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 - Daytona 500 Race Results
Race Name - Daytona 500Date - 2/14/1965Race Track - Daytona International SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 2.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 333 milesPole Speed - 171.151 mphNumber of Cautions - 3Caution Laps - 43Average Race Speed - 141.53 mphLead Changes - 7Total Race Purse - $103,795Race Number - 4 | More Races from 1965 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 4 | Fred Lorenzen | 28 | LaFayette (HolmanMoody) | 133 | 65 Ford | 25 | $27,100 |
2 | 1 | Darel Dieringer | 16 | Bud Moore | 132 | 64 Mercury | 0 | $12,900 |
3 | 5 | Bobby Johns | 7 | HolmanMoody | 132 | 65 Ford | 1 | $7,850 |
4 | 16 | Earl Balmer | 15 | Bud Moore | 132 | 64 Mercury | 0 | $4,350 |
5 | 3 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | Richmond Ford Motor Co (Bondy Long) | 132 | 65 Ford | 0 | $3,750 |
6 | 6 | Marvin Panch | 21 | Wood Brothers | 132 | 65 Ford | 80 | $2,750 |
7 | 26 | Dick Hutcherson | 29 | HolmanMoody | 130 | 65 Ford | 0 | $2,175 |
8 | 10 | Sam McQuagg | 24 | Lansdale Ford (Betty Lilly) | 130 | 65 Ford | 0 | $1,900 |
9 | 32 | Cale Yarborough | 10 | Gary Weaver | 128 | 64 Ford | 0 | $1,500 |
10 | 36 | GC Spencer | 49 | GC Spencer | 128 | 64 Ford | 0 | $1,675 |
11 | 13 | Bobby Allison | 12 | Southern Racing (Bobby Allison) | 128 | 64 Ford | 0 | $1,425 |
12 | 9 | HB Bailey | 4 | HB Bailey | 126 | 64 Ford | 0 | $1,425 |
13 | 15 | Doug Cooper | 60 | Bob Cooper | 125 | 64 Ford | 0 | $1,350 |
14 | 19 | JT Putney | 19 | Herman Beam | 125 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $1,225 |
15 | 8 | Donald Tucker | 74 | Don Snyder | 124 | 63 Ford | 0 | $1,275 |
16 | 17 | Jerry Grant | 72 | Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin) | 123 | 63 Ford | 0 | $1,170 |
17 | 27 | Neil Castles | 86 | Buck Baker | 122 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $1,165 |
18 | 12 | Bob Derrington | 68 | Bob Derrington | 121 | 64 Ford | 0 | $1,160 |
19 | 21 | Larry Hess | 44 | Larry Hess | 119 | 64 Ford | 0 | $1,155 |
20 | 14 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 118 | 64 Ford | 0 | $1,150 |
21 | 31 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley | 118 | 64 Ford | 0 | $1,145 |
22 | 33 | Don Tilley | 81 | Joe Keistler | 117 | 63 Dodge | 0 | $1,140 |
23 | 28 | Johnny Allen | 14 | Sam Fletcher | 114 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $1,135 |
24 | 41 | Herb Shannon | 99 | 110 | 64 Mercury | 0 | $1,130 | |
25 | 30 | Bub Strickler | 37 | Bub Strickler | 73 | 64 Ford | 0 | $1,225 |
26 | 20 | Reb Wickersham | 3 | Ray Underwood | 68 | 64 Ford | 0 | $1,120 |
27 | 11 | Bunkie Blackburn | 82 | Casper Hensley | 49 | 64 Pontiac | 0 | $1,115 |
28 | 2 | Junior Johnson | 27 | Holly Farms (Junior Johnson) | 27 | 65 Ford | 27 | $1,110 |
29 | 24 | Tiny Lund | 55 | Lyle Stelter | 12 | 64 Ford | 0 | $1,105 |
30 | 22 | Roy Mayne | 2 | Bob Cooper | 6 | 65 Pontiac | 0 | $1,100 |
31 | 23 | Jack Anderson | 20 | Ron Cory | 5 | 64 Ford | 0 | $1,095 |
32 | 29 | Jim Bray | 2 | Shorty Johns | 4 | 64 Pontiac | 0 | $1,090 |
33 | 43 | Jeff Hawkins | 35 | Lester Hunter | 4 | 64 Dodge | 0 | $1,085 |
34 | 34 | Ned Setzer | 18 | Toy Bolton | 3 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $1,080 |
35 | 35 | Barry Brooks | 61 | Bob Cooper | 3 | 64 Pontiac | 0 | $1,150 |
36 | 42 | Red Farmer | 26 | 3 | 64 Ford | 0 | $1,070 | |
37 | 37 | Pete Stewart | 53 | David Warren | 2 | 63 Ford | 0 | $1,065 |
38 | 39 | Jimmy Helms | 98 | 2 | 64 Ford | 0 | $1,060 | |
39 | 40 | Tom Pistone | 8 | Glen Sweet | 2 | 64 Ford | 0 | $1,055 |
40 | 18 | Buddy Baker | 88 | Buck Baker | 2 | 64 Dodge | 0 | $1,050 |
41 | 7 | Larry Frank | 76 | Larry Frank | 1 | 64 Ford | 0 | $1,145 |
42 | 38 | Joe Penland | 79 | Harold Rhodes | 1 | 63 Chevrol | 0 | $1,040 |
43 | 25 | Robert Vaughn | 39 | Ronald Smith | 1 | 63 Pontiac | 0 | $1,035 |