NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1965 - Capital City 300 Race Results
Race Name - Capital City 300Date - 9/18/1965Race Track - Atlantic Rural FairgroundsTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 150 milesPole Speed - 67.34 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 60.983 mphLead Changes - 10Total Race Purse - $12,955Race Number - 49 | More Races from 1965 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 2 | David Pearson | 6 | Cotton Owens | 300 | 65 Dodge | 122 | $2,300 |
2 | 10 | Darel Dieringer | 15 | Bud Moore | 299 | 64 Mercury | 72 | $1,525 |
3 | 7 | Junior Johnson | 26 | Junior Johnson | 298 | 65 Ford | 1 | $1,200 |
4 | 19 | JT Putney | 19 | Herman Beam | 298 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $875 |
5 | 26 | Neil Castles | 89 | Buck Baker | 278 | 65 Oldsmob | 0 | $710 |
6 | 13 | Bert Robbins | 0 | Emory Gilliam | 276 | 64 Ford | 0 | $525 |
7 | 23 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 274 | 63 Ford | 0 | $400 |
8 | 31 | EJ Trivette | 52 | Jess Potter | 263 | 63 Chevrol | 0 | $300 |
9 | 36 | Lionel Johnson | 57 | Clay Eastridge | 252 | 64 Ford | 0 | $250 |
10 | 35 | Bob Derrington | 68 | Bob Derrington | 250 | 63 Ford | 0 | $250 |
11 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | 20 | Clyde Lynn | 248 | 64 Ford | 0 | $225 |
12 | 14 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley | 246 | 64 Ford | 0 | $225 |
13 | 37 | Gene Hobby | 99 | Gene Hobby | 238 | 64 Dodge | 0 | $225 |
14 | 33 | Henley Gray | 97 | Gene Cline | 237 | 64 Ford | 0 | $225 |
15 | 25 | Paul Lewis | 1 | Paul Lewis | 221 | 64 Ford | 0 | $200 |
16 | 6 | Buddy Baker | 86 | Buck Baker | 220 | 64 Dodge | 0 | $200 |
17 | 22 | Jimmy Helms | 53 | David Warren | 219 | 63 Ford | 0 | $200 |
18 | 21 | Doug Cooper | 2 | Bob Cooper | 210 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $175 |
19 | 3 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | Bondy Long | 208 | 65 Ford | 58 | $175 |
20 | 8 | Jim Paschal | 41 | Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin) | 193 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $175 |
21 | 12 | Roy Mayne | 46 | Tom Hunter | 187 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $175 |
22 | 24 | Buddy Arrington | 62 | Buddy Arrington | 179 | 64 Dodge | 0 | $150 |
23 | 11 | GC Spencer | 49 | GC Spencer | 178 | 64 Ford | 0 | $150 |
24 | 15 | Buck Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 170 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $170 |
25 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 29 | HolmanMoody | 162 | 65 Ford | 47 | $150 |
26 | 34 | Gene Black | 75 | CL Crawford | 154 | 64 Ford | 0 | $150 |
27 | 28 | Red Foote | 66 | Larry Manning | 149 | 64 Chevrol | 0 | $150 |
28 | 16 | Sonny Hutchins | 90 | Junie Donlavey | 139 | 64 Ford | 0 | $150 |
29 | 27 | Stick Elliott | 18 | Toy Bolton | 118 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $150 |
30 | 30 | Roy Tyner | 9 | Roy Tyner | 107 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $150 |
31 | 32 | Worth McMillion | 80 | Allen McMillion | 103 | 64 Pontiac | 0 | $150 |
32 | 29 | Wayne Smith | 38 | Archie Smith | 88 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $150 |
33 | 9 | Tiny Lund | 55 | Lyle Stelter | 85 | 64 Ford | 0 | $150 |
34 | 18 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 81 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $150 |
35 | 5 | Tom Pistone | 59 | Glen Sweet | 80 | 64 Ford | 0 | $150 |
36 | 4 | Curtis Turner | 2 | Junior Johnson | 66 | 65 Ford | 0 | $150 |
37 | 17 | Cale Yarborough | 96 | Kenny Myler | 28 | 64 Ford | 0 | $150 |