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1965 Southern 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post 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

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 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 Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   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