Official NASCAR Race Results
Harry Gant won the 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
09-02-1984 | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 185 | 367 | 277 | Running | 46,180 |
| 2 | 5 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 175 | 367 | 1 | Running | 29,420 |
| 3 | 19 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 165 | 367 | 0 | Running | 12,200 |
| 4 | 18 | 88 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Gatorade | 160 | 365 | 0 | Running | 14,405 |
| 5 | 11 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 155 | 364 | 0 | Running | 17,050 |
| 6 | 23 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 155 | 364 | 1 | Running | 10,350 |
| 7 | 25 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 146 | 362 | 0 | Running | 5,550 |
| 8 | 6 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 147 | 359 | 27 | Running | 8,800 |
| 9 | 8 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | 138 | 359 | 0 | Running | 4,750 |
| 10 | 7 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 139 | 358 | 1 | Running | 16,200 |
| 11 | 29 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton-McCaig | 130 | 351 | 0 | Running | 7,780 |
| 12 | 13 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Northwestern Security Life | 127 | 336 | 0 | Running | 10,660 |
| 13 | 10 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 129 | 334 | 8 | Ignition | 7,295 |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | Bull Frog Knits | 126 | 331 | 28 | Crash | 4,395 |
| 15 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 123 | 328 | 22 | Crash | 11,200 |
| 16 | 17 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Chevrolet | Cumberland Carpet Mills | 120 | 328 | 2 | Running | 3,640 |
| 17 | 15 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Hardee's | 112 | 325 | 0 | Engine | 3,350 |
| 18 | 40 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 109 | 316 | 0 | Running | 7,320 |
| 19 | 27 | 4 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Morgan-McClure | 106 | 312 | 0 | Running | 3,010 |
| 20 | 37 | 6 | Clark Dwyer | Chevrolet | U.S. Racing | 103 | 309 | 0 | Running | 6,205 |
| 21 | 14 | 75 | Dave Marcis | Pontiac | RahMoc Enterprises | 100 | 307 | 0 | Running | 10,615 |
| 22 | 39 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 97 | 270 | 0 | Running | 5,355 |
| 23 | 24 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | 94 | 253 | 0 | Running | 2,495 |
| 24 | 33 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | McDuffie Racing | 91 | 228 | 0 | Engine | 4,960 |
| 25 | 38 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | 88 | 223 | 0 | Crash | 2,875 |
| 26 | 35 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | 85 | 198 | 0 | Ignition | 2,170 |
| 27 | 30 | 87 | Randy Baker | Buick | Domino's Pizza | 82 | 159 | 0 | Overheating | 2,065 |
| 28 | 41 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Arrington Racing | 79 | 150 | 0 | Engine | 4,925 |
| 29 | 16 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 76 | 129 | 0 | Engine | 4,935 |
| 30 | 4 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 73 | 124 | 0 | Engine | 2,560 |
| 31 | 31 | 23 | Connie Saylor | Chevrolet | Bahre Racing | 70 | 109 | 0 | Engine | 1,845 |
| 32 | 36 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 67 | 91 | 0 | Crash | 9,990 |
| 33 | 22 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 64 | 79 | 0 | Engine | 3,795 |
| 34 | 32 | 71 | Mike Alexander | Oldsmobile | Action Vans | 61 | 76 | 0 | Vibration | 3,440 |
| 35 | 28 | 17 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 58 | 75 | 0 | Engine | 3,025 |
| 36 | 34 | 18 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | Satterfield Racing | 55 | 70 | 0 | Engine | 1,495 |
| 37 | 21 | 51 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Sacks & Sons | 52 | 61 | 0 | Engine | 1,415 |
| 38 | 20 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 49 | 57 | 0 | Engine | 7,860 |
| 39 | 26 | 95 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Sadler Racing | 46 | 57 | 0 | Crash | 2,305 |
| 40 | 3 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 43 | 28 | 0 | Engine | 9,950 |
| 41 | 9 | 16 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 40 | 28 | 0 | Valve | 1,250 |
Race Recap
- Date: 09-02-1984
- Track: Darlington Raceway
- Race: Southern 500
- Race #: 22
- Cars: 41
- Winner: Harry Gant
- Start Position: 1st
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 128.270 mph
- Distance: 501 miles
- Purse: $319,085
- Cautions: 8
- Caution Laps: 51
- Lead Changes: 17
- Pole: 155.502 mph


