1965 Volunteer 500

Race 34 of 55

Bristol
500 laps
Time of race: 4:02:37
Average speed of winner: 61.826 mph
Margin of victory: 20 sec.
Lead changes: 9 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 167 laps
Lap leaders: Lorenzen pole, Johnson 1-81, Lorenzen 82-83, Jarrett 84-88, Dieringer 89-133, Johnson 134-155, Dieringer 156-309, Jarrett 310-345, Dieringer 346-400, Jarrett 401-500

Race notes: Finale for Donald Tucker. 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	6	Ned Jarrett	11		'65 Ford	Bondy Long	Ervin		500	3	141	running	4315	0
2	9	Dick Hutcherson	29		'65 Ford	Holman-Moody			500	0	0	running	2275	0
3	8	Sam McQuagg	24		'65 Ford	Betty Lilly			494	0	0	running	1650	0
4	15	Jim Paschal	41		'65 Chevrolet	Friedkin			494	0	0	running	1125	0
5	16	Buck Baker	87		'65 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			484	0	0	running	1025	0
6	20	Junior Spencer	17		'64 Ford	Mullins			483	0	0	running	800	0
7	26	Wendell Scott	34		'63 Ford	Wendell Scott			479	0	0	running	800	0
8	28	Donald Tucker	74		'63 Ford	Don Snyder			476	0	0	running	675	0
9	32	Bob Derrington	68		'63 Ford	Derrington			471	0	0	running	575	0
10	14	J.T. Putney	19		'64 Ford	Beam			470	0	0	running	540	0
11	31	Gene Black	75		'64 Ford	C.L. Crawford			461	0	0	running	475	0
12	24	Buddy Arrington	67		'64 Dodge	Arrington			444	0	0	running	400	0
13	36	Worth McMillion	80		'64 Pontiac	Allen McMillion			429	0	0	running	350	0
14	10	Darel Dieringer	16		'64 Mercury	Moore	Moore		400	3	254	engine	535	0
15	21	Reb Wickersham	03		'65 Ford	Underwood			395	0	0	engine	260	0
16	7	Paul Lewis	1		'64 Ford	Paul Lewis			346	0	0	engine	260	0
17	2	Richard Petty	43		'64 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		338	0	0	differential	560	0
18	25	Bud Harless	40		'64 Pontiac	Whittaker			320	0	0	engine	360	0
19	11	G.C. Spencer	49		'64 Ford	G.C. Spencer			201	0	0	gas tank	260	0
20	1	Fred Lorenzen	28		'65 Ford	Holman-Moody		84.348	188	1	2	handling	635	0
21	22	Neil Castles	56		'64 Ford	Larimer			186	0	0	drive shaft	260	0
22	4	Cale Yarborough	27		'65 Ford	Banjo Matthews			183	0	0	engine	285	0
23	3	Junior Johnson	26		'65 Ford	Johnson			155	2	103	accident	385	0
24	13	Tiny Lund	55		'64 Ford	Stelter			153	0	0	engine	320	0
25	23	Stick Elliott	18		'65 Chevrolet	Bolton			150	0	0	engine	250	0
26	19	Buren Skeen	23		'64 Ford	Reid Shaw			106	0	0	engine	250	0
27	33	Lionel Johnson	57		'64 Ford	Esteridge			96	0	0	differential	275	0
28	34	E.J. Trivette	97		'64 Ford	Gene Cline			72	0	0	accident	275	0
29	35	Jimmy Helms	53		'63 Ford	David Warren			72	0	0	accident	250	0
30	17	Buddy Baker	88		'64 Dodge	Buck Baker			61	0	0	water hose	275	0
31	27	Jabe Thomas	25		'64 Ford	Jabe Thomas			43	0	0	accident	285	0
32	18	Bobby Allison	09		'64 Ford				39	0	0	heating	250	0
33	30	Elmo Langley	64		'64 Ford	Langley			33	0	0	head gasket	275	0
34	29	Raymond Carter	62		'64 Dodge	Arrington			32	0	0	vibration	275	0
35	5	Marvin Panch	21		'65 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		8	0	0	accident	275	0
36	12	David Pearson	6		'65 Dodge	Owens	Owens		8	0	0	accident	250	0