Results

The 1965 Virginia 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Martinsville Speedway race.

Virginia 500

Sunday, April 25th, 1965

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

  • 26 Ford
  • 1 Oldsmobile
  • 2 Pontiac
  • 3 Dodge
  • 3 Chevrolet
  • 1 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 66.765
  • Cautions: 5 for 49 laps
  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 500 338 0 running
2 3 21 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 500 0 0 running
3 5 29 Dick Hutcherson Ford 0 0 494 0 0 running
4 16 10 Tiny Lund Ford 0 0 487 0 0 running
5 12 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 472 0 0 running
6 13 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 471 0 0 running
7 26 27 Paul Lewis Ford 0 0 469 0 0 running
8 21 60 Doug Cooper Ford 0 0 468 0 0 engine
9 22 23 Buren Skeen Ford 0 0 467 0 0 running
10 6 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 458 0 0 running
11 17 68 Bob Derrington Ford 0 0 450 0 0 running
12 7 49 GC Spencer Ford 0 0 432 0 0 crash
13 19 97 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 424 0 0 running
14 18 20 Clyde Lynn Ford 0 0 419 0 0 running
15 36 37 Darel Dieringer Ford 0 0 404 0 0 engine
16 14 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 392 0 0 running
17 15 53 Curtis Crider Ford 0 0 390 0 0 crankshaft
18 20 31 Cale Yarborough Ford 0 0 384 0 0 running
19 33 9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet 0 0 362 0 0 transmission
20 9 76 Larry Frank Ford 0 0 344 0 0 engine
21 24 74 Donald Tucker Ford 0 0 314 0 0 running
22 1 26 Junior Johnson Ford 0 0 258 146 0 crash
23 8 59 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 236 0 0 engine
24 23 40 Bud Harless Pontiac 0 0 218 0 0 wheel
25 10 90 Sonny Hutchins Ford 0 0 204 0 0 radiator
26 4 7 Bobby Johns Ford 0 0 176 16 0 crash
27 31 99 Gene Hobby Dodge 0 0 93 0 0 tires
28 25 87 Buck Baker Oldsmobile 0 0 80 0 0 engine
29 28 8 Larry Manning Chevrolet 0 0 50 0 0 crash
30 27 86 Neil Castles Plymouth 0 0 48 0 0 brakes
31 11 17 Junior Spencer Ford 0 0 47 0 0 brakes
32 35 80 GT Nolan Pontiac 0 0 15 0 0 brakes
33 29 56 Bill Morton Ford 0 0 7 0 0 oil pressure
34 30 52 EJ Trivette Chevrolet 0 0 6 0 0 brakes
35 32 88 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 3 0 0 transmission
36 34 0 Terry Murchison Ford 0 0 2 0 0 clutch

Race Infractions

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