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1965 National 400 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 52 of 55 Sunday, October 17, 1965 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC 267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.500 miles) Time of race: 3:21:44 Average speed: 119.117 mph Pole speed: 147.773 mph Cautions: 6 for 47 laps Margin of victory: 3 cl Attendance: 50000 Lead changes: 28 Glossary    1965 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1965 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Fred Lorenzen 28 Ford 36.543   147.773   2   Cale Yarborough 27 Ford 36.608   147.510   3   Darel Dieringer 16 Mercury 36.640   147.379   4   Junior Johnson 26 Ford 36.775   146.838   5   Earl Balmer 15 Mercury 36.785   146.798   6   Curtis Turner 47 Ford 36.868   146.470   7   Sam McQuagg 24 Ford 36.885   146.400   8   A.J. Foyt 41 Ford 36.930   146.222   9   Ned Jarrett 11 Ford 36.935   146.202   10   Dick Hutcherson 29 Ford 37.008   145.916   11   J.T. Putney 19 Chevrolet 37.623   143.531   12   G.C. Spencer 49 Ford 37.708   143.207   13   Buddy Baker 86 Plymouth 37.913   142.433   14   Junior Spencer 17 Ford 38.050   141.918   15   Elmo Langley 64 Ford 38.788   139.220   16   Marvin Panch 21 Ford 36.512   147.895   17   LeeRoy Yarbrough 3 Chevrolet 37.345   144.597   18   Buck Baker 87 Chevrolet 38.328   140.891   19   Larry Hess 44 Ford 38.400   140.625   20   H.B. Bailey 04 Pontiac 38.663   139.670   21   Doug Cooper 02 Chevrolet 38.668   139.652   22   Rock Harn 32 Ford 38.813   139.130   23   Sonny Hutchins 90 Ford 38.818   139.112   24   Harold Kite 01 Plymouth 38.990   138.497   25   Frank Warren 79 Chevrolet 39.098   138.116   26   Stick Elliott 18 Chevrolet 39.195   137.772   27   Jimmy Helms 53 Ford 39.743   135.874   28   Earl Brooks 84 Ford 39.798   135.686   29   Wayne Smith 38 Chevrolet 39.963   135.126   30   Henley Gray 97 Ford 40.168   134.437   31   Jim Paschal 4 Chevrolet 36.995   145.965   32   Paul Lewis 1 Ford 38.108   141.704   33   Iggy Katona 14 Plymouth 38.278   141.075   34   Wendell Scott 34 Ford 38.368   140.744   35   Tom Pistone 59 Ford 38.775   139.264   36   Jeff Hawkins 35 Dodge 39.048   138.293   37   Bub Strickler 7 Pontiac 39.090   138.142   38   Rene Charland 10 Ford 39.263   137.535   39   Roy Mayne 46 Chevrolet 39.733   135.908   40   Neil Castles 88 Dodge 39.805   135.661   41   Don Hume 63 Ford 39.990   135.033   42   E.J. Trivette 52 Chevrolet 40.060   134.797   43   Gene Black 75 Ford 40.258   134.136   44   Lionel Johnson 57 Ford 40.823   132.279   45   Roy Tyner 9 Chevrolet 41.153   131.219   46   Worth McMillion 83 Pontiac 41.765   129.294   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:   G.T. Nolen (#80), Reb Wickersham (#03), Bert Robbins (#00), Spurgeon May (#09), Roy Tyner (#9), Worth McMillion (#83)