| 1984 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $994,380 | Race Date: | Feb 19, 1984 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 20 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 3Hr 18Min 41Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 34 | Average Speed: | 150.994 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 39 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #28 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #28 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 89 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 201.848 MPH | |||||
| Official 1984 Daytona 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Running |  | 185 | 200 | 89 |
| 2 | 29 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 175 | 200 | 19 |
| 3 | 26 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 170 | 200 | 39 |
| 4 | 7 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running | | 165 | 200 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 160 | 200 | 1 |
| 6 | 6 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 155 | 200 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 146 | 199 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | All-Star Racing | Running | | 142 | 199 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 16 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Running | | 138 | 198 | 0 |
| 10 | 33 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Cumberland Carpets | Running | | 134 | 198 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 66 | Phil Parsons (R) | Skoal | Running | | 130 | 198 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 132 | 198 | 9 |
| 13 | 24 | 4 | Lennie Pond | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Running | | 124 | 197 | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | 77 | Ken Ragan | McCord Gaskets | Running | | 121 | 197 | 0 |
| 15 | 40 | 10 | Sterling Marlin | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 118 | 197 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 89 | Dean Roper | Evinrude Motors | Running |  | 115 | 196 | 0 |
| 17 | 41 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 112 | 196 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | 51 | Greg Sacks (R) | Native Tan | Running | | 109 | 195 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 97 | Dean Combs (R) | Best Products | Running |  | 106 | 194 | 0 |
| 20 | 37 | 17 | Clark Dwyer (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Running | | 103 | 191 | 0 |
| 21 | 42 | 71 | Mike Alexander | Action Vans | Engine | | 100 | 187 | 0 |
| 22 | 36 | 29 | Connie Saylor | Adcox Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 1 | Doug Heveron (R) | Syracuse Classic | Ignition | | 94 | 173 | 0 |
| 24 | 38 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Food Country USA | Rear Gear | | 91 | 173 | 0 |
| 25 | 28 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Jim Peacock Dodge | Chrysler | 88 | 170 | 0 | |
| 26 | 12 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Accident | | 85 | 158 | 0 |
| 27 | 18 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Accident |  | 82 | 158 | 0 |
| 28 | 31 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Accident | | 79 | 146 | 0 |
| 29 | 8 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Cylinder Head | | 76 | 108 | 0 |
| 30 | 27 | 88 | Rusty Wallace (R) | Gatorade | Accident | | 73 | 95 | 0 |
| 31 | 34 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Camshaft | | 75 | 92 | 24 |
| 32 | 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Engine | | 67 | 69 | 0 |
| 33 | 10 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Cylinder Head | | 64 | 66 | 0 |
| 34 | 4 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Camshaft | | 66 | 61 | 17 |
| 35 | 22 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Engine | | 58 | 60 | 0 |
| 36 | 21 | 42 | Dick Trickle | Matthews Racing | Ignition | | 55 | 53 | 0 |
| 37 | 16 | 1 | Lake Speed | Bull Frog Knits | | 52 | 46 | 0 | |
| 38 | 5 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Vibration | | 49 | 30 | 0 |
| 39 | 32 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Gilmore / Foyt Racing | Suspension | | 46 | 24 | 0 |
| 40 | 15 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Engine | | 43 | 21 | 0 |
| 41 | 35 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Hylton-McCaig | Engine | | 40 | 17 | 0 |
| 42 | 39 | 75 | Dave Marcis | Rahmoc Racing | Engine | | 37 | 3 | 0 |
