1996 Tyson Holly Farms 400
| Race details | |||
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| Race 27 of 31 in the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
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1996 Tyson Holly Farms 400 program cover | |||
| Date | September 29, 1996 | ||
| Location | North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.625 miles (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) | ||
| Average speed | 96.837 mph (155.844 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | 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.