Race: Delaware 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 24 of 30
Date: September 16, 1984
Track: Dover Downs International Speedway
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Delaware 500 Race Information
| Winner | Harry Gant | Car | No. 33 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Hal Needham | Sponsor | Skoal Bandit |
| Winner Start | 3rd | Winner Laps Led | 281 |
| Started First | Terry Labonte | Most Laps Led | Harry Gant (281) |
| Race Distance | 500 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | 1 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 40 |
| Total Purse | $240,560 | Winner Earnings | $40,005 |
| Different Leaders | 9 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Terry Labonte | Season Race | 24 of 30 |
Delaware 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | Chevrolet | 500 | 281 | running | 185 | $40,005 |
| 2 | 1 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan | Chevrolet | 500 | 104 | running | 175 | $17,870 |
| 3 | 7 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Wrangler Jeans | Bud Moore | Ford | 498 | 1 | running | 170 | $17,200 |
| 4 | 13 | 75 | Dave Marcis | Rahilly & Grady | Rahmoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 497 | 0 | running | 160 | $15,020 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 497 | 35 | running | 160 | $11,710 |
| 6 | 8 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | 150 | $5,805 |
| 7 | 16 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 146 | $6,685 |
| 8 | 10 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | Buick | 495 | 68 | running | 147 | $6,265 |
| 9 | 9 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Northwestern Security Life | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 492 | 0 | running | 138 | $9,000 |
| 10 | 18 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Hylton-McCaig | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 491 | 7 | running | 139 | $6,530 |
| 11 | 5 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 491 | 1 | running | 135 | $10,740 |
| 12 | 21 | 71 | Lennie Pond | Jim Testa | Dave Marcis | Oldsmobile | 489 | 0 | running | 127 | $5,315 |
| 13 | 34 | 1 | Doug Heveron | Syracuse Classic | Tom Heveron | Chevrolet | 485 | 0 | crash | 124 | $2,450 |
| 14 | 17 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 483 | 0 | running | 121 | $10,240 |
| 15 | 25 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 477 | 0 | running | 118 | $5,155 |
| 16 | 38 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Wilder's | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | 477 | 0 | running | 115 | $5,445 |
| 17 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Affordable Car Rentals | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | 475 | 0 | running | 112 | $4,185 |
| 18 | 22 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | Ford | 473 | 0 | running | 109 | $3,815 |
| 19 | 35 | 35 | Dick May | Lockhart Ford-Mercury | Wayne Beahr | Ford | 450 | 0 | running | 106 | $1,440 |
| 20 | 29 | 50 | Jim Southard | Commodore Properties | Jim Southard | Buick | 440 | 0 | running | 103 | $1,690 |
| 21 | 28 | 23 | Gene Coyle | Bahre Racing | Dick Bahre | Chevrolet | 435 | 0 | running | 100 | $1,240 |
| 22 | 19 | 17 | Morgan Shepherd | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 429 | 0 | oil leak | 97 | $3,405 |
| 23 | 33 | 13 | Johnny Coy, Jr. | Halverson Racing | Jeff Halverson | Buick | 416 | 0 | running | 94 | $1,090 |
| 24 | 32 | 0 | Phil Good | Good Racing | Phil Good | Chrysler | 331 | 0 | crash | 91 | $1,065 |
| 25 | 23 | 51 | Greg Sacks | Sacks & Sons | Arnie Sacks | Chevrolet | 329 | 0 | engine | 88 | $1,040 |
| 26 | 26 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Wood Brothers | Ford | 315 | 0 | valve | 85 | $1,015 |
| 27 | 40 | 85 | Tommie Crozier | Leonard Racing | Bill Leonard | Pontiac | 277 | 0 | overheating | 82 | $990 |
| 28 | 12 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Raymond Beadle | Pontiac | 274 | 0 | crash | 79 | $7,465 |
| 29 | 36 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Cumberland Carpet Mills | Robert McEntyre | Chevrolet | 274 | 0 | crash | 76 | $940 |
| 30 | 14 | 88 | Rusty Wallace | Gatorade | Cliff Stewart | Pontiac | 273 | 2 | crash | 78 | $3,170 |
| 31 | 37 | 92 | Joe Fields | Hobart Sales & Service | Joe Fields | Buick | 264 | 0 | crash | 70 | $890 |
| 32 | 4 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Harry Melling | Ford | 242 | 0 | crash | 67 | $7,580 |
| 33 | 15 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Ron Benfield | Chevrolet | 212 | 0 | valve | 64 | $3,105 |
| 34 | 24 | 4 | Tommy Ellis | Morgan-McClure | Larry McClure | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | engine | 61 | $860 |
| 35 | 30 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | crash | 58 | $2,350 |
| 36 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | DiGard Racing | Buick | 118 | 1 | crash | 60 | $11,790 |
| 37 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Mike Curb | Pontiac | 92 | 0 | oil pump | 52 | $2,250 |
| 38 | 31 | 96 | Jerry Bowman | Milford Fertilizer | Grimes Holcomb | Ford | 84 | 0 | engine | 49 | $750 |
| 39 | 39 | 59 | Bobby Gerhart | Frederick | Bobby Gerhart / Billy Gerhart | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | exhaust | 46 | $750 |
| 40 | 27 | 6 | Jimmy Ingalls | U.S. Racing | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | crash | 43 | $2,250 |
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