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The 1984 Winston Cup Series was the 36th season of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. The season began with the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 19 and ended with the Winston Western 500 at Riverside International Raceway on November 18.

Despite Darrell Waltrip winning 7 races, Terry Labonte won his first NASCAR Cup Series championship on the strength of 17 Top 5 finishes, beating Harry Gant by 65 points in the final points standings. Waltrip and Labonte traded the points lead through much of the early part of the season, with Waltrip settling into the lead following the TranSouth 500. Waltrip would lead the points until the Firecracker 400, where Dale Earnhardt would lead the points for five races. Following a victory in the Busch 500, Labonte assumed the points lead and held on to win the championship.

This season is notable for being the final season where Chrysler products competed through the entire season. It was the final season that featured races at Nashville Speedway in the Cup Series, and was notable for being the final season in which Richard Petty won races, and the first time Petty did not drive for his family-owned team. It was the first season for Hendrick Motorsports (branded All-Star Racing for this season only), and the starting season for an 18-year partnership between Richard Childress and Dale Earnhardt.

Major Teams[]

Car No. Driver Sponsor Make Team
01 Doug Heveron* Syracuse Classic Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Heveron Racing
1 Lake Speed Bull Frog Knits Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Ellington Racing
3 Dale Earnhardt Wrangler Jeans Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Richard Childress Racing
4 Tommy Ellis* (27)
Joe Ruttman (3)
Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Morgan-McClure Motorsports
5 Geoff Bodine Northwestern Security Life Chevrolet bowtie 2023 All-Star Racing
6 D.K. Ulrich Chevrolet bowtie 2023


Buick text 80s

U.S. Racing
7 Kyle Petty 7-Eleven Ford logo Petty Enterprises
8 Bobby Hillin, Jr. Trap Rock Industries Chevrolet bowtie 2023


Buick text 80s

Stavola Brothers Racing
9 Bill Elliott Coors Ford logo Melling Racing
11 Darrell Waltrip Budweiser Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Johnson Hodgdon Racing
12 Neil Bonnett Budweiser Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Johnson Hodgdon Racing
15 Ricky Rudd Wrangler Jeans Ford logo Bud Moore Engineering
16 David Pearson Chattanooga Chew Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Bobby Hawkins Racing
17 Clark Dwyer* Hesco Exhaust Systems Pontiac badge


Chevrolet bowtie 2023

Hamby Motorsports
21 Buddy Baker (20)
Bobby Rahal (1)
Valvoline Ford logo Wood Brothers Racing
22 Bobby Allison Miller High Life Buick text 80s DiGard Motorsports
27 Tim Richmond Old Milwaukee Pontiac badge Blue Max Racing
28 Cale Yarborough Hardee's Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Ranier-Lundy Racing
33 Harry Gant Skoal Bandit Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Mach 1 Racing
41 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Thomas Racing
43 Richard Petty STP Pontiac badge Curb Racing
44 Terry Labonte Piedmont Airlines Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Hagan Racing
47 Ron Bouchard Race Hill Farm Buick text 80s Race Hill Farm Team
48 Trevor Boys Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Hylton Racing
51 Greg Sacks* Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Sacks & Sons
52 Jimmy Means Broadway Motors Pontiac badge


Chevrolet bowtie 2023

Means Racing
55 Benny Parsons Copenhagen Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Johnny Hayes Racing
64 Tommy Gale Sunny King Ford logo Langley Racing
66 Phil Parsons* Skoal Bandit Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Johnny Hayes Racing
67 Buddy Arrington Affordable Car Rentals Chrysler logo 1925


Dodge badge

Arrington Racing
70 J.D. McDuffie Wilder's Pontiac badge McDuffie Racing
71 Mike Alexander (19)
Lennie Pond (7)
Action Vans Oldsmobile 1981 badge Marcis Auto Racing
75 Dave Marcis Pontiac badge RahMoc Enterprises
77 Ken Ragan McCord Gaskets Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Branch-Ragan Racing
84 Jody Ridley Cumberland Carpet Mills Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Robert McEntyre Racing
88 Rusty Wallace* Gatorade Pontiac badge Cliff Stewart Racing
90 Dick Brooks Chameleon Sunglasses Ford logo Donlavey Racing
95 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Sadler Brothers Racing
97 Dean Combs* Best Products Oldsmobile 1981 badge


Chevrolet bowtie 2023

Irv Sanderson Racing
98 Joe Ruttman (25)
Morgan Shepherd (3)
Levi Garrett Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Benfield Racing

Schedule[]

Round Date Race Name Track
February 12, 1984 Busch Clash Daytona International Speedway
February 16, 1984 UNO Twin 125 Qualifiers Daytona International Speedway
February 17, 1984 Daytona 500 Consolation Race Daytona International Speedway
1 February 19, 1984 Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway
2 February 26, 1984 Miller High Life 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway
3 March 4, 1984 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway
4 March 18, 1984 Coca-Cola 500 Atlanta International Raceway
5 April 1, 1984 Valleydale 500 Bristol International Raceway
6 April 8, 1984 Northwestern Bank 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
7 April 15, 1984 TranSouth 500 Darlington Raceway
8 April 29, 1984 Sovran Bank 500 Martinsville Speedway
9 May 6, 1984 Winston 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway
10 May 12, 1984 Coors 420 Nashville Speedway
11 May 20, 1984 Budweiser 500 Dover Downs International Speedway
12 May 27, 1984 World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway
13 June 3, 1984 Budweiser 400 Riverside International Raceway
14 June 10, 1984 Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 Pocono International Raceway
15 June 17, 1984 Miller High Life 400 Michigan International Speedway
16 July 4, 1984 Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway
17 July 14, 1984 Pepsi 420 Nashville Speedway
18 July 22, 1984 Like Cola 500 Pocono International Raceway
19 July 29, 1984 Talladega 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway
20 August 12, 1984 Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway
21 August 25, 1984 Busch 500 Bristol International Raceway
22 September 2, 1984 Southern 500 Darlington Raceway
23 September 9, 1984 Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway
24 September 16, 1984 Delaware 500 Dover Downs International Speedway
25 September 23, 1984 Goody's 500 Martinsville Speedway
26 October 7, 1984 Miller High Life 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway
27 October 14, 1984 Holly Farms 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
28 October 21, 1984 Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway
29 November 11, 1984 Atlanta Journal 500 Atlanta International Raceway
30 November 18, 1984 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway

Results[]

Round Race Pole Winner Winner Make Cautions Caution Laps Average Speed Number of Lead Changes
1984 Busch Clash Jody Ridley Neil Bonnett Chevrolet bowtie 2023 1 6 192.926 2
1984 UNO Twin 125 Qualifier (Race #1) Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Chevrolet bowtie 2023 3 18 129.459 5
1984 UNO Twin 125 Qualifier (Race #2) Terry Labonte Bobby Allison Buick text 80s 2 12 139.578 9
1984 Daytona 500 Consolation Race Ramo Stott Connie Saylor Pontiac badge 2 12 127.238 4
1 1984 Daytona 500 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Chevrolet bowtie 2023 7 39 150.994 34
2 1984 Miller High Life 400 Darrell Waltrip Ricky Rudd Ford logo 9 40 76.736 11
3 1984 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 Harry Gant Bobby Allison Buick text 80s 6 42 122.931 23
4 1984 Coca-Cola 500 Buddy Baker Benny Parsons Chevrolet bowtie 2023 3 17 144.945 20
5 1984 Valleydale 500 Ricky Rudd Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet bowtie 2023 4 19 93.967 17
6 1984 Northwestern Bank 400 Ricky Rudd Tim Richmond Pontiac badge 5 23 97.830 13
7 1984 TranSouth 500 Benny Parsons Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet bowtie 2023 9 65 119.925 18
8 1984 Sovran Bank 500 Joe Ruttman Geoff Bodine Chevrolet bowtie 2023 11 54 73.264 13
9 1984 Winston 500 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Chevrolet bowtie 2023 4 17 172.988 75
10 1984 Coors 420 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet bowtie 2023 7 32 85.702 13
11 1984 Budweiser 500 Ricky Rudd Richard Petty Pontiac badge 6 40 118.717 26
12 1984 World 600 Harry Gant Bobby Allison Buick text 80s 5 48 129.233 22
13 1984 Budweiser 400 Terry Labonte Terry Labonte Chevrolet bowtie 2023 4 12 102.910 10
14 1984 Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 Neil Bonnett Cale Yarborough Chevrolet bowtie 2023 3 12 138.164 33
15 1984 Miller High Life 400 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Ford logo 6 28 134.705 20
16 1984 Firecracker 400 Cale Yarborough Richard Petty Pontiac badge 3 15 171.204 29
17 1984 Pepsi 420 Ricky Rudd Geoff Bodine Chevrolet bowtie 2023 3 34 80.908 14
18 1984 Like Cola 500 Bill Elliott Harry Gant Chevrolet bowtie 2023 9 41 121.351 27
19 1984 Talladega 500 Cale Yarborough Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet bowtie 2023 7 37 155.485 68
20 1984 Champion Spark Plug 400 Bill Elliott Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet bowtie 2023 0 0 153.863 7
21 1984 Busch 500 Geoff Bodine Terry Labonte Chevrolet bowtie 2023 12 66 85.365 12
22 1984 Southern 500 Harry Gant Harry Gant Chevrolet bowtie 2023 8 51 128.270 17
23 1984 Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet bowtie 2023 9 42 74.780 9
24 1984 Delaware 500 N/A Harry Gant Chevrolet bowtie 2023 10 73 111.856 19
25 1984 Goody's 500 Geoff Bodine Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet bowtie 2023 8 39 75.532 11
26 1984 Miller High Life 500 Benny Parsons Bill Elliott Ford logo 3 15 148.861 22
27 1984 Holly Farms 400 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet bowtie 2023 7 35 90.525 7
28 1984 Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 Geoff Bodine Bill Elliott Ford logo 10 91 112.617 28
29 1984 Atlanta Journal 500 Bill Elliott Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet bowtie 2023 7 44 134.610 26
30 1984 Winston Western 500 Terry Labonte Geoff Bodine Chevrolet bowtie 2023 4 20 98.448 12

Final Points Standings[]

Pos. Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Points Difference
1 Terry Labonte 30 2 17 24 2 4508
2 Harry Gant 30 3 15 23 3 4443 -65
3 Bill Elliott 30 3 13 24 4 4377 -131
4 Dale Earnhardt 30 2 12 22 0 4265 -243
5 Darrell Waltrip 30 7 13 20 4 4230 -278
6 Bobby Allison 30 2 13 18 0 4094 -414
7 Ricky Rudd 30 1 7 16 4 3918 -590
8 Neil Bonnett 30 0 7 14 0 3802 -706
9 Geoffrey Bodine 30 3 7 14 3 3734 -774
10 Richard Petty 30 2 5 13 0 3643 -865
11 Ron Bouchard 30 0 5 11 0 3609 -899
12 Tim Richmond 30 1 6 11 0 3505 -1,003
13 Dave Marcis 30 0 3 9 0 3416 -1,092
14 Rusty Wallace 30 0 2 4 0 3316 -1,192
15 Dick Brooks 30 0 1 5 0 3265 -1,243
16 Kyle Petty 30 0 1 6 0 3159 -1,349
17 Trevor Boys 30 0 0 1 0 3040 -1,468
18 Joe Ruttman 29 0 0 8 1 2945 -1,563
19 Greg Sacks 29 0 0 1 0 2545 -1,963
20 Buddy Arrington 26 0 0 0 0 2504 -2,004
21 Buddy Baker 21 0 4 12 1 2477 -2,031
22 Cale Yarborough 16 3 10 10 4 2448 -2,060
23 Clark Dwyer 26 0 0 0 0 2374 -2,134
24 Phil Parsons 23 0 0 3 0 2290 -2,218
25 Jimmy Means 22 0 0 0 0 2218 -2,290
26 Lake Speed 19 0 2 7 0 2023 -2,485
27 Benny Parsons 14 1 7 10 2 1865 -2,643
28 Mike Alexander 19 0 0 1 0 1862 -2,646
29 Morgan Shepherd 20 0 0 1 0 1811 -2,697
30 Ronnie Thomas 21 0 0 0 0 1775 -2,733
31 Tommy Ellis 20 0 0 1 0 1738 -2,770
32 Bobby Hillin, Jr. 16 0 0 0 0 1477 -3,031
33 Tommy Gale 16 0 0 0 0 1426 -3,082
34 J.D. McDuffie 16 0 0 0 0 1366 -3,142
35 Jody Ridley 14 0 0 3 0 1288 -3,220
36 Doug Heveron 16 0 0 0 0 1265 -3,243
37 Sterling Marlin 14 0 0 2 0 1207 -3,301
38 Lennie Pond 12 0 0 2 0 923 -3,585
39 Dean Combs 12 0 0 0 0 903 -3,605
40 Ken Ragan 10 0 0 0 0 873 -3,635

Complete statistics can be found at Racing-Reference.info.

Rookie of the Year[]

Rusty Wallace won the 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year Award.

Rookie of the Year Standings
Position Driver Race Wins
1 Rusty Wallace 0
2 Greg Sacks 0
3 Phil Parsons 0
4 Clark Dwyer 0
5 Tommy Ellis 0
6 Doug Heveron 0
7 Dean Combs 0

Manufacturer's Championship[]

With 21 wins, Chevrolet won the 1984 Manufacturer's Championship.

Position Make Points Race Wins
1 Chevrolet bowtie 2023 243 21
2 Ford logo 158 4
3 Pontiac badge 130 3
4 Buick text 80s 124 2
5 Oldsmobile 1981 badge 53 0
6 Chrysler logo 1925 23 0
7 Dodge badge 13 0
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