1965 Wilkes 400

Race 51 of 55

North Wilkesboro
400 laps
Time of race: 2:48:55
Average speed of winner: 88.801 mph
Margin of victory: 2 laps
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 36 laps
Lap leaders: Lorenzen 1-190, Johnson 191-310, Yarborough 311-316, Johnson 317-400

Race notes: Last win for Junior Johnson. Finale for Frank Weathers.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Junior Johnson	26		'65 Ford	Johnson			400	2	204	running	4475	0
2	6	Cale Yarborough	27		'65 Ford	Banjo Matthews			398	1	6	running	2125	0
3	7	Ned Jarrett	11		'65 Ford	Bondy Long	Ervin		398	0	0	running	1275	0
4	4	David Pearson	6		'65 Dodge	Owens	Owens		397	0	0	running	825	0
5	11	Curtis Turner	47		'65 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		396	0	0	running	675	0
6	8	Marvin Panch	21		'65 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		396	0	0	running	525	0
7	10	Junior Spencer	17		'64 Ford	Mullins			394	0	0	running	475	0
8	21	Tom Pistone	59		'64 Ford	Sweet			393	0	0	running	500	0
9	12	G.C. Spencer	49		'64 Ford	G.C. Spencer			392	0	0	running	400	0
10	17	Buddy Baker	88		'64 Dodge	Buck Baker			389	0	0	running	325	0
11	19	J.T. Putney	19		'65 Chevrolet	Beam			387	0	0	running	300	0
12	16	Buck Baker	87		'65 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			386	0	0	running	275	0
13	22	Wendell Scott	34		'63 Ford	Wendell Scott			375	0	0	running	300	0
14	15	Elmo Langley	64		'64 Ford	Langley			349	0	0	running	225	0
15	24	Doug Cooper	02		'65 Chevrolet	Bob Cooper			349	0	0	running	200	0
16	23	Roy Mayne	46		'65 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			318	0	0	engine	225	0
17	33	Gene Black	75		'64 Ford	C.L. Crawford			311	0	0	running	175	0
18	14	Darel Dieringer	10		'64 Ford	Gary Weaver			308	0	0	clutch	200	0
19	1	Fred Lorenzen	28		'65 Ford	Holman-Moody		101.580	219	1	190	engine	550	0
20	29	E.J. Trivette	52		'63 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			215	0	0	differential	200	0
21	28	Wayne Smith	38		'65 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			211	0	0	steering	175	0
22	18	Paul Lewis	56		'63 Ford	Larimer			198	0	0	engine	175	0
23	31	Jimmy Helms	53		'63 Ford	David Warren			174	0	0	vibration	150	0
24	26	Jabe Thomas	25		'64 Ford	Jabe Thomas			154	0	0	oil leak	175	0
25	20	Bobby Johns	7		'64 Pontiac	Shorty Johns			119	0	0	push rod	175	0
26	34	Frank Weathers	81		'63 Dodge	Keistler			119	0	0	handling	150	0
27	25	Neil Castles	89		'65 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			98	0	0	axle	175	0
28	13	Sam McQuagg	06		'64 Ford	Myler			93	0	0	gas tank	175	0
29	32	Henley Gray	97		'64 Ford	Gene Cline			82	0	0	accident	150	0
30	27	Bob Derrington	68		'63 Ford	Derrington			82	0	0	a-frame	175	0
31	30	Roy Tyner	9		'65 Chevrolet	Tyner			35	0	0	engine	175	0
32	3	Dick Hutcherson	29		'65 Ford	Holman-Moody			14	0	0	accident	175	0
33	2	Richard Petty	43		'65 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		14	0	0	accident	450	0
34	9	Bobby Isaac	35		'65 Dodge	Nichels			14	0	0	accident	175	0
35	35	Buddy Arrington	67		'64 Dodge	Arrington			13	0	0	accident	150	0