| 1965 Nashville 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 35 of 55 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $9,150 | Race Date: | Jul 31, 1965 | Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville | |
| Margin of Victory: | 6 Laps | Race Duration: | 2Hr 45Min 47Sec. | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 | Average Speed: | 72.383 MPH | .5 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 24 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 13 Laps | http | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 335 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 82.117 MPH | |||||
| Official 1965 Nashville 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 335 |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 394 | 0 |
| 3 | 13 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 382 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | 19 | J.T. Putney | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 381 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 374 | 0 |
| 6 | 21 | 89 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 356 | 0 |
| 7 | 14 | 68 | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 356 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 26 | Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson Racing | Engine | | 0 | 351 | 65 |
| 9 | 17 | 75 | Gene Black | C.L. Crawford (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 333 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 53 | Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Car Owner) | Tire | | 0 | 323 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 52 | E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 301 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 97 | Henley Gray (R) | Gene Cline (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 281 | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Fan Belt | | 0 | 272 | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 15 | 5 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Holman-Moody | Engine | | 0 | 158 | 0 |
| 16 | 12 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Engine | | 0 | 138 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 17 | Junior Spencer | Jerry Mullins (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Fan Belt | | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Glen Sweet (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Oil Pan | | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | Boyd Adams | Reid Shaw (Car Owner) | | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 24 | 23 | 62 | Raymond Carter | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Ball Joint | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
