| 1984 Talladega 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 19 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $352,500 | Race Date: | Jul 29, 1984 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.660 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 12m 4s | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 68 | Average Speed: | 155.485 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 37 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #28 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 40 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 202.474 MPH | |||||
| Official 1984 Talladega 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 180 | 188 | 40 |
| 2 | 6 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Running |  | 180 | 188 | 41 |
| 3 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 170 | 188 | 19 |
| 4 | 16 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running |  | 165 | 188 | 16 |
| 5 | 1 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Running | | 160 | 188 | 34 |
| 6 | 7 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 155 | 188 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 151 | 188 | 2 |
| 8 | 15 | 1 | Lake Speed | Bull Frog Knits | Running | | 142 | 188 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | Tommy Ellis (R) | Jim Magill | Running | | 143 | 188 | 1 |
| 10 | 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 139 | 188 | 6 |
| 11 | 35 | 77 | Ken Ragan | McCord Gaskets | Running | | 135 | 188 | 1 |
| 12 | 10 | 88 | Rusty Wallace (R) | Gatorade | Running |  | 127 | 188 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | 75 | Dave Marcis | Rahilly & Grady Racing | Running | | 129 | 188 | 4 |
| 14 | 24 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 121 | 188 | 0 |
| 15 | 32 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Running | | 118 | 188 | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Hawaiian Punch | Running | | 120 | 187 | 9 |
| 17 | 33 | 71 | Mike Alexander | Action Vans | Running |  | 112 | 185 | 0 |
| 18 | 40 | 73 | Steve Moore | Dryden | Running | | 109 | 184 | 0 |
| 19 | 8 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running | | 111 | 178 | 1 |
| 20 | 17 | 66 | Phil Parsons (R) | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| 21 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Engine | Chrysler | 100 | 163 | 0 |
| 22 | 26 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 97 | 163 | 0 |
| 23 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 94 | 157 | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Hylton-McCaig | Accident | | 96 | 156 | 6 |
| 25 | 21 | 38 | Phil Barkdoll | Helen Rae Special | Engine | | 88 | 152 | 0 |
| 26 | 28 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Northwestern Security Life | Engine | | 90 | 146 | 6 |
| 27 | 30 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running | | 82 | 145 | 0 |
| 28 | 37 | 17 | Clark Dwyer (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Wheel Bearing | | 84 | 143 | 1 |
| 29 | 22 | 51 | Greg Sacks (R) | Sacks & Sons Farm | Engine | | 76 | 141 | 0 |
| 30 | 36 | 52 | Morgan Shepherd | Broadway Motors | Engine | | 73 | 105 | 0 |
| 31 | 38 | 3 | Eddie Bierschwale | B & B Racing | Accident | | 70 | 88 | 0 |
| 32 | 20 | 95 | Sterling Marlin | Sadler Brothers Racing | Engine | | 67 | 81 | 0 |
| 33 | 23 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Engine | | 64 | 55 | 0 |
| 34 | 13 | 64 | Jody Ridley | Cumberland Carpets | Accident | | 61 | 54 | 0 |
| 35 | 18 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Accident | | 58 | 53 | 0 |
| 36 | 19 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Gilmore-Foyt Enterprises | Steering | | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 37 | 27 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Engine | | 52 | 44 | 0 |
| 38 | 39 | 2 | Elliott Forbes-Robin | Red Roof Inns | Accident | | 49 | 32 | 0 |
| 39 | 34 | 87 | Randy Baker | Domino's Pizza | Engine | | 46 | 15 | 0 |
| 40 | 31 | 29 | Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Engine | | 43 | 1 | 0 |
