1965 Dixie 400

Race 25 of 55

Atlanta
267 laps
Time of race: 3:38:13
Average speed of winner: 110.120 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 17 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 98 laps
Lap leaders: Lorenzen pole, Panch 1-8, Johnson 9-23, Johns 24, Dieringer 25-30, Yarbrough 31-66, Johnson 67-73, Lorenzen 74-99, Johnson 100-101, Johns 102-110, Johnson 111-122, Dieringer 123-167, Johnson 168-169, Johns 170, Johnson 171-198, Jarrett 199-201, Johnson 202-246, Panch 247-267

Race notes: Finale for Billy DeCoster, Fred Goad, and Bill Morton. Only start for Jesse Samples. Ned Jarrett took the points lead from Dick Hutcherson.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Marvin Panch	21		'65 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		267	2	29	running	12300	0
2	4	Darel Dieringer	16		'64 Mercury	Moore	Moore		267	2	51	running	6770	0
3	7	Ned Jarrett	11		'65 Ford	Bondy Long	Ervin		267	1	3	running	3730	0
4	8	Junior Johnson	26		'65 Ford	Johnson			265	7	111	engine	2975	0
5	14	Buddy Baker	88		'64 Dodge	Buck Baker			263	0	0	running	1675	0
6	13	G.C. Spencer	49		'64 Ford	G.C. Spencer			261	0	0	running	1225	0
7	39	Paul Lewis	27		'64 Ford	Paul Lewis			260	0	0	running	1100	0
8	5	Dick Hutcherson	29		'65 Ford	Holman-Moody			256	0	0	running	1025	0
9	29	Wendell Scott	34		'63 Ford	Wendell Scott			254	0	0	running	925	0
10	15	Buddy Arrington	35		'64 Dodge	Lester Hunter			253	0	0	running	800	0
11	40	Billy DeCoster	67		'64 Dodge	Arrington			252	0	0	running	700	0
12	27	Reb Wickersham	03		'65 Ford	Underwood			249	0	0	engine	675	0
13	11	Cale Yarborough	06		'64 Ford	Myler			249	0	0	running	655	0
14	24	J.T. Putney	19		'65 Chevrolet	Beam			249	0	0	running	575	0
15	30	Sam McQuagg	60		'64 Ford	Bob Cooper			249	0	0	running	545	0
16	28	Roy Mayne	46		'65 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			245	0	0	running	590	0
17	26	Bob Derrington	68		'63 Ford	Derrington			245	0	0	running	535	0
18	17	Larry Hess	44		'64 Ford	Larry Hess			245	0	0	running	530	0
19	22	E.J. Trivette	52		'63 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			244	0	0	running	575	0
20	35	Raymond Carter	62		'64 Dodge	Arrington			243	0	0	running	520	0
21	18	Jabe Thomas	17		'64 Ford	Mullins			242	0	0	running	515	0
22	41	Junior Spencer	25		'64 Ford	Jabe Thomas			240	0	0	running	510	0
23	1	Fred Lorenzen	28		'65 Ford	Holman-Moody		143.407	214	1	26	engine	855	0
24	36	Gene Black	75		'64 Ford	C.L. Crawford			207	0	0	running	500	0
25	33	Jesse Samples	96		'63 Chevrolet				198	0	0	accident	495	0
26	10	Bobby Johns	7		'65 Ford	Holman-Moody			190	3	11	engine	590	0
27	6	Larry Frank	76		'64 Ford	Larry Frank			181	0	0	accident	485	0
28	25	Henley Gray	97		'64 Ford	Gene Cline			175	0	0	differential	480	0
29	3	Earl Balmer	15		'64 Mercury	Moore	Moore		168	0	0	engine	525	0
30	20	Neil Castles	86		'65 Plymouth	Buck Baker			165	0	0	engine	470	0
31	9	Jim Paschal	41		'65 Chevrolet	Friedkin			140	0	0	sway bar	465	0
32	38	Buck Baker	87		'65 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			127	0	0	fuel pump	460	0
33	16	Donald Tucker	74		'63 Ford	Don Snyder			124	0	0	gasket	455	0
34	12	LeeRoy Yarbrough	3		'65 Chevrolet	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		112	1	36	engine	675	0
35	21	Stick Elliott	18		'65 Chevrolet	Bolton			112	0	0	ball joint	520	0
36	23	Bill Morton	56		'64 Ford	Larimer			97	0	0	engine	465	0
37	37	Roy Tyner	9		'64 Chevrolet	Tyner			79	0	0	engine	435	0
38	42	Bobby Allison	09		'64 Ford				69	0	0	engine	430	0
39	19	Doug Cooper	13		'65 Chevrolet	Bob Cooper			31	0	0	accident	425	0
40	31	Tom Pistone	00		'64 Ford				14	0	0	engine	420	0
41	34	Fred Goad	70		'64 Ford	Joe Bill Adams			7	0	0	engine	415	0
42	32	Wayne Smith	38		'65 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			6	0	0	clutch	410	0