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| 1965 Firecracker 400 | 
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| Held on July 4, 1965 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL | |
| 160 L, 400 M, 643.68 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 41 | A.J. Foyt | '65 Ford | 160 | 30 | running | ||
| 2 | 12 | 86 | Buddy Baker | '65 Plymouth | 160 | 0 | running | ||
| 3 | 14 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | '64 Ford | 158 | 0 | running | ||
| 4 | 28 | 19 | J.T. Putney | '65 Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | running | ||
| 5 | 24 | 88 | Neil Castles | '64 Dodge | 152 | 0 | running | ||
| 6 | 27 | 46 | Roy Mayne | '65 Chevrolet | 152 | 0 | running | ||
| 7 | 15 | 44 | Larry Hess | '64 Ford | 151 | 0 | running | ||
| 8 | 19 | 03 | Reb Wickersham | '65 Ford | 151 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 23 | 75 | Gene Black | '64 Ford | 149 | 0 | running | ||
| 10 | 30 | 57 | Lionel Johnson | '64 Ford | 144 | 0 | running | ||
| 11 | 38 | 55 | Tiny Lund | '64 Ford | 139 | 0 | running | ||
| 12 | 1 | 21 | Marvin Panch | '65 Ford | 136 | 39 | overheating | ||
| 13 | 29 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '63 Ford | 135 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 32 | 53 | Jimmy Helms | '63 Ford | 131 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 26 | 79 | Frank Warren | '63 Ford | 129 | 0 | out of gas | ||
| 16 | 16 | 1 | Paul Lewis | '64 Ford | 125 | 0 | running | ||
| 17 | 3 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | '65 Ford | 108 | 72 | engine | ||
| 18 | 9 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | '64 Mercury | 108 | 6 | crash | ||
| 19 | 6 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | '65 Ford | 108 | 0 | crash | ||
| 20 | 5 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | '65 Ford | 108 | 0 | crash | ||
| 21 | 22 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '64 Ford | 99 | 0 | engine | ||
| 22 | 18 | 17 | Junior Spencer | '64 Ford | 84 | 0 | axle | ||
| 23 | 40 | 6 | Bub Strickler | '64 Ford | 84 | 0 | crash | ||
| 24 | 10 | 14 | Nelson Stacy | '65 Plymouth | 83 | 0 | fuel pump | ||
| 25 | 21 | 09 | Bobby Allison | '64 Ford | 56 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 26 | 8 | 26 | Junior Johnson | '65 Ford | 51 | 7 | quit | ||
| 27 | 35 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | '64 Ford | 51 | 0 | fuel pump | ||
| 28 | 2 | 15 | Earl Balmer | '64 Ford | 47 | 5 | engine | ||
| 29 | 4 | 24 | Sam McQuagg | '65 Ford | 34 | 0 | rocker arm | ||
| 30 | 33 | 52 | E.J. Trivette | '63 Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | engine | ||
| 31 | 7 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | '65 Ford | 25 | 1 | engine | ||
| 32 | 17 | 87 | Buck Baker | '65 Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | push rod | ||
| 33 | 13 | 33 | Bunkie Blackburn | '65 Chevrolet | 20 | 0 | clutch | ||
| 34 | 37 | 3 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | '65 Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | clutch | ||
| 35 | 39 | 68 | Bob Derrington | '63 Ford | 8 | 0 | oil leak | ||
| 36 | 31 | 38 | Wayne Smith | '65 Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | axle | ||
| 37 | 36 | 02 | Doug Cooper | '65 Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | oil pressure | ||
| 38 | 20 | 00 | Tom Pistone | '64 Ford | 0 | 0 | crash | ||
| 39 | 25 | 97 | Henley Gray | '64 Ford | 0 | 0 | crash | ||
| 40 | 34 | 89 | Ken White | '65 Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | clutch |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
