Entry List
The official 1984 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Darlington Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Southern 500
Sunday, September 2nd, 1984
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
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- Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 367
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 128.270
- Cautions: 8 for 51 laps
- Lead Changes: 17
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Oct 8, 1955 | 28 | Ford | Coors | Harry Melling |
| 2 | 51 | Greg Sacks | Mattituck, NY | Nov 3, 1952 | 31 | Chevrolet | Sacks & Sons | Arnie Sacks |
| 3 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Jun 2, 1960 | 24 | Ford | 7-Eleven | Petty Enterprises |
| 4 | 17 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Oct 21, 1941 | 42 | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Roger Hamby |
| 5 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Sep 12, 1956 | 27 | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | Bud Moore |
| 6 | 88 | Rusty Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Aug 14, 1956 | 28 | Pontiac | Gatorade | Cliff Stewart |
| 7 | 95 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Jun 30, 1957 | 27 | Chevrolet | Sadler Racing | Sadler Brothers |
| 8 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 27 | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan |
| 9 | 55 | Benny Parsons | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | Johnny Hayes |
| 10 | 22 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Buick | Miller High Life | DiGard |
| 11 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | Stavola Brothers |
| 12 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Chrysler | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington |
| 13 | 21 | Buddy Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Ford | Valvoline | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 14 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Chevrolet | Hardee's | Harry Ranier |
| 15 | 6 | Clark Dwyer | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Chevrolet | U.S. Racing | D.K. Ulrich |
| 16 | 23 | Connie Saylor | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Chevrolet | Bahre Racing | Dick Bahre |
| 17 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 33 | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | Richard Childress Racing |
| 18 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 37 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson |
| 19 | 75 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 43 | Pontiac | RahMoc Enterprises | RahMoc Enterprises |
| 20 | 16 | David Pearson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | Bobby Hawkins |
| 21 | 90 | Dick Brooks | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | Junie Donlavey |
| 22 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Apr 18, 1949 | 35 | Chevrolet | Northwestern Security Life | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 23 | 36 | HB Bailey | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | H.B. Bailey |
| 24 | 33 | Harry Gant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham |
| 25 | 70 | JD McDuffie | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Pontiac | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie |
| 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means |
| 27 | 84 | Jody Ridley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Chevrolet | Cumberland Carpet Mills | Robert McEntyre |
| 28 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Oct 28, 1944 | 39 | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | Ron Benfield |
| 29 | 77 | Ken Ragan | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | Marvin Ragan |
| 30 | 1 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Jan 17, 1948 | 36 | Chevrolet | Bull Frog Knits | Hoss Ellington |
| 31 | 71 | Mike Alexander | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Oldsmobile | Action Vans | Dave Marcis |
| 32 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson |
| 33 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Denver, NC | Jun 21, 1957 | 27 | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | Johnny Hayes |
| 34 | 87 | Randy Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Buick | Domino's Pizza | Buck Baker |
| 35 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Pontiac | STP | Mike Curb |
| 36 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Buick | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe |
| 37 | 18 | Slick Johnson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Chevrolet | Satterfield Racing | Leon Satterfield |
| 38 | 27 | Tim Richmond | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | Raymond Beadle |
| 39 | 4 | Tommy Ellis | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Chevrolet | Morgan-McClure | Larry McClure |
| 40 | 64 | Tommy Gale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1984 | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley |
| 41 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Calgary, Alberta Canada | Nov 3, 1957 | 26 | Chevrolet | Hylton-McCaig | James Hylton |