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Western North Carolina 500 1965 NASCAR Cup Series Race 37 of 55
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$14,905	Race Date:	Aug 8, 1965	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
Margin of Victory:	2 Laps	Race Duration:	3Hr 21Min 46Sec.	Weaverville, North Carolina
Lead Changes:	8	Average Speed:	74.343 MPH	.500 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:	27	No. of Cautions:	5

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
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:	346 of 500	Pole Speed:	86.455 MPH

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Official 1965 Western North Carolina 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Petty Enterprises	0	500	127	Running
2	2	11	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	Bondy Long (Car Owner)	0	498	8	Running
3	5	29	Dick Hutcherson D. HutchersonDick Hutcherson	Holman-Moody	0	495	0	Running
4	9	88	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	488	0	Running
5	13	06	Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale Yarborough	Kenny Myler (Car Owner)	0	487	0	Running
6	8	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	485	0	Running
7	11	19	J.T. Putney J. PutneyJ.T. Putney	Herman Beam (Car Owner)	0	479	0	Running
8	14	34	Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell Scott	Scott Racing	0	469	0	Running
9	12	17	Junior Spencer J. SpencerJunior Spencer	Jerry Mullins (Car Owner)	0	443	0	Running
10	27	38	Wayne Smith W. SmithWayne Smith	Archie Smith (Car Owner)	0	442	0	Running
11	19	52	E.J. Trivette E. TrivetteE.J. Trivette	Jess Potter (Car Owner)	0	441	0	Running
12	24	64	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Langley Racing	0	436	0	Engine
13	18	68	Bob Derrington B. DerringtonBob Derrington	Bob Derrington (Car Owner)	0	430	0	Running
14	6	49	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing	0	425	0	Engine
15	4	6	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Cotton Owens Garage	0	398	89	Axle
16	15	20	Clyde Lynn C. Lynn (R)Clyde Lynn	Clyde Lynn (Car Owner)	0	374	0	Water Pump
17	7	1	Paul Lewis P. LewisPaul Lewis	Paul Lewis (Car Owner)	0	254	0	Engine
18	3	26	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Junior Johnson Racing	0	193	57	Accident
19	10	10	LeeRoy Yarbrough L. YarbroughLeeRoy Yarbrough	Gary Weaver (Car Owner)	0	154	0	Rear Gear
20	26	9	Darel Dieringer D. DieringerDarel Dieringer	Roy Tyner (Car Owner)	0	136	0	Oil Leak
21	23	67	Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington (Car Owner)	0	120	0	Wheel Stud
22	21	97	Henley Gray H. Gray (R)Henley Gray	Gene Cline (Car Owner)	0	95	0	Transmission
23	22	53	Jimmy Helms J. HelmsJimmy Helms	David Warren (Car Owner)	0	78	0	Transmission
24	17	89	Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil Castles	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	10	0	Engine
25	25	0	Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy Tyner	Roy Tyner (Car Owner)	0	7	0	Wheel Stud
26	16	62	Darrell Bryant D. BryantDarrell Bryant	Buddy Arrington (Car Owner)	0	1	0	Driveshaft
27	20	46	Roy Mayne R. MayneRoy Mayne	Tom Hunter (Car Owner)	0	1	0	Axle
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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