1965 National 400

Race 52 of 55

Charlotte
267 laps
Time of race: 3:21:44
Average speed of winner: 119.117 mph
Margin of victory: 3 car lengths
Lead changes: 28 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 47 laps
Lap leaders: Lorenzen pole, Yarborough 1-17, Dieringer 18-29, Yarborough 30-39, Foyt 40-74, Yarbrough 75-80, Foyt 81-98, Lorenzen 99, Turner 100-101, Hutcherson 102, Balmer 103-108, Turner 109-121, Dieringer 122-155, Jarrett 156-163, Foyt 164-168, Dieringer 169, Foyt 170-172, Dieringer 173, Foyt 174-214, Turner 215-216, Lorenzen 217-224, Foyt 225-234, Lorenzen 235-241, Foyt 242, Lorenzen 243-247, Foyt 248, Lorenzen 249, Foyt 250-254, Lorenzen 255-267

Race notes: Finale for Harold Kite.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Fred Lorenzen	28		'65 Ford	Holman-Moody		147.773	267	6	35	running	9920	0
2	10	Dick Hutcherson	29		'65 Ford	Holman-Moody			267	1	1	running	5225	0
3	6	Curtis Turner	47		'65 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		267	3	17	running	3340	0
4	9	Ned Jarrett	11		'65 Ford	Bondy Long	Ervin		266	1	8	running	2390	0
5	17	LeeRoy Yarbrough	3		'65 Chevrolet	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		265	1	6	running	1630	0
6	8	A.J. Foyt	41		'65 Ford	Banjo Matthews			265	9	119	running	1930	0
7	5	Earl Balmer	15		'64 Mercury	Moore	Moore		262	1	6	wheel	1055	0
8	20	H.B. Bailey	04		'64 Pontiac	H.B. Bailey			257	0	0	running	975	0
9	32	Paul Lewis	1		'64 Ford	Paul Lewis			256	0	0	running	900	0
10	33	Iggy Katona	14		'65 Plymouth	Sam Fletcher			251	0	0	running	850	0
11	39	Roy Mayne	46		'65 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			251	0	0	running	800	0
12	19	Larry Hess	44		'64 Ford	Larry Hess			248	0	0	running	800	0
13	42	E.J. Trivette	52		'63 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			248	0	0	running	750	0
14	30	Henley Gray	97		'64 Ford	Gene Cline			239	0	0	running	725	0
15	28	Buddy Arrington	84		'64 Ford	Langley			237	0	0	running	700	0
16	43	Gene Black	75		'64 Ford	C.L. Crawford			235	0	0	running	680	0
17	29	Wayne Smith	38		'65 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			217	0	0	accident	660	0
18	21	Doug Cooper	02		'65 Chevrolet	Bob Cooper			215	0	0	heating	865	0
19	44	Lionel Johnson	57		'64 Ford	Esteridge			210	0	0	running	620	0
20	7	Sam McQuagg	24		'65 Ford	Betty Lilly			209	0	0	accident	625	0
21	3	Darel Dieringer	16		'64 Mercury	Moore	Moore		199	4	48	wheel	910	0
22	12	G.C. Spencer	49		'64 Ford	G.C. Spencer			188	0	0	ball joint	570	0
23	13	Buddy Baker	86		'65 Plymouth	Buck Baker			188	0	0	running	560	0
24	41	Don Hume	63		'63 Ford	Don Hume			183	0	0	engine	550	0
25	40	Neil Castles	88		'64 Dodge	Buck Baker			157	0	0	wheel	540	0
26	18	Buck Baker	87		'65 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			123	0	0	a-frame	555	0
27	15	Elmo Langley	64		'64 Ford	Langley			114	0	0	engine	520	0
28	26	Stick Elliott	18		'65 Chevrolet	Bolton			105	0	0	shocks	510	0
29	14	Junior Spencer	17		'64 Ford	Mullins			93	0	0	accident	500	0
30	36	Jeff Hawkins	35		'64 Dodge	Lester Hunter			92	0	0	engine	515	0
31	34	Wendell Scott	34		'63 Ford	Wendell Scott			89	0	0	drive shaft	505	0
32	4	Junior Johnson	26		'65 Ford	Johnson			63	0	0	heating	500	0
33	31	Jim Paschal	4		'65 Chevrolet	Bolton			53	0	0	oil pressure	535	0
34	2	Cale Yarborough	27		'65 Ford	Banjo Matthews			47	2	27	engine	780	0
35	16	Marvin Panch	21		'65 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		41	0	0	rocker arm	545	0
36	11	J.T. Putney	19		'65 Chevrolet	Beam			16	0	0	accident	440	0
37	37	Bobby Johns	7		'64 Pontiac	Shorty Johns			16	0	0	accident	460	0
38	38	Rene Charland	10		'64 Ford	Gary Weaver			8	0	0	oil pressure	455	0
39	35	Tom Pistone	59		'64 Ford	Sweet			1	0	0	handling	450	0
40	22	Rock Harn	32		'64 Ford				1	0	0	accident	445	0
41	23	Sonny Hutchins	90		'64 Ford	Donlavey			1	0	0	accident	440	0
42	24	Harold Kite	01		'65 Plymouth				1	0	0	fatal accident	410	0
43	25	Frank Warren	79		'63 Chevrolet	Harold Rhodes			1	0	0	accident	405	0
44	27	Jimmy Helms	53		'63 Ford	David Warren			1	0	0	accident	400	0