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| 1965 Southern 500 | 
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| Held on September 6, 1965 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC | |
| 364 L, 497.224 M, 800.072 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Richmond Ford Motor Co. | '65 Ford | 364 | 62 | running | |
| 2 | 14 | 86 | Buck Baker | '65 Plymouth | 350 | 0 | running | ||
| 3 | 5 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Mercury | '64 Mercury | 345 | 199 | differential | |
| 4 | 33 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter | '65 Chevrolet | 345 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | '64 Dodge | 344 | 0 | running | ||
| 6 | 22 | 04 | H.B. Bailey | '64 Pontiac | 340 | 0 | running | ||
| 7 | 31 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton | '65 Chevrolet | 336 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 41 | 79 | Frank Warren | Harold Rhodes | '63 Chevrolet | 334 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 19 | 19 | J.T. Putney | Herman Beam | '65 Chevrolet | 328 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 44 | 57 | Wendell Scott | Clay Eastridge | '64 Ford | 320 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 2 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | '65 Ford | 319 | 57 | engine | |
| 12 | 37 | 53 | Jimmy Helms | David Warren | '63 Ford | 316 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 42 | 68 | Bob Derrington | '63 Ford | 311 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 18 | 1 | Paul Lewis | '64 Ford | 308 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 39 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith | '65 Chevrolet | 304 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 40 | 52 | E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter | '63 Chevrolet | 302 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 16 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns | '64 Pontiac | 301 | 2 | differential | |
| 18 | 32 | 63 | Don Hume | '63 Ford | 298 | 0 | running | ||
| 19 | 6 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Holman-Moody | '65 Ford | 293 | 0 | engine | |
| 20 | 20 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | '64 Ford | 293 | 0 | vapor lock | ||
| 21 | 35 | 44 | Larry Hess | '64 Ford | 261 | 0 | clutch | ||
| 22 | 7 | 41 | Jim Paschal | Friedkin Enterprises | '65 Chevrolet | 230 | 9 | head gasket | |
| 23 | 34 | 07 | Bud Harless | '64 Ford | 222 | 0 | engine | ||
| 24 | 38 | 75 | Gene Black | C.L. Crawford | '64 Ford | 197 | 0 | oil pressure | |
| 25 | 30 | 72 | Neil Castles | Bill Champion | '64 Ford | 173 | 0 | crash | |
| 26 | 15 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '64 Ford | 156 | 0 | head gasket | ||
| 27 | 25 | 3 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Southeastern Chevy Dealers | '65 Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | differential | |
| 28 | 17 | 87 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker | '65 Chevrolet | 123 | 0 | engine | |
| 29 | 11 | 24 | Sam McQuagg | Lilly Enterprises | '65 Ford | 118 | 31 | crash | |
| 30 | 9 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Abindgon Motor Co. Ford | '65 Ford | 118 | 2 | crash | |
| 31 | 12 | 33 | Bunkie Blackburn | Ray Fox | '65 Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | crash | |
| 32 | 4 | 15 | Earl Balmer | Bud Moore | '64 Mercury | 94 | 2 | crash | |
| 33 | 29 | 02 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper | '65 Chevrolet | 85 | 0 | differential | |
| 34 | 13 | 17 | Junior Spencer | Jerry Mullins | '64 Ford | 79 | 0 | engine | |
| 35 | 8 | 14 | Curtis Turner | Sam Fletcher | '65 Plymouth | 51 | 0 | wheel bearing | |
| 36 | 27 | 4 | Bobby Wawak | '64 Mercury | 46 | 0 | engine | ||
| 37 | 3 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers | '65 Ford | 42 | 0 | engine | |
| 38 | 43 | 97 | Henley Gray | Gene Cline | '64 Ford | 29 | 0 | clutch | |
| 39 | 26 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter | '64 Ford | 25 | 0 | a frame | |
| 40 | 28 | 25 | Bud Moore | Jabe Thomas | '64 Ford | 9 | 0 | oil pressure | |
| 41 | 36 | 00 | Bert Robbins | Emory Gilliam | '64 Ford | 3 | 0 | crash | |
| 42 | 21 | 23 | Buren Skeen | Hill Motor Co. | '64 Ford | 2 | 0 | crash | |
| 43 | 23 | 03 | Reb Wickersham | Ray Underwood | '65 Ford | 2 | 0 | crash | |
| 44 | 1 | 26 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms Poultry | '65 Ford | 1 | 0 | ignition |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: Pee Wee Ellwanger, Wendell Scott, Worth McMillion, Bernard Alvarez | |||||||||
| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
