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1965 Nashville 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 35 of 55 Saturday, July 31, 1965 at Nashville Speedway, Nashville, TN 400 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (200.000 miles) Time of race: 2:45:47 Average speed: 72.383 mph Pole speed: 82.117 mph Cautions: 1 for 13 laps Margin of victory: 6 laps + Attendance: 14343 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1965 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1965 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '65 Plymouth 400 2350 running 335 2 3 11   Ned Jarrett Bondy Long '65 Ford 394 1100 running 0 3 13 67   Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington '64 Dodge 382 750 running 0 4 11 19   J.T. Putney Herman Beam '65 Chevrolet 381 500 running 0 5 4 49   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '64 Ford 374 475 running 0 6 21 89   Neil Castles Buck Baker '65 Oldsmobile 356 450 running 0 7 14 68   Bob Derrington Bob Derrington '63 Ford 356 425 running 0 8 2 26   Junior Johnson Holly Farms Poultry   (Junior Johnson) '65 Ford 351 375 engine 65 9 17 75   Gene Black C.L. Crawford '64 Ford 333 325 running 0 10 19 53   Jimmy Helms David Warren '63 Ford 323 300 flat tire 0 11 15 52   E.J. Trivette Jess Potter '63 Chevrolet 301 270 running 0 12 18 97   Henley Gray Gene Cline '64 Ford 281 240 running 0 13 10 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '63 Ford 272 220 fan belt 0 14 6 1   Paul Lewis Paul Lewis '64 Ford 194 200 engine 0 15 5 29   Dick Hutcherson Holman-Moody Racing '65 Ford 158 170 engine 0 16 12 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley '64 Ford 138 150 engine 0 17 9 17   Junior Spencer Jerry Mullins '64 Ford 91 130 crash 0 18 16 38   Wayne Smith Archie Smith '65 Chevrolet 60 120 fan belt 0 19 7 88   Buddy Baker Buck Baker '64 Dodge 28 100 differential 0 20 22 59   Tom Pistone Glen Sweet '64 Ford 28 100 crash 0 21 20 9   Roy Tyner Roy Tyner '65 Chevrolet 23 100 differential 0 22 8 87   Buck Baker Buck Baker '65 Chevrolet 20 100 oil pan 0 23 24 23   Boyd Adams Reid Shaw '63 Ford 15 100 gas tank 0 24 23 62   Raymond Carter Buddy Arrington '64 Dodge 2 100 ball joint 0

Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 96 96     97 109 13   #17 accident North turn   110 400 291       Percent of race run under caution: 3.3%             Average green flag run: 193.5 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Richard Petty 1 286 286   Junior Johnson 287 351 65   Richard Petty 352 400 49