Results

The 1984 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Southern 500

Sunday, September 2nd, 1984

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

  • 6 Ford
  • 23 Chevrolet
  • 7 Pontiac
  • 3 Buick
  • 1 Chrysler
  • 1 Oldsmobile

  • 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
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Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
15 12 9 Bill Elliott Ford 123 118 328 22 0 crash
37 21 51 Greg Sacks Chevrolet 52 52 61 0 0 engine
32 36 7 Kyle Petty Ford 67 67 91 0 0 crash
35 28 17 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 58 58 75 0 0 engine
5 11 15 Ricky Rudd Ford 155 155 364 0 0 running
4 18 88 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 160 160 365 0 0 running
39 26 95 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 46 46 57 0 0 crash
8 6 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 147 142 359 27 0 running
9 8 55 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 138 138 359 0 0 running
10 7 22 Bobby Allison Buick 139 134 358 1 0 running
23 24 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Chevrolet 94 94 253 0 0 running
28 41 67 Buddy Arrington Chrysler 79 79 150 0 0 engine
3 19 21 Buddy Baker Ford 165 165 367 0 0 running
17 15 28 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 112 112 325 0 0 engine
20 37 6 Clark Dwyer Chevrolet 103 103 309 0 0 running
31 31 23 Connie Saylor Chevrolet 70 70 109 0 0 engine
38 20 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 49 49 57 0 0 engine
40 3 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 43 43 28 0 0 engine
21 14 75 Dave Marcis Pontiac 100 100 307 0 0 running
41 9 16 David Pearson Chevrolet 40 40 28 0 0 valve
6 23 90 Dick Brooks Ford 155 150 364 1 0 running
12 13 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 127 127 336 0 0 running
25 38 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 88 88 223 0 0 crash
1 1 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 185 175 367 277 0 running
24 33 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 91 91 228 0 0 engine
18 40 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 109 109 316 0 0 running
16 17 84 Jody Ridley Chevrolet 120 115 328 2 0 running
13 10 98 Joe Ruttman Chevrolet 129 124 334 8 0 ignition
26 35 77 Ken Ragan Chevrolet 85 85 198 0 0 ignition
14 2 1 Lake Speed Chevrolet 126 121 331 28 0 crash
34 32 71 Mike Alexander Oldsmobile 61 61 76 0 0 vibration
30 4 12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 73 73 124 0 0 engine
7 25 66 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 146 146 362 0 0 running
27 30 87 Randy Baker Buick 82 82 159 0 0 overheating
29 16 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 76 76 129 0 0 engine
33 22 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 64 64 79 0 0 engine
36 34 18 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 55 55 70 0 0 engine
2 5 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 175 170 367 1 0 running
19 27 4 Tommy Ellis Chevrolet 106 106 312 0 0 running
22 39 64 Tommy Gale Ford 97 97 270 0 0 running
11 29 48 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 130 130 351 0 0 running

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