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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 (500.500 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: 50000
Lead changes: 23

Glossary 1965 NASCAR Grand National results / 1965 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	10	11	Ned Jarrett	Richmond Ford Motor Co. (Bondy Long)	'65 Ford	364	21060	running	62
2	14	86	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'65 Plymouth	350	9170	running	0
3	5	16	Darel Dieringer	Mercury (Bud Moore)	'64 Mercury	345	7200	differential	199
4	33	46	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter	'65 Chevrolet	345	3225	running	0
5	24	67	Buddy Arrington	Dodge (Buddy Arrington)	'64 Dodge	344	2400	running	0
6	22	04	H.B. Bailey	H.B. Bailey	'64 Pontiac	340	1750	running	0
7	31	18	Stick Elliott	Toy Bolton	'65 Chevrolet	336	1500	running	0
8	41	79	Frank Warren	Harold Rhodes	'63 Chevrolet	334	1250	running	0
9	19	19	J.T. Putney	Southern Aviation (Herman Beam)	'65 Chevrolet	328	1000	running	0
10	44	57	Wendell Scott	Clay Eastridge	'64 Ford	320	900	running	0
11	2	28	Fred Lorenzen	LaFayette Ford (Holman-Moody Racing)	'65 Ford	319	1550	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	East Tenn. Motor Co. (Holman-Moody Racing)	'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	House of Glass (Buck Baker)	'65 Chevrolet	123	580	engine	0
29	11	24	Sam McQuagg	Lilly Enterprises (Betty Lilly)	'65 Ford	118	1015	crash	31
30	9	27	Cale Yarborough	Abindgon Motor Co. (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	Mullins Ford (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

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
45	Pee Wee Ellwanger	62	Buddy Arrington	Dodge
46	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	Ford
47	Worth McMillion	83	Franklin McMillion	Pontiac
48	Bernard Alvarez	10	Gary Weaver	Ford

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