1984 Winston 500
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| Race 9 of 30 in the 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
Layout of Talladega Superspeedway
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| 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) |
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| Distance | 188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.8 km) | ||
| Weather | Hot with temperatures reaching up to 88 °F (31 °C); average wind speeds of 8.8 miles per hour (14.2 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 172.988 miles per hour (278.397 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 115,000 | ||
| 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 |
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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. This racing event would become the peak of competitive racing for what is now known as Talladega Superspeedway.
People who drove to the race witnessed a visibility range of 9.7 miles or 15.6 kilometres. No precipitation was reported with 24 hours of the race; which made for a warm and dry track for the drivers on the starting grid. Sea level pressure was approximately 30 inches or 76 centimetres. The weather report was taken from the Anniston Metropolitan Airport (now Anniston Regional Airport) in the nearby city of Anniston.
Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a Tri-oval and was constructed by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family, in the 1960s. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line - located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the Monster Energy Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega Superspeedway is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66 miles (4.28 km), and the track at its peak had a seating capacity of 175,000 spectators.
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