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NASCAR in the 1965 season. Full information

17th season of the NASCAR proved to be an exhilarating ride for motorsport enthusiasts worldwide. Spanning from 17th January to 7th November in 1965, this season showcased thrilling races, unexpected twists, and fierce competition. Join us as we relive the excitement and drama that unfolded throughout this unforgettable season of NASCAR!

Beginners of the season: Jerry Grant , Sam Stanley , Nat Reeder , Dick Guldstrand , Bob Thompson , Bill Meyer , Johnny Steele , Charles Powell , Dana Hall , Larry Hess , Bub Strickler , Barry Brooks , Donald Tucker , Robert Vaughn , Billy DeCoster , Harold Painter , Ned Setzer , Jeff Hawkins , Danny Byrd , Gene Black , G.T. Nolen , Jim Conway , Clyde Lynn , Jabe Thomas , Buren Skeen , Terry Murchison , David Warren , Wayne Smith , Joe Bill Adams , Fred Goad , Jesse Samples , Hop Holmes , Arthur Page , Harvey Jones , Lionel Johnson , Boyd Adams , Jim Hunter , Walson Gardner , Pee Wee Ellwanger , Samuel Smith , Allen McMillion , Bobby Wawak , Joe Holder , Jack Ingram , Gil Hearne

List of races and tracks in the 1965 season

Race	Winner	Track	Race Start
1965 Riverside NASCAR	Dan Gurney Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #121	Riverside	17th January 1965
1965 Daytona NASCAR Race 1	Darel Dieringer Mercury ? 1965, #16	Daytona	12th February 1965
1965 Daytona NASCAR Race 2	Junior Johnson Ford Galaxie, #27	Daytona	12th February 1965
1965 Daytona 500	Fred Lorenzen Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #28	Daytona	14th February 1965
1965 Spartanburg NASCAR Race 1	Ned Jarrett Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #11	Piedmont Interstate	27th February 1965
1965 Weaverville NASCAR Race 1	Ned Jarrett Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #11	Weaverville	28th February 1965
1965 Richmond NASCAR Race 1	Junior Johnson Ford Galaxie, #26	Richmond	7th March 1965
1965 Hillsborough NASCAR Race 1	Ned Jarrett Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #11	Occoneechee Speedway	14th March 1965
1965 Atlanta NASCAR Race 1	Marvin Panch , AJ Foyt jr Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #21	Atlanta	11th April 1965
1965 Greenville NASCAR Race 1	Dick Hutcherson Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #29	Greenville-Pickens	17th April 1965
1965 North Wilkesboro NASCAR Race 1	Junior Johnson Ford Galaxie, #26	North Wilkesboro	18th April 1965
1965 Martinsville NASCAR Race 1	Fred Lorenzen Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #28	Martinsville	25th April 1965
1965 Columbia NASCAR Race 1	Tiny Lund Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #55	Columbia Speedway	28th April 1965
1965 Bristol NASCAR Race 1	Junior Johnson , Fred Lorenzen Ford Galaxie, #26	Bristol	2nd May 1965
1965 Darlington NASCAR Race 1	Junior Johnson Ford Galaxie, #26	Darlington	8th May 1965
1965 Hampton NASCAR	Ned Jarrett Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #11	Hampton	14th May 1965
1965 Winston-Salem NASCAR Race 1	Junior Johnson Ford Galaxie, #26	Winston-Salem	15th May 1965
1965 Hickory NASCAR Race 1	Junior Johnson Ford Galaxie, #26	Hickory Speedway	16th May 1965
1965 World 600	Fred Lorenzen Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #28	Charlotte	23rd May 1965
1965 Shelby NASCAR Race 1	Ned Jarrett Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #11	Shelby	27th May 1965
1965 Asheville NASCAR	Junior Johnson Ford Galaxie, #26	Asheville	29th May 1965
1965 Harris NASCAR	Ned Jarrett Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #11	Harris	30th May 1965
1965 Nashville NASCAR Race 1	Dick Hutcherson Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #29	Nashville Fairgrounds	3rd June 1965
1965 Birmingham NASCAR	Ned Jarrett Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #11	Birmingham Fairgrounds	6th June 1965
1965 Atlanta NASCAR Race 2	Marvin Panch Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #21	Atlanta	13th June 1965
1965 Greenville NASCAR Race 2	Dick Hutcherson Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #29	Greenville-Pickens	19th June 1965
1965 Myrtle Beach NASCAR	Dick Hutcherson Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #29	Myrtle Beach	24th June 1965
1965 Valdosta NASCAR	Cale Yarborough Ford Fairline, #6	Valdosta	27th June 1965
1965 Daytona NASCAR Race 3	AJ Foyt jr , A.J. Foyt Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #41	Daytona	4th July 1965
1965 Manassas NASCAR Race 1	Junior Johnson Ford Galaxie, #26	Manassas	8th July 1965
1965 Old Bridge NASCAR	Junior Johnson Ford Galaxie, #26	Old Bridge	9th July 1965
1965 Islip NASCAR	Marvin Panch Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #21	Islip	14th July 1965
1965 Watkins Glen NASCAR	Marvin Panch Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #21	Watkins Glen	18th July 1965
1965 Bristol NASCAR Race 2	Ned Jarrett Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #11	Bristol	25th July 1965
1965 Nashville NASCAR Race 2	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1965, #43	Nashville Fairgrounds	31st July 1965
1965 Shelby NASCAR Race 2	Ned Jarrett Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #11	Shelby	5th August 1965
1965 Weaverville NASCAR Race 2	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1965, #43	Weaverville	8th August 1965
1965 Maryville NASCAR	Dick Hutcherson Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #29	Maryville	13th August 1965
1965 Spartanburg NASCAR Race 2	Ned Jarrett Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #11	Piedmont Interstate	14th August 1965
1965 Augusta NASCAR	Dick Hutcherson Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #29	Augusta	15th August 1965
1965 Columbia NASCAR Race 2	David Pearson Dodge ? 1965, #6	Columbia Speedway	19th August 1965
1965 Moyock NASCAR Race 1	Dick Hutcherson Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #29	Moyock	24th August 1965
1965 Beltsville NASCAR	Ned Jarrett Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #11	Beltsville	25th August 1965
1965 Winston-Salem NASCAR Race 2	Junior Johnson Ford Galaxie, #26	Winston-Salem	28th August 1965
1965 Darlington NASCAR Race 2	Ned Jarrett Ford Galaxie, #11	Darlington	6th September 1965
1965 Hickory NASCAR Race 2	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1965, #43	Hickory Speedway	10th September 1965
1965 New Oxford NASCAR	Dick Hutcherson Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #29	New Oxford	14th September 1965
1965 Manassas NASCAR Race 2	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1965, #43	Manassas	17th September 1965
1965 Richmond NASCAR Race 2	David Pearson Dodge ? 1965, #6	Richmond	18th September 1965
1965 Martinsville NASCAR Race 2	Junior Johnson Ford Galaxie, #26	Martinsville	26th September 1965
1965 North Wilkesboro NASCAR Race 2	Junior Johnson Ford Galaxie, #26	North Wilkesboro	3rd October 1965
1965 Charlotte NASCAR	Fred Lorenzen Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #28	Charlotte	17th October 1965
1965 Hillsborough NASCAR Race 2	Dick Hutcherson Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #47	Occoneechee Speedway	24th October 1965
1965 North Carolina NASCAR	Curtis Turner Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #41	North Carolina	31st October 1965
1965 Moyock NASCAR Race 2	Ned Jarrett Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #11	Moyock	7th November 1965

Drivers championship 1965

Ned Jarrett

United States

Champion

Points: 38824 Wins: 13 Poles: 9

Dick Hutcherson

United States

2nd place

Points: 35790 Wins: 9 Poles: 10

Darel Dieringer

United States

3rd place

Points: 24696 Wins: 1 Poles: 2

List of all drivers for the 1965 season

Name	Points
Ned Jarrett	38824
Dick Hutcherson	35790
Darel Dieringer	24696
G.C. Spencer	24314
Marvin Panch	22798
Bob Derrington	21394
J.T. Putney	20928
Neil Castles	20848
Buddy Baker	20672
Cale Yarborough	20192
Wendell Scott	19902
Junior Johnson	18486
Fred Lorenzen	18448
Paul Lewis	18118
E.J. Trivette	13450
Larry Hess	13148
Buck Baker	13136
Jimmy Helms	12996
Doug Cooper	12920
Bobby Johns	12842
Tiny Lund	12820
Buddy Arrington	11744
Earl Balmer	11636
Sam McQuagg	11460
Elmo Langley	10982
Henley Gray	9552
Roy Mayne	8838
Junior Spencer	8436
H.B. Bailey	7340
Wayne Smith	7326
Donald Tucker	7118
Tom Pistone	6598
Bub Strickler	6540
Bobby Allison	6152
Jim Paschal	6046
Roy Tyner	5882
LeeRoy Yarbrough	5852
Richard Petty	5638
Curtis Turner	5542
David Pearson	5464
Clyde Lynn	5414
Gene Black	4970
Ned Setzer	4828
Stick Elliott	4332
Reb Wickersham	4322
Frank Warren	3814
Worth McMillion	3794
Lionel Johnson	3510
Bud Moore	3216
Sonny Hutchins	3118
Gene Hobby	2966
Jabe Thomas	2914
Larry Frank	2354
Jerry Grant	2352
Gene Davis	2200
Eddie Gray	2100
Scotty Cain	2000
Bill Morton	1918
Sam Stanley	1900
Buren Skeen	1804
Billy DeCoster	1712
Raymond Carter	1672
Nat Reeder	1600
Ed Brown	1500
Iggy Katona	1496
Don Hume	1464
Doug Moore	1456
Dick Guldstrand	1400
Bob Connor	1300
Bunkie Blackburn	1194
Fred Harb	1148
Bill Amick	1100
Robert Vaughn	1060
G.T. Nolen	1052
Bobby Isaac	980
Don Tilley	960
Bud Harless	932
T.C. Hunt	900
Skip Hudson	900
Bert Robbins	892
Jeff Hawkins	820
Johnny Allen	800
Pee Wee Ellwanger	748
Bob Cooper	740
Danny Byrd	708
Frank Weathers	688
Barry Brooks	656
Doug Yates	604
Joe Penland	512
Jack Anderson	432
Darrell Bryant	430
Al Self	400
Jim Bray	384
Nelson Stacy	376
John Sears	360
Jim Hunter	352
Harvey Jones	336
Dick Bown	300
Elmo Henderson	240
Pete Stewart	224
Rock Harn	220
Samuel Smith	208
Allen McMillion	208
Red Farmer	208
Bob Bondurant	200
Jesse Samples	196
Walson Gardner	192
Rene Charland	192
Hop Holmes	176
Rod Eulenfeld	160
David Warren	160
Gil Hearne	144
Arthur Page	144
Joe Holder	144
Bernard Alvarez	132
Bill Champion	128
Bobby Wawak	116
Fred Goad	112
Bill McMahan	112
Joe Clark	100
Jim Cook	100
Bob Thompson	100
Bill Boldt	100
Bill Meyer	100
Johnny Steele	100
Don Walker	100
Charles Powell	100
Bruce Worrell	100
Dana Hall	100
Bob Perry	100
Jim Conway	100
Harold Painter	96
Harold Kite	88
Red Foote	82
Boyd Adams	60
Possum Jones	48
Joe Bill Adams	44
Terry Murchison	44
Earl Brooks	32
Jack Ingram	16
Jack Goodwin	16