1984 Firecracker 400

1984 Firecracker 400
Race details
Race 16 of 30 in the 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
1984 Firecracker 400 program cover
1984 Firecracker 400 program cover
Date July 4, 1984 (1984-July-04)
Official name Firecracker 400
Location Daytona Speedway. Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
2.500 mi (4.000 km)
Distance 160 laps, 400 mi (643 km)
Weather Very hot with temperatures of 87.1 °F (30.6 °C) with 0.47 inches (12 mm) of rain reported within 24 hours of the race; wind speeds of 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h)[1]
Average speed 171.204 miles per hour (275.526 km/h)
Attendance 80,000[2]
Pole position
Driver
Ranier-Lundy Racing
Most laps led
Driver Cale Yarborough Ranier-Lundy Racing
Laps 79
Winner
No. 43 Richard Petty Curb Racing
Television in the United States
Network ABC
Announcers Jim Lampley
Sam Posey

The 1984 Firecracker 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on July 4, 1984, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.[2]

Richard Petty, driving the #43 Pontiac for Curb Racing, won the race. The victory gave Petty his 200th win in NASCAR Winston Cup Series competition, extending his longstanding record. It was also his final race victory before his 1992 retirement. The race was also notable for U.S. President Ronald Reagan's attendance.[3] The race was held on a Wednesday. The next NASCAR race held on Wednesday would not happen again until 2020.[4]

  1. ^ "1984 Firecracker 400 weather information". The Old Farmer's Almanac. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  2. ^ a b "1984 Firecracker 400 racing results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
  3. ^ Perkins, Lauren (July 6, 2013). "The King, The President, and a July 4th in Daytona to Remember". Motor Racing Digest. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "Primetime: NASCAR set for first Wednesday start since 1984". sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2020-05-21.