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1965 Motor Trend 500 qualifying results Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 1 of 55 Sunday, January 17, 1965 at Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA 185 laps on a 2.700 mile road course (499.500 miles) Time of race: 5:41:42 Average speed: 87.708 mph Pole speed: 102.846 mph Cautions: 2 Margin of victory: 27 sec Attendance: 61474 Lead changes: 7 Glossary    1965 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1965 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Junior Johnson 27 Ford 1:34.510   102.846   2   Parnelli Jones 15 Mercury 1:34.560   102.791   3   Ned Jarrett 11 Ford 1:34.570   102.781   4   Fred Lorenzen 28 Ford 1:34.590   102.759   5   Marvin Panch 21 Ford 1:35.470   101.812   6   Bill Amick 9 Mercury 1:36.240   100.997   7   Dick Hutcherson 29 Ford 1:36.940   100.268   8   Scotty Cain 45 Mercury 1:40.320   96.889   9   Dick Bown 611 Plymouth 1:41.110   96.132   10   Bob Bondurant 33 Ford 1:44.680   92.854   11   Dan Gurney 121 Ford 1:33.500   103.957   12   A.J. Foyt 00 Ford 1:34.360   103.009   13   Skip Hudson 1 Ford 1:39.180   98.003   14   Larry Frank 76 Ford 1:39.640   97.551   15   Gene Davis 5 Mercury 1:40.190   98.015   16   Darel Dieringer 06 Ford 1:38.150   99.032   17   Jerry Grant 12 Ford 1:40.000   97.200   18   Buck Baker 88 Dodge 1:42.200   95.107   19   Jim Cook 67 Ford 1:43.980   93.479   20   Dick Guldstrand 100 Chevrolet 1:45.520   92.115   21   Doug Cooper 60 Ford 1:46.050   91.654   22   Roy Tyner 4 Chevrolet 1:46.460   91.301   23   Ed Brown 6 Oldsmobile 1:48.520   89.568   24   Bill Cantrell 53 Chevrolet 1:51.240   87.378   25   Doug Moore 58 Chevrolet 1:52.210   86.232   26   Johnny Steele 111 Ford 1:57.800   82.512   27   Dana Hall 61 Pontiac 2:05.660   77.351   28   Sam McQuagg 71 Ford 29   Bruce Worrell 48 Chevrolet 30   Al Self 84 Ford 31   Bill Meyer 20 Chevrolet 32   Joe Clark 14 Ford 33   Fritz Wilson 43 Plymouth 34   Don Walker 10 Ford 35   Eddie Gray 98 Mercury 36   Bob Connor 711 Mercury 37   Sam Stanley 17 Mercury 38   Nat Reeder 0 Chevrolet 39   Bob Thompson 19 Mercury 40   Bill Boldt 18 Mercury 41   Bobby Allison 2 Ford 42   Charles Powell 38 Pontiac 43   Bob Perry 23 Dodge OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Dave James (#22)