| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | |||||||||
| February 19, 1984 | Race 1 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 150.994 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 8 car length | Time of Race: 03:18:41 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 34 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 39 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Hardee's | 185/10 | 200 | Running | $160,300 |
| 2 | 29 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 175/5 | 200 | Running | $81,825 |
| 3 | 26 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 170/5 | 200 | Running | $68,650 |
| 4 | 7 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 165/5 | 200 | Running | $50,000 |
| 5 | 3 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 160/5 | 200 | Running | $58,700 |
| 6 | 6 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 155/5 | 200 | Running | $48,755 |
| 7 | 14 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 146/0 | 199 | Running | $38,700 |
| 8 | 9 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | All-Star Racing | 142/0 | 199 | Running | $27,650 |
| 9 | 11 | #16 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | PE | 198 | Running | $25,655 |
| 10 | 33 | #84 | Jody Ridley | Chevrolet | Cumberland Carpets | 134/0 | 198 | Running | $23,950 |
| 11 | 13 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal | 130/0 | 198 | Running | $18,950 |
| 12 | 2 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 132/5 | 198 | Running | $29,845 |
| 13 | 24 | #4 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Morgan-McClure | 124/0 | 197 | Running | $17,150 |
| 14 | 17 | #77 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | McCord Gaskets | 121/0 | 197 | Running | $16,350 |
| 15 | 40 | #10 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kings Inn | 118/0 | 197 | Running | $15,150 |
| 16 | 19 | #89 | Dean Roper | Pontiac | Evinrude Motors | 115/0 | 196 | Running | $13,850 |
| 17 | 41 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 112/0 | 196 | Running | $14,775 |
| 18 | 20 | #51 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Native Tan | 109/0 | 195 | Running | $12,450 |
| 19 | 25 | #97 | Dean Combs | Oldsmobile | Best Products | 106/0 | 194 | Running | $7,050 |
| 20 | 37 | #17 | Clark Dwyer | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 103/0 | 191 | Running | $13,365 |
| 21 | 42 | #71 | Mike Alexander | Oldsmobile | Action Vans | 100/0 | 187 | Engine Failure | $10,955 |
| 22 | 36 | #29 | Connie Saylor | Chevrolet | Adcox Racing | PE | 186 | Overheating | $6,900 |
| 23 | 23 | #01 | Doug Heveron | Chevrolet | Syracuse Classic | 94/0 | 173 | Ignition | $9,150 |
| 24 | 38 | #41 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Food Country USA | 91/0 | 173 | Rear End | $9,735 |
| 25 | 28 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Jim Peacock Dodge | 88/0 | 170 | Connecting Rod | $11,875 |
| 26 | 12 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 85/0 | 158 | Accident | $12,465 |
| 27 | 18 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 82/0 | 158 | Accident | $11,905 |
| 28 | 31 | #98 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 79/0 | 146 | Accident | $8,345 |
| 29 | 8 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | 76/0 | 108 | Cylinder Head | $10,500 |
| 30 | 27 | #88 | Rusty Wallace * | Pontiac | Gatorade | 73/0 | 95 | Accident | $10,025 |
| 31 | 34 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 75/5 | 92 | Camshaft | $10,150 |
| 32 | 30 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 67/0 | 69 | Engine Failure | $9,765 |
| 33 | 10 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 64/0 | 66 | Cracked Head | $11,055 |
| 34 | 4 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 66/5 | 61 | Camshaft | $38,250 |
| 35 | 22 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Chevrolet | Trap Rock Industries | 58/0 | 60 | Engine Failure | $7,600 |
| 36 | 21 | #42 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Matthews Racing | 55/0 | 53 | Ignition | $7,500 |
| 37 | 16 | #1 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | Bull Frog Knits | 52/0 | 46 | Push Rod | $9,835 |
| 38 | 5 | #21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 49/0 | 30 | Vibration | $14,100 |
| 39 | 32 | #14 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Gilmore/Foyt Racing | 46/0 | 24 | Suspension | $5,450 |
| 40 | 15 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 7-Eleven | 43/0 | 21 | Engine Failure | $15,800 |
| 41 | 35 | #48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton-Mccaig | 40/0 | 17 | Engine Failure | $5,600 |
| 42 | 39 | #75 | Dave Marcis | Pontiac | Rahmoc Racing | 37/0 | 3 | Engine Failure | $14,300 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||