The 1984 year had two versions of the Wrangler Sponsorship, known as the Yellow Trunk and Blue Trunk paint schemes. This is the first year that Dale exclusively drove with the signature#3 number. This, and the other 1984 scheme proved to be the 2nd most difficult collectibles to obtain. The paint scheme itself is unremarkable with just the Wrangler sponsorship. This year Dale became the first two-time consecutive winner at the Talladega 500, taking the lead on the backstretch of the final lap. Dale would finish this season 4th, 243 points behind champion Terry Labonte.

The oddity for this year was the number 3 on the top is italicized in the opposite direction than usual with the bottom to the front instead of the top. Dale did not like the #3 with the top of the three further back than the bottom. He thought that the top leaning forward made the car look faster and the top leaning back made a car look slower.

The Yellow trunk version was uncommon as was the yellow number 3 on the side with the blue siding running forward from the doors to the front fender. Dale drove this car only once at Daytona in 1984. After that race, it was decided that the car would stand out more if they reversed the colors from blue over yellow to yellow over blue, and the rest is history. After that it became the familiar color scheme Wrangler from 1984 through 1987.

The Blue trunk paint scheme was also uncommon in that only the window frame and front hood were yellow with the remainder of the car being blue with yellow number 3's. Later years had the front quarter panels also predominantly yellow.