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American 500 1965 NASCAR Cup Series Race 54 of 55
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$56,180	Race Date:	Oct 31, 1965	Rockingham Speedway
Margin of Victory:	11.000 Seconds	Race Duration:	4Hr 54Min 17Sec.	Rockingham, North Carolina
Lead Changes:	16	Average Speed:	101.942 MPH	1.017 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:	43	No. of Cautions:	8 For 55 Laps	rockinghamracewaypark.com/

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Curtis Turner C. Turner	Driver:	Richard Petty R. Petty	Ford:	9
Car No.:	#41 Ford	Car No.:	#43 Plymouth	Plymouth:	0
Team:	Wood Brothers Racing	Team:	Petty Enterprises	Chevrolet:	0
Crew Chief:	Leonard Wood	Crew Chief:	Dale Inman	Pontiac:	0
Laps Led:	239 of 500	Pole Speed:	116.260 MPH

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Official 1965 American 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	4	41	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Wood Brothers	0	500	127	Running
2	7	27	Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale Yarborough	Matthews Racing	0	500	49	Running
3	5	21	Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin Panch	Wood Brothers	0	498	32	Running
4	17	49	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing	0	490	0	Running
5	9	42	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Petty Enterprises	0	486	84	Running
6	13	19	J.T. Putney J. PutneyJ.T. Putney	Herman Beam (Car Owner)	0	482	0	Running
7	8	29	Dick Hutcherson D. HutchersonDick Hutcherson	Holman-Moody	0	475	0	Running
8	15	64	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Langley Racing	0	468	0	Running
9	25	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	468	0	Running
10	24	56	Paul Lewis P. LewisPaul Lewis	Curtis Larimer (Car Owner)	0	459	0	Running
11	21	44	Larry Hess L. HessLarry Hess	Larry Hess (Car Owner)	0	457	0	Running
12	18	7	Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Car Owner)	0	448	0	Running
13	41	83	Worth McMillion W. McMillionWorth McMillion	Allen McMillion (Car Owner)	0	439	0	Running
14	36	38	Wayne Smith W. SmithWayne Smith	Archie Smith (Car Owner)	0	434	0	Running
15	35	97	Jimmy Helms J. HelmsJimmy Helms	Gene Cline (Car Owner)	0	434	0	Running
16	12	11	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	Bondy Long (Car Owner)	0	425	0	Wheel Bearing
17	38	68	Bob Derrington B. DerringtonBob Derrington	Bob Derrington (Car Owner)	0	414	0	Running
18	19	25	Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe Thomas	Jabe Thomas (Car Owner)	0	408	0	Running
19	30	88	Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil Castles	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	408	0	Running
20	34	34	Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell Scott	Scott Racing	0	385	0	Running
21	10	35	Bobby Isaac B. IsaacBobby Isaac	Nichels Engineering	0	341	11	Engine
22	29	79	Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank Warren	Harold Rhodes (Car Owner)	0	305	0	Valves
23	11	24	Sam McQuagg S. McQuagg (R)Sam McQuagg	Betty Lilly (Car Owner)	0	254	0	Engine
24	14	86	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	253	0	Accident
25	3	6	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Cotton Owens Garage	0	234	0	Engine
26	42	9	Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy Tyner	Roy Tyner (Car Owner)	0	228	0	Grease Seal
27	6	28	Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred Lorenzen	Holman-Moody	0	214	0	Engine
28	22	57	Lionel Johnson L. JohnsonLionel Johnson	Clay Eastridge (Car Owner)	0	200	0	Clutch
29	16	17	Junior Spencer J. SpencerJunior Spencer	Jerry Mullins (Car Owner)	0	194	0	A Frame
30	37	52	E.J. Trivette E. TrivetteE.J. Trivette	Jess Potter (Car Owner)	0	183	0	Fuel Tank
31	27	46	Roy Mayne R. MayneRoy Mayne	Tom Hunter (Car Owner)	0	166	0	Axle
32	2	26	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Junior Johnson Racing	0	154	85	Engine
33	20	18	Stick Elliott S. ElliottStick Elliott	Toy Bolton (Car Owner)	0	113	0	Oil Pressure
34	26	59	Tom Pistone T. PistoneTom Pistone	Glen Sweet (Car Owner)	0	90	0	Engine
35	32	02	Doug Cooper D. CooperDoug Cooper	Bob Cooper (Car Owner)	0	79	0	Engine
36	1	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Petty Enterprises	0	58	0	Accident
37	40	89	Darrell Bryant D. BryantDarrell Bryant	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	57	0	Tire
38	28	75	Gene Black G. BlackGene Black	C.L. Crawford (Car Owner)	0	52	0	Accident
39	39	1	Rene Charland R. CharlandRene Charland	Herman Beam (Car Owner)	0	18	0	Oil Pressure
40	33	63	Don Hume D. HumeDon Hume	Don Hume (Car Owner)	0	13	0	Brakes
41	43	67	Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington (Car Owner)	0	5	0	Oil Leak
42	23	48	John Sears J. SearsJohn Sears	L.G. DeWitt	0	1	0	Accident
43	31	10	Darel Dieringer D. DieringerDarel Dieringer	Gary Weaver (Car Owner)	0	0	0	Accident
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