| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 30 in the 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Layout of Talladega Superspeedway | |||
| Date | May 6, 1984 | ||
| Official name | Winston 500 | ||
| Location | Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.660 mi (4.280 km) | ||
| Distance | 188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.8 km) | ||
| Weather | Very hot with temperatures of 88 °F (31 °C); wind speeds of 8.8 miles per hour (14.2 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 172.988 mph (278.397 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 115,000[2] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ranier-Lundy Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Benny Parsons | Johnny Hayes | |
| Laps | 56 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 28 | Cale Yarborough | Ranier-Lundy Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers |
Paul Page Gary Gerould Johnny Rutherford | ||
The 1984 Winston 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on May 6, 1984, at Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, Alabama. [3]
- ^ 1984 Winston 500 weather information at The Old Farmers' Almanac
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
racingreferencewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Talladega Superspeedway at the Encyclopedia of Alabama