9/30/96 8B MARK B. SLUDER/Staff Jeff Gordon crosses the finish line and takes the checkered flag -- his 10th of the Winston Cup season -- well in front of runner-up Dale Earnhardt Sunday. Gordon won $91,350.

9/30/96 MARK B. SLUDER/Staff Fans at North Wilkesboro Speedway watch the final Winston Cup race at the track Sunday. The speedway's two Winston Cup dates will move to tracks in Texas and New Hampshire in 1997.

4/18/94 1B MARK B. SLUDER/Staff BUMPER CARS: Ken Schrader (25) gets nudged by Jimmy Spencer (27) before Schrader spins out. Contact between the two resulted in spinouts three times during Sunday's race.

10/03/94 7B Associated Press IT'S A FENDER BENDER: Sterling Marlin's blown engine on Lap 342 Sunday collected the cars of Kyle Petty (left), which was being driven by Jimmy Hensley, and Morgan Shepherd (right).

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4/10/95 MARK B. SLUDER/Staff JUST CAN'T CONTINUE: Kyle Petty is pulled from his car late in the race and given oxygen at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday, after finally giving in to flu-like symptoms.

5/05/95 KYLE AND GOMER NASCAR driver Kyle Petty and daughter Montgomery ``Gomer'' Petty walk through the garage area at North Wilkesboro recently.

6/09/95 ON WATCH DUTY Michael Waltrip and his wife, Buffy, watch driver introductions at North Wilkesboro in April. Waltrip, eighth in the points standings, is still looking for his first Winston Cup victory.

7/14/95 SPOTTERS' CAMP Serving as extra eyes for Winston Cup drivers, spotters watch from atop one of the suites at North Wilkesboro Speedway in April. Spotters often are a key part of a team's success, alerting their driver to trouble before it can happen to them.

10/03/94 7B Associated Press EVERYTHING'S COMING UP ROSES: Geoff Bodine can't hide his enthusiasm Sunday after winning the Tyson Holly Farms 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway -- on a lap by himself.

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4/07/95 TAKING IT ALL IN Ward Burton watches a recent practice session from atop his team's transporter. The Winston Cup sophomore from South Boston, Va., stands 26th in points entering this weekend's event at North Wilkesboro.

9/29/95 BRIAN TUCKER/Staff ``I may get out there and say `Whoa, this is way too much for me,' '' says Ernie Irvan, who nearly died in a crash last year at Michigan International Speedway. ``But I won't know unless I get out there and do it.''