| 1965 Virginia 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 12 of 55 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $20,725 | Race Date: | Apr 25, 1965 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 50 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 3h 44m 40s | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 | Average Speed: | 66.765 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 49 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Fred Lorenzen F. Lorenzen | Driver: | Junior Johnson J. Johnson | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #28 Ford | Car No.: | #26 Ford | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jack Sullivan | Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 338 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 74.503 MPH | |||||
| Official 1965 Virginia 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 338 |
| 2 | 3 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers | Running | | 0 | 500 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Holman-Moody | Running | | 0 | 494 | 0 |
| 4 | 16 | 10 | Tiny Lund | Gary Weaver (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 487 | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 472 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 471 | 0 |
| 7 | 26 | 27 | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 469 | 0 |
| 8 | 21 | 60 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 468 | 0 |
| 9 | 22 | 23 | Buren Skeen | Reid Shaw (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 467 | 0 |
| 10 | 6 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 458 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 68 | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 450 | 0 |
| 12 | 7 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Accident | | 0 | 432 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 97 | Henley Gray (R) | Gene Cline (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 424 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 20 | Clyde Lynn (R) | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 419 | 0 |
| 15 | 36 | 37 | Darel Dieringer | Bub Strickler (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 404 | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 392 | 0 |
| 17 | 15 | 53 | Curtis Crider | David Warren (Car Owner) | Crankshaft | | 0 | 390 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | 31 | Cale Yarborough | Sam Fogle (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 384 | 0 |
| 19 | 33 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Transmission |  | 0 | 362 | 0 |
| 20 | 9 | 76 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 344 | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | 74 | Donald Tucker | Don Snyder (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 314 | 0 |
| 22 | 1 | 26 | Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson Racing | Accident | | 0 | 258 | 146 |
| 23 | 8 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Glen Sweet (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 236 | 0 |
| 24 | 23 | 40 | Bud Harless | Basil Whittaker (Car Owner) | Wheel |  | 0 | 218 | 0 |
| 25 | 10 | 90 | Sonny Hutchins | Donlavey Racing | Radiator | | 0 | 204 | 0 |
| 26 | 4 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Holman-Moody | Accident | | 0 | 176 | 16 |
| 27 | 31 | 99 | Gene Hobby | Gene Hobby (Car Owner) | Tire | | 0 | 93 | 0 |
| 28 | 25 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Engine |  | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| 29 | 28 | 8 | Larry Manning | Larry Manning (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 30 | 27 | 86 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Brakes |  | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 31 | 11 | 17 | Junior Spencer | Jerry Mullins (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 32 | 35 | 80 | G.T. Nolan | Allen McMillion (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 33 | 29 | 56 | Bill Morton | Curtis Larimer (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 34 | 30 | 52 | E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 35 | 32 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | 34 | 0 | Terry Murchison | Ron Corey (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
