| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
| 30 | 22 | 02 | Roy Mayne | Bob Cooper | '65 Pontiac | 6 | 1,100 | distributor | 0 |
| 26 | 20 | 03 | Reb Wickersham | Ray Underwood | '64 Ford | 68 | 1,120 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 9 | 04 | H.B. Bailey | H.B. Bailey | '64 Pontiac | 126 | 1,425 | running | 0 |
| 39 | 40 | 08 | Tom Pistone | Glen Sweet | '64 Ford | 2 | 1,055 | clutch | 0 |
| 9 | 32 | 10 | Cale Yarborough | Gary Weaver | '64 Ford | 128 | 1,500 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Richmond Ford Motor Co. (Bondy Long) | '65 Ford | 132 | 3,750 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Southern Racing (Bobby Allison) | '64 Ford | 128 | 1,425 | running | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 14 | Johnny Allen | Sam Fletcher | '65 Plymouth | 114 | 1,135 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 16 | 15 | Earl Balmer | Bud Moore | '64 Mercury | 132 | 4,350 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore | '64 Mercury | 132 | 12,900 | running | 0 |
| 34 | 34 | 18 | Ned Setzer | Toy Bolton | '65 Chevrolet | 3 | 1,080 | fuel pump | 0 |
| 14 | 19 | 19 | J.T. Putney | Herman Beam | '65 Chevrolet | 125 | 1,225 | running | 0 |
| 32 | 29 | 2 | Jim Bray | Tarheel Speedway (Shorty Johns) | '64 Pontiac | 4 | 1,090 | overheating | 0 |
| 31 | 23 | 20 | Jack Anderson | Ron Cory | '64 Ford | 5 | 1,095 | transmission | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers | '65 Ford | 132 | 2,750 | running | 80 |
| 8 | 10 | 24 | Sam McQuagg | Lansdale Ford (Betty Lilly) | '65 Ford | 130 | 1,900 | running | 0 |
| 36 | 42 | 26 | Red Farmer | | '64 Ford | 3 | 1,070 | handling | 0 |
| 28 | 2 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms (Junior Johnson) | '65 Ford | 27 | 1,110 | crash | 27 |
| 1 | 4 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | LaFayette (Holman-Moody) | '65 Ford | 133 | 27,100 | running | 25 |
| 7 | 26 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Holman-Moody | '65 Ford | 130 | 2,175 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Wendell Scott | '64 Ford | 118 | 1,150 | running | 0 |
| 33 | 43 | 35 | Jeff Hawkins | Lester Hunter | '64 Dodge | 4 | 1,085 | handling | 0 |
| 25 | 30 | 37 | Bub Strickler | Bub Strickler | '64 Ford | 73 | 1,225 | engine | 0 |
| 43 | 25 | 39 | Robert Vaughn | Ronald Smith | '63 Pontiac | 1 | 1,035 | oil pressure | 0 |
| 19 | 21 | 44 | Larry Hess | Larry Hess | '64 Ford | 119 | 1,155 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 36 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | '64 Ford | 128 | 1,675 | running | 0 |
| 37 | 37 | 53 | Pete Stewart | David Warren | '63 Ford | 2 | 1,065 | handling | 0 |
| 29 | 24 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter | '64 Ford | 12 | 1,105 | rocker arm | 0 |
| 13 | 15 | 60 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper | '64 Ford | 125 | 1,350 | running | 0 |
| 35 | 35 | 61 | Barry Brooks | Bob Cooper | '64 Pontiac | 3 | 1,150 | oil pressure | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Elmo Langley | '64 Ford | 118 | 1,145 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | 68 | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington | '64 Ford | 121 | 1,160 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Holman-Moody | '65 Ford | 132 | 7,850 | running | 1 |
| 16 | 17 | 72 | Jerry Grant | Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin) | '63 Ford | 123 | 1,170 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 8 | 74 | Donald Tucker | Don Snyder | '63 Ford | 124 | 1,275 | running | 0 |
| 41 | 7 | 76 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank | '64 Ford | 1 | 1,145 | oil pressure | 0 |
| 42 | 38 | 79 | Joe Penland | Harold Rhodes | '63 Chevrolet | 1 | 1,040 | piston | 0 |
| 22 | 33 | 81 | Don Tilley | Joe Keistler | '63 Dodge | 117 | 1,140 | running | 0 |
| 27 | 11 | 82 | Bunkie Blackburn | Casper Hensley | '64 Pontiac | 49 | 1,115 | crankshaft | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | 86 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker | '65 Plymouth | 122 | 1,165 | running | 0 |
| 40 | 18 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker | '64 Dodge | 2 | 1,050 | engine | 0 |
| 38 | 39 | 98 | Jimmy Helms | | '64 Ford | 2 | 1,060 | clutch | 0 |
| 24 | 41 | 99 | Herb Shannon | | '64 Mercury | 110 | 1,130 | engine | 0 |
* Race shortened to 133 laps due to rain.
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Failed to qualify: LeeRoy Yarbrough (#3), Rod Eulenfeld (#71), Billy DeCoster (#63), Tom Pistone (#59), Bill McMahan (#42), Possum Jones (#31), Earl Brooks (#80), Buck Baker (#87), Jack Goodwin (#00)
| Caution flag breakdown: |
| Condition | From Lap | To Lap | # Of Laps | Reason | 'Lucky Dog' |
 | 1 | 27 | 27 | | |
 | 28 | 40 | 13 | #27 accident turn 3 | |
 | 41 | 80 | 40 | | |
 | 81 | 103 | 23 | rain | |
 | 104 | 126 | 23 | | |
 | 127 | 133 | 7 | rain | |
| Percent of race run under caution: 32.3% Average green flag run: 30.0 laps |
| Lap leader breakdown: |
| Leader | From Lap | To Lap | # Of Laps |
| Junior Johnson | 1 | 27 | 27 |
| Marvin Panch | 28 | 68 | 41 |
| Fred Lorenzen | 69 | 78 | 10 |
| Marvin Panch | 79 | 112 | 34 |
| Bobby Johns | 113 | 113 | 1 |
| Marvin Panch | 114 | 118 | 5 |
| Fred Lorenzen | 119 | 133 | 15 |
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