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1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Previous: 1983	Next: 1985

The 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 19 and ended on Sunday November 18. Terry Labonte was crowned champion at the end of the season.

Contents

1 Notable Races
2 Season recap
3 Final Point Standings
4 References

Notable Races

Several cars at Pocono, including #90 Dick Brooks

Daytona 500

Cale Yarborough completed a lap of 201.848 mph (324.828 km/h), officially breaking the 200 mph barrier at Daytona. He won the race for the second year in a row, and fourth time in his career.

Winston 500

Main article: 1984 Winston 500

The Winston 500 at Talladega was the 2nd most competitive race in the history of NASCAR Winston Cup. The race had 75 different lead changes, a record that stood until the 2010 Aaron's 499 with 88 changes, which was matched in 2011. Cale Yarborough passed Harry Gant in the final lap to take the win.

Richard Petty's Last Win

In the 1984 Firecracker 400, Richard Petty edged out Cale Yarborough by about 8 inches to visit Victory Lane for the 200th and final time.

Talladega 500

Dale Earnhardt fought off a ten car pack, passing Terry Labonte on the last lap to win his second consecutive Talladega 500. The race featured 67 lead changes among 16 drivers.

Season recap

Date	Event	Circuit	Winner
February 12	Busch Clash	Daytona International Speedway	Neil Bonnett
February 19	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Cale Yarborough
February 26	Miller High Life 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	Ricky Rudd
March 4	Hodgdon Carolina 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison
March 18	Coca-Cola 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Benny Parsons
April 1	Valleydale 500	Bristol International Raceway	Darrell Waltrip
April 8	Northwestern Bank 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Tim Richmond
April 15	TranSouth 500	Darlington International Raceway	Darrell Waltrip
April 29	Sovran Bank 500	Martinsville Speedway	Geoff Bodine
May 6	Winston 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway	Cale Yarborough
May 12	Coors 420	Nashville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip
May 20	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover Downs International Speedway	Richard Petty
May 27	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison
June 5	Budweiser 400	Riverside International Raceway	Terry Labonte
June 10	Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500	Pocono Raceway	Cale Yarborough
June 17	Miller 400	Michigan International Speedway	Bill Elliott
July 4	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	Richard Petty
July 14	Pepsi 420	Nashville Speedway	Geoff Bodine
July 22	Summer 500	Pocono Raceway	Harry Gant
July 29	Talladega 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway	Dale Earnhardt
August 12	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway	Darrell Waltrip
August 25	Busch 500	Bristol International Raceway	Terry Labonte
September 2	Southern 500	Darlington International Raceway	Harry Gant
September 9	Wrangler SanforSet 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	Darrell Waltrip
September 16	Delaware 500	Dover Downs International Speedway	Harry Gant
September 23	Goody's 500	Martinsville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip
October 7	Miller 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Bill Elliott
October 14	Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Darrell Waltrip
October 21	Hodgdon American 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Bill Elliott
November 11	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Dale Earnhardt
November 18	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	Geoff Bodine

Final Point Standings

Cup cars at Pocono

44-Terry Labonte 4508
33-Harry Gant 4443
9-Bill Elliott 4377
3-Dale Earnhardt 4265
11-Darrell Waltrip 4230
22-Bobby Allison 4094
15-Ricky Rudd 3918
12-Neil Bonnett 3802
5-Geoff Bodine 3734
43-Richard Petty 3643

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