Official NASCAR Race Results
Fred Lorenzen won the 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
02-14-1965 | Daytona 500 | 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 | 4 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | LaFayette | 0 | 133 | 25 | Running | 27,100 |
| 2 | 1 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Mercury | Bud Moore | 0 | 132 | 0 | Running | 12,900 |
| 3 | 5 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Ford | Holman-Moody | 0 | 132 | 1 | Running | 7,850 |
| 4 | 16 | 15 | Earl Balmer | Mercury | Bud Moore | 0 | 132 | 0 | Running | 4,350 |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ford | Bondy Long | 0 | 132 | 0 | Running | 3,750 |
| 6 | 6 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Ford | Wood Brothers | 0 | 132 | 80 | Running | 2,750 |
| 7 | 26 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Ford | Holman-Moody | 0 | 130 | 0 | Running | 2,175 |
| 8 | 10 | 24 | Sam McQuagg | Ford | Lansdale Ford | 0 | 130 | 0 | Running | 1,900 |
| 9 | 32 | 10 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Gary Weaver | 0 | 128 | 0 | Running | 1,500 |
| 10 | 36 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Ford | G.C. Spencer | 0 | 128 | 0 | Running | 1,675 |
| 11 | 13 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Southern Racing | 0 | 128 | 0 | Running | 1,425 |
| 12 | 9 | 04 | H.B. Bailey | Ford | H.B. Bailey | 0 | 126 | 0 | Running | 1,425 |
| 13 | 15 | 60 | Doug Cooper | Ford | Bob Cooper | 0 | 125 | 0 | Running | 1,350 |
| 14 | 19 | 19 | J.T. Putney | Chevrolet | Herman Beam | 0 | 125 | 0 | Running | 1,225 |
| 15 | 8 | 74 | Donald Tucker | Ford | Don Snyder | 0 | 124 | 0 | Running | 1,275 |
| 16 | 17 | 72 | Jerry Grant | Ford | Friedkin Enterprises | 0 | 123 | 0 | Running | 1,170 |
| 17 | 27 | 86 | Neil Castles | Plymouth | Buck Baker | 0 | 122 | 0 | Running | 1,165 |
| 18 | 12 | 68 | Bob Derrington | Ford | Bob Derrington | 0 | 121 | 0 | Running | 1,160 |
| 19 | 21 | 44 | Larry Hess | Ford | Larry Hess | 0 | 119 | 0 | Running | 1,155 |
| 20 | 14 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Ford | Wendell Scott | 0 | 118 | 0 | Running | 1,150 |
| 21 | 31 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Elmo Langley | 0 | 118 | 0 | Running | 1,145 |
| 22 | 33 | 81 | Don Tilley | Dodge | Joe Keistler | 0 | 117 | 0 | Running | 1,140 |
| 23 | 28 | 14 | Johnny Allen | Plymouth | Sam Fletcher | 0 | 114 | 0 | Running | 1,135 |
| 24 | 41 | 99 | Herb Shannon | Mercury | -- | 0 | 110 | 0 | Engine | 1,130 |
| 25 | 30 | 37 | Bub Strickler | Ford | Bub Strickler | 0 | 73 | 0 | Engine | 1,225 |
| 26 | 20 | 03 | Reb Wickersham | Ford | Ray Underwood | 0 | 68 | 0 | Running | 1,120 |
| 27 | 11 | 82 | Bunkie Blackburn | Pontiac | Casper Hensley | 0 | 49 | 0 | Crankshaft | 1,115 |
| 28 | 2 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Ford | Holly Farms | 0 | 27 | 27 | Crash | 1,110 |
| 29 | 24 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Ford | Lyle Stelter | 0 | 12 | 0 | Rocker arm | 1,105 |
| 30 | 22 | 02 | Roy Mayne | Pontiac | Bob Cooper | 0 | 6 | 0 | Distributor | 1,100 |
| 31 | 23 | 20 | Jack Anderson | Ford | Ron Cory | 0 | 5 | 0 | Transmission | 1,095 |
| 32 | 29 | 2 | Jim Bray | Pontiac | Shorty Johns | 0 | 4 | 0 | Overheating | 1,090 |
| 33 | 43 | 35 | Jeff Hawkins | Dodge | Lester Hunter | 0 | 4 | 0 | Handling | 1,085 |
| 34 | 34 | 18 | Ned Setzer | Chevrolet | Toy Bolton | 0 | 3 | 0 | Fuel pump | 1,080 |
| 35 | 35 | 61 | Barry Brooks | Pontiac | Bob Cooper | 0 | 3 | 0 | Oil pressure | 1,150 |
| 36 | 42 | 26 | Red Farmer | Ford | -- | 0 | 3 | 0 | Handling | 1,070 |
| 37 | 37 | 53 | Pete Stewart | Ford | David Warren | 0 | 2 | 0 | Handling | 1,065 |
| 38 | 39 | 98 | Jimmy Helms | Ford | -- | 0 | 2 | 0 | Clutch | 1,060 |
| 39 | 40 | 08 | Tom Pistone | Ford | Glen Sweet | 0 | 2 | 0 | Clutch | 1,055 |
| 40 | 18 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Dodge | Buck Baker | 0 | 2 | 0 | Engine | 1,050 |
| 41 | 7 | 76 | Larry Frank | Ford | Larry Frank | 0 | 1 | 0 | Oil pressure | 1,145 |
| 42 | 38 | 79 | Joe Penland | Chevrolet | Harold Rhodes | 0 | 1 | 0 | Piston | 1,040 |
| 43 | 25 | 39 | Robert Vaughn | Pontiac | Ronald Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | Oil pressure | 1,035 |
Race Recap
- Date: 02-14-1965
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Daytona 500
- Race #: 4
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Fred Lorenzen
- Start Position: 4th
- Car Make: 1965 Ford
- Avg Speed: 141.539 mph
- Distance: 333 miles
- Purse: $103,795
- Cautions: 3
- Caution Laps: 43
- Lead Changes: 7
- Pole: 171.151 mph


