| 1965 Southeastern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 14 of 55 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $21,550 | Race Date: | May 2, 1965 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 50 Car Length | Race Duration: | 3Hr 20Min 10Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 8 | Average Speed: | 74.937 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 34 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 39 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Junior Johnson J. Johnson | Driver: | Marvin Panch M. Panch | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #26 Ford | Car No.: | #21 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 240 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 84.626 MPH | |||||
| Official 1965 Southeastern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 26 | Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson Racing | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 240 |
| 2 | 5 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Holman-Moody | Running | | 0 | 500 | 167 |
| 3 | 7 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 500 | 84 |
| 4 | 1 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers | Running | | 0 | 487 | 9 |
| 5 | 18 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 468 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 17 | Junior Spencer | Jerry Mullins (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 451 | 0 |
| 7 | 27 | 0 | J.T. Putney | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 449 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Jabe Thomas (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 444 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | 52 | E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 442 | 0 |
| 10 | 33 | 75 | Gene Black | C.L. Crawford (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 436 | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | 56 | Darel Dieringer | Curtis Larimer (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 430 | 0 |
| 12 | 29 | 53 | Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 428 | 0 |
| 13 | 26 | 20 | Clyde Lynn (R) | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 419 | 0 |
| 14 | 19 | 68 | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 412 | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | 58 | Doug Moore | Doug Moore (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 377 | 0 |
| 16 | 32 | 80 | G.T. Nolan | Allen McMillion (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 363 | 0 |
| 17 | 13 | 31 | Cale Yarborough | Sam Fogle (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 359 | 0 |
| 18 | 30 | 86 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Rear Gear |  | 0 | 323 | 0 |
| 19 | 28 | 99 | Gene Hobby | Gene Hobby (Car Owner) |  | 0 | 295 | 0 | |
| 20 | 15 | 60 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 279 | 0 |
| 21 | 8 | 27 | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 22 | 9 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| 23 | 6 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Glen Sweet (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| 24 | 4 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Holman-Moody | Engine | | 0 | 123 | 0 |
| 25 | 16 | 40 | Bud Harless | Basil Whittaker (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 87 | 0 |
| 26 | 22 | 97 | Henley Gray (R) | Gene Cline (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| 27 | 2 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | LaFayette Ford | Accident | | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 28 | 31 | 35 | Jeff Hawkins | Lester Hunter (Car Owner) | Handling | | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 29 | 24 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Bearings | | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 30 | 17 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Head Gasket | | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 31 | 25 | 74 | Donald Tucker | Don Snyder (Car Owner) | Head Gasket | | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 32 | 20 | 70 | Joe Bill Adams | Fred Goad (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 33 | 14 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Bearings | | 0 | 8 | 0 |
