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1965 Southern 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 45 of 55
Monday, September 6, 1965 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
364 laps on a 1.375 mile paved track (500.5 miles)

Time of race: 4:19:09
Average Speed: 115.878 mph
Pole Speed: 137.528 mph

Cautions: 7 for 44 laps
Margin of Victory: 14 laps +
Attendance: 50,000
Lead changes: 23

Glossary 1965 NASCAR Grand National results / 1965 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	10	11	Ned Jarrett	Richmond Ford Motor Co. (Bondy Long)	'65 Ford	364	21,060	running	62
2	14	86	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'65 Plymouth	350	9,170	running	0
3	5	16	Darel Dieringer	Mercury (Bud Moore)	'64 Mercury	345	7,200	differential	199
4	33	46	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter	'65 Chevrolet	345	3,225	running	0
5	24	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'64 Dodge	344	2,400	running	0
6	22	04	H.B. Bailey	H.B. Bailey	'64 Pontiac	340	1,750	running	0
7	31	18	Stick Elliott	Toy Bolton	'65 Chevrolet	336	1,500	running	0
8	41	79	Frank Warren	Harold Rhodes	'63 Chevrolet	334	1,250	running	0
9	19	19	J.T. Putney	Herman Beam	'65 Chevrolet	328	1,000	running	0
10	44	57	Wendell Scott	Clay Eastridge	'64 Ford	320	900	running	0
11	2	28	Fred Lorenzen	Holman-Moody	'65 Ford	319	1,550	engine	57
12	37	53	Jimmy Helms	David Warren	'63 Ford	316	800	running	0
13	42	68	Bob Derrington	Bob Derrington	'63 Ford	311	775	running	0
14	18	1	Paul Lewis	Paul Lewis	'64 Ford	308	750	running	0
15	39	38	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'65 Chevrolet	304	725	running	0
16	40	52	E.J. Trivette	Jess Potter	'63 Chevrolet	302	700	running	0
17	16	7	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'64 Pontiac	301	695	differential	2
18	32	63	Don Hume	Don Hume	'63 Ford	298	650	running	0
19	6	29	Dick Hutcherson	Holman-Moody	'65 Ford	293	625	engine	0
20	20	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'64 Ford	293	620	vapor lock	0
21	35	44	Larry Hess	Larry Hess	'64 Ford	261	615	clutch	0
22	7	41	Jim Paschal	Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin)	'65 Chevrolet	230	710	head gasket	9
23	34	07	Bud Harless	Bud Harless	'64 Ford	222	605	engine	0
24	38	75	Gene Black	C.L. Crawford	'64 Ford	197	600	oil pressure	0
25	30	72	Neil Castles	Bill Champion	'64 Ford	173	595	crash	0
26	15	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'64 Ford	156	590	head gasket	0
27	25	3	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Southeastern Chevy Dealers (Ray Fox)	'65 Chevrolet	134	635	differential	0
28	17	87	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker	'65 Chevrolet	123	580	engine	0
29	11	24	Sam McQuagg	Betty Lilly	'65 Ford	118	1,015	crash	31
30	9	27	Cale Yarborough	Abindgon Motor Co. Ford (Banjo Matthews)	'65 Ford	118	830	crash	2
31	12	33	Bunkie Blackburn	Ray Fox	'65 Chevrolet	109	695	crash	0
32	4	15	Earl Balmer	Bud Moore	'64 Mercury	94	580	crash	2
33	29	02	Doug Cooper	Bob Cooper	'65 Chevrolet	85	555	differential	0
34	13	17	Junior Spencer	Jerry Mullins	'64 Ford	79	620	engine	0
35	8	14	Curtis Turner	Sam Fletcher	'65 Plymouth	51	545	wheel bearing	0
36	27	4	Bobby Wawak	Bobby Wawak	'64 Mercury	46	560	engine	0
37	3	21	Marvin Panch	Wood Brothers	'65 Ford	42	605	engine	0
38	43	97	Henley Gray	Gene Cline	'64 Ford	29	530	clutch	0
39	26	55	Tiny Lund	Lyle Stelter	'64 Ford	25	555	a frame	0
40	28	25	Bud Moore	Jabe Thomas	'64 Ford	9	520	oil pressure	0
41	36	00	Bert Robbins	Emory Gilliam	'64 Ford	3	515	crash	0
42	21	23	Buren Skeen	Hill Motor Co. (Reid Shaw)	'64 Ford	2	510	crash	0
43	23	03	Reb Wickersham	Ray Underwood	'65 Ford	2	505	crash	0
44	1	26	Junior Johnson	Holly Farms Poultry (Junior Johnson)	'65 Ford	1	750	ignition	0

Failed to qualify: Pee Wee Ellwanger (#62), Wendell Scott (#34), Worth McMillion (#83), Bernard Alvarez (#10)

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Fred Lorenzen	1	32	32
Darel Dieringer	33	45	13
Earl Balmer	46	46	1
Bobby Johns	47	48	2
Jim Paschal	49	51	3
Cale Yarborough	52	53	2
Darel Dieringer	54	86	33
Earl Balmer	87	87	1
Sam McQuagg	88	118	31
Darel Dieringer	119	121	3
Fred Lorenzen	122	122	1
Jim Paschal	123	128	6
Ned Jarrett	129	144	16
Fred Lorenzen	145	147	3
Darel Dieringer	148	166	19
Fred Lorenzen	167	167	1
Darel Dieringer	168	227	60
Fred Lorenzen	228	232	5
Ned Jarrett	233	239	7
Darel Dieringer	240	287	48
Fred Lorenzen	288	302	15
Darel Dieringer	303	325	23
Ned Jarrett	326	364	39

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