| 1965 American 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 54 of 55 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $56,180 | Race Date: | Oct 31, 1965 | Rockingham Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 11.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 54m 17s | Rockingham, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 16 | Average Speed: | 101.942 MPH | 1.017 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 55 Laps | rockingham-speedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Curtis Turner C. Turner | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #41 Ford | Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 239 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 116.260 MPH | |||||
| Official 1965 American 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 41 | Curtis Turner | Wood Brothers | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 239 |
| 2 | 7 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Matthews Racing | Running | | 0 | 500 | 49 |
| 3 | 5 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers | Running | | 0 | 498 | 32 |
| 4 | 17 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 490 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 42 | Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 486 | 84 |
| 6 | 13 | 19 | J.T. Putney | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 482 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Holman-Moody | Running | | 0 | 475 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 468 | 0 |
| 9 | 25 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 468 | 0 |
| 10 | 24 | 56 | Paul Lewis | Curtis Larimer (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 459 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | 44 | Larry Hess | Larry Hess (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 457 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 448 | 0 |
| 13 | 41 | 83 | Worth McMillion | Allen McMillion (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 439 | 0 |
| 14 | 36 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 434 | 0 |
| 15 | 35 | 97 | Jimmy Helms | Gene Cline (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 434 | 0 |
| 16 | 12 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Wheel Bearing | | 0 | 425 | 0 |
| 17 | 38 | 68 | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 414 | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Jabe Thomas (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 408 | 0 |
| 19 | 30 | 88 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 408 | 0 |
| 20 | 34 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 385 | 0 |
| 21 | 10 | 35 | Bobby Isaac | Nichels Engineering | Engine | | 0 | 341 | 11 |
| 22 | 29 | 79 | Frank Warren | Harold Rhodes (Car Owner) | Valves | | 0 | 305 | 0 |
| 23 | 11 | 24 | Sam McQuagg (R) | Betty Lilly (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 254 | 0 |
| 24 | 14 | 86 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 253 | 0 |
| 25 | 3 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Engine | | 0 | 234 | 0 |
| 26 | 42 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Grease Seal | | 0 | 228 | 0 |
| 27 | 6 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | Engine | | 0 | 214 | 0 |
| 28 | 22 | 57 | Lionel Johnson | Clay Eastridge (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 29 | 16 | 17 | Junior Spencer | Jerry Mullins (Car Owner) | A Frame | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 30 | 37 | 52 | E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Fuel Tank | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 31 | 27 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Axle | | 0 | 166 | 0 |
| 32 | 2 | 26 | Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson Racing | Engine | | 0 | 154 | 85 |
| 33 | 20 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 113 | 0 |
| 34 | 26 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Glen Sweet (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 35 | 32 | 2 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 79 | 0 |
| 36 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Accident | | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 37 | 40 | 89 | Darrell Bryant | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Tire |  | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| 38 | 28 | 75 | Gene Black | C.L. Crawford (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 39 | 39 | 1 | Rene Charland | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 40 | 33 | 63 | Don Hume | Don Hume (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 41 | 43 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Oil Leak | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | 23 | 48 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Accident | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | 31 | 10 | Darel Dieringer | Gary Weaver (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
