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Southern 500 1965 NASCAR Cup Series Race 45 of 55
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$72,165	Race Date:	Sep 6, 1965	Darlington Raceway
Margin of Victory:	14 Laps	Race Duration:	4Hr 19Min 9Sec.	Darlington, South Carolina
Lead Changes:	23	Average Speed:	115.878 MPH	1.366 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:	44	No. of Cautions:	7 For 44 Laps	darlingtonraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Ned Jarrett N. Jarrett	Driver:	Junior Johnson J. Johnson	Ford:	9
Car No.:	#11 Ford	Car No.:	#26 Ford	Plymouth:	0
Team:	Bondy Long	Team:	Junior Johnson and Assoc.	Mercury:	0
Crew Chief:	John Ervin	Crew Chief:	Herb Nab	Chevrolet:	0
Laps Led:	62 of 364	Pole Speed:	137.571 MPH

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Official 1965 Southern 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	10	11	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	Bondy Long (Car Owner)	0	364	62	Running
2	14	86	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	350	0	Running
3	5	16	Darel Dieringer D. DieringerDarel Dieringer	Bud Moore Engineering	0	345	127	Rear Gear
4	33	46	Roy Mayne R. MayneRoy Mayne	Tom Hunter (Car Owner)	0	345	0	Running
5	24	67	Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington (Car Owner)	0	344	0	Running
6	22	04	H.B. Bailey H. BaileyH.B. Bailey	Bailey Racing	0	340	0	Running
7	31	18	Stick Elliott S. ElliottStick Elliott	Toy Bolton (Car Owner)	0	336	0	Running
8	41	79	Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank Warren	Harold Rhodes (Car Owner)	0	334	0	Running
9	19	19	J.T. Putney J. PutneyJ.T. Putney	Herman Beam (Car Owner)	0	328	0	Running
10	44	57	Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell Scott	Clay Eastridge (Car Owner)	0	320	0	Running
11	2	28	Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred Lorenzen	LaFayette Ford	0	319	57	Engine
12	37	53	Jimmy Helms J. HelmsJimmy Helms	David Warren (Car Owner)	0	316	0	Running
13	42	68	Bob Derrington B. DerringtonBob Derrington	Bob Derrington (Car Owner)	0	311	0	Running
14	18	1	Paul Lewis P. LewisPaul Lewis	Paul Lewis (Car Owner)	0	308	0	Running
15	39	38	Wayne Smith W. SmithWayne Smith	Archie Smith (Car Owner)	0	304	0	Running
16	40	52	E.J. Trivette E. TrivetteE.J. Trivette	Jess Potter (Car Owner)	0	302	0	Running
17	16	7	Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Car Owner)	0	301	2	Rear Gear
18	32	63	Don Hume D. HumeDon Hume	Don Hume (Car Owner)	0	298	0	Running
19	6	29	Dick Hutcherson D. HutchersonDick Hutcherson	Holman-Moody	0	293	0	Engine
20	20	49	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing	0	293	0	Vapor Lock
21	35	44	Larry Hess L. HessLarry Hess	Larry Hess (Car Owner)	0	261	0	Clutch
22	7	41	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Friedkin Enterprises	0	230	9	Head Gasket
23	34	07	Bud Harless B. HarlessBud Harless	Bud Harless (Car Owner)	0	222	0	Engine
24	38	75	Gene Black G. BlackGene Black	C.L. Crawford (Car Owner)	0	197	0	Oil Pressure
25	30	72	Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil Castles	Champion Racing	0	173	0	Accident
26	15	64	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Langley Racing	0	156	0	Head Gasket
27	25	3	LeeRoy Yarbrough L. YarbroughLeeRoy Yarbrough	Fox Racing	0	134	0	Rear Gear
28	17	87	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	123	0	Engine
29	11	24	Sam McQuagg S. McQuagg (R)Sam McQuagg	Betty Lilly (Car Owner)	0	118	31	Accident
30	9	27	Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale Yarborough	Matthews Racing	0	118	2	Accident
31	12	33	Bunkie Blackburn B. BlackburnBunkie Blackburn	Fox Racing	0	109	0	Accident
32	4	15	Earl Balmer E. BalmerEarl Balmer	Bud Moore Engineering	0	94	2	Accident
33	29	62	Doug Cooper D. CooperDoug Cooper	Bob Cooper (Car Owner)	0	85	0	Rear Gear
34	13	17	Junior Spencer J. SpencerJunior Spencer	Jerry Mullins (Car Owner)	0	79	0	Engine
35	8	14	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Sam Fletcher (Car Owner)	0	51	0	Wheel Bearing
36	27	4	Bobby Wawak B. WawakBobby Wawak	Wawak Racing	0	46	0	Engine
37	3	21	Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin Panch	Wood Brothers	0	42	0	Engine
38	43	97	Henley Gray H. Gray (R)Henley Gray	Gene Cline (Car Owner)	0	29	0	Clutch
39	26	55	Tiny Lund T. LundTiny Lund	Lyle Stelter (Car Owner)	0	25	0	A Frame
40	28	25	Bud Moore B. MooreBud Moore	Jabe Thomas (Car Owner)	0	9	0	Oil Pressure
41	36	00	Bert Robbins B. RobbinsBert Robbins	Emory Gilliam (Car Owner)	0	3	0	Accident
42	21	23	Buren Skeen B. SkeenBuren Skeen	Hill Motor Company	0	2	0	Accident
43	23	03	Reb Wickersham R. WickershamReb Wickersham	Ray Underwood (Car Owner)	0	2	0	Accident
44	1	26	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Junior Johnson Racing	0	1	0	Ignition
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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