| 1984 Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 22 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $319,085 | Race Date: | Sep 2, 1984 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 54m 2s | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 17 | Average Speed: | 128.270 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 51 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Harry Gant H. Gant | Driver: | Harry Gant H. Gant | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #33 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #33 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Mach 1 Racing | Team: | Mach 1 Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Travis Carter | Crew Chief: | Travis Carter | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 277 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 155.502 MPH | |||||
| Official 1984 Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 185 | 367 | 277 |
| 2 | 5 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running |  | 175 | 367 | 1 |
| 3 | 19 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Running |  | 165 | 367 | 0 |
| 4 | 18 | 88 | Rusty Wallace (R) | Gatorade | Running | | 160 | 365 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 155 | 364 | 0 |
| 6 | 23 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Running | | 155 | 364 | 1 |
| 7 | 25 | 66 | Phil Parsons (R) | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 146 | 362 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 147 | 359 | 27 |
| 9 | 8 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Running | | 138 | 359 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running |  | 139 | 358 | 1 |
| 11 | 29 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Hylton-McCaig | Running | | 130 | 351 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Northwestern Security Life | Running | | 127 | 336 | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Ignition | | 129 | 334 | 8 |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | Lake Speed | Bull Frog Knits | Accident | | 126 | 331 | 28 |
| 15 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Accident | | 123 | 328 | 22 |
| 16 | 17 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Cumberland Carpets | Running | | 120 | 328 | 2 |
| 17 | 15 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Engine | | 112 | 325 | 0 |
| 18 | 40 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 109 | 316 | 0 |
| 19 | 27 | 4 | Tommy Ellis (R) | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Running | | 106 | 312 | 0 |
| 20 | 37 | 6 | Clark Dwyer (R) | U.S. Racing | Running | | 103 | 309 | 0 |
| 21 | 14 | 75 | Dave Marcis | Rahmoc Racing | Running | | 100 | 307 | 0 |
| 22 | 39 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 97 | 270 | 0 |
| 23 | 24 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Running | | 94 | 253 | 0 |
| 24 | 33 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine | | 91 | 228 | 0 |
| 25 | 38 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Almeda Auto Parts | Accident | | 88 | 223 | 0 |
| 26 | 35 | 77 | Ken Ragan | McCord Gaskets | Ignition | | 85 | 198 | 0 |
| 27 | 30 | 87 | Randy Baker | Domino's Pizza | Overheating | | 82 | 159 | 0 |
| 28 | 41 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Engine | Chrysler | 79 | 150 | 0 |
| 29 | 16 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 76 | 129 | 0 |
| 30 | 4 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Engine | | 73 | 124 | 0 |
| 31 | 31 | 23 | Connie Saylor | Bahre Racing | Engine | | 70 | 109 | 0 |
| 32 | 36 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Accident | | 67 | 91 | 0 |
| 33 | 22 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Engine | | 64 | 79 | 0 |
| 34 | 32 | 71 | Mike Alexander | Action Vans | Vibration |  | 61 | 76 | 0 |
| 35 | 28 | 17 | Morgan Shepherd | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Engine | | 58 | 75 | 0 |
| 36 | 34 | 18 | Slick Johnson | Satterfield Racing | Engine | | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 37 | 21 | 51 | Greg Sacks (R) | Sacks & Sons Racing | Engine | | 52 | 61 | 0 |
| 38 | 20 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Engine | | 49 | 57 | 0 |
| 39 | 26 | 95 | Sterling Marlin | Sadler Brothers Racing | Accident | | 46 | 57 | 0 |
| 40 | 3 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Engine | | 43 | 28 | 0 |
| 41 | 9 | 16 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Valves | | 40 | 28 | 0 |
