It was bonnett, in fact, who took the checkered flag. Webneil bonnett joined him in 1984 in a matching chevrolet after spending a transition year in 1983 with rahmoc racing and 'sponsorship' by hodgdon. Webbonnett won 18 winston cup races before the 1990 crash at the darlington international speedway in south carolina, in which he suffered severe head injuries.

Junior johnson driver neil bonnett passed his teammate darrell. Webthe 1984 coors 420 would go down as one of the most controversial finishes in fairgrounds speedway history.