1965 American 500

Race 54 of 55

Rockingham
500 laps
Time of race: 4:54:17
Average speed of winner: 101.942 mph
Margin of victory: 11 sec.
Lead changes: 16 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 55 laps
Lap leaders: Petty pole, J. Johnson 1-45, Turner 46, Panch 47-48, J. Johnson 49-81, Isaac 82, Johnson 83-89, Isaac 90-99, Turner 100-145, Panch 146-175, Turner 176-275, Paschal 276-359, Turner 360-364, Johnson 365-378, Turner 379-438, Yarborough 439-473, Turner 474-500

Race notes: Last win for Curtis Turner.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Curtis Turner	41		'65 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		500	6	239	running	13090	0
2	7	Cale Yarborough	27		'65 Ford	Banjo Matthews			500	1	35	running	6450	0
3	5	Marvin Panch	21		'65 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		498	2	32	running	4010	0
4	17	G.C. Spencer	49		'64 Ford	G.C. Spencer			490	0	0	running	2450	0
5	9	Jim Paschal	42		'65 Plymouth	Petty			486	1	84	running	2000	0
6	13	J.T. Putney	19		'65 Chevrolet	Beam			482	0	0	running	1300	0
7	8	Dick Hutcherson	29		'65 Ford	Holman-Moody			475	0	0	running	1150	0
8	15	Elmo Langley	64		'64 Ford	Langley			468	0	0	running	1100	0
9	25	Buck Baker	87		'65 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			468	0	0	running	1150	0
10	24	Paul Lewis	56		'64 Ford	Larimer			459	0	0	running	1000	0
11	21	Larry Hess	44		'64 Ford	Larry Hess			457	0	0	running	845	0
12	18	Bobby Johns	7		'64 Pontiac	Shorty Johns			448	0	0	running	870	0
13	41	Worth McMillion	83		'65 Pontiac	Allen McMillion			439	0	0	running	810	0
14	36	Wayne Smith	38		'65 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			434	0	0	running	805	0
15	35	Jimmy Helms	97		'64 Ford	Gene Cline			434	0	0	running	785	0
16	12	Ned Jarrett	11		'65 Ford	Bondy Long	Ervin		425	0	0	wheel bearing	720	0
17	38	Bob Derrington	68		'63 Ford	Derrington			414	0	0	running	730	0
18	19	Jabe Thomas	25		'64 Ford	Jabe Thomas			408	0	0	running	715	0
19	30	Neil Castles	88		'64 Dodge	Buck Baker			408	0	0	running	675	0
20	34	Wendell Scott	34		'63 Ford	Wendell Scott			385	0	0	running	680	0
21	10	Bobby Isaac	35		'65 Dodge	Nichels			341	2	11	engine	735	0
22	29	Frank Warren	79		'63 Chevrolet	Harold Rhodes			305	0	0	valve	625	0
23	11	Sam McQuagg	24		'65 Ford	Betty Lilly			254	0	0	engine	640	0
24	14	Buddy Baker	86		'65 Plymouth	Buck Baker			253	0	0	accident	605	0
25	3	David Pearson	6		'65 Dodge	Owens	Owens		234	0	0	engine	645	0
26	42	Roy Tyner	9		'65 Chevrolet	Tyner			228	0	0	grease seal	590	0
27	6	Fred Lorenzen	28		'65 Ford	Holman-Moody			214	0	0	engine	585	0
28	22	Lionel Johnson	57		'64 Ford	Esteridge			200	0	0	clutch	580	0
29	16	Junior Spencer	17		'64 Ford	Mullins			194	0	0	a-frame	575	0
30	37	E.J. Trivette	52		'63 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			183	0	0	fuel leak	600	0
31	27	Roy Mayne	46		'65 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			166	0	0	axle	590	0
32	2	Junior Johnson	26		'65 Ford	Johnson			154	4	99	engine	1100	0
33	20	Stick Elliott	18		'65 Chevrolet	Bolton			113	0	0	oil pressure	555	0
34	26	Tom Pistone	59		'64 Ford	Sweet			90	0	0	engine	600	0
35	32	Doug Cooper	02		'65 Chevrolet	Bob Cooper			79	0	0	engine	645	0
36	1	Richard Petty	43		'65 Plymouth	Petty	Inman	116.260	58	0	0	accident	1240	0
37	40	Darrell Bryant	89		'65 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			57	0	0	no tires	555	0
38	28	Gene Black	75		'64 Ford	C.L. Crawford			52	0	0	accident	530	0
39	39	Rene Charland	1		'64 Ford				18	0	0	oil pressure	550	0
40	33	Don Hume	63		'63 Ford	Don Hume			13	0	0	brakes	570	0
41	43	Buddy Arrington	67		'64 Dodge	Arrington			5	0	0	oil leak	515	0
42	23	John Sears	48		'64 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			1	0	0	accident	510	0
43	31	Darel Dieringer	10		'64 Ford	Gary Weaver			0	0	0	accident	705	0