1996 Tyson Holly Farms 400

1996 Tyson Holly Farms 400

Race details[1]
Race 27 of 31 in the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1996 Tyson Holly Farms 400 program cover
Date	September 29, 1996 (1996-09-29)
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)
Weather	Temperatures up to 66 °F (19 °C); wind speeds up to 6.9 miles per hour (11.1 km/h)[2]
Average speed	96.837 mph (155.844 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Ted Musgrave	Roush Racing
Time	19.059
Most laps led
Driver	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports
Laps	207
Winner
No. 24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Allen Bestwick and Barney Hall
Turn Announcers	Joe Moore (Backstretch)

The 1996 Tyson Holly Farms 400 was the twenty-seventh stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. It was held on September 29, 1996 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in Wilkes County, North Carolina. The 400-lap race was won by Jeff Gordon of the Hendrick Motorsports team after he started from second position. Dale Earnhardt finished second and Dale Jarrett came in third.

The victory was Gordon's tenth of the season, and the nineteenth of his career. It was also the last NASCAR race to be held at North Wilkesboro Speedway until the 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race.