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1965 Southern 500

Darlington Raceway · 1965 · NASCAR Cup Series

Race summary

WinnerStCarsRAFLLFLdrsW-LedLapsMiles
Ned Jarrett1044151862364500.5

Finishing order

FinStCarDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
11011Ned JarrettBondy Long (Owner)Ford36462running2,900
21486Buck BakerBuck Baker RacingPlymouth350running2,784
3516Darel DieringerBud Moore EngineeringMercury345199rear end2,668
43346Roy MayneTom Hunter (Owner)Chevrolet345running2,552
52467Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingDodge344running2,436
62204H.B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac341running2,320
73118Stick ElliottToy Bolton (Owner)Chevrolet336running2,204
84179Frank WarrenHarold Rhodes (Owner)Chevrolet334running2,088
91919J.T. PutneyHerman Beam (Owner)Chevrolet328running1,972
104457Wendell ScottClay Esteridge (Owner)Ford320running1,856
11228Fred LorenzenHolman MoodyFord31957engine1,740
123753Jimmy HelmsDavid Warren (Owner)Ford316running1,624
134268Bob DerringtonBob Derrington (Owner)Ford311running1,508
14181Paul LewisPaul Lewis (Owner)Ford308running1,392
153938Wayne SmithArchie Smith (Owner)Chevrolet304running1,276
164052E.J. TrivetteJess Potter (Owner)Chevrolet302running1,160
17167Bobby JohnsShorty Johns (Owner)Pontiac3012rear end1,044
183263Don HumeDon Hume (Owner)Ford298running928
19629Dick HutchersonHolman MoodyFord293engine812
202049G.C. SpencerGC Spencer RacingFord293vapor lock696
213544Larry HessLarry Hess (Owner)Ford261clutch580
22741Jim PaschalTom Friedkin (Owner)Chevrolet2309overheating464
233407Bud HarlessBud Harless (Owner)Ford222engine348
243875Gene BlackC.L. Crawford (Owner)Ford197oil pressure232
253072Neil CastlesChampion RacingFord173overheating116
261564Elmo LangleyLangley-Woodfield RacingFord156head gasket116
27253LeeRoy YarbroughFox RacingChevrolet134hub116
281787Buddy BakerBuck Baker RacingChevrolet123head gasket116
291124Sam McQuaggBetty Lilly (Owner)Ford11831accident116
30927Cale YarboroughMatthews RacingFord1182accident116
311233Bunkie BlackburnFox RacingChevrolet109accident116
32415Earl BalmerBud Moore EngineeringMercury942accident116
332902Doug CooperBob Cooper (Owner)Chevrolet85rear end116
341317Junior SpencerJerry Mullins (Owner)Ford79engine116
35814Curtis TurnerSam Fletcher (Owner)Plymouth51wheel bearing116
36274Bobby WawakMercury46engine116
37321Marvin PanchWood Brothers RacingFord42engine116
384397Henley GrayGene Cline (Owner)Ford29clutch116
392655Tiny LundLyle Stelter (Owner)Ford25a-frame116
402825Bud MooreJabe Thomas (Owner)Ford9oil pressure116
413600Bert RobbinsEmory Gilliam (Owner)Ford3accident116
422123Buren SkeenReid Shaw (Owner)Ford2accident116
432303Reb WickershamRay Underwood (Owner)Ford2accident116
44126Junior JohnsonJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1distributor116

Lap leaders

#DriverLedShareFin
1Darel Dieringer19954.7%P3
2Ned Jarrett6217.0%P1
3Fred Lorenzen5715.7%P11
4Sam McQuagg318.5%P29
5Jim Paschal92.5%P22
6Bobby Johns20.5%P17
7Cale Yarborough20.5%P30
8Earl Balmer20.5%P32
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