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The1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 36th season of professional stock car racing in theUnited States and the 13th modern-era Cup series season. It began on Sunday, February 19 and ended on Sunday, November 18.Terry Labonte was crowned champion at the end of the season. This was the final year forChrysler untilDodge returned in2001.
Bold denotesNASCAR Crown Jewel event
Cale Yarborough completed a lap of 201.848 mph (324.828 km/h), officially breaking the 200 mph barrier at Daytona. He drafted pastDarrell Waltrip on the final lap, winning for the second year in a row, and fourth time in his career.Richard Petty, making his debut withCurb Racing, stormed from 34th to lead over 20 laps before a camshaft broke.
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Ricky Rudd, still sporting swelling in his face from his bad Daytona crash, ran downDarrell Waltrip for his first win withBud Moore Engineering.
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Bobby Allison grabbed his first win of the season, while a vicious four-car crash swept up rookieRusty Wallace on Lap 372; the guardrail was damaged to where it took half an hour to repair it. Before the race controversy erupted between the track and sponsor Warner Hodgdon over late payment of sponsorship fees; the fees were paid in full March 19.
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Benny Parsons fought offDale Earnhardt andCale Yarborough in a three-car race; the win was Parsons' final Winston Cup victory.Darrell Waltrip was dropped from fifth to 10th after the race when NASCAR ruled he'd passed illegally to get a lap back late in the race.
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Waltrip passedTim Richmond with 44 laps to go for his seventh-straightBristol International Raceway win. He was pressured byBobby Allison, who led 190 laps to Waltrip's 205; Allison faltered with 57 laps to go and finished 19th.
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Ricky Rudd led 290 laps butNorth Wilkesboro Speedway would not see him win as he faltered in the final 28 laps.Tim Richmond pounced to the win, what would be his last withRaymond Beadle's team.
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Two thunderstorms and multiple crashes permeated Darlington's annual spring race asDarrell Waltrip took his fourth Rebel 500 win. Pole-sitterBenny Parsons hit the wall on the opening lap; on Lap Three a three-abreast stack-up for second led to a four-car crash involvingBobby Allison,Richard Petty (who led seven laps and still finished seventh),Geoff Bodine, andDick Brooks. Around Lap 137 following aBobby Hillin Jr. crashJoe Ruttman,Terry Labonte,Buddy Baker, andRusty Wallace crashed on the backstretch on the yellow. In a later five-car melee in the second turnD. K. Ulrich climbed overGreg Sacks's hood;Tim Richmond crashed twice whileDave Marcis crashed while leading (he still finished 13th) after being sideswiped by Buddy Baker. In all some thirty cars were involved in wrecks.
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Ricky Rudd led 121 laps andBobby Allison led 266 laps, but both were knocked out of contention in the final 60 laps asGeoff Bodine took his first career Winston Cup win and gave Charlotte car dealerRick Hendrick his first win as owner.Ron Bouchard, a longtime adversary of Bodine on NASCAR's Modified Tour, finished second. Bodine's victory saved All-Star Racing from shutting down as they were able to secure sponsorship from Northwestern Security Life for the rest of the season.
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The Winston 500 at Talladega was the 2nd most competitive race in the history of NASCAR Winston Cup. The race had 75 different lead changes, a record that stood until the 2010Aaron's 499 with 88 changes, which was matched in 2011.Cale Yarborough passedHarry Gant in the final lap to take the win.
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Nashville's Fairgrounds race track had seen numerous controversies over the years, but 1984's controversy may have topped all of them. On lap 418 three cars crashed on the backstretch;Darrell Waltrip led laps 418 and 419 butJunior Johnson teammateNeil Bonnett passed him on the final lap under yellow;Dick Beaty of NASCAR initially ruled Bonnett the race winner; the following Monday, however, NASCAR reversed the decision since the yellow had flown before the last lap pass.
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Richard Petty had not won atDover Downs International Speedway since 1979 and had not won the track's spring/early summer race since 1969. But he battledBill Elliott,Tim Richmond, andHarry Gant to the win, his 199th Winston Cup win. Gant led 218 laps but fell out while running in the top five 108 laps from the end, while Elliott cut a tire while running second with 40 to go. It was Petty's first win not withPetty Enterprises since driving a Don Robertson Plymouth to two wins in 1970.
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Cale Yarborough's engine failure sealed a win forBobby Allison; it proved to be his final win forDiGard Motorsports.
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Terry Labonte passedBobby Allison and led the final 23 laps for his first win of the season and first win atRiverside International Raceway barely two years after a very serious crash there.
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Cale Yarborough outlasted his competitors to take the win atPocono Raceway.David Pearson droveNeil Bonnett's Chevrolet in qualifying and won the pole; he relieved Bonnett and finished 14th; ironically David finished just behind arch-rivalRichard Petty, who led early before finishing 13th.
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Yarborough led 67 laps but faltered late asBill Elliott achieved a breakthrough win, his second career win but first on a superspeedway and first withCoors sponsorship.
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Richard Petty's last win. In the1984 Firecracker 400, Richard Petty edged outCale Yarborough by about 8 inches to visit Victory Lane for the 200th and what turned out to be the final time.
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Geoff Bodine led 327 laps to the win at Nashville - it would turn out to be the final Winston Cup race at the Fairgrounds asWarner W. Hodgdon's racing empire began cracking.Richard Petty started third but fell out after 212 laps with engine failure; it was his first race having to get engines from suppliers other than the DiGard team after the Gardners ended their engine deal withCurb Motorsports.
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At PoconoHarry Gant burst past pole-sitterBill Elliott on the opening lap and edgedCale Yarborough and Elliott at the stripe after leading 107 laps.Bobby Allison led one lap but climbed the wall hard in the Tunnel Turn (one of nine yellows during the day) and finished a distant 28th.
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Dale Earnhardt fought off a ten car pack, passingTerry Labonte on the last lap to win his second consecutive Talladega 500. The race featured 68 lead changes among 16 drivers.
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Terry Labonte led 117 laps as he,Darrell Waltrip, and pole-sitterBill Elliott led 33 laps atMichigan International Speedway. With no yellows, pitstops became the key as Waltrip stretch his fuel mileage for the win.
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Darrell Waltrip led 144 laps but after halfway he fell out and finished 12th, ending his win streak atBristol International Raceway.Terry Labonte led the final 124 laps but had to withstand a challenge fromBobby Allison to grab the win, his fourth career win and first on a short track.
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Amid numerous crashesHarry Gant led 277 laps to an easy win. He thus moved into second place in points behindTerry Labonte.
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Darrell Waltrip, despite more wins than any other driver, found himself a distant fifth in points; he led 321 laps for the win but was still 185 points out of the lead.Dale Earnhardt grabbed third in the race and second in points behind Labonte (eighth at the end) whileHarry Gant finished ninth.
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Harry Gant andTerry Labonte combined to lead 385 of 500 laps atDover Downs International Speedway en route to a 1-2 finish, Gant's third win of the season, as numerous crashes thinned the field; among those involved in wrecks wereBill Elliott,Rusty Wallace,Tim Richmond, and defending race champBobby Allison.Dale Earnhardt led 35 laps but finished three laps down;Ron Bouchard led 68 laps but finished five laps down.Richard Petty, winner at Dover in May, fell out with oil pump failure.
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Despite leading 313 laps to the win,Darrell Waltrip was now 215 points out of the lead following Martinsville's early-autumn race.Terry Labonte finished second and held a 91-point lead overHarry Gant (fourth). Pole-sitterGeoff Bodine led the first 37 laps before his oil pump failed.Joe Ruttman fell out with engine failure and leftRon Benfield's team after two potent but ultimately futile seasons.
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Benny Parsons andBill Elliott claimed the front row and combined to lead 284 of 334 laps.Cale Yarborough and point leadersHarry Gant andTerry Labonte led 37 laps between them and finished 3-4-5 at the end. Elliott grabbed the lead with 60 to go and pulled away to his second win of the season. Gant finished fourth and stood 86 points behind Labonte.
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Junior Johnson's Chevrolets led 305 of 400 laps asDarrell Waltrip took his seventh win of the season andNeil Bonnett finished fifth. But he was 246 points out of the lead and realistically was eliminated from the championship; the story fell toHarry Gant as he finished a close second in the race; combined with a ninth-place finish byTerry Labonte the finish helped Gant close to 59 points out.
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North Carolina Motor Speedway saw its final race under Warner Hodgdon sponsorship as the racing magnate's business empire was deteriorating more and more. Numerous crashes erupted; a multicar melee on a restart eliminatedGeoff Bodine andTim Richmond. The most spectacular crash came whenJerry Bowman flipped over and slid on his roof down the backstretch.Bill Elliott andHarry Gant combined to lead 299 laps; in the final 55 laps Gant ran down Elliott and took the lead with two to go, but Elliott dove back under Gant and the two raced abreast the final two miles; they hit the stripe abreast and Elliott won by less than a wheel. Labonte finished third and held a 49-point lead on Gant with two races to go.
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Geoff Bodine stormed into the lead on the opening lap and led 125 laps before his engine failed with 36 laps to go; this putDale Earnhardt into the lead for his second win of the season, while pole-sitterBill Elliott finished second.Terry Labonte andHarry Gant fell out with engine failures and the points race stood with Labonte holding a 42-point lead on Gant. Tragedy blackened the event whenTerry Schoonover crashed some 200 miles in and was killed.
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Geoff Bodine grabbed his third win of the season asTerry Labonte won the pole and finished third, finally clinching the Winston Cup title.Harry Gant finished eighth and finished second in points. Lame duck series champBobby Allison led 56 laps but slid off the track with four to go and finished seventh; arch-rivalDarrell Waltrip led 33 laps but blew his engine and finished 34th. Bodine referenced budding rumors aboutRiverside International Raceway's future when he said he was glad to have won as "they're going to tear this place down." Open-wheel driverBobby Rahal made his only NASCAR start in this race, driving forWood Brothers Racing. Rahal would drop out of the race on lap 44 due to mechanical problems.
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Bold denotesNASCAR Crown Jewel event.
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time.Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led.
| Pos | Driver | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | RIV | POC | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | ATL | RIV | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Labonte | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 1* | 3 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2* | 1* | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 4508 |
| 2 | Harry Gant | 6 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 27* | 4 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1* | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1* | 9 | 1* | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2* | 26 | 8 | 4443 |
| 3 | Bill Elliott | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4377 |
| 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 4265 |
| 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 3 | 2* | 10 | 10 | 1* | 6 | 1* | 3 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 21* | 40 | 1* | 11 | 1* | 27 | 1* | 4 | 6 | 34 | 4230 |
| 6 | Bobby Allison | 34 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 4* | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1* | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7* | 4094 |
| 7 | Ricky Rudd | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3* | 9 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 15 | 16 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 15 | 3918 |
| 8 | Neil Bonnett | 4 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 2* | 15 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 23 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 6 | 3802 |
| 9 | Geoff Bodine | 8 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 14 | 35 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 1* | 12 | 26 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 24* | 1 | 3734 |
| 10 | Richard Petty | 31 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 34 | 1 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 5 | 37 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 3643 |
| 11 | Ron Bouchard | 27 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 3609 |
| 12 | Tim Richmond | 33 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 33 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 20 | 28 | 21 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 3505 |
| 13 | Dave Marcis | 42 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 34 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 3416 |
| 14 | Rusty Wallace(R) | 30 | 16 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 15 | 31 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 26 | 3316 |
| 15 | Dick Brooks | 26 | 19 | 23* | 14 | 30 | 11 | 31 | 11 | 30 | 9 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 17 | 24 | 3265 |
| 16 | Kyle Petty | 40 | 17 | 31 | 38 | 26 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 37 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 32 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 3159 |
| 17 | Trevor Boys | 41 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 35 | 13 | 32 | 37 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 24 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 26 | 12 | 27 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 3040 |
| 18 | Joe Ruttman | 28 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 41 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 20 | 29 | 13 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 40 | 34 | 35 | 10 | 2945 | |
| 19 | Greg Sacks(R) | 18 | 24 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 29 | 24 | 38 | 32 | 22 | 32 | 39 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 37 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 18 | 24 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 2545 | |
| 20 | Buddy Arrington | 25 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 31 | 13 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 18 | DNQ | 29 | 20 | DNQ | DNQ | 2504 | |
| 21 | Buddy Baker | 38 | 5 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 10 | 41 | 2* | 8 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 6 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 2477 | |||||||||
| 22 | Cale Yarborough | 1* | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 1* | 13* | 3* | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 2448 | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | Clark Dwyer(R) | 20 | 27 | 12 | 40 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 25 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 28 | 40 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 38 | 25 | 2374 | ||||
| 24 | Phil Parsons(R) | 11 | 18 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 15 | 28 | 41 | 2290 | |||||||
| 25 | Jimmy Means | 17 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 2218 | ||||||||
| 26 | Lake Speed | 37 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 42 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 32 | 25 | 29 | 7 | 17 | 2023 | |||||||||||
| 27 | Benny Parsons | 29 | 1* | 27 | 5* | 42 | 9 | 28 | 5 | 5 | Wth | 6 | 9 | 2* | 4 | 5 | 1865 | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | Mike Alexander | 21 | 21 | 11 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 34 | 1862 | |||||||||||
| 29 | Morgan Shepherd | 13 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 36 | 17 | 22 | 40 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 35 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 1811 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Ronnie Thomas | 24 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 15 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 23 | 30 | DNQ | 24 | 25 | 29 | 21 | 40 | 27 | 23 | 27 | DNQ | DNQ | 35 | 16 | DNQ | QL | DNQ | DNQ | 1775 | ||
| 31 | Tommy Ellis | 28 | 29 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 9 | 36 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 17 | 33 | 14 | 1738 | ||||||||||
| 32 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | 35 | 37 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 16 | 19 | 37 | 33 | 15 | 21 | 23 | DNQ | 15 | 12 | 33 | 1477 | |||||||||||||
| 33 | Tommy Gale | 32 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 24 | 36 | DNQ | 11 | 22 | 1426 | |||||||||||||
| 34 | J. D. McDuffie | DNQ | 23 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 39 | DNQ | DNQ | 31 | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | 24 | 28 | 16 | 25 | DNQ | 30 | 36 | DNQ | 30 | 1366 | |||||||
| 35 | Jody Ridley | 10 | 27 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 35 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 32 | 1288 | ||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Doug Heveron | 23 | DNQ | 30 | 14 | 28 | 36 | 40 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 37 | DNQ | 13 | 14 | 37 | 18 | 23 | 1265 | ||||||||||||
| 37 | Sterling Marlin | 15 | 35 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 9 | 1207 | ||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Lennie Pond | 13 | 20 | 25 | 39 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 923 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Dean Combs | 19 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 18 | 36 | 32 | 38 | DNQ | 28 | 36 | 903 | |||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Ken Ragan | 14 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 40 | 873 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | David Pearson | 9 | 32 | 37 | 32 | 9 | QL | 9 | 17 | 39 | 41 | 38 | 25 | 812 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | D. K. Ulrich | 22 | 24 | 19 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 37 | 29 | 810 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Connie Saylor | 22 | 33 | 25 | 39 | DNQ | 27 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 367 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Jerry Bowman | DNQ | 18 | 38 | 30 | 38 | 32 | 362 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | DNQ | 39 | 24 | 38 | 20 | 19 | 349 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Jeff Hooker | 20 | 30 | DNQ | 21 | 39 | 322 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | Bobby Wawak | DNQ | 28 | DNQ | 32 | 22 | 28 | 307 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | Dick May | 28 | 19 | 16 | 300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 49 | Dean Roper | 16 | 28 | 21 | 294 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Bobby Gerhart | 34 | 38 | DNQ | DNQ | 39 | 19 | 262 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Jim Southard | DNQ | 31 | 31 | DNQ | 20 | 20 | DNQ | DNQ | 243 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 52 | Mark Stahl | DNQ | 18 | DNQ | DNQ | 27 | 38 | 240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 53 | Ken Schrader | 19 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 27 | 228 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 54 | Randy Baker | DNQ | 24 | 39 | 27 | 219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 55 | Jim Robinson | 14 | 29 | 197 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 56 | Summer McKnight | 25 | 19 | 194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 57 | Derrike Cope | 15 | 29 | 18 | 194 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 58 | H. B. Bailey | 22 | DNQ | DNQ | 25 | 185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 59 | Bill Schmitt | 39 | 13 | 170 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 60 | Steve Moore | DNQ | DNQ | 35 | 18 | 167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 61 | Harry Goularte | 22 | 31 | 167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 62 | Ron Esau | 27 | 27 | 164 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 63 | Joe Fields | DNQ | 26 | DNQ | 31 | 155 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 64 | Delma Cowart | DNQ | 36 | 22 | DNQ | DNQ | 152 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 65 | Phil Barkdoll | 35 | 25 | 146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 66 | Eddie Bierschwale | 31 | 29 | 146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 67 | Hershel McGriff | 35 | 9 | 143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 68 | Jimmy Ingalls | 37 | 40 | DNQ | 22 | 140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 69 | Jim Bown | 28 | 36 | 139 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 70 | Ruben Garcia | 33 | 32 | 131 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 71 | Rick McCray | 30 | 37 | 125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 72 | Dale Jarrett | 14 | 23 | 37 | 121 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 73 | Scott Miller | 36 | 33 | 119 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 74 | Glenn Francis | 16 | DNQ | 115 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 75 | Joe Millikan | 17 | DNQ | 38 | 112 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 76 | A. J. Foyt | 39 | 35 | 36 | 41 | 101 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 77 | L. D. Ottinger | 21 | 22 | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 78 | John Krebs | 40 | 39 | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 79 | Bob Fox | DNQ | 25 | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 80 | Tommie Crozier | DNQ | DNQ | 27 | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 81 | Brent Elliott | 27 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 82 | Rick Newsom | DNQ | 29 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 83 | Steve Gray | 30 | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 84 | Buddie Boys | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 31 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 85 | Terry Schoonover | 21 | 34 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 86 | Jerry Churchill | DNQ | 34 | DNQ | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 87 | Dick Trickle | 36 | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 88 | Jim Sauter | DNQ | 17 | 37 | 20 | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 89 | Jerry Jolly | 38 | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 90 | Bob Penrod | 39 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 91 | Grant Adcox | DNQ | 40 | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 92 | Bobby Rahal | 40 | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 93 | Donny Paul | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 41 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 94 | Jimmy Hensley | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 95 | Gene Coyle | 18 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 96 | Laurent Rioux | DNQ | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 97 | Johnny Coy Jr. | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 98 | Charles Poalillo | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | Phil Good | 24 | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 | Kevin Terris | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101 | Rodney Combs | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 102 | Don Hume | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 103 | Roy Smith | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 104 | David Simko | DNQ | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 105 | Bob Riley | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 106 | Maurice Randall | 30 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 107 | Sam Ard | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 108 | Slick Johnson | DNQ | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 109 | Blackie Wangerin | DNQ | 36 | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 110 | Gary Mayeda | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 111 | Mike Potter | DNQ | DNQ | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 112 | Tom Sneva | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 113 | Wayne Peterson | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 114 | Randy LaJoie | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 115 | Joe Booher | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 116 | Ronnie Sanders | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 117 | Jim Hurlbert | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 118 | Ramo Stott | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 119 | Natz Peters | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 120 | Jocko Maggiacomo | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 121 | Ralph Jones | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 122 | Lowell Cowell | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 123 | Jack Ingram | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 124 | Philip Duffie | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 125 | Louie Littlepage | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 126 | Robert Ingram | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 127 | Don Puskarich | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 128 | Doug Wheeler | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 129 | Bill Simpson | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 130 | John McFadden | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 131 | Jimmy Walker | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 132 | Keith Davis | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 133 | Jim Hull | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 134 | John Ingalls | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 135 | Don Satterfield | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 136 | Buddy Fox | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 137 | Jonathan Lee Edwards | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 138 | St. James Davis | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 139 | Bill Osborne | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 140 | Pat Mintey | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 141 | Bob Kennedy | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 142 | Scott Autrey | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 143 | John Soares Jr. | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | RIV | POC | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | ATL | RIV | Pts |
Rusty Wallace, a future hall of famer (see Class of 2013 hall of fame), beat outDean Combs,Clark Dwyer,Tommy Ellis,Doug Heveron,Phil Parsons, andGreg Sacks to win the award in 1984. Only Wallace competed in all 30 races. Combs competed in 12 races. Dwyer competed in 26 races (he skipped rounds 25-27). Ellis competed in 20 races (he skipped rounds 1-4, 11, 13-14, and 28-30). Heveron competed in 16 races (he failed to qualify for the spring Richmond race and the Southern 500). Parsons competed in 23 races (He skipped rounds 3-4, 10-11, 13, 23-24, and 28). Sacks competed in 29 races only skipping the spring Bristol race.