy ThompsonBuckshot MorrisOldsmobile160100 (160.934)1:24:1671.202Report
1954Oct 2414Hershel McGriffFrank ChristianOldsmobile157*98.125 (157.916)1:30:2065.175Report
1955Oct 2387Buck BakerPete DePaoloFord160100 (160.934)1:21:1672.347Report
1956Not held
1957Oct 2047Jack SmithJack SmithChevrolet160100 (160.934)1:29:1069.902Report
1958Oct 1911Junior JohnsonPaul SpauldingFord160100 (160.934)1:10:4084.906Report
1959Oct 1842Lee PettyPetty EnterprisesOldsmobile160100 (160.934)1:20:1174.829Report
1960Oct 24Rex WhiteRex WhiteChevrolet320200 (321.868)2:34:5777.444Report
1961Oct 14Rex WhiteRex WhiteChevrolet320200 (321.868)2:21:4384.675Report
1962Sept 3043Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth320200 (321.868)2:19:1486.186Report
1963Sept 2921Marvin PanchWood Brothers RacingFord400250 (402.336)2:47:4489.428Report
1964Oct 1121Marvin PanchWood Brothers RacingFord400250 (402.336)2:44:0791.398Report
1965Oct 326Junior JohnsonJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord400250 (402.336)2:48:5588.801Report
1966Oct 229Dick HutchersonHolman-MoodyFord400250 (402.336)2:48:3189.012Report
1967Oct 143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth400250 (402.336)2:38:1094.837Report
1968Sept 2943Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth400250 (402.336)2:39:2494.103Report
1969Oct 517David PearsonHolman-MoodyFord400250 (402.336)2:40:3293.429Report
1970Oct 471Bobby IsaacNord KrauskopfDodge400250 (402.336)2:46:2090.162Report
1971Nov 2155Tiny LundRonnie HopkinsCamaro400250 (402.336)2:35:5896.174Report
1972Oct 143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth400250 (402.336)2:36:3395.816Report
1973Sept 2312Bobby AllisonBobby AllisonChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:37:3495.198Report
1974Sept 2211Cale YarboroughJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet400250 (402.336)3:05:4180.782Report
1975Sept 2143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge400250 (402.336)2:48:3488.986Report
1976Oct 311Cale YarboroughJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:35:3896.38Report
1977Oct 288Darrell WaltripDiGard MotorsportsChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:52:5986.713Report
1978Oct 111Cale YarboroughJunior Johnson & AssociatesOldsmobile400250 (402.336)2:43:1897.847Report
1979Oct 1427Benny ParsonsM.C. Anderson RacingChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:44:0191.454Report
1980Sept 2115Bobby AllisonBud Moore EngineeringFord400250 (402.336)3:18:3975.51Report
1981Oct 411Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesBuick400250 (402.336)2:41:0893.091Report
1982Oct 311Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesBuick400250 (402.336)2:32:5798.071Report
1983Oct 211Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:28:56100.716Report
1984Oct 1411Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:45:4290.525Report
1985Sept 2933Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:37:4495.077Report
1986Sept 2811Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:36:5395.612Report
1987Oct 411Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:36:0996.051Report
1988Oct 16*27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac400250 (402.336)2:39:1594.192Report
1989Oct 155Geoffrey BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:46:0890.269Report
1990Sept 306Mark MartinRoush RacingFord400250 (402.336)2:39:5393.818Report
1991Sept 293Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:39:2394.113Report
1992Oct 515Geoffrey BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord400250 (402.336)2:19:43107.36Report
1993Oct 32Rusty WallacePenske RacingPontiac400250 (402.336)2:34:4696.92Report
1994Oct 27Geoffrey BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord400250 (402.336)2:32:1598.522Report
1995Oct 16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord400250 (402.336)2:25:38102.998Report
1996Sept 2924Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:34:5496.837Report
1997
–
2025Not held
2026July 19Report
  • 1954: Race shortened due to crash.
  • 1988: The race was originally scheduled for October 2, but two consecutive days of rain caused it to be rescheduled for October 16.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears won6532
Darrell Waltrip1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986
Richard Petty1962, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1975
Cale Yarborough1974, 1976, 1978
Geoffrey Bodine1989, 1992, 1994
Rex White1960, 1961
Marvin Panch1963, 1964
Junior Johnson1958, 1965
Bobby Allison1973, 1980
Rusty Wallace1988, 1993
Mark Martin1990, 1995

Manufacturer wins

# WinsManufacturerYears won1612652
Chevrolet1957, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996
Ford1955, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1980, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995
Oldsmobile1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1978
Plymouth1950, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1972
Dodge1970, 1975
Buick1981, 1982
Pontiac1988, 1993

Former race

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. The race was normally held in late March or early April.

Past winners

YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)ReportRefLapsMiles (km)
1951April 2914Fonty FlockFrank ChristianOldsmobile15093.75 (150.876)Report
1952March 3092Herb ThomasHerb ThomasHudson200125 (201.168)2:08:0058.597Report
1953March 2992Herb ThomasHerb ThomasHudson200125 (201.168)1:44:1871.907Report
1954April 43Dick RathmannJohn DitzHudson160100 (160.934)1:27:3268.545Report
1955April 387Buck BakerBob GriffinOldsmobile160100 (160.934)1:22:0373.126Report
1956April 8300ATim FlockCarl KiekhaeferChrysler160100 (160.934)1:24:2871.034Report
1957April 722Fireball RobertsPete DePaoloFord160100 (160.934)1:19:5975.015Report
1958May 1811Junior JohnsonPaul SpauldingFord160100 (160.934)1:16:1878.636Report
1959April 543Lee PettyPetty EnterprisesOldsmobile160100 (160.934)1:23:2171.985Report
1960March 2742Lee PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth160100 (160.934)1:30:2666.347Report
1961April 164Rex WhiteRex WhiteChevrolet400250 (402.336)3:00:1183.248Report
1962April 1543Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth400250 (402.336)2:57:0184.737Report
1963April 2843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth257*160.625 (258.5)1:57:0683.301Report
1964April 1928Fred LorenzenHolman-MoodyFord400250 (402.336)3:03:0581.93Report
1965April 1826Junior JohnsonJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord400250 (402.336)2:37:4995.047Report
1966April 1714Jim PaschalFrieden EnterprisesPlymouth400250 (402.336)2:50:2289.045Report
1967April 1626Darel DieringerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord400270 (434.522)2:40:1693.594Report
1968April 2117David PearsonHolman-MoodyboFord400250 (402.336)2:45:3390.425Report
1969April 2022Bobby AllisonMario RossiDodge400250 (402.336)2:37:2795.268Report
1970April 1843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth400250 (402.336)2:38:4194.246Report
1971April 1843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth400250 (402.336)2:32:1998.479Report
1972April 2343Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth400250 (402.336)2:53:1986.381Report
1973April 843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge400250 (402.336)2:34:1797.224Report
1974April 2143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge360*225 (362.102)2:20:2096.2Report
1975April 643Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge400250 (402.336)2:46:3990.009Report
1976April 411Cale YarboroughJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:34:5296.858Report
1977March 2711Cale YarboroughJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:48:3888.95Report
1978April 1688Darrell WaltripDiGard MotorsportsChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:42:2692.345Report
1979March 2515Bobby AllisonBud Moore EngineeringFord400250 (402.336)2:49:4188.4Report
1980April 2043Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:37:0495.501Report
1981April 543Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesBuick400250 (402.336)2:55:4185.381Report
1982April 1811Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesBuick400250 (402.336)2:33:3797.646Report
1983April 1711Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:44:0391.436Report
1984April 827Tim RichmondBlue Max RacingPontiac400250 (402.336)2:33:1997.83Report
1985April 2112Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:39:5393.818Report
1986April 203Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:49:4088.408Report
1987April 53Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:39:2494.103Report
1988April 1711Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:31:2499.075Report
1989April 163Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:46:4789.937Report
1990April 2226Brett BodineKing RacingBuick400250 (402.336)2:58:4683.908Report
1991April 2117Darrell WaltripDarWal, Inc.Chevrolet400250 (402.336)3:08:2679.604Report
1992April 1228Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord400250 (402.336)2:45:2890.653Report
1993April 182Rusty WallacePenske RacingPontiac400250 (402.336)2:41:5992.602Report
1994April 175Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:36:3395.816Report
1995April 93Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:26:27102.424Report
1996April 145Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet400250 (402.336)2:35:3996.37Report
  • 1963: Race shortened due to rain.
  • 1974: Race shortened due to energy crisis.
  • 1977: Yarborough won on his birthday, the first driver to do so.
  • 1990: Bodine's lone Winston Cup victory and last win for Buick; finish disputed due to a scoring error.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears won10432
Richard Petty1962, 1963, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981
Darrell Waltrip1978, 1982, 1983, 1991
Dale Earnhardt1986, 1987, 1989, 1995
Terry Labonte1988, 1994, 1996
Herb Thomas1952, 1953
Lee Petty1959, 1960
Junior Johnson1958, 1965
Cale Yarborough1976, 1977
Bobby Allison1969, 1979

Manufacturer wins

# WinsManufacturerYears won1587432
Chevrolet1961, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996
Ford1957, 1958, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1979, 1992
Plymouth1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972
Dodge1969, 1973, 1974, 1975
Hudson1952, 1953, 1954
Oldsmobile1951, 1955, 1959
Buick1981, 1982, 1990
Pontiac1984, 1993

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