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| Venue | North Wilkesboro Speedway |
| Corporate sponsor | Tyson Foods |
| First race | 1949 |
| Distance | 250 miles (402.3 km) |
| Number of laps | 400 |
| Previous names | Unnamed/Unknown (1949-1959) Wilkes 200 (1960-1961) Wilkes 320 (1962) Wilkes 250 (1963) Wilkes 400 (1964-1978) Holly Farms 400 (1979-1989) |
The Tyson Holly Farms 400 was a former NASCAR Winston Cup event that took place every last weekend in September or first weekend in October at the North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina USA, from 1949 to 1996 except 1956. The 1996 race was the last NASCAR national series event held at the track. The other Cup race held at North Wilkesboro, the First Union 400, was held in April.
Former winners
Tyson Holly Farms 400
- 1996 - Jeff Gordon
- 1995 - Mark Martin
- 1994 - Geoff Bodine
- 1993 - Rusty Wallace
- 1992 - Geoff Bodine
- 1991 - Dale Earnhardt
- 1990 - Mark Martin
Holly Farms 400
- 1989 - Geoff Bodine
- 1988 - Rusty Wallace
- 1987 - Terry Labonte
- 1986 - Darrell Waltrip
- 1985 - Harry Gant
- 1984 - Darrell Waltrip
- 1983 - Darrell Waltrip
- 1982 - Darrell Waltrip
- 1981 - Darrell Waltrip
- 1980 - Bobby Allison
- 1979 - Benny Parsons
Wilkes 400
- 1978 - Cale Yarborough
- 1977 - Darrell Waltrip
- 1976 - Cale Yarborough
- 1975 - Richard Petty
- 1974 - Cale Yarborough
- 1973 - Bobby Allison
- 1972 - Richard Petty
- 1971 - Tiny Lund
- 1970 - Bobby Isaac
- 1969 - David Pearson
- 1968 - Richard Petty
- 1967 - Richard Petty
- 1966 - Dick Hutcherson
- 1965 - Junior Johnson
- 1964 - Marvin Panch
Wilkes 250
- 1963 - Marvin Panch
Wilkes 320
- 1962 - Richard Petty
Wilkes 200
Unnamed/unknown
- 1959 - Lee Petty
- 1958 - Junior Johnson
- 1957 - Jack Smith
- 1955 - Buck Baker
- 1954 - Hershel McGriff (157 laps due to crash)
- 1953 - Speedy Thompson
- 1952 - Herb Thomas
- 1951 - Fonty Flock
- 1950 - Leon Sales
- 1949 - Bob Flock
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