| 1965 Gwyn Staley 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 55 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $15,950 | Race Date: | Apr 18, 1965 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 7.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 37m 49s | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 | Average Speed: | 95.047 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 34 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 9 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Junior Johnson J. Johnson | Driver: | Junior Johnson J. Johnson | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #26 Ford | Car No.: | #26 Ford | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 356 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 101.033 MPH | |||||
| Official 1965 Gwyn Staley 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 26 | Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson Racing | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 356 |
| 2 | 6 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Holman-Moody | Running | | 0 | 400 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 399 | 20 |
| 4 | 4 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Holman-Moody | Running | | 0 | 393 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers | Accident | | 0 | 389 | 24 |
| 6 | 19 | 15 | Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 389 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | LaFayette Ford | Running | | 0 | 388 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 382 | 0 |
| 9 | 25 | 10 | Tiny Lund | Gary Weaver (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 381 | 0 |
| 10 | 33 | 27 | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 377 | 0 |
| 11 | 32 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 367 | 0 |
| 12 | 9 | 17 | Junior Spencer | Jerry Mullins (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 367 | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | 37 | Bub Strickler | Bub Strickler (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 364 | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | 52 | E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 355 | 0 |
| 15 | 34 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Jabe Thomas (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 347 | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | 75 | Gene Black | C.L. Crawford (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 339 | 0 |
| 17 | 20 | 68 | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 339 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 97 | Henley Gray (R) | Gene Cline (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 334 | 0 |
| 19 | 8 | 60 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 248 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Distributor |  | 0 | 248 | 0 |
| 21 | 14 | 20 | Clyde Lynn (R) | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 22 | 31 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 165 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Crankshaft |  | 0 | 131 | 0 |
| 24 | 11 | 53 | J.T. Putney | David Warren (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 118 | 0 |
| 25 | 23 | 80 | G.T. Nolan | Allen McMillion (Car Owner) | Handling |  | 0 | 105 | 0 |
| 26 | 17 | 81 | Frank Weathers | Joe Keistler (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 97 | 0 |
| 27 | 15 | 31 | Cale Yarborough | Sam Fogle (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 88 | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | 56 | Bill Morton | Curtis Larimer (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 72 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Engine | | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 30 | 10 | 23 | Buren Skeen | Reid Shaw (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 31 | 18 | 74 | Donald Tucker | Don Snyder (Car Owner) | Wheel | | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 32 | 22 | 72 | Doug Yates | Doug Yates (Car Owner) | Overheating |  | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 33 | 7 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 34 | 26 | 86 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
