Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

American 500

North Carolina Speedway

October 31st, 1965

Race #54 of the 1965 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 508.5
  • Average Speed: 101.942 mph
  • Cautions: 8
  • Caution Laps: 55
  • Lead Changes: 16
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Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 4 41 Curtis Turner Ford 0 0 0 500 239 Running
2 7 27 Cale Yarborough Ford 0 0 0 500 35 Running
3 5 21 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 0 498 32 Running
4 17 49 GC Spencer Ford 0 0 0 490 0 Running
5 9 42 Jim Paschal Plymouth 0 0 0 486 84 Running
6 13 19 JT Putney Chevrolet 0 0 0 482 0 Running
7 8 29 Dick Hutcherson Ford 0 0 0 475 0 Running
8 15 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 468 0 Running
9 25 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 0 468 0 Running
10 24 56 Paul Lewis Ford 0 0 0 459 0 Running
11 21 44 Larry Hess Ford 0 0 0 457 0 Running
12 18 7 Bobby Johns Pontiac 0 0 0 448 0 Running
13 41 83 Worth McMillion Pontiac 0 0 0 439 0 Running
14 36 38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 0 434 0 Running
15 35 97 Jimmy Helms Ford 0 0 0 434 0 Running
16 12 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 0 425 0 Wheel bearing
17 38 68 Bob Derrington Ford 0 0 0 414 0 Running
18 19 25 Jabe Thomas Ford 0 0 0 408 0 Running
19 30 88 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 408 0 Running
20 34 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 0 385 0 Running
21 10 35 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 341 11 Engine
22 29 79 Frank Warren Chevrolet 0 0 0 305 0 Valve
23 11 24 Sam McQuagg Ford 0 0 0 254 0 Engine
24 14 86 Buddy Baker Plymouth 0 0 0 253 0 Crash
25 3 6 David Pearson Dodge 0 0 0 234 0 Engine
26 42 9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet 0 0 0 228 0 Grease seal
27 6 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 0 214 0 Engine
28 22 57 Lionel Johnson Ford 0 0 0 200 0 Clutch
29 16 17 Junior Spencer Ford 0 0 0 194 0 A frame
30 37 52 EJ Trivette Chevrolet 0 0 0 183 0 Fuel tank
31 27 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 0 166 0 Axle
32 2 26 Junior Johnson Ford 0 0 0 154 99 Engine
33 20 18 Stick Elliott Chevrolet 0 0 0 113 0 Oil pressure
34 26 59 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 0 90 0 Engine
35 32 02 Doug Cooper Chevrolet 0 0 0 79 0 Engine
36 1 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 58 0 Crash
37 40 89 Darrell Bryant Oldsmobile 0 0 0 57 0 No tires
38 28 75 Gene Black Ford 0 0 0 52 0 Crash
39 39 1 Rene Charland Ford 0 0 0 18 0 Oil pressure
40 33 63 Don Hume Ford 0 0 0 13 0 Brakes
41 43 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 0 5 0 Oil leak
42 23 48 John Sears Ford 0 0 0 1 0 Crash
43 31 10 Darel Dieringer Ford 0 0 0 0 0 Crash