Race: Like Cola 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 18 of 30
Date: July 22, 1984
Track: Pocono International Raceway
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Like Cola 500 Race Information
| Winner | Harry Gant | Car | No. 33 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Hal Needham | Sponsor | Skoal Bandit |
| Winner Start | 3rd | Winner Laps Led | 107 |
| Started First | Bill Elliott | Most Laps Led | Harry Gant (107) |
| Race Distance | 500 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 40 |
| Total Purse | $291,425 | Winner Earnings | $34,605 |
| Different Leaders | 11 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 6 |
| Points Leader After Race | Dale Earnhardt | Season Race | 18 of 30 |
Like Cola 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 | 200 | 107 | running | 185 | $34,605 |
| 2 | 9 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Harry Ranier | Chevrolet | 200 | 56 | running | 175 | $17,275 |
| 3 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Harry Melling | Ford | 200 | 4 | running | 170 | $24,250 |
| 4 | 6 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan | Chevrolet | 200 | 4 | running | 165 | $13,695 |
| 5 | 11 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Johnny Hayes | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 155 | $8,450 |
| 6 | 12 | 88 | Rusty Wallace | Gatorade | Cliff Stewart | Pontiac | 200 | 1 | running | 155 | $10,625 |
| 7 | 8 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | Buick | 199 | 7 | running | 151 | $9,865 |
| 8 | 13 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 142 | $13,150 |
| 9 | 18 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Raymond Beadle | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 138 | $10,900 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 198 | 9 | running | 139 | $11,300 |
| 11 | 22 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 130 | $7,155 |
| 12 | 20 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Northwestern Security Life | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 198 | 2 | running | 132 | $10,000 |
| 13 | 23 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Hylton-McCaig | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 124 | $6,635 |
| 14 | 7 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Ron Benfield | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | engine | 121 | $6,275 |
| 15 | 30 | 17 | Clark Dwyer | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Roger Hamby | Pontiac | 195 | 0 | running | 118 | $6,215 |
| 16 | 29 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Affordable Car Rentals | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | 186 | 0 | running | 115 | $5,505 |
| 17 | 15 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Johnny Hayes | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | running | 112 | $3,745 |
| 18 | 40 | 23 | Gene Coyle | Bahre Racing | Dick Bahre | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | running | 109 | $3,600 |
| 19 | 2 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 182 | 2 | rear end | 111 | $3,275 |
| 20 | 39 | 50 | Jim Southard | Commodore Properties | Jim Southard | Buick | 182 | 0 | running | 103 | $2,750 |
| 21 | 25 | 1 | Doug Heveron | Syracuse Classic | Tom Heveron | Chevrolet | 180 | 7 | running | 105 | $2,750 |
| 22 | 4 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | running | 97 | $10,650 |
| 23 | 38 | 1 | Charles Poalillo | Penn Hills Lodge | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | engine | 94 | $2,050 |
| 24 | 16 | 51 | Greg Sacks | Sacks & Sons | Arnie Sacks | Chevrolet | 155 | 0 | steering | 91 | $2,000 |
| 25 | 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | 154 | 0 | running | 88 | $4,315 |
| 26 | 19 | 75 | Dave Marcis | Pontiac | Rahmoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 146 | 0 | ignition | 85 | $10,000 |
| 27 | 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Mike Curb | Pontiac | 136 | 0 | valve | 82 | $4,105 |
| 28 | 10 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | DiGard Racing | Buick | 128 | 1 | running | 84 | $12,250 |
| 29 | 26 | 37 | Connie Saylor | Diet Connection | Chip Lain | Pontiac | 124 | 0 | oil leak | 76 | $1,750 |
| 30 | 27 | 96 | Jerry Bowman | J.B. Racing | Grimes Holcomb | Ford | 104 | 0 | handling | 73 | $1,650 |
| 31 | 37 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Wilder's | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | 94 | 0 | engine | 70 | $3,835 |
| 32 | 32 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping | Bobby Wawak | Buick | 84 | 0 | engine | 67 | $1,550 |
| 33 | 24 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Stavola Brothers | Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | engine | 64 | $1,500 |
| 34 | 17 | 4 | Tommy Ellis | Morgan-McClure | Larry McClure | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | crash | 61 | $1,450 |
| 35 | 33 | 77 | Ken Ragan | McCord Gaskets | Marvin Ragan | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | crash | 58 | $1,400 |
| 36 | 35 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | Ford | 66 | 0 | crash | 55 | $2,850 |
| 37 | 34 | 6 | Jimmy Ingalls | U.S. Racing | D.K. Ulrich | Buick | 66 | 0 | crash | 52 | $2,825 |
| 38 | 28 | 71 | Bobby Gerhart | Frederick | Bobby Gerhart / Billy Gerhart | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | transmission | 49 | $2,800 |
| 39 | 21 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Wrangler Jeans | Bud Moore | Ford | 23 | 0 | engine | 46 | $9,675 |
| 40 | 31 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | engine | 43 | $2,750 |
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