The 1996 Tyson Holly Farms 400 was the twenty-seventh stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

The 400-lap race was won by Jeff Gordon of the Hendrick Motorsports team after he started from second position.

[5] It was announced shortly beforehand that the Tyson Holly Farms 400 would be the last NASCAR race held at North Wilkesboro Speedway after the track was sold to promoters Bruton Smith and Bob Bahre following the death of its previous owner Enoch Staley in 1995.

Gordon's run held until Ted Musgrave, driving for Jack Roush in the #16 Family Channel/Primestar Ford Thunderbird, won the pole with a lap of 118.054 mph.

Hamilton ended up 3rd, with defending race winner Mark Martin and Ernie Irvan filling out the top five starting spots.

Jeff Gordon completed just 15 laps when his car developed engine problems, later found to be debris in the carburetor.

More than 40,000 fans were in attendance to see the final Winston Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro on Sunday.

From the 2nd starting spot, Jeff Gordon jumped out past pole sitter Ted Musgrave to lead the first few laps of the race.

An accident on the front-stretch between Ernie Irvan, Kyle Petty and Bobby Hamilton brought out the 2nd caution on lap 72.

Pole sitter Ted Musgrave failed to lead a lap and ended up finished 19th in the 37-car field.