| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Southern 500 | Darlington International Raceway | |||||||||
| September 02, 1984 | Race 22 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 128.27 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2 seconds | Time of Race: 03:54:30 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 17 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 8 for 51 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 185/10 | 367 | Running | $46,180 |
| 2 | 5 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 175/5 | 367 | Running | $29,420 |
| 3 | 19 | #21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 165/0 | 367 | Running | $12,200 |
| 4 | 18 | #88 | Rusty Wallace * | Pontiac | Gatorade | 160/0 | 365 | Running | $14,405 |
| 5 | 11 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 155/0 | 364 | Running | $17,050 |
| 6 | 23 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 155/5 | 364 | Running | $10,350 |
| 7 | 25 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 146/0 | 362 | Running | $5,550 |
| 8 | 6 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 147/5 | 359 | Running | $8,800 |
| 9 | 8 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | 138/0 | 359 | Running | $4,750 |
| 10 | 7 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 139/5 | 358 | Running | $16,200 |
| 11 | 29 | #48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton-Mccaig | 130/0 | 351 | Running | $7,780 |
| 12 | 13 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Northwestern Security Life | 127/0 | 336 | Running | $10,660 |
| 13 | 10 | #98 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 129/5 | 334 | Ignition | $7,295 |
| 14 | 2 | #1 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | Bull Frog Knits | 126/5 | 331 | Accident | $4,395 |
| 15 | 12 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 123/5 | 328 | Accident | $11,200 |
| 16 | 17 | #84 | Jody Ridley | Chevrolet | Cumberland Carpets | 120/5 | 328 | Running | $3,640 |
| 17 | 15 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Hardee's | 112/0 | 325 | Engine Failure | $3,350 |
| 18 | 40 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 109/0 | 316 | Running | $7,320 |
| 19 | 27 | #4 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Morgan-McClure | 106/0 | 312 | Running | $3,010 |
| 20 | 37 | #6 | Clark Dwyer | Chevrolet | U.s. Racing | 103/0 | 309 | Running | $6,205 |
| 21 | 14 | #75 | Dave Marcis | Pontiac | Rahmoc Racing | 100/0 | 307 | Running | $10,615 |
| 22 | 39 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 97/0 | 270 | Running | $5,355 |
| 23 | 24 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | 94/0 | 253 | Running | $2,495 |
| 24 | 33 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | McDuffie Racing | 91/0 | 228 | Engine Failure | $4,960 |
| 25 | 38 | #36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | 88/0 | 223 | Accident | $2,875 |
| 26 | 35 | #77 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | 85/0 | 198 | Ignition | $2,170 |
| 27 | 30 | #87 | Randy Baker | Buick | Domino's Pizza | 82/0 | 159 | Overheating | $2,065 |
| 28 | 41 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Arrington Racing | 79/0 | 150 | Engine Failure | $4,925 |
| 29 | 16 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 76/0 | 129 | Engine Failure | $4,935 |
| 30 | 4 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 73/0 | 124 | Engine Failure | $2,560 |
| 31 | 31 | #23 | Connie Saylor | Chevrolet | Bahre Racing | 70/0 | 109 | Engine Failure | $1,845 |
| 32 | 36 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 67/0 | 91 | Accident | $9,990 |
| 33 | 22 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 64/0 | 79 | Engine Failure | $3,795 |
| 34 | 32 | #71 | Mike Alexander | Oldsmobile | Action Vans | 61/0 | 76 | Vibration | $3,440 |
| 35 | 28 | #17 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 58/0 | 75 | Engine Failure | $3,025 |
| 36 | 34 | #18 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | Satterfield Racing | PE | 70 | Engine Failure | $1,495 |
| 37 | 21 | #51 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Sacks Racing | 52/0 | 61 | Engine Failure | $1,415 |
| 38 | 20 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 49/0 | 57 | Engine Failure | $7,860 |
| 39 | 26 | #95 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Sadler Racing | 46/0 | 57 | Accident | $2,305 |
| 40 | 3 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 43/0 | 28 | Engine Failure | $9,950 |
| 41 | 9 | #16 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 40/0 | 28 | Valve | $1,250 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||