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| 1965 Virginia 500 | 
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| Held on April 25, 1965 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, VA | |
| 500 L, 263 M, 423.5 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody Racing | '65 Ford | 500 | 338 | running | |
| 2 | 3 | 21 | Marvin Panch | '65 Ford | 500 | 0 | running | ||
| 3 | 5 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Holman-Moody Racing | '65 Ford | 494 | 0 | running | |
| 4 | 16 | 10 | Tiny Lund | '64 Ford | 487 | 0 | running | ||
| 5 | 12 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | '64 Dodge | 472 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 13 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '64 Ford | 471 | 0 | running | ||
| 7 | 26 | 27 | Paul Lewis | '64 Ford | 469 | 0 | running | ||
| 8 | 21 | 60 | Doug Cooper | '64 Ford | 468 | 0 | engine | ||
| 9 | 22 | 23 | Buren Skeen | '64 Ford | 467 | 0 | running | ||
| 10 | 6 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | '65 Ford | 458 | 0 | running | ||
| 11 | 17 | 68 | Bob Derrington | '63 Ford | 450 | 0 | running | ||
| 12 | 7 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | '64 Ford | 432 | 0 | crash | ||
| 13 | 19 | 97 | Henley Gray | '64 Ford | 424 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 18 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | '64 Ford | 419 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 36 | 37 | Darel Dieringer | '64 Ford | 404 | 0 | engine | ||
| 16 | 14 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '63 Ford | 392 | 0 | running | ||
| 17 | 15 | 53 | Curtis Crider | '64 Ford | 390 | 0 | crankshaft | ||
| 18 | 20 | 31 | Cale Yarborough | '64 Ford | 384 | 0 | running | ||
| 19 | 33 | 9 | Roy Tyner | '63 Chevrolet | 362 | 0 | transmission | ||
| 20 | 9 | 76 | Larry Frank | '64 Ford | 344 | 0 | engine | ||
| 21 | 24 | 74 | Donald Tucker | '64 Ford | 314 | 0 | running | ||
| 22 | 1 | 26 | Junior Johnson | '65 Ford | 258 | 146 | crash | ||
| 23 | 8 | 59 | Tom Pistone | '64 Ford | 236 | 0 | engine | ||
| 24 | 23 | 40 | Bud Harless | '64 Pontiac | 218 | 0 | wheel | ||
| 25 | 10 | 90 | Sonny Hutchins | '64 Ford | 204 | 0 | radiator | ||
| 26 | 4 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Holman-Moody Racing | '65 Ford | 176 | 16 | crash | |
| 27 | 31 | 99 | Gene Hobby | '64 Dodge | 93 | 0 | tires | ||
| 28 | 25 | 87 | Buck Baker | '65 Oldsmobile | 80 | 0 | engine | ||
| 29 | 28 | 8 | Larry Manning | '63 Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | crash | ||
| 30 | 27 | 86 | Neil Castles | '65 Plymouth | 48 | 0 | brakes | ||
| 31 | 11 | 17 | Junior Spencer | '64 Ford | 47 | 0 | brakes | ||
| 32 | 35 | 80 | G.T. Nolen | '64 Pontiac | 15 | 0 | brakes | ||
| 33 | 29 | 56 | Bill Morton | '64 Ford | 7 | 0 | oil pressure | ||
| 34 | 30 | 52 | E.J. Trivette | '63 Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | brakes | ||
| 35 | 32 | 88 | Buddy Baker | '64 Dodge | 3 | 0 | transmission | ||
| 36 | 34 | 0 | Terry Murchison | '64 Ford | 2 | 0 | clutch |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: Darel Dieringer, David Warren, J.T. Putney, Walter Stafford, Jabe Thomas | |||||||||
| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
