Seventh race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1996 First Union 400
Race details
Race 7 of 31 in the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1996 First Union 400 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt.
Date
April 14, 1996
Official name
46th Annual First Union 400
Location
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Course
Permanent racing facility 0.625 mi (1.006 km)
Distance
400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Scheduled Distance
400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Average speed
96.37 miles per hour (155.09 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Terry Labonte
Hendrick Motorsports
Time
19.287
Most laps led
Driver
Terry Labonte
Hendrick Motorsports
Laps
167
Winner
No. 5
Terry Labonte
Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network
ESPN
Announcers
Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1996 First Union 400 was the seventh stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 46th and to date, final iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 14, 1996, in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625 miles (1.006 km) oval short track. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte would manage to take advantage of a late-race restart with 20 to go and pull away to take his 17th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.
^Higgins, Tom (April 15, 1996). "Labonte wins, catches Petty". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
^Macenka, Joe (April 15, 1996). "Labonte ties record in grand style". Star-Gazette. p. 19. Retrieved October 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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