Results

The 1965 Capital City 300 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Capital City 300

Saturday, September 18th, 1965

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 19 Ford
  • 10 Chevrolet
  • 4 Dodge
  • 1 Mercury
  • 1 Plymouth
  • 1 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Laps Scheduled: 300
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 60.983
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 10
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Capital City 300 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 6 David Pearson Dodge 0 0 300 122 0 running
2 10 15 Darel Dieringer Mercury 0 0 299 72 0 running
3 7 26 Junior Johnson Ford 0 0 298 1 0 running
4 19 19 JT Putney Chevrolet 0 0 298 0 0 running
5 26 89 Neil Castles Oldsmobile 0 0 278 0 0 running
6 13 00 Bert Robbins Ford 0 0 276 0 0 running
7 23 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 274 0 0 running
8 31 52 EJ Trivette Chevrolet 0 0 263 0 0 running
9 36 57 Lionel Johnson Ford 0 0 252 0 0 running
10 35 68 Bob Derrington Ford 0 0 250 0 0 running
11 20 20 Clyde Lynn Ford 0 0 248 0 0 running
12 14 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 246 0 0 running
13 37 99 Gene Hobby Dodge 0 0 238 0 0 running
14 33 97 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 237 0 0 running
15 25 1 Paul Lewis Ford 0 0 221 0 0 engine
16 6 86 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 220 0 0 differential
17 22 53 Jimmy Helms Ford 0 0 219 0 0 engine
18 21 02 Doug Cooper Chevrolet 0 0 210 0 0 sway bar
19 3 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 208 58 0 engine
20 8 41 Jim Paschal Chevrolet 0 0 193 0 0 timing
21 12 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 187 0 0 differential
22 24 62 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 179 0 0 lug bolt
23 11 49 GC Spencer Ford 0 0 178 0 0 a frame
24 15 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 170 0 0 oil leak
25 1 29 Dick Hutcherson Ford 0 0 162 47 0 crash
26 34 75 Gene Black Ford 0 0 154 0 0 crash
27 28 66 Red Foote Chevrolet 0 0 149 0 0 wheel
28 16 90 Sonny Hutchins Ford 0 0 139 0 0 overheating
29 27 18 Stick Elliott Chevrolet 0 0 118 0 0 radiator
30 30 9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet 0 0 107 0 0 driveshaft
31 32 80 Worth McMillion Pontiac 0 0 103 0 0 oil pan
32 29 38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 88 0 0 overheating
33 9 55 Tiny Lund Ford 0 0 85 0 0 crash
34 18 43 LeeRoy Yarbrough Plymouth 0 0 81 0 0 crash
35 5 59 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 80 0 0 crash
36 4 2 Curtis Turner Ford 0 0 66 0 0 overheating
37 17 96 Cale Yarborough Ford 0 0 28 0 0 overheating

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.