| 1984 Atlanta Journal 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 29 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $278,345 | Race Date: | Nov 11, 1984 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .560 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 42Min 31Sec. | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 26 | Average Speed: | 137.643 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 44 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #9 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Melling Racing | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 48 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 170.198 MPH | |||||
| Official 1984 Atlanta Journal 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 180 | 328 | 48 |
| 2 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 175 | 328 | 55 |
| 3 | 13 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 165 | 328 | 0 |
| 4 | 17 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Running | | 165 | 328 | 2 |
| 5 | 9 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running |  | 160 | 327 | 4 |
| 6 | 7 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 155 | 327 | 2 |
| 7 | 20 | 1 | Lake Speed | Bull Frog Knits | Running | | 146 | 327 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 142 | 327 | 0 |
| 9 | 31 | 95 | Sterling Marlin | Sadler Brothers Racing | Running | | 138 | 326 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 75 | Dave Marcis | Rahilly & Grady Racing | Running | | 139 | 325 | 14 |
| 11 | 4 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Running | | 135 | 325 | 56 |
| 12 | 21 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Running | | 132 | 325 | 1 |
| 13 | 14 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running | | 124 | 324 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Levi Garrett | Running | | 121 | 324 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 88 | Rusty Wallace (R) | Gatorade | Running | | 118 | 320 | 0 |
| 16 | 32 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 115 | 320 | 0 |
| 17 | 29 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Running | | 112 | 319 | 0 |
| 18 | 38 | 1 | Doug Heveron (R) | Syracuse Classic | Running | | 109 | 319 | 0 |
| 19 | 39 | 2 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Red Roof Inns | Running | | 106 | 319 | 0 |
| 20 | 8 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Running | | 103 | 317 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running | | 100 | 316 | 0 |
| 22 | 40 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 97 | 313 | 0 |
| 23 | 25 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Hylton-McCaig | Running | | 94 | 309 | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Northwestern Security Life | Engine | | 101 | 293 | 125 |
| 25 | 12 | 16 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Engine | | 88 | 290 | 0 |
| 26 | 5 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 85 | 289 | 0 |
| 27 | 23 | 64 | Ken Schrader | Sunny King Honda | Running | | 82 | 272 | 0 |
| 28 | 30 | 66 | Phil Parsons (R) | Skoal Bandit | Vibration | | 79 | 240 | 0 |
| 29 | 27 | 3 | Eddie Bierschwale | B & B Racing | Engine | | 76 | 229 | 0 |
| 30 | 2 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Engine | | 78 | 205 | 19 |
| 31 | 33 | 51 | Greg Sacks (R) | Sacks & Sons Racing | Running | | 70 | 177 | 0 |
| 32 | 6 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Cumberland Carpets | Driveshaft | | 72 | 157 | 2 |
| 33 | 11 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Handling | | 64 | 154 | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | 42 | Terry Schoonover | Restore Auto Products | Accident | | 61 | 122 | 0 |
| 35 | 28 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Engine | | 58 | 106 | 0 |
| 36 | 22 | 97 | Dean Combs (R) | Best Products | Engine | | 55 | 96 | 0 |
| 37 | 26 | 71 | Lennie Pond | Jim Testa Chevrolet | Accident |  | 52 | 74 | 0 |
| 38 | 35 | 82 | Mark Stahl | Auto Bell Car Washes | Battery | | 49 | 70 | 0 |
| 39 | 34 | 56 | Bob Penrod | Category Challenge | Accident | | 46 | 55 | 0 |
| 40 | 37 | 77 | Ken Ragan | McCord Gaskets | Accident | | 43 | 0 | 0 |
