Results

The 1965 Nashville 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville race.

Nashville 400

Saturday, July 31st, 1965

Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Nashville, TN

  • 14 Ford
  • 5 Chevrolet
  • 3 Dodge
  • 1 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 24
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 72.383
  • Cautions: 1 for 13 laps
  • Lead Changes: 2
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Nashville 400 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 400 335 0 running
2 3 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 394 0 0 running
3 13 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 382 0 0 running
4 11 19 JT Putney Chevrolet 0 0 381 0 0 running
5 4 49 GC Spencer Ford 0 0 374 0 0 running
6 21 89 Neil Castles Oldsmobile 0 0 356 0 0 running
7 14 68 Bob Derrington Ford 0 0 356 0 0 running
8 2 26 Junior Johnson Ford 0 0 351 65 0 engine
9 17 75 Gene Black Ford 0 0 333 0 0 running
10 19 53 Jimmy Helms Ford 0 0 323 0 0 flat tire
11 15 52 EJ Trivette Chevrolet 0 0 301 0 0 running
12 18 97 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 281 0 0 running
13 10 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 272 0 0 fan belt
14 6 1 Paul Lewis Ford 0 0 194 0 0 engine
15 5 29 Dick Hutcherson Ford 0 0 158 0 0 engine
16 12 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 138 0 0 engine
17 9 17 Junior Spencer Ford 0 0 91 0 0 crash
18 16 38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 60 0 0 fan belt
19 7 88 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 28 0 0 differential
20 22 59 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 28 0 0 crash
21 20 9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet 0 0 23 0 0 differential
22 8 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 20 0 0 oil pan
23 24 23 Boyd Adams Ford 0 0 15 0 0 gas tank
24 23 62 Raymond Carter Dodge 0 0 2 0 0 ball joint

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