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 - Southern 500 Race Results
Race Name - Southern 500Date - 9/6/1965Race Track - Darlington RacewayTrack Length (Miles) - 1.375 milesRace Length (Miles) - 501 milesPole Speed - 137.528 mphNumber of Cautions - 7Caution Laps - 44Average Race Speed - 115.87 mphLead Changes - 23Total Race Purse - $72,165Race Number - 45 | More Races from 1965 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 10 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | Bondy Long | 364 | 65 Ford | 62 | $21,060 |
2 | 14 | Buck Baker | 86 | Buck Baker | 350 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $9,170 |
3 | 5 | Darel Dieringer | 16 | Mercury (Bud Moore) | 345 | 64 Mercury | 199 | $7,200 |
4 | 33 | Roy Mayne | 46 | Tom Hunter | 345 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $3,225 |
5 | 24 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 344 | 64 Dodge | 0 | $2,400 |
6 | 22 | HB Bailey | 4 | HB Bailey | 340 | 64 Pontiac | 0 | $1,750 |
7 | 31 | Stick Elliott | 18 | Toy Bolton | 336 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $1,500 |
8 | 41 | Frank Warren | 79 | Harold Rhodes | 334 | 63 Chevrol | 0 | $1,250 |
9 | 19 | JT Putney | 19 | Herman Beam | 328 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $1,000 |
10 | 44 | Wendell Scott | 57 | Clay Eastridge | 320 | 64 Ford | 0 | $900 |
11 | 2 | Fred Lorenzen | 28 | HolmanMoody | 319 | 65 Ford | 57 | $1,550 |
12 | 37 | Jimmy Helms | 53 | David Warren | 316 | 63 Ford | 0 | $800 |
13 | 42 | Bob Derrington | 68 | Bob Derrington | 311 | 63 Ford | 0 | $775 |
14 | 18 | Paul Lewis | 1 | Paul Lewis | 308 | 64 Ford | 0 | $750 |
15 | 39 | Wayne Smith | 38 | Archie Smith | 304 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $725 |
16 | 40 | EJ Trivette | 52 | Jess Potter | 302 | 63 Chevrol | 0 | $700 |
17 | 16 | Bobby Johns | 7 | Shorty Johns | 301 | 64 Pontiac | 2 | $695 |
18 | 32 | Don Hume | 63 | Don Hume | 298 | 63 Ford | 0 | $650 |
19 | 6 | Dick Hutcherson | 29 | HolmanMoody | 293 | 65 Ford | 0 | $625 |
20 | 20 | GC Spencer | 49 | GC Spencer | 293 | 64 Ford | 0 | $620 |
21 | 35 | Larry Hess | 44 | Larry Hess | 261 | 64 Ford | 0 | $615 |
22 | 7 | Jim Paschal | 41 | Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin) | 230 | 65 Chevrol | 9 | $710 |
23 | 34 | Bud Harless | 7 | Bud Harless | 222 | 64 Ford | 0 | $605 |
24 | 38 | Gene Black | 75 | CL Crawford | 197 | 64 Ford | 0 | $600 |
25 | 30 | Neil Castles | 72 | Bill Champion | 173 | 64 Ford | 0 | $595 |
26 | 15 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley | 156 | 64 Ford | 0 | $590 |
27 | 25 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 3 | Ray Fox | 134 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $635 |
28 | 17 | Buddy Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 123 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $580 |
29 | 11 | Sam McQuagg | 24 | Betty Lilly | 118 | 65 Ford | 31 | $1,015 |
30 | 9 | Cale Yarborough | 27 | Abindgon Motor Co Ford (Banjo Matthews) | 118 | 65 Ford | 2 | $830 |
31 | 12 | Bunkie Blackburn | 33 | Ray Fox | 109 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $695 |
32 | 4 | Earl Balmer | 15 | Bud Moore | 94 | 64 Mercury | 2 | $580 |
33 | 29 | Doug Cooper | 2 | Bob Cooper | 85 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $555 |
34 | 13 | Junior Spencer | 17 | Jerry Mullins | 79 | 64 Ford | 0 | $620 |
35 | 8 | Curtis Turner | 14 | Sam Fletcher | 51 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $545 |
36 | 27 | Bobby Wawak | 4 | Bobby Wawak | 46 | 64 Mercury | 0 | $560 |
37 | 3 | Marvin Panch | 21 | Wood Brothers | 42 | 65 Ford | 0 | $605 |
38 | 43 | Henley Gray | 97 | Gene Cline | 29 | 64 Ford | 0 | $530 |
39 | 26 | Tiny Lund | 55 | Lyle Stelter | 25 | 64 Ford | 0 | $555 |
40 | 28 | Bud Moore | 25 | Jabe Thomas | 9 | 64 Ford | 0 | $520 |
41 | 36 | Bert Robbins | 0 | Emory Gilliam | 3 | 64 Ford | 0 | $515 |
42 | 21 | Buren Skeen | 23 | Hill Motor Co (Reid Shaw) | 2 | 64 Ford | 0 | $510 |
43 | 23 | Reb Wickersham | 3 | Ray Underwood | 2 | 65 Ford | 0 | $505 |
44 | 1 | Junior Johnson | 26 | Junior Johnson | 1 | 65 Ford | 0 | $750 |