article_snippet: Terry Labonte (No 5) and Elton Sawyer (No 27) bring the field to the start of the First Union 400 at the speedway on April 14, 1996 .
article_snippet: Authorization needed: A handwritten sign fixed to two planks of wood at North Wilkesboro Speedway
article_snippet: Authorized photographers only' NASCAR:
article_snippet: A poster reading 'NASCAR Winston Cup Series' is pictured on the side of a building at the legendary racetrack in North Wilkesboro .
article_snippet: The final Sprint Cup race at North Wilkesboro Speedway was won by driver Jeff Gordon in September 1996.
article_snippet: Above, a wall at the track advertises NASCAR's Winston Cup Series .
article_snippet: The final Sprint Cup race at North Wilkesboro Speedway (seen today, right) was won by driver Jeff Gordon (left) in September 1996 .