first win on a non-restrictor plate track Food City 500 The Food City 500 was held April 2 at Bristol International Raceway. Mark Martin won the pole. Top ten results 24-Jeff Gordon 2-Rusty Wallace 17-Darrell Waltrip 43-Bobby Hamilton 10-Ricky Rudd 28-Dale Jarrett 5-Terry Labonte, 1 lap down 6-Mark Martin, 1 lap down 4-Sterling Marlin, 1 lap down 33-Robert Pressley, 2 laps down Failed to qualify: 98-Jeremy Mayfield, 87-Joe Nemechek, 26-Steve Kinser, 47-Billy Standridge, 78-Hut Stricklin, 66-Butch Miller, 52-Brad Teague, 27-Loy Allen Jr., 90-Mike Wallace This was the last ever Top 3 finish for Darrell Waltrip. First Union 400 The First Union 400 was held April 9 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. Top ten results 3-Dale Earnhardt 24-Jeff Gordon 6-Mark Martin 2-Rusty Wallace 29-Steve Grissom 16-Ted Musgrave, 1 lap down 4-Sterling Marlin, 1 lap down 1-Rick Mast, 1 lap down 11-Brett Bodine, 1 lap down 17-Darrell Waltrip, 2 laps down Failed to qualify: 98-Jeremy Mayfield, 81-Kenny Wallace, 32-Chuck Bown, 78-Jay Hedgecock, 77-Davy Jones, 47-Billy Standridge, 27-Jeff Purvis, 26-Steve Kinser, 52-Randy MacDonald Steve Grissom re-entered the top 10 in points after his DNQ at Richmond. Final NASCAR race for sprint car legend Steve Kinser. Hanes 500 The Hanes 500 was held April 23 at Martinsville Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole. Top ten results 2-Rusty Wallace 16-Ted Musgrave 24-Jeff Gordon 17-Darrell Waltrip 6-Mark Martin 25-Ken Schrader 28-Dale Jarrett 43-Bobby Hamilton 42-Kyle Petty, 1 lap down 18-Bobby Labonte, 1 lap down Failed to qualify: 75-Todd Bodine, 23-Jimmy Spencer, 32-Chuck Bown, 78-Jay Hedgecock, 8-Jeff Burton, 22-Randy LaJoie, 77-Davy Jones This race was shortened to 356 laps due to a combination of a long red flag for rain, and darkness. Starting in 2017 the track had a full lighting system installed to allow night racing insuring a race would never be called for darkness again. Winston Select 500 The Winston Select 500 was held April 30 at Talladega Superspeedway. The #5 of Terry Labonte won the pole. Top ten results 6-Mark Martin 24-Jeff Gordon 21-Morgan Shepherd 17-Darrell Waltrip 18-Bobby Labonte 94-Bill Elliott 7-Geoff Bodine 75-Todd Bodine 23-Jimmy Spencer 19-Loy Allen Jr. Failed to qualify: 53-Ritchie Petty, 47-Billy Standridge, 87-Joe Nemechek, 65-Steve Seligman, 0-Delma Cowart This was Loy Allen Jr.'s only top 10 finish in NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing. Dale Earnhardt was leading the race with two laps to go, but was passed by Mark Martin in the tri-oval coming to