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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox infobox-table vevent" style="width: 28em; line-height: 1.5em;"><caption class="infobox-title" style="font-size: 125%;"><span class="summary">1984 Winston 500 </span></caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:100%; background-color:#efefef;">Race details<sup id="cite_ref-weather_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weather-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-subheader"> Race 9 of 30 in the <a href="/wiki/1984_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series</a> season</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-image"> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Talladega_Superspeedway.png" 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name</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Winston 500</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Location</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data location"> <a href="/wiki/Talladega_Superspeedway" title="Talladega Superspeedway">Alabama International Motor Speedway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Talladega,_Alabama" title="Talladega, Alabama">Talladega, Alabama</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Course</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Permanent racing facility<br />2.660 mi (4.280 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Distance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.8 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Weather</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Very hot with temperatures of 88 °F (31 °C); wind speeds of 8.8 miles per hour (14.2 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Average speed</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 172.988 mph (278.397 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Attendance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 115,000<sup id="cite_ref-racingreference_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racingreference-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;"><a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">Pole position</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Cale_Yarborough" title="Cale Yarborough">Cale Yarborough</a></span></li></ul></div></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Ranier-Lundy_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranier-Lundy Racing">Ranier-Lundy Racing</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Most laps led</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Benny_Parsons" title="Benny Parsons">Benny Parsons</a></span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Hayes" title="Johnny Hayes">Johnny Hayes</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Laps</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 56</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Winner</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><span style="font-weight:normal;white-space:nowrap;">No. 28</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;">Cale Yarborough</span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;">Ranier-Lundy Racing</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Television in the United States</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">Network</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Announcers</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Page" title="Paul Page">Paul Page</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Gerould" title="Gary Gerould">Gary Gerould</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Rutherford_(driver)" class="mw-redirect" title="Johnny Rutherford (driver)">Johnny Rutherford</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Motor car race</div> <p>The <b>1984 Winston 500</b> was a <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="NASCAR Cup Series">Winston Cup Series</a> racing event that took place on May 6, 1984, at <a href="/wiki/Talladega_Superspeedway" title="Talladega Superspeedway">Alabama International Motor Speedway</a> in <a href="/wiki/Talladega,_Alabama" title="Talladega, Alabama">Talladega, Alabama</a>. <sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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It is located on the former <a href="/wiki/Anniston_Air_Force_Base" title="Anniston Air Force Base">Anniston Air Force Base</a> in the small city of <a href="/wiki/Lincoln,_Alabama" title="Lincoln, Alabama">Lincoln</a>. The track is a <a href="/wiki/Tri-oval" title="Tri-oval">Tri-oval</a> and was constructed by <a href="/wiki/International_Speedway_Corporation" title="International Speedway Corporation">International Speedway Corporation</a>, a business controlled by the <a href="/wiki/France_Family" class="mw-redirect" title="France Family">France Family</a>, in the 1960s. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line - located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> series such as the <a href="/wiki/Monster_Energy_NASCAR_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series">Monster Energy Cup Series</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xfinity_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Xfinity Series">Xfinity Series</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Camping_World_Truck_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Camping World Truck Series">Camping World Truck Series</a>. Talladega Superspeedway is the longest <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> oval with a length of 2.66 miles (4.28 km), and the track at its peak had a <a href="/wiki/Seating_capacity" title="Seating capacity">seating capacity</a> of 175,000 spectators.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Race_report">Race report</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_Winston_500&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Race report"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Forty drivers competed in this 188-lap race; 39 of them were born in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> while <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Boys" title="Trevor Boys">Trevor Boys</a> was born in <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-racingreference_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racingreference-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The pole position was won by Yarborough with a speed of 202.692 miles per hour (326.201 km/h); one of the times where the qualifying speed exceeded 200 miles per hour (320 km/h).<sup id="cite_ref-racingreference_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racingreference-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-racedatabase_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racedatabase-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This race featured 75 lead changes and laps exceeding 200 mph with unrestricted engines. The NBC TV coverage featured <a href="/wiki/Caitlyn_Jenner" title="Caitlyn Jenner">Bruce Jenner</a> (now Caitlyn Jenner) as the pit reporter. </p><p>Notable crew chiefs in this race were <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Wallace" title="Kenny Wallace">Kenny Wallace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Junie_Donlavey" title="Junie Donlavey">Junie Donlavey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Bryant" title="Darrell Bryant">Darrell Bryant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joey_Arrington" title="Joey Arrington">Joey Arrington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Gordon" title="Cecil Gordon">Cecil Gordon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dale_Inman" title="Dale Inman">Dale Inman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waddell_Wilson" title="Waddell Wilson">Waddell Wilson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jake_Elder" title="Jake Elder">Jake Elder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harry_Hyde" title="Harry Hyde">Harry Hyde</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kirk_Shelmerdine" title="Kirk Shelmerdine">Kirk Shelmerdine</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The average speed of the race was 172.988 miles per hour (278.397 km/h).<sup id="cite_ref-racingreference_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racingreference-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-racedatabase_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racedatabase-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Four cautions covered 17 laps.<sup id="cite_ref-racingreference_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racingreference-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-racedatabase_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racedatabase-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> was the manufacturer for the majority of the grid.<sup id="cite_ref-racingreference_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racingreference-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-racedatabase_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racedatabase-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Cale_Yarborough" title="Cale Yarborough">Cale Yarborough</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/Harry_Gant" title="Harry Gant">Harry Gant</a> by two car lengths after nearly three hours of racing in front of more than 110000 spectators; marking the 80th race win in Yarborough's NASCAR Winston Cup Series career.<sup id="cite_ref-racingreference_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racingreference-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-racedatabase_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racedatabase-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 75 lead changes occurred; the most ever in NASCAR Cup Series history.<sup id="cite_ref-racingreference_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racingreference-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-racedatabase_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racedatabase-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It would exceed the record set by the <a href="/wiki/1978_Talladega_500" title="1978 Talladega 500">1978 Talladega 500</a> for the number of leader changes in the race. This record would eventually be broken at the <a href="/wiki/2010_Aaron%27s_499" title="2010 Aaron's 499">2010 Aaron's 499</a> and be tied at the <a href="/wiki/2011_Aaron%27s_499" title="2011 Aaron's 499">2011 Aaron's 499</a>. <sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Means" title="Jimmy Means">Jimmy Means</a> suffered an <a href="/wiki/Oil_pressure" title="Oil pressure">oil pressure</a> problem on the sixth lap and ended up in last place.<sup id="cite_ref-racingreference_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racingreference-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-racedatabase_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racedatabase-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Elliott" title="Bill Elliott">Bill Elliott</a>, <a href="/wiki/Terry_Labonte" title="Terry Labonte">Terry Labonte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt" title="Dale Earnhardt">Dale Earnhardt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rusty_Wallace" title="Rusty Wallace">Rusty Wallace</a>, and <a href="/wiki/David_Pearson_(racing_driver)" title="David Pearson (racing driver)">David Pearson</a> all took turns leading.<sup id="cite_ref-racingreference_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racingreference-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-racedatabase_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racedatabase-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Phil_Barkdoll" title="Phil Barkdoll">Phil Barkdoll</a> would make his NASCAR debut in this race.<sup id="cite_ref-racedatabase_5-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racedatabase-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Qualifying">Qualifying</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_Winston_500&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Qualifying"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Grid<sup id="cite_ref-racingreference_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racingreference-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">No.</span> </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th>Owner </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>28</td> <td>Cale Yarborough</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Harry Ranier </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>9</td> <td>Bill Elliott</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>Harry Melling </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>44</td> <td>Terry Labonte</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Bill Hagan </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td>55</td> <td>Benny Parsons</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Johnny Hayes </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td>3</td> <td>Dale Earnhardt</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Richard Childress </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td>16</td> <td>David Pearson</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Bobby Hawkins </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td>21</td> <td>Buddy Baker</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>Wood Brothers </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>5</td> <td>Geoffrey Bodine</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Rick Hendrick </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td>11</td> <td>Darrell Waltrip</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Junior Johnson </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td>15</td> <td>Ricky Rudd</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>Bud Moore </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td>33</td> <td>Harry Gant</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Hal Needham </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td>1</td> <td>Lake Speed</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Hoss Ellington </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td>43</td> <td>Richard Petty</td> <td>Pontiac</td> <td>Mike Curb </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td>22</td> <td>Bobby Allison</td> <td>Buick</td> <td>DiGard Racing </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td>12</td> <td>Neil Bonnett</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Junior Johnson </td></tr> <tr> <th>16 </th> <td>38</td> <td>Phil Barkdoll</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Phil Barkdoll </td></tr> <tr> <th>17 </th> <td>17</td> <td>Clark Dwyer</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Roger Hamby </td></tr> <tr> <th>18 </th> <td>8</td> <td>Bobby Hillin, Jr.</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Stavola Brothers </td></tr> <tr> <th>19 </th> <td>47</td> <td>Ron Bouchard</td> <td>Buick</td> <td>Jack Beebe </td></tr> <tr> <th>20 </th> <td>84</td> <td>Jody Ridley</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Robert McEntyre </td></tr> <tr> <th>21 </th> <td>66</td> <td>Phil Parsons</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Johnny Hayes </td></tr> <tr> <th>22 </th> <td>4</td> <td>Tommy Ellis</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Larry McClure </td></tr> <tr> <th>23 </th> <td>75</td> <td>Dave Marcis</td> <td>Pontiac</td> <td>RahMoc Enterprises </td></tr> <tr> <th>24 </th> <td>98</td> <td>Joe Ruttman</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Ron Benfield </td></tr> <tr> <th>25 </th> <td>90</td> <td>Dick Brooks</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>Junie Donlavey </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Top_20_finishers">Top 20 finishers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_Winston_500&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Top 20 finishers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">No.</span> </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Number of laps completed">Laps</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Number of laps led">Laps led</span> </th> <th>Time/Status </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>28</td> <td>Cale Yarborough</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>188</td> <td>19</td> <td>2:53:27 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>33</td> <td>Harry Gant</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>188</td> <td>14</td> <td>+2 car lengths </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>21</td> <td>Buddy Baker</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>188</td> <td>43</td> <td>Lead lap under green flag </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td>22</td> <td>Bobby Allison</td> <td>Buick</td> <td>188</td> <td>13</td> <td>Lead lap under green flag </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td>55</td> <td>Benny Parsons</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>188</td> <td>56</td> <td>Lead lap under green flag </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td>43</td> <td>Richard Petty</td> <td>Pontiac</td> <td>187</td> <td>18</td> <td>+1 lap </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td>66</td> <td>Phil Parsons</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>187</td> <td>4</td> <td>+1 lap </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>75</td> <td>Dave Marcis</td> <td>Pontiac</td> <td>187</td> <td>0</td> <td>+1 lap </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td>9</td> <td>Bill Elliott</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>187</td> <td>1</td> <td>+1 lap </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td>47</td> <td>Ron Bouchard</td> <td>Buick</td> <td>186</td> <td>3</td> <td>+2 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td>8</td> <td>Bobby Hillin, Jr.</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>186</td> <td>0</td> <td>+2 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td>95</td> <td>Sterling Marlin</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>186</td> <td>0</td> <td>+2 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td>4</td> <td>Tommy Ellis</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>185</td> <td>0</td> <td>+3 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td>51</td> <td>Greg Sacks</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>185</td> <td>0</td> <td>+3 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td>7</td> <td>Kyle Petty</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>184</td> <td>0</td> <td>+4 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>16 </th> <td>84</td> <td>Jody Ridley</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>182</td> <td>0</td> <td>+6 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>17 </th> <td>71</td> <td>Mike Alexander</td> <td>Oldsmobile</td> <td>181</td> <td>0</td> <td>+7 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>18 </th> <td>48</td> <td>Trevor Boys</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>179</td> <td>0</td> <td>+9 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>19 </th> <td>64</td> <td>Tommy Gale</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>177</td> <td>0</td> <td>+11 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>20 </th> <td>41</td> <td>Ronnie Thomas</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>177</td> <td>0</td> <td>+11 laps </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Standings_after_the_race">Standings after the race</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_Winston_500&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Standings after the race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Points<sup id="cite_ref-racingreference_2-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racingreference-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Differential </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Waltrip" title="Darrell Waltrip">Darrell Waltrip</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>1357</b> </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Elliott" title="Bill Elliott">Bill Elliott</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1328 </td> <td>-29 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Labonte" title="Terry Labonte">Terry Labonte</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1327 </td> <td>-30 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt" title="Dale Earnhardt">Dale Earnhardt</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1299 </td> <td>-58 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Rudd" title="Ricky Rudd">Ricky Rudd</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1293 </td> <td>-64 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_Gant" title="Harry Gant">Harry Gant</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1266 </td> <td>-91 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty" title="Richard Petty">Richard Petty</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1215 </td> <td>-142 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Neil_Bonnett" title="Neil Bonnett">Neil Bonnett</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1129 </td> <td>-228 </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" 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<td style="text-align:center;">1122 </td> <td>-235 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_Winston_500&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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href="#cite_ref-racingreference_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-racingreference_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-racingreference_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-racingreference_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-racingreference_2-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-racingreference_2-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-racingreference_2-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-racingreference_2-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-racingreference_2-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-racingreference_2-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1984_Winston_500/W"><i>1984 Winston 500</i></a> racing information at Racing Reference</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1821"><i>Talladega Superspeedway</i></a> at the Encyclopedia of Alabama</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em 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.cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121101080016/http://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/This-Is-Talladega/Track-Facts.aspx">"Track Facts"</a>. <i>talladegasuperspeedway.com</i>. Talladega Superspeedway. November 1, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/This-Is-Talladega/Track-Facts.aspx">the original</a> on November 1, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 27,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=talladegasuperspeedway.com&rft.atitle=Track+Facts&rft.date=2012-11-01&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.talladegasuperspeedway.com%2FThis-Is-Talladega%2FTrack-Facts.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1984+Winston+500" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-racedatabase-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-racedatabase_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-racedatabase_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-racedatabase_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-racedatabase_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-racedatabase_5-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-racedatabase_5-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-racedatabase_5-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-racedatabase_5-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-racedatabase_5-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1984&race=9&series_id=2"><i>1984 Winston 500</i></a> racing information at Race Database</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1984-09/W/C">1984 Winston 500 crew chiefs</a> at Racing Reference</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nascarfans.wetpaint.com/page/Talladega%3A+Best+and+Worst+Moments"><i>Lead, lead or get out of the way</i></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130301025249/http://nascarfans.wetpaint.com/page/Talladega:+Best+and+Worst+Moments">Archived</a> 2013-03-01 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> at All About Racin'</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_Sovran_Bank_500&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1984 Sovran Bank 500 (page does not exist)">1984 Sovran Bank 500</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season </b><br />1984 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_Coors_420&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1984 Coors 420 (page does not exist)">1984 Coors 420</a></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/1983_Winston_500" title="1983 Winston 500">1983</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; 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