Official NASCAR Race Results
Cale Yarborough won the 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
05-06-1984 | Winston 500 | Talladega Superspeedway
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 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Hardee's | 180 | 188 | 19 | Running | 42,300 |
| 2 | 11 | 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 175 | 188 | 14 | Running | 31,780 |
| 3 | 7 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 170 | 188 | 43 | Running | 22,250 |
| 4 | 14 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 165 | 188 | 13 | Running | 31,250 |
| 5 | 4 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | 165 | 188 | 56 | Running | 19,650 |
| 6 | 13 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 155 | 187 | 18 | Running | 18,495 |
| 7 | 21 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 151 | 187 | 4 | Running | 11,000 |
| 8 | 23 | 75 | Dave Marcis | Pontiac | RahMoc Enterprises | 142 | 187 | 0 | Running | 16,800 |
| 9 | 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 143 | 187 | 1 | Running | 14,600 |
| 10 | 19 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Jim Testa | 139 | 186 | 3 | Running | 11,525 |
| 11 | 18 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | 130 | 186 | 0 | Running | 5,900 |
| 12 | 28 | 95 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Sadler Racing | 127 | 186 | 0 | Running | 6,600 |
| 13 | 22 | 4 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Morgan-McClure | 124 | 185 | 0 | Running | 5,200 |
| 14 | 30 | 51 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Sacks & Sons | 121 | 185 | 0 | Running | 4,800 |
| 15 | 33 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 118 | 184 | 0 | Running | 13,100 |
| 16 | 20 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Chevrolet | Cumberland Carpet Mills | 115 | 182 | 0 | Running | 4,200 |
| 17 | 38 | 71 | Mike Alexander | Oldsmobile | Action Vans | 112 | 181 | 0 | Running | 13,565 |
| 18 | 29 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton-McCaig | 109 | 179 | 0 | Running | 7,255 |
| 19 | 36 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 106 | 177 | 0 | Running | 6,935 |
| 20 | 27 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | R.L. Monroe | 103 | 177 | 0 | Running | 7,025 |
| 21 | 24 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 100 | 172 | 0 | Running | 6,115 |
| 22 | 10 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 97 | 165 | 0 | Valve | 11,000 |
| 23 | 15 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 94 | 160 | 0 | Running | 3,500 |
| 24 | 39 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Affordable Car Rentals | 91 | 158 | 0 | Running | 5,605 |
| 25 | 3 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 93 | 156 | 8 | Engine | 6,045 |
| 26 | 26 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 85 | 151 | 0 | Transmission | 9,250 |
| 27 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 87 | 149 | 3 | Running | 10,475 |
| 28 | 32 | 89 | Dean Roper | Pontiac | Evinrude Motors | 79 | 149 | 0 | Oil pump | 2,650 |
| 29 | 17 | 17 | Clark Dwyer | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 76 | 137 | 0 | Running | 4,875 |
| 30 | 25 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 73 | 116 | 0 | Driveshaft | 4,815 |
| 31 | 31 | 88 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Gatorade | 75 | 107 | 1 | Steering | 4,580 |
| 32 | 6 | 16 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 72 | 105 | 5 | Vibration | 2,650 |
| 33 | 12 | 1 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | Bull Frog Knits | 64 | 65 | 0 | Push rod | 2,425 |
| 34 | 8 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Northwestern Security Life | 61 | 61 | 0 | Crash | 8,900 |
| 35 | 16 | 38 | Phil Barkdoll | Chevrolet | Barkdoll Construction | 58 | 60 | 0 | Engine | 2,375 |
| 36 | 37 | 01 | Doug Heveron | Chevrolet | Syracuse Classic | 55 | 53 | 0 | Transmission | 2,350 |
| 37 | 34 | 6 | Jim Sauter | Chevrolet | Alugard | 52 | 34 | 0 | Engine | 4,585 |
| 38 | 9 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 49 | 25 | 0 | Engine | 10,800 |
| 39 | 40 | 2 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Buick | Red Roof Inns | 46 | 25 | 0 | Valve | 2,275 |
| 40 | 35 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 43 | 6 | 0 | Oil pressure | 3,750 |
Race Recap
- Date: 05-06-1984
- Track: Talladega Superspeedway
- Race: Winston 500
- Race #: 9
- Cars: 40
- Winner: Cale Yarborough
- Start Position: 1st
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 172.988 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $403,250
- Cautions: 4
- Caution Laps: 17
- Lead Changes: 75
- Pole: 202.692 mph


