Results

The 1965 Firecracker 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Daytona International Speedway race.

Firecracker 400

Sunday, July 4th, 1965

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

  • 27 Ford
  • 8 Chevrolet
  • 2 Plymouth
  • 1 Mercury
  • 1 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 160
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 150.046
  • Cautions: 3 for 20 laps
  • Lead Changes: 19
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 11 41 AJ Foyt Ford 0 0 160 30 0 running
2 12 86 Buddy Baker Plymouth 0 0 160 0 0 running
3 14 49 GC Spencer Ford 0 0 158 0 0 running
4 28 19 JT Putney Chevrolet 0 0 153 0 0 running
5 24 88 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 152 0 0 running
6 27 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 152 0 0 running
7 15 44 Larry Hess Ford 0 0 151 0 0 running
8 19 03 Reb Wickersham Ford 0 0 151 0 0 running
9 23 75 Gene Black Ford 0 0 149 0 0 running
10 30 57 Lionel Johnson Ford 0 0 144 0 0 running
11 38 55 Tiny Lund Ford 0 0 139 0 0 running
12 1 21 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 136 39 0 overheating
13 29 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 135 0 0 running
14 32 53 Jimmy Helms Ford 0 0 131 0 0 running
15 26 79 Frank Warren Ford 0 0 129 0 0 out of gas
16 16 1 Paul Lewis Ford 0 0 125 0 0 running
17 3 27 Cale Yarborough Ford 0 0 108 72 0 engine
18 9 16 Darel Dieringer Mercury 0 0 108 6 0 crash
19 6 29 Dick Hutcherson Ford 0 0 108 0 0 crash
20 5 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 108 0 0 crash
21 22 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 99 0 0 engine
22 18 17 Junior Spencer Ford 0 0 84 0 0 axle
23 40 6 Bub Strickler Ford 0 0 84 0 0 crash
24 10 14 Nelson Stacy Plymouth 0 0 83 0 0 fuel pump
25 21 09 Bobby Allison Ford 0 0 56 0 0 overheating
26 8 26 Junior Johnson Ford 0 0 51 7 0 quit
27 35 25 Jabe Thomas Ford 0 0 51 0 0 fuel pump
28 2 15 Earl Balmer Ford 0 0 47 5 0 engine
29 4 24 Sam McQuagg Ford 0 0 34 0 0 rocker arm
30 33 52 EJ Trivette Chevrolet 0 0 32 0 0 engine
31 7 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 25 1 0 engine
32 17 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 24 0 0 push rod
33 13 33 Bunkie Blackburn Chevrolet 0 0 20 0 0 clutch
34 37 3 LeeRoy Yarbrough Chevrolet 0 0 9 0 0 clutch
35 39 68 Bob Derrington Ford 0 0 8 0 0 oil leak
36 31 38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 5 0 0 axle
37 36 02 Doug Cooper Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 0 oil pressure
38 20 00 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 0 0 0 crash
39 25 97 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 0 0 crash
40 34 89 Ken White Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 clutch

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