| 1984 Sovran Bank 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $200,355 | Race Date: | Apr 29, 1984 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 6.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 35Min 23Sec. | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 | Average Speed: | 73.264 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 31 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 54 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Geoffrey Bodine G. Bodine | Driver: | Joe Ruttman J. Ruttman | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #5 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #98 Chevrolet | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Benfield Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Crew Chief: | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 55 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 89.426 MPH | |||||
| Official 1984 Sovran Bank 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Northwestern Life | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 55 |
| 2 | 4 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Running |  | 170 | 500 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 170 | 500 | 12 |
| 4 | 18 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running | | 170 | 500 | 266 |
| 5 | 8 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running | | 155 | 499 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Running | | 155 | 499 | 45 |
| 7 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 146 | 499 | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 142 | 498 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 138 | 497 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline Oil | Running | | 134 | 496 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Running | | 130 | 495 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 127 | 493 | 0 |
| 13 | 2 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 124 | 493 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 2 | Dale Jarrett | Enterprise | Running | | 121 | 492 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | 88 | Rusty Wallace (R) | Gatorade | Running | | 118 | 491 | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | 66 | Phil Parsons (R) | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 115 | 489 | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | 51 | Greg Sacks (R) | Uniden | Running | | 112 | 489 | 0 |
| 18 | 9 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 114 | 487 | 121 |
| 19 | 23 | 75 | Dave Marcis | Rahmoc Racing | Rear Gear | | 106 | 484 | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | 64 | Jimmy Hensley | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 0 | 481 | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | 17 | Clark Dwyer (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Running | | 100 | 479 | 0 |
| 22 | 25 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Hylton-McCaig | Running | | 97 | 433 | 0 |
| 23 | 13 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Engine | | 94 | 425 | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 96 | 425 | 1 |
| 25 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Valves | Chrysler | 88 | 380 | 0 |
| 26 | 10 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Food Country USA | Running | | 85 | 306 | 0 |
| 27 | 29 | 97 | Dean Combs (R) | Best Products |  | 82 | 293 | 0 | |
| 28 | 26 | 1 | Doug Heveron (R) | Syracuse Classic | Brakes | | 79 | 257 | 0 |
| 29 | 11 | 4 | Tommy Ellis (R) | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Valves | | 76 | 241 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Engine | | 73 | 241 | 0 |
| 31 | 19 | 71 | Mike Alexander | Action Vans | Accident | | 70 | 1 | 0 |
