Official NASCAR Race Results
Richard Petty won the 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
07-04-1984 | Firecracker 400 | Daytona International Speedway
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 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 180 | 160 | 53 | Running | 43,755 |
| 2 | 13 | 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 175 | 160 | 4 | Running | 25,570 |
| 3 | 1 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Hardee's | 175 | 160 | 79 | Running | 23,640 |
| 4 | 10 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 165 | 160 | 5 | Running | 21,850 |
| 5 | 9 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | 155 | 160 | 0 | Running | 10,450 |
| 6 | 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 150 | 160 | 0 | Running | 14,050 |
| 7 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 151 | 159 | 11 | Running | 11,975 |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 147 | 159 | 5 | Running | 13,600 |
| 9 | 19 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 138 | 159 | 0 | Running | 7,665 |
| 10 | 18 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 134 | 157 | 0 | Running | 9,255 |
| 11 | 41 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 130 | 157 | 0 | Running | 11,350 |
| 12 | 26 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Northwestern Security Life | 127 | 157 | 0 | Running | 10,850 |
| 13 | 15 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 124 | 157 | 0 | Running | 6,485 |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Morgan-McClure | 121 | 157 | 0 | Running | 3,950 |
| 15 | 22 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 118 | 156 | 0 | Running | 11,950 |
| 16 | 38 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton-McCaig | 115 | 156 | 0 | Running | 7,725 |
| 17 | 5 | 16 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 117 | 156 | 1 | Running | 3,400 |
| 18 | 23 | 75 | Dave Marcis | Pontiac | Coca-Cola | 109 | 156 | 0 | Running | 11,250 |
| 19 | 17 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Chevrolet | Cumberland Carpet Mills | 106 | 155 | 0 | Running | 2,950 |
| 20 | 14 | 88 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Gatorade | 103 | 155 | 0 | Running | 6,015 |
| 21 | 32 | 89 | Dean Roper | Pontiac | Tiki Tan | 100 | 155 | 0 | Running | 2,650 |
| 22 | 28 | 71 | Mike Alexander | Oldsmobile | Action Vans | 97 | 155 | 0 | Running | 5,255 |
| 23 | 39 | 52 | Dale Jarrett | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 94 | 155 | 0 | Running | 4,955 |
| 24 | 35 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 91 | 153 | 0 | Running | 4,625 |
| 25 | 20 | 17 | Clark Dwyer | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 88 | 152 | 0 | Running | 4,615 |
| 26 | 24 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | 85 | 152 | 0 | Running | 2,250 |
| 27 | 33 | 6 | Connie Saylor | Chevrolet | U.S. Racing | 82 | 150 | 0 | Running | 4,330 |
| 28 | 40 | 01 | Doug Heveron | Chevrolet | Syracuse Classic | 79 | 145 | 0 | Crash | 1,950 |
| 29 | 25 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Thomas Racing | 76 | 139 | 0 | Running | 4,160 |
| 30 | 16 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 78 | 130 | 2 | Engine | 10,250 |
| 31 | 12 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 70 | 126 | 0 | Running | 10,225 |
| 32 | 34 | 97 | Dean Combs | Chevrolet | Best Products | 67 | 115 | 0 | Trail arm | 1,700 |
| 33 | 30 | 95 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Sadler Racing | 64 | 76 | 0 | Engine | 2,675 |
| 34 | 27 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Hawaiian Punch | 61 | 56 | 0 | Carburetor | 3,150 |
| 35 | 37 | 73 | Steve Moore | Chevrolet | Reagan in '84 | 58 | 53 | 0 | Push rod | 1,625 |
| 36 | 42 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Jim Peacock Dodge | 55 | 41 | 0 | Engine | 3,075 |
| 37 | 29 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | 52 | 40 | 0 | Crash | 1,550 |
| 38 | 21 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 49 | 26 | 0 | Transmission | 3,725 |
| 39 | 31 | 51 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Native Tan | 46 | 15 | 0 | Ignition | 1,550 |
| 40 | 36 | 23 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Cap'n Coty's | 43 | 6 | 0 | Engine | 1,500 |
| 41 | 8 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 40 | 4 | 0 | Engine | 1,500 |
| 42 | 11 | 1 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | Bull Frog Knits | 37 | 0 | 0 | Engine | 1,500 |
Race Recap
- Date: 07-04-1984
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Firecracker 400
- Race #: 16
- Cars: 42
- Winner: Richard Petty
- Start Position: 6th
- Car Make: Pontiac
- Avg Speed: 171.204 mph
- Distance: 400 miles
- Purse: $336,550
- Cautions: 3
- Caution Laps: 15
- Lead Changes: 29
- Pole: 199.743 mph


