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Results

The 1965 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Southern 500

Monday, September 6th, 1965

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 25 Ford
  • 2 Pontiac
  • 3 Mercury
  • 2 Plymouth
  • 1 Dodge
  • 11 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 364
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 115.878
  • Cautions: 7 for 44 laps
  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
41 36 00 Bert Robbins Ford 0 0 3 0 0 crash
13 42 68 Bob Derrington Ford 0 0 311 0 0 running
17 16 7 Bobby Johns Pontiac 0 0 301 2 0 differential
36 27 4 Bobby Wawak Mercury 0 0 46 0 0 engine
2 14 86 Buck Baker Plymouth 0 0 350 0 0 running
23 34 07 Bud Harless Ford 0 0 222 0 0 engine
40 28 25 Bud Moore Ford 0 0 9 0 0 oil pressure
5 24 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 344 0 0 running
28 17 87 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 0 0 123 0 0 engine
31 12 33 Bunkie Blackburn Chevrolet 0 0 109 0 0 crash
42 21 23 Buren Skeen Ford 0 0 2 0 0 crash
30 9 27 Cale Yarborough Ford 0 0 118 2 0 crash
35 8 14 Curtis Turner Plymouth 0 0 51 0 0 wheel bearing
3 5 16 Darel Dieringer Mercury 0 0 345 199 0 differential
19 6 29 Dick Hutcherson Ford 0 0 293 0 0 engine
18 32 63 Don Hume Ford 0 0 298 0 0 running
33 29 62 Doug Cooper Chevrolet 0 0 85 0 0 differential
16 40 52 EJ Trivette Chevrolet 0 0 302 0 0 running
32 4 15 Earl Balmer Mercury 0 0 94 2 0 crash
26 15 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 156 0 0 head gasket
8 41 79 Frank Warren Chevrolet 0 0 334 0 0 running
11 2 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 319 57 0 engine
20 20 49 GC Spencer Ford 0 0 293 0 0 vapor lock
24 38 75 Gene Black Ford 0 0 197 0 0 oil pressure
6 22 04 HB Bailey Pontiac 0 0 340 0 0 running
38 43 97 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 29 0 0 clutch
9 19 19 JT Putney Chevrolet 0 0 328 0 0 running
22 7 41 Jim Paschal Chevrolet 0 0 230 9 0 head gasket
12 37 53 Jimmy Helms Ford 0 0 316 0 0 running
44 1 26 Junior Johnson Ford 0 0 1 0 0 ignition
34 13 17 Junior Spencer Ford 0 0 79 0 0 engine
21 35 44 Larry Hess Ford 0 0 261 0 0 clutch
27 25 3 LeeRoy Yarbrough Chevrolet 0 0 134 0 0 differential
37 3 21 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 42 0 0 engine
1 10 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 364 62 0 running
25 30 72 Neil Castles Ford 0 0 173 0 0 crash
14 18 1 Paul Lewis Ford 0 0 308 0 0 running
43 23 03 Reb Wickersham Ford 0 0 2 0 0 crash
4 33 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 345 0 0 running
29 11 24 Sam McQuagg Ford 0 0 118 31 0 crash
7 31 18 Stick Elliott Chevrolet 0 0 336 0 0 running
39 26 55 Tiny Lund Ford 0 0 25 0 0 a frame
15 39 38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 304 0 0 running
10 44 57 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 320 0 0 running

Race Infractions

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