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| 1965 California 100 | 
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| Held on October 3, 1965 at California State Fairgrounds in Sacramento, CA | |
| 100 L, 100 M, 160.9 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9n | Bill Amick | Dick Niles Racing Team | 64' Mercury | 100 | 98 | running | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Marvin Porter | Vel's Ford | 64' Ford | 99 | 2 | running | |
| 3 | 8 | 26n | Carl Joiner | 63' Chevy | 99 | 0 | running | ||
| 4 | 4 | 11 | Johnny Steele | 64' Ford | 98 | 0 | running | ||
| 5 | 13 | 22 | Dave James | 64' Dodge | 98 | 0 | running | ||
| 6 | 12 | 6n | Jim Cook | Concord Olds | 64' Olds | 97 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 17 | 4 | Clyde Prickett | 64' Mercury | 97 | 0 | running | ||
| 8 | 6 | 46 | Scotty Cain | 64' Mercury | 97 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 22 | 10n | Don Walker | 64' Ford | 96 | 0 | running | ||
| 10 | 19 | 72 | Joe Rushton | Dean Jones Dodge | 63' Dodge | 94 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 23 | 63 | Walt Price | 64' Buick | 94 | 0 | running | ||
| 12 | 9 | 18 | Ron Hornaday | 64' Mercury | 93 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 15 | 6 | Ed Brown | Concord Olds | 64' Olds | 92 | 0 | wheel | |
| 14 | 11 | 61n | Dick Bown | 65' Plymouth | 88 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 3 | 89 | Cliff Garner | 64' Mercury | 84 | 0 | engine | ||
| 16 | 26 | 28 | Bob Perry | 62' Ford | 83 | 0 | oil pan | ||
| 17 | 18 | 77 | George Durade | Vel's Ford | 64' Ford | 79 | 0 | accident | |
| 18 | 14 | 19 | Marshall Sargent | 64' Mercury | 78 | 0 | accident | ||
| 19 | 5 | 77n | Hershel McGriff | 63' Dodge | 66 | 0 | transmission | ||
| 20 | 21 | 67 | Oren Prosser | 64' Mercury | 64 | 0 | mechanical | ||
| 21 | 10 | 7 | Jack McCoy | Dodge | 64' Dodge | 63 | 0 | overheating | |
| 22 | 24 | 71 | Jim Marine | 62' Dodge | 61 | 0 | mechanical | ||
| 23 | 7 | 98 | Eddie Gray | 64' Mercury | 57 | 0 | mechanical | ||
| 24 | 25 | 58 | Carl Ciendrichs | 62' Pontiac | 52 | 0 | accident | ||
| 25 | 16 | 44 | Lloyd Dane | 64' Ford | 47 | 0 | accident | ||
| 26 | 20 | 38 | Frank Deiny | 63' Pontiac | 21 | 0 | engine |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: | |||||||||
| Time of Race: 1h:19:25 | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Bill Amick - 43.75 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 22 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 75.538 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 1 for 6 laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 2 among 2 drivers - Bill Amick 1-8, Marvin Porter 9-10, Bill Amick 11-100 |
