Official NASCAR Race Results
A.J. Foyt won the 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
07-04-1965 | Firecracker 400 | 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 | 11 | 41 | A.J. Foyt | Ford | Wood Brothers | 0 | 160 | 30 | Running | 8,500 |
| 2 | 12 | 86 | Buddy Baker | Plymouth | Buck Baker | 0 | 160 | 0 | Running | 5,400 |
| 3 | 14 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Ford | G.C. Spencer | 0 | 158 | 0 | Running | 4,200 |
| 4 | 28 | 19 | J.T. Putney | Chevrolet | Herman Beam | 0 | 153 | 0 | Running | 2,525 |
| 5 | 24 | 88 | Neil Castles | Dodge | Buck Baker | 0 | 152 | 0 | Running | 1,725 |
| 6 | 27 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Chevrolet | Tom Hunter | 0 | 152 | 0 | Running | 1,525 |
| 7 | 15 | 44 | Larry Hess | Ford | Larry Hess | 0 | 151 | 0 | Running | 1,300 |
| 8 | 19 | 03 | Reb Wickersham | Ford | Ray Underwood | 0 | 151 | 0 | Running | 1,200 |
| 9 | 23 | 75 | Gene Black | Ford | C.L. Crawford | 0 | 149 | 0 | Running | 1,175 |
| 10 | 30 | 57 | Lionel Johnson | Ford | Clay Eastridge | 0 | 144 | 0 | Running | 1,000 |
| 11 | 38 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Ford | Lyle Stelter | 0 | 139 | 0 | Running | 700 |
| 12 | 1 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Ford | Wood Brothers | 0 | 136 | 39 | Overheating | 1,000 |
| 13 | 29 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Ford | Wendell Scott | 0 | 135 | 0 | Running | 550 |
| 14 | 32 | 53 | Jimmy Helms | Ford | David Warren | 0 | 131 | 0 | Running | 530 |
| 15 | 26 | 79 | Frank Warren | Ford | Harold Rhodes | 0 | 129 | 0 | Out of gas | 600 |
| 16 | 16 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Ford | Paul Lewis | 0 | 125 | 0 | Running | 520 |
| 17 | 3 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Banjo Matthews | 0 | 108 | 72 | Engine | 515 |
| 18 | 9 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Mercury | Bud Moore | 0 | 108 | 6 | Crash | 510 |
| 19 | 6 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Ford | Holman-Moody | 0 | 108 | 0 | Crash | 505 |
| 20 | 5 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ford | Bondy Long | 0 | 108 | 0 | Crash | 500 |
| 21 | 22 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Elmo Langley | 0 | 99 | 0 | Engine | 495 |
| 22 | 18 | 17 | Junior Spencer | Ford | Jerry Mullins | 0 | 84 | 0 | Axle | 565 |
| 23 | 40 | 6 | Bub Strickler | Ford | -- | 0 | 84 | 0 | Crash | 485 |
| 24 | 10 | 14 | Nelson Stacy | Plymouth | Sam Fletcher | 0 | 83 | 0 | Fuel pump | 480 |
| 25 | 21 | 09 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Ed Grady | 0 | 56 | 0 | Overheating | 550 |
| 26 | 8 | 26 | Junior Johnson | Ford | Junior Johnson | 0 | 51 | 7 | Quit | 470 |
| 27 | 35 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Ford | Jabe Thomas | 0 | 51 | 0 | Fuel pump | 465 |
| 28 | 2 | 15 | Earl Balmer | Ford | Bud Moore | 0 | 47 | 5 | Engine | 460 |
| 29 | 4 | 24 | Sam McQuagg | Ford | Betty Lilly | 0 | 34 | 0 | Rocker arm | 455 |
| 30 | 33 | 52 | E.J. Trivette | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | 0 | 32 | 0 | Engine | 450 |
| 31 | 7 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | Holman-Moody | 0 | 25 | 1 | Engine | 545 |
| 32 | 17 | 87 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | Buck Baker | 0 | 24 | 0 | Push rod | 440 |
| 33 | 13 | 33 | Bunkie Blackburn | Chevrolet | Ray Fox | 0 | 20 | 0 | Clutch | 435 |
| 34 | 37 | 3 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Chevrolet | Ray Fox | 0 | 9 | 0 | Clutch | 430 |
| 35 | 39 | 68 | Bob Derrington | Ford | Bob Derrington | 0 | 8 | 0 | Oil leak | 425 |
| 36 | 31 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Chevrolet | Archie Smith | 0 | 5 | 0 | Axle | 420 |
| 37 | 36 | 02 | Doug Cooper | Chevrolet | Bob Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oil pressure | 415 |
| 38 | 20 | 00 | Tom Pistone | Ford | Emory Gilliam | 0 | 0 | 0 | Crash | 410 |
| 39 | 25 | 97 | Henley Gray | Ford | Gene Cline | 0 | 0 | 0 | Crash | 405 |
| 40 | 34 | 89 | Ken White | Oldsmobile | Buck Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clutch | 400 |
Race Recap
- Date: 07-04-1965
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Firecracker 400
- Race #: 29
- Cars: 40
- Winner: A.J. Foyt
- Start Position: 11th
- Car Make: 1965 Ford
- Avg Speed: 150.046 mph
- Distance: 400 miles
- Purse: $43,680
- Cautions: 3
- Caution Laps: 20
- Lead Changes: 19
- Pole: 171.510 mph
