Race: Warner W. Hodgdon American 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 28 of 30
Date: October 21, 1984
Track: North Carolina Speedway
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Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 Race Information
| Winner | Bill Elliott | Car | No. 9 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Harry Melling | Sponsor | Coors |
| Winner Start | 2nd | Winner Laps Led | 133 |
| Started First | Geoffrey Bodine | Most Laps Led | Harry Gant (166) |
| Race Distance | 500.364 miles (492 laps) | Track Length | 1.017 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 40 |
| Total Purse | $238,455 | Winner Earnings | $30,400 |
| Different Leaders | 12 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 4 |
| Points Leader After Race | Terry Labonte | Season Race | 28 of 30 |
Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Harry Melling | Ford | 492 | 133 | running | 180 | $30,400 |
| 2 | 5 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | Chevrolet | 492 | 166 | running | 180 | $20,230 |
| 3 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan | Chevrolet | 492 | 56 | running | 170 | $13,115 |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 492 | 22 | running | 165 | $13,845 |
| 5 | 10 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | DiGard Racing | Buick | 491 | 35 | running | 160 | $15,625 |
| 6 | 18 | 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Levi Garrett | Ron Benfield | Chevrolet | 490 | 1 | running | 155 | $7,460 |
| 7 | 15 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Wood Brothers | Ford | 488 | 0 | running | 146 | $3,385 |
| 8 | 22 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Raymond Beadle | Pontiac | 487 | 0 | running | 142 | $9,735 |
| 9 | 16 | 75 | Dave Marcis | Pontiac | Rahmoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 484 | 3 | running | 143 | $11,085 |
| 10 | 19 | 71 | Lennie Pond | Jim Testa | Dave Marcis | Oldsmobile | 480 | 0 | running | 134 | $7,200 |
| 11 | 30 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Hylton-McCaig | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 479 | 0 | running | 130 | $5,965 |
| 12 | 17 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Stavola Brothers | Buick | 478 | 0 | running | 127 | $2,355 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 470 | 4 | running | 129 | $8,710 |
| 14 | 9 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | Buick | 468 | 21 | running | 126 | $5,445 |
| 15 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Mike Curb | Pontiac | 468 | 0 | running | 118 | $5,585 |
| 16 | 37 | 35 | Dick May | Reagan-Bush '84 | Wayne Beahr | Ford | 460 | 0 | running | 115 | $2,910 |
| 17 | 35 | 64 | Joe Millikan | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | Ford | 459 | 0 | running | 112 | $4,745 |
| 18 | 25 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | 459 | 0 | running | 109 | $4,455 |
| 19 | 1 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Northwestern Security Life | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 457 | 35 | running | 111 | $10,710 |
| 20 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Affordable Car Rentals | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 453 | 0 | running | 103 | $4,565 |
| 21 | 39 | 42 | Terry Schoonover | Restore Auto Care Products | Terry Schoonover | Chevrolet | 421 | 0 | running | 100 | $1,555 |
| 22 | 34 | 6 | Jimmy Ingalls | Henn's Swap Shop | D.K. Ulrich | Buick | 393 | 0 | running | 97 | $3,790 |
| 23 | 21 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Wrangler Jeans | Bud Moore | Ford | 389 | 0 | engine | 94 | $9,950 |
| 24 | 20 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 379 | 0 | running | 91 | $9,735 |
| 25 | 36 | 86 | Bob Fox | Fox Brothers | Bobby Fox | Chevrolet | 352 | 0 | valve | 88 | $1,495 |
| 26 | 14 | 88 | Rusty Wallace | Gatorade | Cliff Stewart | Pontiac | 348 | 0 | steering | 85 | $4,095 |
| 27 | 38 | 82 | Mark Stahl | Auto Bell Car Wash | Mark Stahl | Ford | 328 | 0 | engine | 82 | $1,290 |
| 28 | 32 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping | Bobby Wawak | Buick | 293 | 0 | engine | 79 | $1,250 |
| 29 | 7 | 1 | Lake Speed | Bull Frog Knits | Hoss Ellington | Chevrolet | 260 | 0 | steering | 76 | $1,210 |
| 30 | 11 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 257 | 15 | engine | 78 | $3,425 |
| 31 | 26 | 24 | Buddie Boys | Jim Testa | Buddie Boys | Buick | 178 | 0 | brakes | 70 | $1,055 |
| 32 | 29 | 96 | Jerry Bowman | Bowman Racing | Grimes Holcomb | Ford | 171 | 0 | crash | 67 | $1,015 |
| 33 | 8 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | crash | 64 | $1,710 |
| 34 | 23 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Morgan-McClure | Larry McClure | Chevrolet | 169 | 1 | crash | 66 | $960 |
| 35 | 13 | 51 | Greg Sacks | Sacks & Sons | Arnie Sacks | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | engine | 58 | $1,420 |
| 36 | 24 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Wilder's | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | 157 | 0 | engine | 55 | $2,385 |
| 37 | 27 | 2 | Dale Jarrett | Busch | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | engine | 52 | $835 |
| 38 | 28 | 17 | Clark Dwyer | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Roger Hamby | Pontiac | 108 | 0 | engine | 49 | $2,335 |
| 39 | 33 | 45 | Jeff Hooker | Morris Racing | Bob Morris | Pontiac | 61 | 0 | engine | 46 | $710 |
| 40 | 40 | 6 | Mike Potter | Walker Enterprises | Jimmy Walker | Ford | 9 | 0 | engine | 43 | $710 |
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