Wells Fargo 400 (Johnsonverse)

The Wells Fargo 400 is a NASCAR RCA Cup Series stock car race held annually from 1951 to 1996 and again since 2011 at the North Wilkesboro Speedway in Wilkes County, North Carolina. It is the first of two RCA Cup Series races held annually (with the autumn's Tyson Holly Farms 400) at North Wilkesboro Speedway. The race is normally held in late March or early April.
==Past winners==
Year	Date 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Race Distance	Race Distance 	Race Time	Average Speed
(mph)	Report
Year	Date 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Laps 	Miles (km) 	Race Time	Average Speed
(mph)	Report
1951	April 29	14 	Fonty Flock 	Frank Christian 	Oldsmobile 	150 	93.75 (150.876)	 	 	Report
1952	March 30	92 	Herb Thomas 	Herb Thomas 	Hudson 	200 	125 (201.168) 	2:08:00 	58.597 	Report
1953	March 29	92 	Herb Thomas 	Herb Thomas 	Hudson 	200 	125 (201.168) 	1:44:18 	71.907 	Report
1954	April 4 	3 	Dick Rathmann 	John Ditz 	Hudson 	160 	100 (160.934) 	1:27:32 	68.545 	Report
1955	April 3 	87 	Buck Baker 	Bob Griffin 	Oldsmobile 	160 	100 (160.934) 	1:22:03 	73.126 	Report
1956	April 8 	300A	Tim Flock 	Carl Kiekhaefer 	Chrysler 	160 	100 (160.934) 	1:24:28 	71.034 	Report
1957	April 7 	22 	Fireball Roberts 	Pete DePaolo 	Ford 	160 	100 (160.934) 	1:19:59 	75.015 	Report
1958	May 18 	11 	Junior Johnson 	Paul Spaulding 	Ford 	160 	100 (160.934) 	1:16:18 	78.636 	Report
1959	April 5 	43 	Lee Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Oldsmobile 	160 	100 (160.934) 	1:23:21 	71.985 	Report
1960	March 27	42 	Lee Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Plymouth 	160 	100 (160.934) 	1:30:26 	66.347 	Report
1961	April 16	4 	Rex White 	Rex White 	Chevrolet 	400 	250 (402.336) 	3:00:11 	83.248 	Report
1962	April 15	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Plymouth 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:57:01 	84.737 	Report
1963	April 28	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Plymouth 	257* 	160.625 (258.5)	1:57:06 	83.301 	Report
1964	April 19	28 	Fred Lorenzen 	Holman-Moody 	Ford 	400 	250 (402.336) 	3:03:05 	81.93 	Report
1965	April 18	26 	Junior Johnson 	Junior Johnson & Associates	Ford 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:37:49 	95.047 	Report
1966	April 17	14 	Jim Paschal 	Frieden Enterprises 	Plymouth 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:50:22 	89.045 	Report
1967	April 16	26 	Darel Dieringer 	Junior Johnson & Associates	Ford 	400 	270 (434.522) 	2:40:16 	93.594 	Report
1968	April 21	17 	David Pearson 	Holman-Moodybo 	Ford 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:45:33 	90.425 	Report
1969	April 20	22 	Bobby Allison 	Mario Rossi 	Dodge 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:37:27 	95.268 	Report
1970	April 18	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Plymouth 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:38:41 	94.246 	Report
1971	April 18	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Plymouth 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:32:19 	98.479 	Report
1972	April 23	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Plymouth 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:53:19 	86.381 	Report
1973	April 8 	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Dodge 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:34:17 	97.224 	Report
1974	April 21	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Dodge 	360* 	225 (362.102) 	2:20:20 	96.2 	Report
1975	April 6 	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Dodge 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:46:39 	90.009 	Report
1976	April 4 	11 	Cale Yarborough 	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:34:52 	96.858 	Report
1977	March 27	11 	Cale Yarborough 	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:48:38 	88.95 	Report
1978	April 16	88 	Darrell Waltrip 	DiGard Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:42:26 	92.345 	Report
1979	March 25	15 	Bobby Allison 	Bud Moore Engineering 	Ford 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:49:41 	88.4 	Report
1980	April 20	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Chevrolet 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:37:04 	95.501 	Report
1981	April 5 	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Buick 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:55:41 	85.381 	Report
1982	April 18	11 	Darrell Waltrip 	Junior Johnson & Associates	Buick 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:33:37 	97.646 	Report
1983	April 17	11 	Darrell Waltrip 	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:44:03 	91.436 	Report
1984	April 8 	27 	Tim Richmond 	Blue Max Racing 	Pontiac 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:33:19 	97.83 	Report
1985	April 21	12 	Neil Bonnett 	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:39:53 	93.818 	Report
1986	April 20	3 	Dale Earnhardt 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:49:40 	88.408 	Report
1987	April 5 	3 	Dale Earnhardt 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:39:24 	94.103 	Report
1988	April 17	11 	Terry Labonte 	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:31:24 	99.075 	Report
1989	April 16	3 	Dale Earnhardt 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:46:47 	89.937 	Report
1990	April 22	26 	Brett Bodine 	King Racing 	Buick 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:58:46 	83.908 	Report
1991	April 21	17 	Darrell Waltrip 	DarWal, Inc. 	Chevrolet 	400 	250 (402.336) 	3:08:26 	79.604 	Report
1992	April 12	28 	Davey Allison 	Robert Yates Racing 	Ford 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:45:28 	90.653 	Report
1993	April 18	2 	Rusty Wallace 	Penske Racing 	Pontiac 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:41:59 	92.602 	Report
1994	April 17	5 	Terry Labonte 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:36:33 	95.816 	Report
1995	April 9 	3 	Dale Earnhardt 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:26:27 	102.424	Report
1996	April 14	5 	Terry Labonte 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	400 	250 (402.336) 	2:35:39 	96.37 	Report
2011	June 5 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2012	April 22	31 	Mark Martin 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2013	April 21	33 	Matt Kenseth 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2014	May 11 	14 	Tony Stewart 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2015	May 10 	8 	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2016	May 7 	14 	Tony Stewart 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2017	May 14 	24 	Chase Elliott 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2018	May 13 	7 	James Kulwicki 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2019	May 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2020	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2021	May 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2022	May 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
*1963: Race shortened due to rain.
*1974: Race shortened due to energy crisis.
*1990: Bodine's lone Winston Cup victory and last win for Buick; finish disputed due to a scoring error.
*2020: Race scheduled for TBA, but delayed to TBA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
===Multiple winners (drivers)===
# Wins	Driver 	Years Won
10 	Richard Petty 	1962, 1963, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981
4 	Darrell Waltrip	1978, 1982, 1983, 1991
4 	Dale Earnhardt 	1986, 1987, 1989, 1995
3 	Terry Labonte 	1988, 1994, 1996
2 	Herb Thomas 	1952, 1953
2 	Lee Petty 	1959, 1960
2 	Junior Johnson 	1958, 1965
2 	Cale Yarborough	1976, 1977
2 	Bobby Allison 	1969, 1979
===Multiple winners (manufacturers)===
# Wins	Manufacturer	Years Won
19 	Chevrolet 	1961, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
8 	Ford 	1957, 1958, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1979, 1992
7 	Plymouth 	1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972
5 	Dodge 	1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 2011
3 	Hudson 	1952, 1953, 1954
3 	Oldsmobile 	1951, 1955, 1959
3 	Buick 	1981, 1982, 1990
2 	Pontiac 	1984, 1993
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