
| 1965 Atlanta 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 55 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $60,745 | Race Date: | Apr 11, 1965 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 52m 17s | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 8 Among / 5 Drivers | Average Speed: | 129.410 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 44 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 26 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Marvin Panch M. Panch | Driver: | Marvin Panch M. Panch | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Ford | Car No.: | #21 Ford | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 249 of 334 | Pole Speed: | 148.581 MPH | |||||
| Official 1965 Atlanta 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers | Running | ![]() | 0 | 334 | 249 |
| 2 | 7 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Holman-Moody | Running | ![]() | 0 | 334 | 4 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 330 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Holman-Moody | Running | ![]() | 0 | 327 | 0 |
| 5 | 22 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 325 | 0 |
| 6 | 38 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 322 | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Southern Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 321 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | 44 | Larry Hess | Larry Hess (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 310 | 0 |
| 9 | 43 | 27 | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 310 | 0 |
| 10 | 30 | 37 | Bub Strickler | Bub Strickler (Car Owner) | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 309 | 0 |
| 11 | 27 | 17 | Junior Spencer | Jerry Mullins (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 300 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 299 | 0 |
| 13 | 24 | 77 | Johnny Rutherford | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 298 | 0 | |
| 14 | 12 | 60 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 297 | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | 68 | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 280 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 250 | 35 |
| 17 | 10 | 24 | Sam McQuagg (R) | Betty Lilly (Car Owner) | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 223 | 0 |
| 18 | 35 | 2 | T.C. Hunt | Cliff Stewart Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 214 | 0 |
| 19 | 44 | 35 | Cale Yarborough | Lester Hunter (Car Owner) | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 20 | 13 | 19 | J.T. Putney | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 21 | 3 | 15 | Earl Balmer | Bud Moore Engineering | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 185 | 6 |
| 22 | 25 | 86 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | ![]() | 0 | 170 | 0 |
| 23 | 37 | 56 | Bill Morton | Curtis Larimer (Car Owner) | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 142 | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 76 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 136 | 0 |
| 25 | 2 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 132 | 40 |
| 26 | 40 | 52 | E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 112 | 0 |
| 27 | 9 | 26 | Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson Racing | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 110 | 0 |
| 28 | 23 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | ![]() | 0 | 105 | 0 |
| 29 | 34 | 74 | Donald Tucker | Don Snyder (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | ![]() | 0 | 98 | 0 |
| 30 | 6 | 41 | A.J. Foyt | Wood Brothers | Throttle Linkage | ![]() | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| 31 | 19 | 8 | Danny Byrd | Glen Sweet (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | ![]() | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| 32 | 14 | 4 | H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 33 | 29 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Sway Bar | ![]() | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 34 | 26 | 48 | Jimmy Helms | Oil Pressure | ![]() | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 35 | 39 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Oil Pressure | ![]() | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 36 | 15 | 3 | Reb Wickersham | Ray Underwood (Car Owner) | Head Gasket | ![]() | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 37 | 20 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Glen Sweet (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 38 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Clutch | ![]() | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 39 | 36 | 18 | Ned Setzer | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Sway Bar | ![]() | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 40 | 32 | 39 | Robert Vaughn | Ronald Smith (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | 41 | 96 | Cotton Wallace | Tire | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 42 | 31 | 10 | Bernard Alvarez | Gary Weaver (Car Owner) | Clutch | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | 42 | 40 | Bud Harless | Basil Whittaker (Car Owner) | Handling | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | 33 | 6 | Jim Conway | Clutch | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 |