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Atlanta Journal 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
November 11, 1984
328 laps on 1.522 mile paved oval; 499.216 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 10
| Dale Earnhardt
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 328
| 40,610
| running
| 48 |
| 2
| 1
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| Harry Melling
| Ford
| 328
| 28,085
| running
| 55 |
| 3
| 13
| Ricky Rudd
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 328
| 19,350
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 17
| Benny Parsons
| 55
| Johnny Hayes
| Chevrolet
| 328
| 7,000
| running
| 2 |
| 5
| 9
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| DiGard
| Buick
| 327
| 16,850
| running
| 4 |
| 6
| 7
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 327
| 13,500
| running
| 2 |
| 7
| 20
| Lake Speed
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 327
| 4,475
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 15
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Mike Curb
| Pontiac
| 327
| 8,055
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 32
| Sterling Marlin
| 95
| Sadler Brothers
| Chevrolet
| 326
| 5,325
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 19
| Dave Marcis
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 325
| 11,950
| running
| 14 |
| 11
| 4
| Cale Yarborough
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 325
| 12,590
| running
| 56 |
| 12
| 21
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 325
| 8,475
| running
| 1 |
| 13
| 14
| Tim Richmond
| 27
| Raymond Beadle
| Pontiac
| 324
| 8,870
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 25
| Morgan Shepherd
| 98
| Ron Benfield
| Chevrolet
| 324
| 5,960
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 16
| Rusty Wallace
| 88
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 320
| 6,640
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 33
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Pontiac
| 320
| 5,520
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 30
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 319
| 5,390
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 39
| Doug Heveron
| 01
| Tom Heveron
| Chevrolet
| 319
| 1,845
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 40
| Elliott Forbes-Robinson
| 2
| Robert Harrington
| Buick
| 319
| 1,735
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 8
| Buddy Baker
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 317
| 1,975
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 18
| Neil Bonnett
| 12
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 316
| 3,090
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 41
| Kyle Petty
| 7
| Petty Enterprises
| Ford
| 313
| 9,715
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 26
| Trevor Boys
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 309
| 4,770
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 3
| Geoff Bodine
| 5
| Rick Hendrick
| Chevrolet
| 293
| 19,505
| engine
| 125 |
| 25
| 12
| David Pearson
| 16
| Bobby Hawkins
| Chevrolet
| 290
| 1,275
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 5
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Chevrolet
| 289
| 3,950
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 24
| Ken Schrader
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 272
| 3,760
| running
| 0 |
| 28
| 31
| Phil Parsons
| 66
| Johnny Hayes
| Chevrolet
| 240
| 1,185
| vibration
| 0 |
| 29
| 28
| Eddie Bierschwale
| 03
| Don Bierschwale
| Buick
| 229
| 1,155
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 2
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 205
| 3,400
| engine
| 19 |
| 31
| 34
| Greg Sacks
| 51
| Arnie Sacks
| Chevrolet
| 177
| 1,075
| running
| 0 |
| 32
| 6
| Jody Ridley
| 84
| Robert McEntyre
| Chevrolet
| 157
| 1,060
| driveshaft
| 2 |
| 33
| 11
| Bobby Hillin
| 8
| Stavola Brothers
| Chevrolet
| 154
| 1,045
| handling
| 0 |
| 34
| 37
| Terry Schoonover
| 42
| Terry Schoonover
| Chevrolet
| 122
| 1,030
| accident
| 0 |
| 35
| 29
| Joe Ruttman
| 4
| Larry McClure
| Chevrolet
| 106
| 1,015
| engine
| 0 |
| 36
| 23
| Dean Combs
| 97
| Irv Sanderson
| Chevrolet
| 96
| 1,000
| engine
| 0 |
| 37
| 27
| Lennie Pond
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Oldsmobile
| 74
| 3,250
| accident
| 0 |
| 38
| 36
| Mark Stahl
| 82
| Mark Stahl
| Ford
| 70
| 970
| battery
| 0 |
| 39
| 35
| Bob Penrod
| 56
| Bob Penrod
| Chevrolet
| 55
| 955
| accident
| 0 |
| 40
| 38
| Ken Ragan
| 77
| Marvin Ragan
| Chevrolet
| 0
| 940
| accident
| 0 |
| 41
| 22
| A.J. Foyt
| 14
| A.J. Foyt
| Oldsmobile
| 0
|
| did not start
| 0 |
|
|
| Ronnie Thomas
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Buddy Arrington
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| J.D. McDuffie
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Joe Millikan
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Ken Squier
|
| TBS
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
|
|
| Jack Arute
|
| TBS
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
|
|
| Glenn Jarrett
|
| TBS
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
|
| Chris Economaki
|
| TBS
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
|
|
| Jerry Punch
|
| TBS
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
Notes: Scheduled for November 4; postponed one week because of rain.
A.J. Foyt qualified 22nd but withdrew when the race was postponed.
Time of race: 03:42:31
Average Speed: 134.61 MPH
Pole Speed: 32.193 seconds
7 cautions for 44 laps
Attendance: 30,000