1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

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.

Team	Make	No.	Driver	Car Owner	Crew Chief
All-Star Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	5	Geoff Bodine	Rick Hendrick	Harry Hyde
Arrington Racing	Chrysler Imperial	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	Joey Arrington
Benfield Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	98	Joe Ruttman 25	Ron Benfield	Kenny Wallace
			Morgan Shepherd 3
Blue Max Racing	Pontiac Grand Prix	27	Tim Richmond	Raymond Beadle	Tim Brewer
Bobby Hawkins Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	16	David Pearson	Bobby Hawkins	Ricky Pearson
Branch-Ragan Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	77	Ken Ragan	Marvin Ragan
Bud Moore Engineering	Ford Thunderbird	15	Ricky Rudd	Bud Moore	Bud Moore
Cliff Stewart Racing	Pontiac Grand Prix	88	Rusty Wallace (R)	Cliff Stewart	Darrell Bryant
Curb Racing	Pontiac Grand Prix	43	Richard Petty	Mike Curb	Buddy Parrott
DiGard Motorsports	Buick Regal	22	Bobby Allison	Bill Gardner	Gary Nelson
Donlavey Racing	Ford Thunderbird	90	Dick Brooks	Junie Donlavey	Junie Donlavey
Ellington Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	1	Lake Speed	Hoss Ellington	Runt Pittman
Hagan Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	44	Terry Labonte	Billy Hagan	Dale Inman
Hamby Motorsports	Pontiac Grand Prix Chevrolet Monte Carlo	17	Clark Dwyer (R)	Roger Hamby
Heveron Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	01	Doug Heveron (R)	Tom Heveron
Hylton Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	48	Trevor Boys	James Hylton
Irv Sanderson Racing	Oldsmobile Cutlass Chevrolet Monte Carlo	97	Dean Combs (R)	Irv Sanderson
Johnny Hayes Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	55	Benny Parsons	Johnny Hayes	Cliff Champion
		66	Phil Parsons (R)		David Ifft
Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	11	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson	Jeff Hammond
		12	Neil Bonnett		Doug Richert
Langley Racing	Ford Thunderbird	64	Tommy Gale	Elmo Langley
Mach 1 Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	33	Harry Gant	Hal Needham	Travis Carter
Marcis Auto Racing	Oldsmobile Cutlass	71	Mike Alexander 19	Dave Marcis
			Lennie Pond 7
McDuffie Racing	Pontiac Grand Prix	70	J. D. McDuffie	J. D. McDuffie
Means Racing	Pontiac Grand Prix Chevrolet Monte Carlo	52	Jimmy Means	Jimmy Means
Melling Racing	Ford Thunderbird	9	Bill Elliott	Harry Melling	Ernie Elliott
Morgan-McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	4	Tommy Ellis 27 (R)	Larry McClure	Tony Glover
			Joe Ruttman 3
Race Hill Farm Team	Buick Regal	47	Ron Bouchard	Jack Beebe	Mike Beam
RahMoc Enterprises	Pontiac Grand Prix	75	Dave Marcis	Bob Rahilly	Butch Mock
Ranier-Lundy Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	28	Cale Yarborough	Harry Ranier	Waddell Wilson
Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	3	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress	Kirk Shelmerdine
Robert McEntyre Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	84	Jody Ridley	Robert McEntyre
Sacks & Sons	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	51	Greg Sacks 29 (R)	Arnie Sacks
Sadler Brothers Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	95	Sterling Marlin	Earl Sadler
Stavola Brothers Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Buick Regal	8	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Billy Stavola	Jake Elder
Thomas Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	41	Ronnie Thomas	Ronnie Thomas
Ulrich Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Buick Regal	6	D. K. Ulrich	D. K. Ulrich
Wood Brothers Racing	Ford Thunderbird	7	Kyle Petty	Glen Wood	Glen Wood
		21	Buddy Baker 20		Leonard Wood
			Bobby Rahal 1

No.	Race title	Track	Date
NC	Busch Clash	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 12
	UNO Twin 125 Qualifiers		February 16
	Daytona 500 Consolation Race		February 17
1	Daytona 500		February 19
2	Richmond 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond	February 26
3	Carolina 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham	March 4
4	Coca-Cola 500	Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton	March 18
5	Valleydale 500	Bristol International Raceway, Bristol	April 1
6	Northwestern Bank 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro	April 8
7	TranSouth 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	April 15
8	Sovran Bank 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	April 29
9	Winston 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega	May 6
10	Coors 420	Nashville Speedway, Nashville	May 12
11	Budweiser 500	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover	May 20
12	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord	May 27
13	Budweiser 400	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside	June 3
14	Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500	Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond	June 10
15	Miller High Life 400	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	June 17
16	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	July 4
17	Pepsi 420	Nashville Speedway, Nashville	July 14
18	Like Cola 500	Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond	July 22
19	Talladega 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega	July 29
20	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	August 12
21	Busch 500	Bristol International Raceway, Bristol	August 25
22	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	September 2
23	Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond	September 9
24	Delaware 500	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover	September 16
25	Goody's 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	September 23
26	Miller High Life 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord	October 7
27	Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro	October 14
28	Warner W. Hodgdon American 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham	October 21
29	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton	November 111
30	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside	November 18

Bold denotes NASCAR Crown Jewel event

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:

1. #28 - Cale Yarborough
2. #3 - Dale Earnhardt
3. #11 - Darrell Waltrip
4. #12 - Neil Bonnett
5. #9 - Bill Elliott
6. #33 - Harry Gant
7. #15 - Ricky Rudd
8. #5 - Geoff Bodine
9. #16 - David Pearson
10. #84 - Jody Ridley

• Richard Petty, making his debut with Curb Racing, stormed from 34th to lead over 20 laps before a camshaft broke.

The Richmond 400 was held on February 26 at Richmond Fairgrounds Speedway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole.

Top ten results:

1. #15 - Ricky Rudd*
2. #11 - Darrell Waltrip
3. #44 - Terry Labonte
4. #9 - Bill Elliott
5. #12 - Neil Bonnett
6. #3 - Dale Earnhardt
7. #27 - Tim Richmond
8. #33 - Harry Gant
9. #5 - Geoff Bodine
10. #98 - Joe Ruttman

• Rudd's victory came while still dealing with swelling in his face from his accident in the Busch Clash.

The Carolina 500 was held on March 4 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. Harry Gant won the pole.

Top ten results:

1. #22 - Bobby Allison
2. #44 - Terry Labonte
3. #1 - Lake Speed
4. #43 - Richard Petty
5. #21 - Buddy Baker
6. #5 - Geoff Bodine
7. #9 - Bill Elliott
8. #75 - Dave Marcis
9. #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.

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:

1. #55 - Benny Parsons*
2. #3 - Dale Earnhardt
3. #28 - Cale Yarborough
4. #43 - Richard Petty
5. #22 - Bobby Allison
6. #33 - Harry Gant
7. #44 - Terry Labonte
8. #15 - Ricky Rudd
9. #1 - Lake Speed
10. #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.

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:

1. #11 - Darrell Waltrip*
2. #44 - Terry Labonte
3. #47 - Ron Bouchard
4. #75 - Dave Marcis
5. #27 - Tim Richmond
6. #15 - Ricky Rudd
7. #3 - Dale Earnhardt
8. #43 - Richard Petty
9. #9 - Bill Elliott
10. #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.

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:

1. #27 - Tim Richmond
2. #33 - Harry Gant
3. #15 - Ricky Rudd
4. #44 - Terry Labonte
5. #7 - Kyle Petty
6. #11 - Darrell Waltrip
7. #47 - Ron Bouchard
8. #3 - Dale Earnhardt
9. #12 - Neil Bonnett
10. #9 - Bill Elliott

The TranSouth 500 was held on April 8 at Darlington Raceway. Benny Parsons won the pole.

Top ten results:

1. #11 - Darrell Waltrip*
2. #44 - Terry Labonte
3. #9 - Bill Elliott
4. #28 - Cale Yarborough
5. #3 - Dale Earnhardt
6. #33 - Harry Gant
7. #43 - Richard Petty
8. #66 - Phil Parsons
9. #15 - Ricky Rudd
10. #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.

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:

1. #5 - Geoff Bodine*
2. #47 - Ron Bouchard
3. #11 - Darrell Waltrip
4. #22 - Bobby Allison
5. #12 - Neil Bonnett
6. #98 - Joe Ruttman
7. #9 - Bill Elliott
8. #7 - Kyle Petty
9. #3 - Dale Earnhardt
10. #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.

The Winston 500 was held on May 6 at Alabama International Motor Speedway. Cale Yarborough won the pole.

Top ten results:

1. #28 - Cale Yarborough
2. #33 - Harry Gant
3. #21 - Buddy Baker
4. #22 - Bobby Allison
5. #55 - Benny Parsons
6. #43 - Richard Petty
7. #66 - Phil Parsons
8. #75 - Dave Marcis
9. #9 - Bill Elliott
10. #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.

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:

1. #11 - Darrell Waltrip
2. #12 - Neil Bonnett
3. #5 - Geoff Bodine
4. #15 - Ricky Rudd
5. #47 - Ron Bouchard
6. #88 - Rusty Wallace
7. #43 - Richard Petty
8. #44 - Terry Labonte
9. #90 - Dick Brooks
10. #75 - Dave Marcis

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:

1. #43 - Richard Petty*
2. #27 - Tim Richmond
3. #44 - Terry Labonte
4. #9 - Bill Elliott
5. #3 - Dale Earnhardt
6. #11 - Darrell Waltrip
7. #21 - Buddy Baker
8. #15 - Ricky Rudd
9. #47 - Ron Bouchard
10. #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.

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:

1. #22 - Bobby Allison*
2. #3 - Dale Earnhardt
3. #47 - Ron Bouchard
4. #33 - Harry Gant
5. #5 - Geoff Bodine
6. #1 - Lake Speed
7. #21 - Buddy Baker
8. #84 - Jody Ridley
9. #16 - David Pearson
10. #27 - Tim Richmond

• This would be Allison's final victory driving for DiGard Motorsports.

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:

1. #44 - Terry Labonte
2. #12 - Neil Bonnett
3. #22 - Bobby Allison
4. #5 - Geoff Bodine
5. #3 - Dale Earnhardt
6. #27 - Tim Richmond
7. #98 - Joe Ruttman
8. #7 - Kyle Petty
9. #15 - Ricky Rudd
10. #9 - Bill Elliott

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:

1. #28 - Cale Yarborough
2. #33 - Harry Gant
3. #44 - Terry Labonte
4. #9 - Bill Elliott
5. #27 - Tim Richmond
6. #11 - Darrell Waltrip
7. #22 - Bobby Allison
8. #3 - Dale Earnhardt
9. #55 - Benny Parsons
10. #1 - Lake Speed

The Michigan 400 was held on June 17 at Michigan International Speedway. Bill Elliott won the pole.

Top ten results:

1. #9 - Bill Elliott*
2. #3 - Dale Earnhardt
3. #11 - Darrell Waltrip
4. #33 - Harry Gant
5. #1 - Lake Speed
6. #22 - Bobby Allison
7. #5 - Geoff Bodine
8. #98 - Joe Ruttman
9. #16 - David Pearson
10. #21 - Buddy Baker

• This was Elliott's first superspeedway victory.

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:

1. #43 - Richard Petty
2. #33 - Harry Gant
3. #28 - Cale Yarborough*
4. #22 - Bobby Allison
5. #55 - Benny Parsons
6. #9 - Bill Elliott
7. #44 - Terry Labonte
8. #3 - Dale Earnhardt
9. #12 - Neil Bonnett
10. #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."

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:

1. #5 - Geoff Bodine
2. #11 - Darrell Waltrip
3. #3 - Dale Earnhardt
4. #47 - Ron Bouchard
5. #22 - Bobby Allison
6. #44 - Terry Labonte
7. #9 - Bill Elliott
8. #98 - Joe Ruttman
9. #33 - Harry Gant
10. #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.

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:

1. #33 - Harry Gant
2. #28 - Cale Yarborough
3. #9 - Bill Elliott
4. #44 - Terry Labonte
5. #55 - Benny Parsons
6. #88 - Rusty Wallace
7. #47 - Ron Bouchard
8. #7 - Kyle Petty
9. #27 - Tim Richmond
10. #3 - Dale Earnhardt

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:

1. #3 - Dale Earnhardt*
2. #21 - Buddy Baker
3. #44 - Terry Labonte
4. #22 - Bobby Allison
5. #28 - Cale Yarborough
6. #11 - Darrell Waltrip
7. #33 - Harry Gant
8. #1 - Lake Speed
9. #4 - Tommy Ellis
10. #9 - Bill Elliott

• This was Earnhardt's first Cup Series victory driving for Richard Childress.
• This race featured 68 lead changes among 16 drivers.

The Champion Spark Plug 400 was held on August 12 at Michigan International Speedway. Bill Elliott won the pole.

Top ten results:

1. #11 - Darrell Waltrip
2. #44 - Terry Labonte
3. #9 - Bill Elliott
4. #33 - Harry Gant
5. #28 - Cale Yarborough
6. #55 - Benny Parsons
7. #3 - Dale Earnhardt
8. #21 - Buddy Baker
9. #43 - Richard Petty
10. #47 - Ron Bouchard

The Busch 500 was held on August 25 at Bristol International Raceway. Geoff Bodine won the pole.

Top ten results:

1. #44 - Terry Labonte*
2. #22 - Bobby Allison
3. #90 - Dick Brooks
4. #75 - Dave Marcis
5. #33 - Harry Gant
6. #9 - Bill Elliott
7. #71 - Mike Alexander
8. #95 - Sterling Marlin
9. #51 - Greg Sacks
10. #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 21th, ending his chances of an eighth consecutive Bristol victory.

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:

1. #33 - Harry Gant*
2. #27 - Tim Richmond
3. #21 - Buddy Baker
4. #88 - Rusty Wallace
5. #15 - Ricky Rudd
6. #90 - Dick Brooks
7. #66 - Phil Parsons
8. #44 - Terry Labonte
9. #55 - Benny Parsons
10. #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.

The Capitol City 400 was held on September 9 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole.

Top ten results:

1. #11 - Darrell Waltrip
2. #15 - Ricky Rudd
3. #3 - Dale Earnhardt*
4. #5 - Geoff Bodine
5. #43 - Richard Petty
6. #7 - Kyle Petty
7. #12 - Neil Bonnett
8. #44 - Terry Labonte
9. #33 - Harry Gant
10. #90 - Dick Brooks

• Earnhardt's 3rd-place finish moved him back up to 2nd in points behind Labonte.

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:

1. #33 - Harry Gant
2. #44 - Terry Labonte
3. #15 - Ricky Rudd
4. #75 - Dave Marcis
5. #3 - Dale Earnhardt
6. #12 - Neil Bonnett
7. #90 - Dick Brooks
8. #47 - Ron Bouchard
9. #5 - Geoff Bodine
10. #48 - Trevor Boys

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:

1. #11 - Darrell Waltrip
2. #44 - Terry Labonte*
3. #9 - Bill Elliott
4. #33 - Harry Gant
5. #12 - Neil Bonnett
6. #21 - Buddy Baker
7. #75 - Dave Marcis
8. #43 - Richard Petty
9. #71 - Lennie Pond
10. #7 - Kyle Petty

• Terry Labonte's 2nd-place finish extended his points lead to 91 points over Harry Gant.

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:

1. #9 - Bill Elliott
2. #55 - Benny Parsons
3. #28 - Cale Yarborough
4. #33 - Harry Gant
5. #44 - Terry Labonte
6. #5 - Geoff Bodine
7. #84 - Jody Ridley
8. #15 - Ricky Rudd
9. #43 - Richard Petty
10. #22 - Bobby Allison

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:

1. #11 - Darrell Waltrip*
2. #33 - Harry Gant*
3. #22 - Bobby Allison
4. #12 - Neil Bonnett
5. #88 - Rusty Wallace
6. #15 - Ricky Rudd
7. #3 - Dale Earnhardt
8. #9 - Bill Elliott
9. #44 - Terry Labonte
10. #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.

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:

1. #9 - Bill Elliott
2. #33 - Harry Gant
3. #44 - Terry Labonte
4. #11 - Darrell Waltrip
5. #22 - Bobby Allison
6. #98 - Morgan Shepherd
7. #21 - Buddy Baker
8. #27 - Tim Richmond
9. #75 - Dave Marcis
10. #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.

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:

1. #3 - Dale Earnhardt
2. #9 - Bill Elliott
3. #15 - Ricky Rudd
4. #55 - Benny Parsons
5. #22 - Bobby Allison
6. #11 - Darrell Waltrip
7. #1 - Lake Speed
8. #43 - Richard Petty
9. #95 - Sterling Marlin
10. #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.

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:

1. #5 - Geoff Bodine*
2. #27 - Tim Richmond
3. #44 - Terry Labonte
4. #9 - Bill Elliott
5. #55 - Benny Parsons
6. #12 - Neil Bonnett
7. #22 - Bobby Allison
8. #33 - Harry Gant
9. #04 - Hershel McGriff
10. #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.

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.

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led.

Pos	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
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	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

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.

• 1984 NASCAR Busch Series
• 1984 NASCAR Winston West Series

• Winston Cup Standings and Statistics for 1984