The 1984 Budweiser 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Dover International Speedway on May 20, 1984. Richard Petty won his first race of the year, the 199th of his career, by leading most of the race after dominator Harry Gant fell out and holding off Tim Richmond by four seconds. Points leader Darrell Waltrip was 6th and held a 53-point championship edge on Terry Labonte (3rd). Stats