Official NASCAR Race Results
Junior Johnson won the 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 at Daytona International Speedway.
02-12-1965 | Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 | Daytona International Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Ford | Junior Johnson | 0 | 40 | 24 | Running | 1,100 |
| 2 | 2 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | Holman-Moody | 0 | 40 | 14 | Running | 600 |
| 3 | 3 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Ford | Wood Brothers | 0 | 40 | 0 | Running | 400 |
| 4 | 6 | 74 | Donald Tucker | Ford | Don Snyder | 0 | 38 | 0 | Running | 300 |
| 5 | 4 | 24 | Sam McQuagg | Ford | Lansdale Ford | 0 | 38 | 0 | Running | 300 |
| 6 | 10 | 68 | Bob Derrington | Ford | Bob Derrington | 0 | 37 | 0 | Running | 250 |
| 7 | 19 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Ford | Wendell Scott | 0 | 34 | 0 | Running | 225 |
| 8 | 7 | 15 | Earl Balmer | Mercury | Bud Moore | 0 | 27 | 2 | -- | 200 |
| 9 | 21 | 88 | Neil Castles | Dodge | Buck Baker | 0 | 27 | 0 | -- | 150 |
| 10 | 20 | 03 | Reb Wickersham | Ford | Ray Underwood | 0 | 15 | 0 | -- | 150 |
| 11 | 23 | 02 | Roy Mayne | Pontiac | Bob Cooper | 0 | 14 | 0 | -- | 150 |
| 12 | 13 | 20 | Jack Anderson | Ford | Ron Cory | 0 | 13 | 0 | -- | 125 |
| 13 | 19 | 39 | Robert Vaughn | Pontiac | Ronald Smith | 0 | 4 | 0 | -- | 125 |
| 14 | 22 | 86 | Buddy Baker | Plymouth | Buck Baker | 0 | 2 | 0 | -- | 100 |
| 15 | 16 | 2 | Jim Bray | Pontiac | Shorty Johns | 0 | 2 | 0 | -- | 100 |
| 16 | 5 | 71 | Rod Eulenfeld | Ford | P.H. Partin Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | Crash | 100 |
| 17 | 8 | 63 | Billy DeCoster | Ford | Don House | 0 | 0 | 0 | Crash | 100 |
| 18 | 9 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Ford | Glen Sweet | 0 | 0 | 0 | Crash | 100 |
| 19 | 11 | 42 | Bill McMahan | Pontiac | Casper Hensley | 0 | 0 | 0 | Crash | 100 |
| 20 | 12 | 35 | Harold Painter | Dodge | Lester Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | Crash | 100 |
| 21 | 14 | 10 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Gary Weaver | 0 | 0 | 0 | Crash | 100 |
| 22 | 15 | 18 | Ned Setzer | Chevrolet | Toy Bolton | 0 | 0 | 0 | Crash | 100 |
| 23 | 17 | 31 | Possum Jones | Ford | Sam Fogle | 0 | 0 | 0 | Crash | 100 |
| 24 | 18 | 80 | Earl Brooks | Pontiac | Allen McMillion | 0 | 0 | 0 | Crash | 100 |
| 25 | 25 | 53 | Pete Stewart | Ford | David Warren | 0 | 0 | 0 | Crash | 100 |
| 26 | 26 | 87 | Buck Baker | Oldsmobile | Buck Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | Crash | 100 |
| 27 | 27 | 99 | Herb Shannon | Mercury | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | Crash | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 00 | Jack Goodwin | Mercury | Emory Gilliam | 0 | 0 | 0 | Crash | 0 |
Race Recap
- Date: 02-12-1965
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Daytona 500 Qualifier #2
- Race #: 3
- Cars: 28
- Winner: Junior Johnson
- Start Position: 1st
- Car Make: 1965 Ford
- Avg Speed: 111.076 mph
- Distance: 100 miles
- Purse: $5,375
- Cautions: 1
- Caution Laps: 13
- Lead Changes: 10
- Pole: 170.551 mph
