1965 Motor Trend 500
Riverside International Raceway · 1965 · NASCAR Cup Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Gurney | 11 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 126 | 185 | 499.5 |
Finishing order
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 121 | Dan Gurney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 185 | 126 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 185 | 11 | running | 2,500 |
| 3 | 5 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 184 | running | 2,400 | |
| 4 | 16 | 06 | Darel Dieringer | Ford | 181 | running | 2,300 | ||
| 5 | 15 | 5 | Gene Davis | Bill Groves (Owner) | Mercury | 177 | running | 2,200 | |
| 6 | 36 | 98 | Eddie Gray | Ralph Shelton (Owner) | Mercury | 176 | running | 2,100 | |
| 7 | 8 | 45 | Scotty Cain | Bill Clifton (Owner) | Mercury | 172 | running | 2,000 | |
| 8 | 38 | 17 | Sam Stanley | Irwin Sandlin (Owner) | Mercury | 172 | running | 1,900 | |
| 9 | 18 | 88 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Dodge | 171 | running | 1,800 | |
| 10 | 12 | 00 | A.J. Foyt | Holman Moody | Ford | 169 | 12 | accident | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 12 | Jerry Grant | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Ford | 167 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | 22 | 4 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 164 | running | 1,700 | |
| 13 | 39 | 0 | Nat Reeder | Nat Reeder (Owner) | Chevrolet | 160 | fuel | 1,600 | |
| 14 | 23 | 6 | Ed Brown | Coz Concilla (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 151 | running | 1,500 | |
| 15 | 20 | 100 | Dick Guldstrand | Bob McDonald (Owner) | Chevrolet | 151 | running | 1,400 | |
| 16 | 37 | 711 | Bob Connor | Howard York (Owner) | Mercury | 115 | clutch | 1,300 | |
| 17 | 28 | 71 | Sam McQuagg | James Racing | Ford | 97 | rear end | 1,200 | |
| 18 | 6 | 9 | Bill Amick | Dick Niles (Owner) | Mercury | 95 | engine | 1,100 | |
| 19 | 3 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 94 | fire | 1,000 | |
| 20 | 13 | 1 | Skip Hudson | Ford | 90 | engine | 900 | ||
| 21 | 34 | 43 | Fritz Wilson | Fritz Wilson (Owner) | Plymouth | 84 | engine | 0 | |
| 22 | 21 | 60 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 80 | overheating | 800 | |
| 23 | 14 | 76 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Ford | 65 | running | 700 | |
| 24 | 4 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 55 | overheating | 600 | |
| 25 | 25 | 58 | Doug Moore | Doug Moore (Owner) | Chevrolet | 51 | transmission | 500 | |
| 26 | 30 | 84 | Al Self | Al Self (Owner) | Ford | 49 | engine | 400 | |
| 27 | 9 | 611 | Dick Bown | Bown Racing | Plymouth | 47 | engine | 300 | |
| 28 | 10 | 33 | Bob Bondurant | Clem Proctor (Owner) | Ford | 47 | cylinder | 200 | |
| 29 | 42 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 41 | overheating | 100 | |
| 30 | 32 | 14 | Joe Clark | Bob Bristol (Owner) | Mercury | 41 | drive shaft | 100 | |
| 31 | 7 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Holman Moody | Ford | 40 | overheating | 100 | |
| 32 | 2 | 15 | Parnelli Jones | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 37 | 36 | valve | 0 |
| 33 | 19 | 67 | Jim Cook | Floyd Johnson (Owner) | Mercury | 36 | engine | 100 | |
| 34 | 40 | 19 | Bob Thompson | Mercury | 26 | engine | 100 | ||
| 35 | 41 | 18 | Bill Boldt | Mercury | 19 | engine | 100 | ||
| 36 | 31 | 20 | Bill Meyer | Ford | 19 | oil pressure | 100 | ||
| 37 | 26 | 111 | Johnny Steele | Johnny Steele (Owner) | Ford | 16 | engine | 100 | |
| 38 | 35 | 10 | Don Walker | Ford | 14 | transmission | 100 | ||
| 39 | 24 | 53 | Billy Cantrell | Chevrolet | 2 | overheating | 0 | ||
| 40 | 43 | 38 | Charles Powell | Pontiac | 1 | engine | 100 | ||
| 41 | 29 | 48 | Bruce Worrell | Bruce Worrell (Owner) | Chevrolet | 1 | transmission | 100 | |
| 42 | 27 | 61 | Dana Hall | Pontiac | 1 | transmission | 100 | ||
| 43 | 33 | 23 | Bob Perry | Dodge | 1 | clutch | 100 | ||
| 44 | 44 | 22 | Dave James | Dodge | 0 | did not start | 0 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Gurney | 126 | 68.1% | P1 |
| 2 | Parnelli Jones | 36 | 19.5% | P32 |
| 3 | A.J. Foyt | 12 | 6.5% | P10 |
| 4 | Junior Johnson | 11 | 5.9% | P2 |