| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Atl. Journal 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| November 11, 1984 | Race 29 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 134.61 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.56 second | Time of Race: 03:42:31 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 26 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 44 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 10 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 180/5 | 328 | Running | $40,610 |
| 2 | 1 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 175/5 | 328 | Running | $28,085 |
| 3 | 13 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 165/0 | 328 | Running | $19,350 |
| 4 | 17 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | 165/5 | 328 | Running | $7,000 |
| 5 | 9 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 160/5 | 327 | Running | $16,850 |
| 6 | 7 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 155/5 | 327 | Running | $13,500 |
| 7 | 20 | #1 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | Bull Frog Knits | 146/0 | 327 | Running | $4,475 |
| 8 | 15 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 142/0 | 327 | Running | $8,055 |
| 9 | 31 | #95 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Sadler Racing | 138/0 | 326 | Running | $5,325 |
| 10 | 19 | #75 | Dave Marcis | Pontiac | Rahilly & Grady Racing | 139/5 | 325 | Running | $11,950 |
| 11 | 4 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Hardee's | 135/5 | 325 | Running | $12,590 |
| 12 | 21 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Valvoline | 132/5 | 325 | Running | $8,475 |
| 13 | 14 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 124/0 | 324 | Running | $8,870 |
| 14 | 24 | #98 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 121/0 | 324 | Running | $5,960 |
| 15 | 16 | #88 | Rusty Wallace * | Pontiac | Gatorade | 118/0 | 320 | Running | $6,640 |
| 16 | 32 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 115/0 | 320 | Running | $5,520 |
| 17 | 29 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 112/0 | 319 | Running | $5,390 |
| 18 | 38 | #01 | Doug Heveron | Chevrolet | Syracuse Classic | 109/0 | 319 | Running | $1,845 |
| 19 | 39 | #2 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Buick | Red Roof Inns | 106/0 | 319 | Running | $1,735 |
| 20 | 8 | #21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 103/0 | 317 | Running | $1,975 |
| 21 | 18 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 100/0 | 316 | Running | $3,090 |
| 22 | 40 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 97/0 | 313 | Running | $9,715 |
| 23 | 25 | #48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton-Mccaig | 94/0 | 309 | Running | $4,770 |
| 24 | 3 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Northwestern Security Life | 101/10 | 293 | Engine Failure | $19,505 |
| 25 | 12 | #16 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 88/0 | 290 | Engine Failure | $1,275 |
| 26 | 5 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 85/0 | 289 | Engine Failure | $3,950 |
| 27 | 23 | #64 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Sunny King Honda | 82/0 | 272 | Running | $3,760 |
| 28 | 30 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 79/0 | 240 | Vibration | $1,185 |
| 29 | 27 | #03 | Eddie Bierschwale | Buick | B&B Racing | 76/0 | 229 | Engine Failure | $1,155 |
| 30 | 2 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 78/5 | 205 | Engine Failure | $3,400 |
| 31 | 33 | #51 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Sacks & Sons Racing | 70/0 | 177 | Running | $1,075 |
| 32 | 6 | #84 | Jody Ridley | Chevrolet | Cumberland Carpets | 72/5 | 157 | Drive Shaft | $1,060 |
| 33 | 11 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | 64/0 | 154 | Handling | $1,045 |
| 34 | 36 | #42 | Terry Schoonover | Chevrolet | Restore Auto Products | 61/0 | 122 | Accident | $1,030 |
| 35 | 28 | #4 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Morgan-McClure | 58/0 | 106 | Engine Failure | $1,015 |
| 36 | 22 | #97 | Dean Combs | Chevrolet | Best Products | 55/0 | 96 | Engine Failure | $1,000 |
| 37 | 26 | #71 | Lennie Pond | Oldsmobile | Jim Testa Chevrolet | 52/0 | 74 | Accident | $3,250 |
| 38 | 35 | #82 | Mark Stahl | Ford | Auto Bell Car Washes | 49/0 | 70 | Battery | $970 |
| 39 | 34 | #56 | Bob Penrod | Chevrolet | Category Challenge | 46/0 | 55 | Accident | $955 |
| 40 | 37 | #77 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | 43/0 | 0 | Accident | $940 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||