

| 1965 Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 45 of 55 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $72,165 | Race Date: | Sep 6, 1965 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 14 Laps | Race Duration: | 4h 19m 9s | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 23 | Average Speed: | 115.878 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 44 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 44 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ned Jarrett N. Jarrett | Driver: | Junior Johnson J. Johnson | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Ford | Car No.: | #26 Ford | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bondy Long | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | John Ervin | Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 62 of 364 | Pole Speed: | 137.571 MPH | |||||
| Official 1965 Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 364 | 62 |
| 2 | 14 | 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 350 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Rear Gear | ![]() | 0 | 345 | 199 |
| 4 | 33 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 345 | 0 |
| 5 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 344 | 0 |
| 6 | 22 | 4 | H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 340 | 0 |
| 7 | 31 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 336 | 0 |
| 8 | 41 | 79 | Frank Warren | Harold Rhodes (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 334 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 19 | J.T. Putney | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 328 | 0 |
| 10 | 44 | 57 | Wendell Scott | Clay Eastridge (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 320 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | LaFayette Ford | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 319 | 57 |
| 12 | 37 | 53 | Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 316 | 0 |
| 13 | 42 | 68 | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 311 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 308 | 0 |
| 15 | 39 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 304 | 0 |
| 16 | 40 | 52 | E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 302 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | ![]() | 0 | 301 | 2 |
| 18 | 32 | 63 | Don Hume | Don Hume (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 298 | 0 |
| 19 | 6 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Holman-Moody | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 293 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Vapor Lock | ![]() | 0 | 293 | 0 |
| 21 | 35 | 44 | Larry Hess | Larry Hess (Car Owner) | Clutch | ![]() | 0 | 261 | 0 |
| 22 | 7 | 41 | Jim Paschal | Friedkin Enterprises | Head Gasket | ![]() | 0 | 230 | 9 |
| 23 | 34 | 7 | Bud Harless | Bud Harless (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 222 | 0 |
| 24 | 38 | 75 | Gene Black | C.L. Crawford (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | ![]() | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 25 | 30 | 72 | Neil Castles | Champion Racing | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 173 | 0 |
| 26 | 15 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Head Gasket | ![]() | 0 | 156 | 0 |
| 27 | 25 | 3 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Fox Racing | Rear Gear | ![]() | 0 | 134 | 0 |
| 28 | 17 | 87 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 123 | 0 |
| 29 | 11 | 24 | Sam McQuagg (R) | Betty Lilly (Car Owner) | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 118 | 31 |
| 30 | 9 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Matthews Racing | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 118 | 2 |
| 31 | 12 | 33 | Bunkie Blackburn | Fox Racing | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 109 | 0 |
| 32 | 4 | 15 | Earl Balmer | Bud Moore Engineering | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 94 | 2 |
| 33 | 29 | 62 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | ![]() | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| 34 | 13 | 17 | Junior Spencer | Jerry Mullins (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 79 | 0 |
| 35 | 8 | 14 | Curtis Turner | Sam Fletcher (Car Owner) | Wheel Bearing | ![]() | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| 36 | 27 | 4 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 37 | 3 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 38 | 43 | 97 | Henley Gray (R) | Gene Cline (Car Owner) | Clutch | ![]() | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 39 | 26 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Car Owner) | A Frame | ![]() | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 40 | 28 | 25 | Bud Moore | Jabe Thomas (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | ![]() | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 41 | 36 | 0 | Bert Robbins | Emory Gilliam (Car Owner) | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | 21 | 23 | Buren Skeen | Hill Motor Company | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | 23 | 3 | Reb Wickersham | Ray Underwood (Car Owner) | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | 1 | 26 | Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson Racing | Ignition | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 |