1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

American motorsport season July 2016 February 2025 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1983 1985 thumb|Terry Labonte won his first Winston Cup thumb|Harry Gant finished in second place thumb|Rusty Wallace won Rookie of the Year The 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 36th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 13th modern-era Cup series season. It began on Sunday, February 19 and ended on Sunday, November 18. Terry Labonte was crowned champion at the end of the season. This was the final year for Chrysler until Dodge returned in 2001. Teams and drivers Complete schedule ManufacturerTeamNo. Car numberRace DriverCrew Chief Buick Race Hill Farm Team 47 Ron Bouchard Jack BeebeChevrolet All-Star Racing 5 Geoff Bodine Harry HydeBenfield Racing98 Joe Ruttman 25 1-25 Kenny Wallace L. D. Ottinger 2 26-27 Morgan Shepherd 3 28-30 Hagan Racing 44 Terry Labonte Dale Inman Hylton Motorsports 48 Trevor Boys Steve Terry Junior Johnson & Associates 11 Darrell Waltrip Jeff Hammond 12 Neil Bonnett Doug Richert Mach 1 Racing 33 Harry Gant Travis Carter Richard Childress Racing 3 Dale Earnhardt Kirk Shelmerdine Ford Bud Moore Engineering 15 Ricky Rudd Bud Moore Donlavey Racing 90 Dick Brooks Junie Donlavey Melling Racing 9 Bill Elliott Ernie Elliott Petty Enterprises 7 Kyle Petty Mike Beam Pontiac Blue Max Racing 27 Tim Richmond Tim Brewer Cliff Stewart Racing 88 Rusty Wallace (R) Darrell Bryant Curb Racing 43 Richard Petty Buddy Parrott Chevrolet 3 1-3Buick 27 4-30 DiGard Motorsports 22 Bobby Allison Gary Nelson Ford 29 1-29Pontiac 1 30 Langley Racing 64 Tommy Gale 17 1, 3-7, 9-12, 14-16, 18-19, 21-22 Jimmy Hensley 4 2, 8, 23, 25 Gary Mayeda 1 13 Ken Schrader 5 17, 20, 26-27, 29 Clark Dwyer (R) 2 24, 30 Joe Millikan 1 28 Pontiac 29 1, 3-30Chevrolet 1 2 RahMoc Enterprises 75 Dave Marcis Butch Mock Limited schedule ManufacturerTeamNo. Car numberRace DriverCrew Chief Round(s) Chevrolet Bobby Hawkins Racing 16 David Pearson Ricky Pearson 11 1-2, 7, 9, 12, 15-16, 20, 22, 26, 29 Branch-Ragan Racing 77 Ken Ragan Marvin Ragan 10 1, 4, 12, 15-16, 18-19, 22, 26, 29 Ellington Racing 1 Lake Speed Runt Pittman 17 1-4, 7, 9, 11-12, 14-16, 19-20, 22, 26-30 Hamby Racing 10 Sterling Marlin 1 1 Heveron Racing 01 Doug Heveron (R) 16 1-2, 4-5, 8-9, 12, 14-16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 29 Johnny Hayes Racing 55 Benny Parsons Cliff Champion 14 1, 4, 7, 9, 12, 14-16, 18, 20, 22, 26, 29-30 66 Phil Parsons Larry Pollard 23 1-2, 4-9, 12, 14-22, 25-27, 29-30Morgan-McClure Motorsports4 Lennie Pond Tony Glover 4 1-4 Tommy Ellis (R) 20 5-10, 12, 15-27 Joe Ruttman 3 28-30 Ranier-Lundy Racing 28 Cale Yarborough Waddell Wilson 16 1-2, 4, 7, 9, 12, 14-16, 18-20, 22-23, 26, 29 Robert McEntyre Racing 84 Jody Ridley 14 1, 4, 7, 9, 12, 15-17, 19-20, 22, 24, 26, 29 Sacks & Sons 51 Greg Sacks 29 1-4, 6-30Thomas Racing 41 Ronnie Thomas 27 1-11, 13-26, 29-30 Buddy Arrington 1 27 Ford Wood Brothers Racing 21 Buddy Baker Len Wood 21 1, 3-4, 7-9, 11-12, 14-16, 19-20, 22-29 Bobby Rahal 1 30 Oldsmobile Marcis Auto Racing 71 Mike Alexander 19 1-10, 12-13, 15-17, 19-22 Lennie Pond 7 23-29 Pontiac McDuffie Racing 70 J. D. McDuffie 23 1-3, 5-6, 10-11, 14-15, 17-30 Chevrolet 12 1, 4, 9, 12, 16, 18-20, 22, 24, 26, 29Buick 5 7, 11, 14-15, 28 Stavola Brothers Racing 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jake Elder 17 1, 4, 7, 9, 11-12, 14-16, 18-20, 22, 24, 26, 28-29 Chevrolet 14 1, 3-5, 9-10, 12, 16, 20, 22-24, 26, 30Buick 11 6-7, 11, 13-15, 17-18, 21, 25, 28 Ulrich Racing 6 Jim Sauter 4 1, 4, 9, 12 D. K. Ulrich 9 3, 5-7, 10-11, 13-15 Connie Saylor 1 16 Morgan Shepherd 2 17, 26 Jimmy Ingalls 3 18, 24, 28 Clark Dwyer (R) 4 20-23 Chevrolet 15 1, 3, 5, 9, 11-12, 15-17, 19-22, 24, 30Pontiac 13 2, 4, 6-8, 10, 13-14, 18, 23, 25, 27-28 Hamby Racing 17 Clark Dwyer (R) 20 1-19, 28 Morgan Shepherd 6 20-25 Lake Speed 2 27, 30 Chevrolet 9 1-2, 6, 9-10Pontiac 20 2, 4, 6-8, 10, 13-14, 18, 23, 25, 27-28 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Jimmy Means 22 1-7, 9-12, 18, 20-30 Roy Smith 1 13 Bobby Wawak 1 14 Slick Johnson 1 15 Dale Jarrett 1 16 Sterling Marlin 1 17 Morgan Shepherd 1 19 Chevrolet 1 1Pontiac 1 14Buick 4 15, 18, 26, 28 Wawak Racing 74 Bobby Wawak 5 1, 15, 18, 26, 28 Bob Riley 1 14 Chevrolet 10 9-10, 12, 14, 16, 19-20, 22, 26, 29Oldsmobile 1 21 Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Sterling Marlin 11 9-10, 12, 14, 16, 19-22, 26, 29 Chrysler 17 1, 6, 8-10, 13-21, 23-25Dodge 12 3-5, 7, 11-12, 22, 26-30 Arrington Racing 67 Buddy Arrington Joey Arrington 29 1, 3-30 Oldsmobile 7 1-2, 4, 6, 8, 11-12Chevrolet 6 15-16, 20, 23, 26, 29 Irv Sanderson Racing 97 Dean Combs (R) 13 1-2, 4, 6, 8, 11-12, 15-16, 20, 23, 26, 29 Schedule No. Race title Track DateNCBusch ClashDaytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachFebruary 12UNO Twin 125 QualifiersFebruary 16Daytona 500 Consolation RaceFebruary 171Daytona 500February 192Richmond 400Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, RichmondFebruary 263Carolina 500North Carolina Motor Speedway, RockinghamMarch 44Coca-Cola 500Atlanta International Raceway, HamptonMarch 185Valleydale 500Bristol International Raceway, BristolApril 16Northwestern Bank 400North Wilkesboro Speedway, North WilkesboroApril 87TranSouth 500Darlington Raceway, DarlingtonApril 158Sovran Bank 500Martinsville Speedway, RidgewayApril 299Winston 500Alabama International Motor Speedway, TalladegaMay 610Coors 420Nashville Speedway, NashvilleMay 1211Budweiser 500Dover Downs International Speedway, DoverMay 2012World 600Charlotte Motor Speedway, ConcordMay 2713Budweiser 400Riverside International Raceway, RiversideJune 314Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500Pocono International Raceway, Long PondJune 1015Miller High Life 400Michigan International Speedway, BrooklynJune 1716Firecracker 400Daytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachJuly 417Pepsi 420Nashville Speedway, NashvilleJuly 1418Like Cola 500Pocono International Raceway, Long PondJuly 2219Talladega 500Alabama International Motor Speedway, TalladegaJuly 2920Champion Spark Plug 400Michigan International Speedway, BrooklynAugust 1221Busch 500Bristol International Raceway, BristolAugust 2522Southern 500Darlington Raceway, DarlingtonSeptember 223Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, RichmondSeptember 924Delaware 500Dover Downs International Speedway, DoverSeptember 1625Goody's 500Martinsville Speedway, RidgewaySeptember 2326Miller High Life 500Charlotte Motor Speedway, ConcordOctober 727Holly Farms 400North Wilkesboro Speedway, North WilkesboroOctober 1428Warner W. Hodgdon American 500North Carolina Motor Speedway, RockinghamOctober 2129Atlanta Journal 500Atlanta International Raceway, HamptonNovember 111 130Winston Western 500Riverside International Raceway, RiversideNovember 18 1 Originally scheduled for November 4, but postponed due to rain. Bold denotes NASCAR Crown Jewel event Races thumb|right|Several cars at Pocono, including #90 Dick Brooks Daytona 500 1984 Daytona 500 The 26th running of the Daytona 500 was run on February 19 at Daytona International Speedway. Cale Yarborough completed a lap of 201.848 mph (324.828 km/h) to win the pole, officially breaking the 200 mph barrier at Daytona. He drafted past Darrell Waltrip on the final lap, winning for the second year in a row, and fourth time in his career. Top ten results: #28 - Cale Yarborough #3 - Dale Earnhardt #11 - Darrell Waltrip #12 - Neil Bonnett #9 - Bill Elliott #33 - Harry Gant #15 - Ricky Rudd #5 - Geoff Bodine #16 - David Pearson #84 - Jody Ridley Richard Petty, making his debut with Curb Racing, stormed from 34th to lead over 20 laps before a camshaft broke. Richmond 400 The Richmond 400 was held on February 26 at Richmond Fairgrounds Speedway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole. Top ten results: #15 - Ricky Rudd* #11 - Darrell Waltrip #44 - Terry Labonte #9 - Bill Elliott #12 - Neil Bonnett #3 - Dale Earnhardt #27 - Tim Richmond #33 - Harry Gant #5 - Geoff Bodine #98 - Joe Ruttman Rudd's victory came while still dealing with swelling in his face from his accident in the Busch Clash. Carolina 500 The Carolina 500 was held on March 4 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. Harry Gant won the pole. Top ten results: #22 - Bobby Allison #44 - Terry Labonte #1 - Lake Speed #43 - Richard Petty #21 - Buddy Baker #5 - Geoff Bodine #9 - Bill Elliott #75 - Dave Marcis #11 - Darrell Waltrip A four-car crash on Lap 372 damaged the guardrail, resulting in a 30-minute delay to repair it. Before the race, controversy erupted between the track and sponsor Warner Hodgdon over late payment of sponsorship fees. The fees were paid in full March 19. Atlanta 500 The Atlanta 500 was held on March 18 at Atlanta International Speedway. Buddy Baker won the pole. Benny Parsons fought off Dale Earnhardt and Cale Yarborough in a three-car race. Top ten results: #55 - Benny Parsons* #3 - Dale Earnhardt #28 - Cale Yarborough #43 - Richard Petty #22 - Bobby Allison #33 - Harry Gant #44 - Terry Labonte #15 - Ricky Rudd #1 - Lake Speed #11 - Darrell Waltrip* This was Parsons' final career Winston Cup Series victory. Darrell Waltrip was dropped from 5th to 10th after the race when NASCAR ruled that he made an illegal pass to get a lap back late in the race. Valleydale 500 The Vallydale 500 was held on April 1 at Bristol International Raceway. Ricky Rudd won the pole. Darrell Waltrip passed Tim Richmond with 44 laps to go for the victory. Top ten results: #11 - Darrell Waltrip* #44 - Terry Labonte #47 - Ron Bouchard #75 - Dave Marcis #27 - Tim Richmond #15 - Ricky Rudd #3 - Dale Earnhardt #43 - Richard Petty #9 - Bill Elliott #98 - Joe Ruttman This was Waltrip's seventh consecutive Bristol victory. Bobby Allison, who led 190 laps to Waltrip's 205, faltered with 57 laps to go and finished 19th. Dale Jarrett made his Winston Cup debut in this race, driving the #02 Chevrolet for Emanuel Zervakis. Jarrett started 24th and finished 14th. Northwestern Bank 400 The Northwestern Bank 400 was held on April 8 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Ricky Rudd won the pole. Rudd led 290 laps but faltered in the final 28 laps, handing Tim Richmond the victory, what would be his last driving for Raymond Beadle. Top ten results: #27 - Tim Richmond #33 - Harry Gant #15 - Ricky Rudd #44 - Terry Labonte #7 - Kyle Petty #11 - Darrell Waltrip #47 - Ron Bouchard #3 - Dale Earnhardt #12 - Neil Bonnett #9 - Bill Elliott TranSouth 500 The TranSouth 500 was held on April 8 at Darlington Raceway. Benny Parsons won the pole. Top ten results: #11 - Darrell Waltrip* #44 - Terry Labonte #9 - Bill Elliott #28 - Cale Yarborough #3 - Dale Earnhardt #33 - Harry Gant #43 - Richard Petty #66 - Phil Parsons #15 - Ricky Rudd #12 - Neil Bonnett This was Waltrip's fourth Spring Darlington victory. This race was permeated by two thunderstorms and multiple crashes, including two multi-car wrecks. Sovran Bank 500 The Sovran Bank 500 was held on April 29 at Martinsville Speedway. Joe Ruttman won the pole. Ricky Rudd led 121 laps and Bobby Allison led 266 laps, but both were knocked out of contention in the final 60 laps, allowing Geoff Bodine to score the victory. Top ten results: #5 - Geoff Bodine* #47 - Ron Bouchard #11 - Darrell Waltrip #22 - Bobby Allison #12 - Neil Bonnett #98 - Joe Ruttman #9 - Bill Elliott #7 - Kyle Petty #3 - Dale Earnhardt #21 - Buddy Baker This was Bodine's first Winston Cup Series victory, and the first Cup Series victory for Charlotte car dealer Rick Hendrick as team owner. Bodine's victory also saved All-Star Racing from shutting down as they were able to secure sponsorship from Northwestern Security Life for the rest of the season. Winston 500 1984 Winston 500 The Winston 500 was held on May 6 at Alabama International Motor Speedway. Cale Yarborough won the pole. Top ten results: #28 - Cale Yarborough #33 - Harry Gant #21 - Buddy Baker #22 - Bobby Allison #55 - Benny Parsons #43 - Richard Petty #66 - Phil Parsons #75 - Dave Marcis #9 - Bill Elliott #47 - Ron Bouchard This race saw a record-breaking 75 lead changes, making it the most competitive race in Winston Cup history at the time. This record would stand until Talladega in May 2010, with had 88 lead changes. Coors 420 The Coors 420 was held on May 12 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole. This race ended in controversial fashion. After a crash on lap 418, Waltrip led laps 418 and 419 but Junior Johnson teammate Neil Bonnett passed him on the final lap under yellow. Dick Beaty of NASCAR initially ruled Bonnett the race winner, but the following Monday, NASCAR reversed the decision since the yellow had flown before the last lap pass, declaring Waltrip the winner. Top ten results: #11 - Darrell Waltrip #12 - Neil Bonnett #5 - Geoff Bodine #15 - Ricky Rudd #47 - Ron Bouchard #88 - Rusty Wallace #43 - Richard Petty #44 - Terry Labonte #90 - Dick Brooks #75 - Dave Marcis Budweiser 500 The Budweiser 500 was held on May 20 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Ricky Rudd won the pole. Richard Petty held off Bill Elliott, Tim Richmond, and Harry Gant to score his 199th Winston Cup victory. Gant led 218 laps but fell out while running in the top five 108 laps from the end, while Elliott cut a tire while running second with 40 to go. It was Petty's first win not with Petty Enterprises since driving a Don Robertson Plymouth to two wins in 1970. Top ten results: #43 - Richard Petty* #27 - Tim Richmond #44 - Terry Labonte #9 - Bill Elliott #3 - Dale Earnhardt #11 - Darrell Waltrip #21 - Buddy Baker #15 - Ricky Rudd #47 - Ron Bouchard #5 - Geoff Bodine This was Petty's first victory at Dover since 1979. This was Petty's first Cup Series victory not with Petty Enterprises since winning two races in 1970 driving for Don Robertson. World 600 1984 World 600 The World 600 was held on May 27 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Harry Gant won the pole. Cale Yarborough's engine failure sealed a victory for Bobby Allison. Top ten results: #22 - Bobby Allison* #3 - Dale Earnhardt #47 - Ron Bouchard #33 - Harry Gant #5 - Geoff Bodine #1 - Lake Speed #21 - Buddy Baker #84 - Jody Ridley #16 - David Pearson #27 - Tim Richmond This would be Allison's final victory driving for DiGard Motorsports. Budweiser 400 The Budweiser 400 was held on June 3 at Riverside International Raceway. Terry Labonte passed Bobby Allison and led the final 23 laps for his first victory of the season. Top ten results: #44 - Terry Labonte #12 - Neil Bonnett #22 - Bobby Allison #5 - Geoff Bodine #3 - Dale Earnhardt #27 - Tim Richmond #98 - Joe Ruttman #7 - Kyle Petty #15 - Ricky Rudd #9 - Bill Elliott Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 The Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 was held on June 10 at Pocono International Raceway. David Pearson drove Neil Bonnett's Chevrolet in qualifying and won the pole. Pearson also relieved Bonnett in the race and finished 14th. Top ten results: #28 - Cale Yarborough #33 - Harry Gant #44 - Terry Labonte #9 - Bill Elliott #27 - Tim Richmond #11 - Darrell Waltrip #22 - Bobby Allison #3 - Dale Earnhardt #55 - Benny Parsons #1 - Lake Speed Michigan 400 The Michigan 400 was held on June 17 at Michigan International Speedway. Bill Elliott won the pole. Top ten results: #9 - Bill Elliott* #3 - Dale Earnhardt #11 - Darrell Waltrip #33 - Harry Gant #1 - Lake Speed #22 - Bobby Allison #5 - Geoff Bodine #98 - Joe Ruttman #16 - David Pearson #21 - Buddy Baker This was Elliott's first superspeedway victory. Firecracker 400 1984 Firecracker 400 The Firecracker 400 was held on July 4 at Daytona International Speedway. Cale Yarborough won the pole. When the caution came out with two laps to go, Richard Petty edged out Cale Yarborough at the line by about 8 inches to score his 200th and final Winston Cup Series victory. Top ten results: #43 - Richard Petty #33 - Harry Gant #28 - Cale Yarborough* #22 - Bobby Allison #55 - Benny Parsons #9 - Bill Elliott #44 - Terry Labonte #3 - Dale Earnhardt #12 - Neil Bonnett #98 - Joe Ruttman This race was attended by acting U.S. president Ronald Reagan, who gave the command to start the race, and visited the broadcast booth to do play-by-play commentary on MRN. After taking the race-ending caution, Yarborough lost track of the number of laps remaining, and pulled off the track one lap early, ultimately costing him 2nd-place. Yarborough admitted after the race "my brain blew up." Pepsi 420 The Pepsi 420 was held on July 14 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. Ricky Rudd won the pole. Geoff Bodine led 327 of 420 laps to the victory. Top ten results: #5 - Geoff Bodine #11 - Darrell Waltrip #3 - Dale Earnhardt #47 - Ron Bouchard #22 - Bobby Allison #44 - Terry Labonte #9 - Bill Elliott #98 - Joe Ruttman #33 - Harry Gant #12 - Neil Bonnett This was the last Cup Series race to be held at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, and the last Cup race in the Nashville, Tennessee area until 2020 at Nashville Superspeedway. Richard Petty started third but fell out after 212 laps with engine failure; it was his first race having to get engines from suppliers other than the DiGard team after the Gardners ended their engine deal with Curb Motorsports. Like Cola 500 The Like Cola 500 was held on July 22 at Pocono International Raceway. Bill Elliott won the pole. Harry Gant past Elliott on the opening lap and edged Cale Yarborough and Elliott at the stripe after leading 107 laps. Top ten results: #33 - Harry Gant #28 - Cale Yarborough #9 - Bill Elliott #44 - Terry Labonte #55 - Benny Parsons #88 - Rusty Wallace #47 - Ron Bouchard #7 - Kyle Petty #27 - Tim Richmond #3 - Dale Earnhardt Talladega 500 1984 Talladega 500 The Talladega 500 was held on July 29 at Alabama International Motor Speedway. Cale Yarborough won the pole. Dale Earnhardt fought off a ten car pack, passing Terry Labonte on the last lap to win his second consecutive Talladega 500. Top ten results: #3 - Dale Earnhardt* #21 - Buddy Baker #44 - Terry Labonte #22 - Bobby Allison #28 - Cale Yarborough #11 - Darrell Waltrip #33 - Harry Gant #1 - Lake Speed #4 - Tommy Ellis #9 - Bill Elliott This was Earnhardt's first Cup Series victory driving for Richard Childress. This race featured 68 lead changes among 16 drivers. Champion Spark Plug 400 The Champion Spark Plug 400 was held on August 12 at Michigan International Speedway. Bill Elliott won the pole. Top ten results: #11 - Darrell Waltrip #44 - Terry Labonte #9 - Bill Elliott #33 - Harry Gant #28 - Cale Yarborough #55 - Benny Parsons #3 - Dale Earnhardt #21 - Buddy Baker #43 - Richard Petty #47 - Ron Bouchard Busch 500 The Busch 500 was held on August 25 at Bristol International Raceway. Geoff Bodine won the pole. Top ten results: #44 - Terry Labonte* #22 - Bobby Allison #90 - Dick Brooks #75 - Dave Marcis #33 - Harry Gant #9 - Bill Elliott #71 - Mike Alexander #95 - Sterling Marlin #51 - Greg Sacks #3 - Dale Earnhardt Labonte's victory allowed him to pass Dale Earnhardt for the points lead, which he would hold for the rest of the season. Darrell Waltrip led 144 laps but suffered issues after halfway and finished 21st, ending his chances of an eighth consecutive Bristol victory. Southern 500 The Southern 500 was held on September 2 at Darlington Raceway. Harry Gant won the pole. Amid numerous crashes, Gant led 277 laps to an easy victory. Top ten results: #33 - Harry Gant* #27 - Tim Richmond #21 - Buddy Baker #88 - Rusty Wallace #15 - Ricky Rudd #90 - Dick Brooks #66 - Phil Parsons #44 - Terry Labonte #55 - Benny Parsons #22 - Bobby Allison Gant's victory moved him to 2nd in points behind Terry Labonte. Dale Earnhardt suffered a blown engine and finished 38th, dropping him from 2nd to 4th in the points standings. Capital City 400 The Capitol City 400 was held on September 9 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole. Top ten results: #11 - Darrell Waltrip #15 - Ricky Rudd #3 - Dale Earnhardt* #5 - Geoff Bodine #43 - Richard Petty #7 - Kyle Petty #12 - Neil Bonnett #44 - Terry Labonte #33 - Harry Gant #90 - Dick Brooks Earnhardt's 3rd-place finish moved him back up to 2nd in points behind Labonte. Delaware 500 The Delaware 500 was held on September 16 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Terry Labonte won the pole. Harry Gant and Labonte combined to lead 385 of 500 laps. Top ten results: #33 - Harry Gant #44 - Terry Labonte #15 - Ricky Rudd #75 - Dave Marcis #3 - Dale Earnhardt #12 - Neil Bonnett #90 - Dick Brooks #47 - Ron Bouchard #5 - Geoff Bodine #48 - Trevor Boys Goody's 500 The Goody's 500 was held on September 23 at Martinsville Speedway. Geoff Bodine won the pole. Darrell Waltrip led 313 laps en route to victory, but was still 215 points out of the lead following this race. Top ten results: #11 - Darrell Waltrip #44 - Terry Labonte* #9 - Bill Elliott #33 - Harry Gant #12 - Neil Bonnett #21 - Buddy Baker #75 - Dave Marcis #43 - Richard Petty #71 - Lennie Pond #7 - Kyle Petty Terry Labonte's 2nd-place finish extended his points lead to 91 points over Harry Gant. Miller High Life 500 The Miller High Life 500 was held on October 7 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Benny Parsons won the pole. Parsons and Bill Elliott combined to lead 284 of 334 laps. Top ten results: #9 - Bill Elliott #55 - Benny Parsons #28 - Cale Yarborough #33 - Harry Gant #44 - Terry Labonte #5 - Geoff Bodine #84 - Jody Ridley #15 - Ricky Rudd #43 - Richard Petty #22 - Bobby Allison Holly Farms 400 The Holly Farms 400 was held on October 14 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole. Both of Junior Johnson's Chevrolets led 305 of 400 laps. Top ten results: #11 - Darrell Waltrip* #33 - Harry Gant* #22 - Bobby Allison #12 - Neil Bonnett #88 - Rusty Wallace #15 - Ricky Rudd #3 - Dale Earnhardt #9 - Bill Elliott #44 - Terry Labonte #21 - Buddy Baker This was Waltrip seventh victory of 1984, but inconsistency effectively took him out of the championship fight. Gant's 2nd-place finish allowed him to close in on Terry Labonte's championship lead, reducing it to 59 points. Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 The Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 was held on October 21 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. Geoff Bodine won the pole. Bill Elliott and Harry Gant combined to lead 299 laps, with Elliott beating Gant in a photo finish. Top ten results: #9 - Bill Elliott #33 - Harry Gant #44 - Terry Labonte #11 - Darrell Waltrip #22 - Bobby Allison #98 - Morgan Shepherd #21 - Buddy Baker #27 - Tim Richmond #75 - Dave Marcis #71 - Lennie Pond This was the third consecutive race where Gant finished ahead of Labonte, further reducing Labonte's championship lead to just 49 points ahead of Gant. Atlanta Journal 500 The Atlanta Journal 500 was held on November 11 at Atlanta International Raceway. Bill Elliott won the pole. Tragedy struck this race when Terry Schoonover, making his second Cup Series start, was killed after crashing in the backstretch on lap 122. Top ten results: #3 - Dale Earnhardt #9 - Bill Elliott #15 - Ricky Rudd #55 - Benny Parsons #22 - Bobby Allison #11 - Darrell Waltrip #1 - Lake Speed #43 - Richard Petty #95 - Sterling Marlin #75 - Dave Marcis Both Terry Labonte and Harry Gant fell out with engine failures, with Labonte holding a 42-point lead over Gant going into the season finale. Winston Western 500 The Winston Western 500 was held on November 18 at Riverside International Raceway. Points leader Terry Labonte won the pole and finished 3rd, clinching the 1984 Winston Cup championship by 65 points over Harry Gant, who finished 8th. Top ten results: #5 - Geoff Bodine* #27 - Tim Richmond #44 - Terry Labonte #9 - Bill Elliott #55 - Benny Parsons #12 - Neil Bonnett #22 - Bobby Allison #33 - Harry Gant #04 - Hershel McGriff #4 - Joe Ruttman Race winner Geoff Bodine referenced budding rumors about Riverside's future when he said he was glad to have won as "they're going to tear this place down." Open-wheel driver Bobby Rahal made his only NASCAR start in this race, driving the #21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford. Rahal would drop out of the race on lap 44 due to mechanical problems. Race results thumb|right|Cup cars at Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 at Pocono Rd. Date Event Circuit Winner NC February 9 Busch Clash Daytona International Speedway Neil Bonnett February 16 UNO Twin 125 #1 Cale Yarborough UNO Twin 125 #2 Bobby Allison February 17 Daytona 500 Consolation Race Connie Saylor 1 February 19 Daytona 500 Cale Yarborough 2 February 26 Miller High Life 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Ricky Rudd 3 March 4 Hodgdon Carolina 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway Bobby Allison 4 March 18 Coca-Cola 500 Atlanta International Raceway Benny Parsons 5 April 1 Valleydale 500 Bristol International Raceway Darrell Waltrip 6 April 8 Northwestern Bank 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway Tim Richmond 7 April 15 TranSouth 500 Darlington International Raceway Darrell Waltrip 8 April 29 Sovran Bank 500 Martinsville Speedway Geoff Bodine 9 May 6 Winston 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway Cale Yarborough 10 May 12 Coors 420 Nashville Speedway Darrell Waltrip 11 May 20 Mason-Dixon 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Richard Petty 12 May 27 World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway Bobby Allison 13 June 5 Budweiser 400 Riverside International Raceway Terry Labonte 14 June 10 Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 Pocono Raceway Cale Yarborough 15 June 17 Miller 400 Michigan International Speedway Bill Elliott 16 July 4 Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway Richard Petty 17 July 14 Pepsi 420 Nashville Speedway Geoff Bodine 18 July 22 Like Cola 500 Pocono Raceway Harry Gant 19 July 29 Talladega 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway Dale Earnhardt 20 August 12 Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway Darrell Waltrip 21 August 25 Busch 500 Bristol International Raceway Terry Labonte 22 September 2 Southern 500 Darlington International Raceway Harry Gant 23 September 9 Wrangler SanforSet 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Darrell Waltrip 24 September 16 Delaware 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Harry Gant 25 September 23 Goody's 500 Martinsville Speedway Darrell Waltrip 26 October 7 Miller 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway Bill Elliott 27 October 14 Holly Farms 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway Darrell Waltrip 28 October 21 Hodgdon American 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway Bill Elliott 29 November 11 Atlanta Journal 500 Atlanta International Raceway Dale Earnhardt 30 November 18 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway Geoff Bodine Bold denotes NASCAR Crown Jewel event. Full Drivers' Championship List of NASCAR points scoring systems (key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. Pos Position Driver DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RIV POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL RIV Pts Points Scored 1 Terry Labonte 12 3 2 7 2 4 2 24 25 8 3 30 1* 3 31 7 6 4 3 2* 1* 8 8 2 2 5 9 3 30 3 4508 2 Harry Gant 6 8 24 6 23 2 6 13 2 16 27* 4 29 2 4 2 9 1* 7 4 5 1* 9 1* 4 4 2 2* 26 8 4443 3 Bill Elliott 5 4 8 11 9 10 3 7 9 20 4 28 10 4 1 6 7 3 10 3 6 15 24 32 3 1 8 1 2 4 4377 4 Dale Earnhardt 2 6 14 2 7 8 5 9 27 19 5 2 5 8 2 8 3 10 1 7 10 38 3 5 12 39 7 13 1 11 4265 5 Darrell Waltrip 3 2* 10 10 1* 6 1* 3 38 1 6 26 11 6 3 31 2 22 6 1 21* 40 1* 11 1* 27 1* 4 6 34 4230 6 Bobby Allison 34 30 1 5 19 22 20 4* 4 12 12 1* 3 7 6 4 5 28 4 11 2 10 25 36 23 10 3 5 5 7* 4094 7 Ricky Rudd 7 1 7 8 6 3* 9 18 22 4 8 11 9 18 40 15 16 39 14 12 16 5 2 3 27 8 6 23 3 15 3918 8 Neil Bonnett 4 5 28 33 11 9 10 5 23 2* 15 12 2 14 17 9 10 19 19 13 23 30 7 6 5 16 4 33 21 6 3802 9 Geoff Bodine 8 9 6 13 25 14 35 1 34 3 10 5 4 36 7 12 1* 12 26 34 22 12 4 9 28 6 23 19 24* 1 3734 10 Richard Petty 31 15 4 4 8 12 7 12 6 7 1 34 23 13 34 1 25 27 23 9 17 29 5 37 8 9 18 15 8 14 3643 11 Ron Bouchard 27 29 21 12 3 7 17 2 10 5 9 3 19 19 20 34 4 7 16 10 14 33 13 8 19 11 28 14 12 35 3609 12 Tim Richmond 33 7 27 34 5 1 34 23 26 28 2 10 6 5 16 11 14 9 33 15 25 2 20 28 21 30 13 8 13 2 3505 13 Dave Marcis 42 11 9 18 4 13 13 19 8 10 20 36 34 15 21 18 23 26 13 19 4 21 16 4 7 24 26 9 10 20 3416 14 Rusty Wallace (R) 30 16 26 19 12 28 30 15 31 6 11 15 20 17 14 20 18 6 12 35 20 4 11 30 13 14 5 26 15 26 3316 15 Dick Brooks 26 19 23* 14 30 11 31 11 30 9 35 13 12 20 11 38 27 11 35 18 3 6 10 7 11 13 11 30 17 24 3265 16 Kyle Petty 40 17 31 38 26 5 24 8 15 11 13 37 8 12 12 30 15 8 22 17 24 32 6 14 10 17 20 24 22 28 3159 17 Trevor Boys 41 26 19 15 16 17 16 22 18 17 19 35 13 32 37 16 22 13 24 27 18 11 27 10 26 12 27 11 23 12 3040 18 Joe Ruttman 28 10 17 28 10 30 19 6 21 15 14 41 7 11 8 10 8 14 37 20 29 13 30 33 29 40 34 35 10 2945 19 Greg Sacks (R) 18 24 34 16 18 21 17 14 29 24 38 32 22 32 39 29 24 29 22 9 37 21 25 30 18 24 35 31 16 2545 20 Buddy Arrington 25 15 20 22 20 11 25 24 21 32 32 21 23 18 36 17 16 21 31 13 28 23 17 18 DNQ 29 20 DNQ DNQ 2504 21 Buddy Baker 38 5 23 33 10 3 7 7 35 10 41 2* 8 3 19 26 6 29 10 7 20 2477 22 Cale Yarborough 1* 14 3 4 1 21 1* 13* 3* 2 5 5 17 14 3 11 2448 23 Clark Dwyer (R) 20 27 12 40 18 16 15 21 29 25 22 23 17 25 39 25 24 15 28 40 15 20 26 18 38 25 2374 24 Phil Parsons (R) 11 18 29 13 15 8 16 7 31 21 15 13 13 17 20 29 26 7 20 31 15 28 41 2290 25 Jimmy Means 17 28 13 17 25 14 40 22 16 27 25 26 30 18 18 15 15 19 16 18 16 21 2218 26 Lake Speed 37 12 3 9 22 33 21 6 10 5 42 8 16 14 32 25 29 7 17 2023 27 Benny Parsons 29 1* 27 5* 42 9 28 5 5 Wth 6 9 2* 4 5 1865 28 Mike Alexander 21 21 11 31 29 21 32 31 17 13 16 31 23 22 12 17 24 7 34 1862 29 Morgan Shepherd 13 27 26 26 36 17 22 40 26 30 28 19 35 12 22 24 23 6 14 22 1811 30 Ronnie Thomas 24 31 32 25 15 26 28 30 20 23 30 DNQ 24 25 29 21 40 27 23 27 DNQ DNQ 35 16 DNQ QL DNQ DNQ 1775 31 Tommy Ellis 28 29 23 29 13 14 14 38 14 11 34 9 36 28 19 15 34 17 33 14 1738 32 Bobby Hillin Jr. 35 37 12 11 25 33 16 19 37 33 15 21 23 DNQ 15 12 33 1477 33 Tommy Gale 32 30 24 20 23 18 19 27 23 25 27 33 24 36 DNQ 11 22 1426 34 J. D. McDuffie DNQ 23 16 21 24 26 33 39 DNQ DNQ 31 DNQ DNQ 12 24 28 16 25 DNQ 30 36 DNQ 30 1366 35 Jody Ridley 10 27 36 16 8 35 19 28 34 14 16 29 7 32 1288 36 Doug Heveron 23 DNQ 30 14 28 36 40 26 30 28 21 37 DNQ 13 14 37 18 23 1265 37 Sterling Marlin 15 35 12 18 29 33 33 30 32 32 8 39 35 9 1207 38 Lennie Pond 13 20 25 39 38 17 12 9 25 12 10 37 923 39 Dean Combs 19 25 32 31 27 29 18 36 32 38 DNQ 28 36 903 40 Ken Ragan 14 21 19 26 26 35 11 26 36 40 873 41 David Pearson 9 32 37 32 9 QL 9 17 39 41 38 25 812 42 D. K. Ulrich 22 24 19 29 24 17 18 37 29 810 43 Connie Saylor 22 33 25 39 DNQ 27 29 31 34 367 44 Jerry Bowman DNQ 18 38 30 38 32 362 45 Elliott Forbes-Robinson DNQ 39 24 38 20 19 349 46 Jeff Hooker 20 30 DNQ 21 39 322 47 Bobby Wawak DNQ 28 DNQ 32 22 28 307 48 Dick May 28 19 16 300 49 Dean Roper 16 28 21 294 50 Bobby Gerhart 34 38 DNQ DNQ 39 19 262 51 Jim Southard DNQ 31 31 DNQ 20 20 DNQ DNQ 243 52 Mark Stahl DNQ 18 DNQ DNQ 27 38 240 53 Ken Schrader 19 33 26 17 27 228 54 Randy Baker DNQ 24 39 27 219 55 Jim Robinson 14 29 197 56 Summer McKnight 25 19 194 57 Derrike Cope 15 29 18 194 58 H. B. Bailey 22 DNQ DNQ 25 185 59 Bill Schmitt 39 13 170 60 Steve Moore DNQ DNQ 35 18 167 61 Harry Goularte 22 31 167 62 Ron Esau 27 27 164 63 Joe Fields DNQ 26 DNQ 31 155 64 Delma Cowart DNQ 36 22 DNQ DNQ 152 65 Phil Barkdoll 35 25 146 66 Eddie Bierschwale 31 29 146 67 Hershel McGriff 35 9 143 68 Jimmy Ingalls 37 40 DNQ 22 140 69 Jim Bown 28 36 139 70 Ruben Garcia 33 32 131 71 Rick McCray 30 37 125 72 Dale Jarrett 14 23 37 121 73 Scott Miller 36 33 119 74 Glenn Francis 16 DNQ 115 75 Joe Millikan 17 DNQ 38 112 76 A. J. Foyt 39 35 36 41 101 77 L. D. Ottinger 21 22 97 78 John Krebs 40 39 89 79 Bob Fox DNQ 25 88 80 Tommie Crozier DNQ DNQ 27 82 81 Brent Elliott 27 DNQ DNQ DNQ 82 82 Rick Newsom DNQ 29 DNQ DNQ DNQ 76 83 Steve Gray 30 73 84 Buddie Boys DNQ DNQ DNQ 31 70 85 Terry Schoonover 21 34 61 86 Jerry Churchill DNQ 34 DNQ 61 87 Dick Trickle 36 55 88 Jim Sauter DNQ 17 37 20 52 89 Jerry Jolly 38 49 90 Bob Penrod 39 46 91 Grant Adcox DNQ 40 43 92 Bobby Rahal 40 43 93 Donny Paul DNQ DNQ DNQ 41 40 94 Jimmy Hensley 22 20 22 22 95 Gene Coyle 18 21 96 Laurent Rioux DNQ 20 97 Johnny Coy Jr. 23 98 Charles Poalillo 23 99 Phil Good 24 DNQ 100 Kevin Terris 24 101 Rodney Combs 25 102 Don Hume 26 103 Roy Smith 26 104 David Simko DNQ 27 105 Bob Riley 29 106 Maurice Randall 30 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 107 Sam Ard 31 108 Slick Johnson DNQ 36 109 Blackie Wangerin DNQ 36 DNQ DNQ 110 Gary Mayeda 37 111 Mike Potter DNQ DNQ 40 112 Tom Sneva DNQ 113 Wayne Peterson DNQ 114 Randy LaJoie DNQ 115 Joe Booher DNQ 116 Ronnie Sanders DNQ 117 Jim Hurlbert DNQ 118 Ramo Stott DNQ 119 Natz Peters DNQ 120 Jocko Maggiacomo DNQ 121 Ralph Jones DNQ 122 Lowell Cowell DNQ 123 Jack Ingram DNQ 124 Philip Duffie DNQ 125 Louie Littlepage DNQ DNQ DNQ 126 Robert Ingram DNQ DNQ 127 Don Puskarich DNQ 128 Doug Wheeler DNQ 129 Bill Simpson DNQ 130 John McFadden DNQ DNQ DNQ 131 Jimmy Walker DNQ 132 Keith Davis DNQ 133 Jim Hull DNQ 134 John Ingalls DNQ 135 Don Satterfield DNQ 136 Buddy Fox DNQ 137 Jonathan Lee Edwards DNQ 138 St. James Davis DNQ 139 Bill Osborne DNQ 140 Pat Mintey DNQ 141 Bob Kennedy DNQ 142 Scott Autrey DNQ 143 John Soares Jr. DNQ Pos Position Driver DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RIV POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL RIV Pts Points Scored Rookie of the year Rusty Wallace, a future hall of famer (see Class of 2013 hall of fame), beat out Dean Combs, Clark Dwyer, Tommy Ellis, Doug Heveron, Phil Parsons, and Greg Sacks to win the award in 1984. Only Wallace competed in all 30 races. Combs competed in 12 races. Dwyer competed in 26 races (he skipped rounds 25-27). Ellis competed in 20 races (he skipped rounds 1-4, 11, 13-14, and 28-30). Heveron competed in 16 races (he failed to qualify for the spring Richmond race and the Southern 500). Parsons competed in 23 races (He skipped rounds 3-4, 10-11, 13, 23-24, and 28). Sacks competed in 29 races only skipping the spring Bristol race. See also 1984 NASCAR Busch Series 1984 NASCAR Winston West Series References External links Winston Cup Standings and Statistics for 1984 * Category:NASCAR Cup Series seasons