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1965 Capital City 300

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NASCAR Grand National race number 49 of 55
Saturday, September 18, 1965 at Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, Richmond, VA
300 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (150.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:27:35
Average speed: 60.983 mph
Pole speed: 67.34 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 14000
Lead changes: 10

Glossary 1965 NASCAR Grand National results / 1965 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	6	David Pearson	Southeastern Dodge Dealers (Cotton Owens)	'65 Dodge	300	2300	running	122
2	10	15	Darel Dieringer	Bud Moore	'64 Mercury	299	1525	running	72
3	7	26	Junior Johnson	Junior Johnson	'65 Ford	298	1200	running	1
4	19	19	J.T. Putney	Herman Beam	'65 Chevrolet	298	875	running	0
5	26	89	Neil Castles	Buck Baker	'65 Oldsmobile	278	710	running	0
6	13	00	Bert Robbins	Emory Gilliam	'64 Ford	276	525	running	0
7	23	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'63 Ford	274	400	running	0
8	31	52	E.J. Trivette	Jess Potter	'63 Chevrolet	263	300	running	0
9	36	57	Lionel Johnson	Clay Eastridge	'64 Ford	252	250	running	0
10	35	68	Bob Derrington	Bob Derrington	'63 Ford	250	250	running	0
11	20	20	Clyde Lynn	Clyde Lynn	'64 Ford	248	225	running	0
12	14	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'64 Ford	246	225	running	0
13	37	99	Gene Hobby	Gene Hobby	'64 Dodge	238	225	running	0
14	33	97	Henley Gray	Gene Cline	'64 Ford	237	225	running	0
15	25	1	Paul Lewis	Paul Lewis	'64 Ford	221	200	engine	0
16	6	86	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker	'64 Dodge	220	200	differential	0
17	22	53	Jimmy Helms	David Warren	'63 Ford	219	200	engine	0
18	21	02	Doug Cooper	Bob Cooper	'65 Chevrolet	210	175	sway bar	0
19	3	11	Ned Jarrett	Bondy Long	'65 Ford	208	175	engine	58
20	8	41	Jim Paschal	Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin)	'65 Chevrolet	193	175	timing	0
21	12	46	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter	'65 Chevrolet	187	175	differential	0
22	24	62	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'64 Dodge	179	150	lug bolt	0
23	11	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'64 Ford	178	150	a frame	0
24	15	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'65 Chevrolet	170	170	oil leak	0
25	1	29	Dick Hutcherson	Holman-Moody Racing	'65 Ford	162	150	crash	47
26	34	75	Gene Black	C.L. Crawford	'64 Ford	154	150	crash	0
27	28	66	Red Foote	Larry Manning	'64 Chevrolet	149	150	wheel	0
28	16	90	Sonny Hutchins	Junie Donlavey	'64 Ford	139	150	overheating	0
29	27	18	Stick Elliott	Toy Bolton	'65 Chevrolet	118	150	radiator	0
30	30	9	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner	'65 Chevrolet	107	150	driveshaft	0
31	32	80	Worth McMillion	Allen McMillion	'64 Pontiac	103	150	oil pan	0
32	29	38	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'65 Chevrolet	88	150	overheating	0
33	9	55	Tiny Lund	Pulliam Motor Co. (Lyle Stelter)	'64 Ford	85	150	crash	0
34	18	43	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Plymouth (Petty Enterprises)	'65 Plymouth	81	150	crash	0
35	5	59	Tom Pistone	Glen Sweet	'64 Ford	80	150	crash	0
36	4	2	Curtis Turner	Junior Johnson	'65 Ford	66	150	overheating	0
37	17	96	Cale Yarborough	Kenny Myler	'64 Ford	28	150	overheating	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dick Hutcherson	1	2	2
David Pearson	3	82	80
Junior Johnson	83	83	1
Ned Jarrett	84	99	16
David Pearson	100	116	17
Dick Hutcherson	117	161	45
David Pearson	162	166	5
Ned Jarrett	167	208	42
David Pearson	209	209	1
Darel Dieringer	210	281	72
David Pearson	282	300	19