The 1984 Winston 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Talladega Superspeedway on May 6, 1984. Cale Yarborough won another superspeedway race, leading just 19 laps but holding off Harry Gant by two carlengths for the victory. Darrell Waltrip struggled to 38th place and watched his points lead on Bill Elliott (9th) shrink to 29 points. Stats