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1965 Daytona 500

Auto race run in Florida in 1965

Field	Value
Year	1965
Race Name	Daytona 500
Type	CUST
Description	Race 4 of 55 in the 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series season
Image	1965_Daytona_500_program_cover_and_logo.jpg
Caption	1965 Daytona 500 program cover
Fulldate
Location	Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Course_mi	2.5
Course_km	4.02
Distance_laps	133
Distance_mi	332.5
Distance_km	535.106
Scheduled_laps	200
Scheduled_mi	500
Scheduled_km	804.672
Avg	141.539 mi/h
Weather	Temperatures hovering around 66 F; wind speeds up to 17.2 mph
Pole_Driver	Darel Dieringer
Pole_Team	Bud Moore Engineering
Pole_Time	171.151 mph
Most_Driver	Marvin Panch
Most_Team	Wood Brothers Racing
Most_laps	80
Car	28
First_Driver	Fred Lorenzen
First_Team	Holman-Moody

Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.

The 1965 Daytona 500, the 7th running of the event, was held on February 14, 1965, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Fred Lorenzen, driving a 1965 Ford, won the race from fourth position in a two-hour-and-23-minute time span by Darel Dieringer by a full lap. There were 3 cautions flags which slowed the race for 43 laps. The race ended on lap 133 due to persistent rain. This was Lorenzen's first victory of the season.

Safety innovations

NASCAR instituted new rules in October 1964 to enhance safety and decrease speeds for 1965 after the previous year's deaths of Joe Weatherly and Fireball Roberts. The Chrysler Hemi engine was dominated that year by 1964 NASCAR Champion Richard Petty.

Ford Motor Company wanted a new engine with high-rise cylinder heads to compete with the Hemi and threatened to pull out if Bill France Sr. didn't allow it. NASCAR's new rules, however, banned both Hemi engines and high-rise cylinder heads.

Speedweeks

Darel Dieringer won the pole with a speed of 171.151 mph in Bud Moore's 1964 Mercury, then held off Ned Jarrett's move in the final turn to win the first 100 mi qualifying race. the second race became a duel between Fred Lorenzen and Junior Johnson. Lorenzen took the lead on lap 39. But when he roared under the white flag, he mistook it for the checkered flag. Lorenzen let off and Johnson passed him on the last lap to win. The second qualifying race featured a wild first lap crash as Rod Eulenfeld triggered a wild crash that also took out 12 other cars in the race. Eulenfeld walked away from that crash.

Race Day

On Race day, Junior Johnson grabbed the lead on the first lap from his second starting spot and led the first 27 laps. at that car 14 cars were out all because of mechanical problems. Johnson was racing in his usual go-for-broke style when a tire blew. Johnson's car hurled into the outside wall and spread debris over a wide area. Johnson suffered only a cut over his eye. After Johnson's abrupt departure, 1961 winner Marvin Panch led through lap 68 in the Wood Brothers Ford, with Lorenzen and Bobby Johns on his tail. Lorenzen led laps 69 through 78 before giving way to Panch.

At halfway, Panch was still in control, but clouds were darkening over the track. On lap 119, Lorenzen edged past Panch and took the lead for only the second time. Rain was falling by Lap 129. As the yellow light came on, Panch made a run on Lorenzen coming off turn two. Panch went to the outside, Lorenzen moved up, the cars touched and Panch spun down the backstretch, ending his chances for a second 500 victory.

Lorenzen remained in the lead, but the fender that had hit Panch's car was bent in on his tire. "Stay out", ordered the crew chief, who was counting on the weather to shorten the race. Soon, it was pouring. The race was stopped after 133 laps and declared official. The "Golden Boy" had won NASCAR's biggest race.

Results

Pos	Grid	Car No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Laps Led
4	28	Fred Lorenzen	Holman-Moody	Ford	133	25	2:22:56
1	16	Darel Dieringer	Bud Moore Engineering	Mercury	132	0	+1 Lap
5	7	Bobby Johns	Holman-Moody	Ford	132	1	+1 Lap
16	15	Earl Balmer	Bud Moore Engineering	Mercury	132	0	+1 Lap
3	11	Ned Jarrett	Bondy Long	Ford	132	0	+1 Lap
6	21	Marvin Panch	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	132	80	+1 Lap
26	29	Dick Hutcherson	Holman-Moody	Ford	130	0	+3 Laps
10	24	Sam McQuagg	Betty Lilly	Ford	130	0	+3 Laps
32	10	Cale Yarborough	Gary Weaver	Ford	128	0	+5 Laps
36	49	G. C. Spencer	G. C. Spencer	Ford	128	0	+5 Laps
13	12	Bobby Allison	Bobby Allison Motorsports	Ford	128	0	+5 Laps
9	04	H. B. Bailey	H. B. Bailey	Pontiac	126	0	+7 Laps
15	60	Doug Cooper	Bob Cooper	Ford	125	0	+8 Laps
19	19	J. T. Putney	Herman Beam	Chevrolet	125	0	+8 Laps
8	74	Donald Tucker	Don Snyder	Ford	124	0	+9 Laps
17	72	Jerry Grant	Tom Friedkin	Ford	123	0	+10 Laps
27	86	Neil Castles	Buck Baker	Plymouth	122	0	+11 Laps
12	68	Bob Derrington	Bob Derrington	Ford	121	0	+12 Laps
21	44	Larry Hess	Larry Hess	Ford	119	0	+14 Laps
14	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	Ford	118	0	+15 Laps
31	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	Ford	118	0	+15 Laps
33	81	Don Tilley	Joe Keistler	Dodge	117	0	+16 Laps
28	14	Johnny Allen	Sam Fletcher	Plymouth	114	0	+19 Laps
41	99	Herb Shannon	–	Mercury	110	0	Engine
30	37	Bub Strickler	Bub Strickler	Ford	73	0	Engine
20	03	Reb Wickersham	Ray Underwood	Ford	68	0	+55 Laps
11	82	Bunkie Blackburn	Casper Hensley	Pontiac	49	0	Crankshaft
2	27	Junior Johnson	Junior Johnson & Associates	Ford	27	27	Accident
24	55	Tiny Lund	Lyle Stelter	Ford	12	0	Rocker arm
22	02	Roy Mayne	Bob Cooper	Pontiac	6	0	Distributor
23	20	Jack Anderson	Ron Cory	Ford	5	0	Transmission
29	2	Jim Bray	Shorty Johns	Pontiac	4	0	Overheating
43	35	Jeff Hawkins	Lester Hunter	Dodge	4	0	Handling
34	18	Ned Setzer	Toy Bolton	Chevrolet	3	0	Fuel pump
35	61	Barry Brooks	Bob Cooper	Pontiac	3	0	Oil pressure
42	26	Red Farmer	–	Ford	3	0	Handling
37	53	Pete Stewart	David Warren	Ford	2	0	Handling
39	98	Jimmy Helms	–	Ford	2	0	Clutch
40	08	Tom Pistone	Glen Sweet	Ford	2	0	Clutch
18	88	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker	Dodge	2	0	Engine
7	76	Larry Frank	Larry Frank	Ford	1	0	Oil pressure
38	79	Joe Penland	Harold Rhodes	Chevrolet	1	0	Piston
25	39	Robert Vaughn	Ronald Smith	Pontiac	1	0	Oil pressure

References

[https://www.almanac.com/weather/history/FL/Daytona%20Beach/1965-02-14 Weather information for the ''1965 Daytona 500''] at Old Farmers Almanac
"1965 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info.
"1965 NASCAR Grand National Recap". HowStuffWorks, Inc.; Publications International, Ltd..
Fleischman, Bill. (2004). "The Unauthorized NASCAR Fan Guide: 2004". Checkered Flag Press; Visible Ink Press.
[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1965_Daytona_500/W/ 1965 Daytona 500]

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