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| 1965 Atlanta 500 | 
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| Held on April 11, 1965 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA | |
| 334 L, 514.36 M, 827.652 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | Marvin Panch | '65 Ford | 334 | 249 | running | ||
| 2 | 7 | 7 | Bobby Johns | '65 Ford | 334 | 4 | running | ||
| 3 | 4 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | '65 Ford | 330 | 0 | running | ||
| 4 | 5 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | '65 Ford | 327 | 0 | running | ||
| 5 | 22 | 88 | Buddy Baker | '64 Dodge | 325 | 0 | running | ||
| 6 | 38 | 55 | Tiny Lund | '64 Ford | 322 | 0 | running | ||
| 7 | 18 | 12 | Bobby Allison | '64 Ford | 321 | 0 | running | ||
| 8 | 16 | 44 | Larry Hess | '64 Ford | 310 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 43 | 27 | Paul Lewis | '64 Ford | 310 | 0 | running | ||
| 10 | 30 | 37 | Bub Strickler | '64 Ford | 309 | 0 | crash | ||
| 11 | 27 | 17 | Junior Spencer | '64 Ford | 300 | 0 | running | ||
| 12 | 11 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | '64 Ford | 299 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 13 | 24 | 77 | Johnny Rutherford | '63 Ford | 298 | 0 | engine | ||
| 14 | 12 | 60 | Doug Cooper | '64 Ford | 297 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 28 | 68 | Bob Derrington | '64 Ford | 280 | 0 | running | ||
| 16 | 17 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | '65 Ford | 250 | 35 | crash | ||
| 17 | 10 | 24 | Sam McQuagg | '65 Ford | 223 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 18 | 35 | 2 | T.C. Hunt | '64 Pontiac | 214 | 0 | engine | ||
| 19 | 44 | 35 | Cale Yarborough | '63 Dodge | 193 | 0 | crash | ||
| 20 | 13 | 19 | J.T. Putney | '65 Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | crash | ||
| 21 | 3 | 15 | Earl Balmer | '64 Mercury | 185 | 6 | engine | ||
| 22 | 25 | 86 | Neil Castles | '65 Plymouth | 170 | 0 | oil pressure | ||
| 23 | 37 | 56 | Bill Morton | '64 Ford | 142 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 24 | 8 | 76 | Larry Frank | '64 Ford | 136 | 0 | engine | ||
| 25 | 2 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | '64 Mercury | 132 | 40 | crash | ||
| 26 | 40 | 52 | E.J. Trivette | '63 Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | engine | ||
| 27 | 9 | 26 | Junior Johnson | '65 Ford | 110 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 28 | 23 | 87 | Buck Baker | '65 Oldsmobile | 105 | 0 | differential | ||
| 29 | 34 | 74 | Donald Tucker | '63 Ford | 98 | 0 | differential | ||
| 30 | 6 | 41 | A.J. Foyt | '65 Ford | 91 | 0 | throttle | ||
| 31 | 19 | 08 | Danny Byrd | '64 Ford | 63 | 0 | differential | ||
| 32 | 14 | 04 | H.B. Bailey | '64 Pontiac | 48 | 0 | engine | ||
| 33 | 29 | 9 | Roy Tyner | '64 Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | sway bar | ||
| 34 | 26 | 48 | Jimmy Helms | '64 Ford | 46 | 0 | oil pressure | ||
| 35 | 39 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '64 Ford | 29 | 0 | oil pressure | ||
| 36 | 15 | 03 | Reb Wickersham | '64 Ford | 26 | 0 | head gasket | ||
| 37 | 20 | 59 | Tom Pistone | '64 Ford | 24 | 0 | engine | ||
| 38 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | '64 Dodge | 13 | 0 | clutch | ||
| 39 | 36 | 18 | Ned Setzer | '65 Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | sway bar | ||
| 40 | 32 | 39 | Robert Vaughn | '64 Pontiac | 5 | 0 | oil pressure | ||
| 41 | 41 | 96 | Cotton Wallace | '63 Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | tire rub | ||
| 42 | 31 | 10 | Bernard Alvarez | '64 Ford | 2 | 0 | clutch | ||
| 43 | 42 | 40 | Bud Harless | '64 Pontiac | 2 | 0 | handling | ||
| 44 | 33 | 6 | Jim Conway | '64 Ford | 1 | 0 | clutch |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
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| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
