
| 1965 National 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 52 of 55 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $47,940 | Race Date: | Oct 17, 1965 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 26 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 3h 21m 44s | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 28 | Average Speed: | 119.117 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 44 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 47 Laps | charlottemotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Fred Lorenzen F. Lorenzen | Driver: | Fred Lorenzen F. Lorenzen | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #28 Ford | Car No.: | #28 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jack Sullivan | Crew Chief: | Jack Sullivan | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 35 of 267 | Pole Speed: | 147.773 MPH | |||||
| Official 1965 National 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | LaFayette Ford | Running | ![]() | 0 | 267 | 35 |
| 2 | 10 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | East Tennessee Motor Company | Running | ![]() | 0 | 267 | 1 |
| 3 | 6 | 47 | Curtis Turner | Wood Brothers | Running | ![]() | 0 | 267 | 17 |
| 4 | 9 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 266 | 8 |
| 5 | 17 | 3 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Fox Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 265 | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | 41 | A.J. Foyt | Matthews Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 265 | 119 |
| 7 | 5 | 15 | Earl Balmer | Bud Moore Engineering | Wheel | ![]() | 0 | 262 | 6 |
| 8 | 20 | 4 | H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 257 | 0 |
| 9 | 32 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 256 | 0 |
| 10 | 33 | 14 | Iggy Katona | Sam Fletcher (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 251 | 0 |
| 11 | 39 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 251 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 44 | Larry Hess | Larry Hess (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 248 | 0 |
| 13 | 42 | 52 | E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 248 | 0 |
| 14 | 30 | 97 | Henley Gray (R) | Gene Cline (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 239 | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | 84 | Buddy Arrington | Langley Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 237 | 0 |
| 16 | 43 | 75 | Gene Black | C.L. Crawford (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 235 | 0 |
| 17 | 29 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 217 | 0 |
| 18 | 21 | 2 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 215 | 0 |
| 19 | 44 | 57 | Lionel Johnson | Clay Eastridge (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 210 | 0 |
| 20 | 7 | 24 | Sam McQuagg (R) | Betty Lilly (Car Owner) | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 209 | 0 |
| 21 | 3 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Wheel | ![]() | 0 | 199 | 48 |
| 22 | 12 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Ball Joint | ![]() | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 23 | 13 | 86 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 24 | 41 | 63 | Don Hume | Don Hume (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 25 | 40 | 88 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Wheel | ![]() | 0 | 157 | 0 |
| 26 | 18 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | A Frame | ![]() | 0 | 123 | 0 |
| 27 | 15 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 114 | 0 |
| 28 | 26 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Shock | ![]() | 0 | 105 | 0 |
| 29 | 14 | 17 | Junior Spencer | Jerry Mullins (Car Owner) | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 93 | 0 |
| 30 | 36 | 35 | Jeff Hawkins | Lester Hunter (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 31 | 34 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Driveshaft | ![]() | 0 | 89 | 0 |
| 32 | 4 | 26 | Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson Racing | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| 33 | 31 | 4 | Jim Paschal | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | ![]() | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 34 | 2 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Matthews Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 47 | 27 |
| 35 | 16 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers | Rocker Arm | ![]() | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 36 | 11 | 19 | J.T. Putney | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | 37 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 38 | 38 | 10 | Rene Charland | Gary Weaver (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | ![]() | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 39 | 35 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Glen Sweet (Car Owner) | Handling | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | 22 | 32 | Rock Harn | L.P. Powell (Car Owner) | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | 23 | 90 | Sonny Hutchins | Donlavey Racing | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | 24 | 1 | Harold Kite | Harold Mays (Car Owner) | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | 25 | 79 | Frank Warren | Harold Rhodes (Car Owner) | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | 27 | 53 | Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Car Owner) | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 |