| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Talladega 500 | Alabama International Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| July 29, 1984 | Race 19 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 155.485 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.66 seconds | Time of Race: 03:12:59 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 68 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 37 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 180/5 | 188 | Running | $47,100 |
| 2 | 6 | #21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 180/10 | 188 | Running | $28,225 |
| 3 | 4 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 170/5 | 188 | Running | $22,455 |
| 4 | 16 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 165/5 | 188 | Running | $24,350 |
| 5 | 1 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Hardee's | 160/5 | 188 | Running | $15,350 |
| 6 | 7 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 155/5 | 188 | Running | $17,200 |
| 7 | 14 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 151/5 | 188 | Running | $11,395 |
| 8 | 15 | #1 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | Bull Frog Knits | 142/0 | 188 | Running | $6,050 |
| 9 | 5 | #4 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Jim Magill | 143/5 | 188 | Running | $5,950 |
| 10 | 2 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 139/5 | 188 | Running | $12,750 |
| 11 | 35 | #77 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | 135/5 | 188 | Running | $5,580 |
| 12 | 10 | #88 | Rusty Wallace * | Pontiac | Gatorade | 127/0 | 188 | Running | $8,035 |
| 13 | 12 | #75 | Dave Marcis | Pontiac | Rahilly & Grady Racing | 129/5 | 188 | Running | $12,440 |
| 14 | 24 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 121/0 | 188 | Running | $11,870 |
| 15 | 32 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | 118/0 | 188 | Running | $4,100 |
| 16 | 9 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Hawaiian Punch | 120/5 | 187 | Running | $7,755 |
| 17 | 33 | #71 | Mike Alexander | Oldsmobile | Action Vans | 112/0 | 185 | Running | $7,035 |
| 18 | 40 | #73 | Steve Moore | Chevrolet | Dryden | 109/0 | 184 | Running | $3,470 |
| 19 | 8 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 111/5 | 178 | Running | $5,295 |
| 20 | 17 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | PE | 164 | Running | $4,925 |
| 21 | 25 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Arrington Racing | 100/0 | 163 | Engine Failure | $6,055 |
| 22 | 26 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 97/0 | 163 | Running | $11,330 |
| 23 | 11 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 94/0 | 157 | Running | $5,625 |
| 24 | 29 | #48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton-Mccaig | 96/5 | 156 | Accident | $5,630 |
| 25 | 21 | #38 | Phil Barkdoll | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Special | 88/0 | 152 | Engine Failure | $2,700 |
| 26 | 28 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Northwestern Security Life | 90/5 | 146 | Engine Failure | $9,550 |
| 27 | 30 | #41 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Thomas Racing | 82/0 | 145 | Running | $4,880 |
| 28 | 37 | #17 | Clark Dwyer | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 84/5 | 143 | Wheel Bearing | $5,785 |
| 29 | 22 | #51 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Sacks & Sons Farm | 76/0 | 141 | Engine Failure | $2,460 |
| 30 | 36 | #52 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 73/0 | 105 | Engine Failure | $4,655 |
| 31 | 38 | #03 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | B-B Racing | 70/0 | 88 | Accident | $2,340 |
| 32 | 20 | #95 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Sadler Racing | 67/0 | 81 | Engine Failure | $3,280 |
| 33 | 23 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 64/0 | 55 | Engine Failure | $8,720 |
| 34 | 13 | #64 | Jody Ridley | Chevrolet | Cumberland Carpets | 61/0 | 54 | Accident | $2,160 |
| 35 | 18 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 58/0 | 53 | Accident | $4,100 |
| 36 | 19 | #14 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Gilmore-Foyt Enterprises | PE | 47 | Steering | $2,040 |
| 37 | 27 | #98 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 52/0 | 44 | Engine Failure | $4,280 |
| 38 | 39 | #2 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Chevrolet | Red Roof Inns | 49/0 | 32 | Accident | $1,920 |
| 39 | 34 | #87 | Randy Baker | Buick | Domino's Pizza | 46/0 | 15 | Engine Failure | $1,860 |
| 40 | 31 | #29 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | Adcox-Kirby | 43/0 | 1 | Engine Failure | $1,800 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||