| 1965 Western North Carolina 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 37 of 55 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $14,905 | Race Date: | Aug 8, 1965 | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps | Race Duration: | 3h 21m 46s | Weaverville, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 8 | Average Speed: | 74.343 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 27 | No. of Cautions: | 5 | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 346 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 86.455 MPH | |||||
| Official 1965 Western North Carolina 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 346 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 498 | 8 |
| 3 | 5 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Holman-Moody | Running | | 0 | 495 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 488 | 0 |
| 5 | 13 | 6 | Cale Yarborough | Kenny Myler (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 487 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 485 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 19 | J.T. Putney | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 479 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 469 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 17 | Junior Spencer | Jerry Mullins (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 443 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 442 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 | 52 | E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 441 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Engine | | 0 | 436 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 68 | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 430 | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 425 | 0 |
| 15 | 4 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Axle | | 0 | 398 | 89 |
| 16 | 15 | 20 | Clyde Lynn (R) | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Water Pump | | 0 | 374 | 0 |
| 17 | 7 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 254 | 0 |
| 18 | 3 | 26 | Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson Racing | Accident | | 0 | 193 | 57 |
| 19 | 10 | 10 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Gary Weaver (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 9 | Darel Dieringer | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Oil Leak | | 0 | 136 | 0 |
| 21 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Wheel Stud | | 0 | 120 | 0 |
| 22 | 21 | 97 | Henley Gray (R) | Gene Cline (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 53 | Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 24 | 17 | 89 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Engine |  | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 25 | 25 | 0 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Wheel Stud | | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 26 | 16 | 62 | Darrell Bryant | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Driveshaft | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | 20 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Axle | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
