1965 Indianapolis Raceway Park Indycars in USAC at the Indianapolis Raceway Park circuit. Full information

1965 Indianapolis Raceway Park Indycars

1965 Indianapolis Raceway Park Indycars is 115th USAC race. Passed at the Indianapolis Raceway Park circuit. Mario Andretti won the pole position and this race. Bobby Unser and Roger McCluskey also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 80 laps (241 km).

Previous race: 1965 Trenton Indycars
Next race: 1965 Atlanta Indycars
Race Start: 25th July 1965

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1965 Indianapolis Raceway Park Indycars

9th victory for the Dean Van Lines Racing Division team
1st victory for the Mario Andretti
5th podium for the Mario Andretti
2nd podium for the Bobby Unser
2nd podium for the Roger McCluskey

Hawk I - 1965 Indianapolis Raceway Park Indycars winner

Hawk I #12 - 1965 Indianapolis Raceway Park Indycars winner

1965 Indianapolis Raceway Park Indycars results

Position Name Car Points Result Lap Team
1 Mario Andretti Hawk I, #12 300 1h 28m 32s 0 Dean Van Lines Racing Division
2 Bobby Unser Huffaker 65, #54 240 1h 28m 47s 0 Gordon van Liew
3 Roger McCluskey Halibrand H64172, #25 210 1h 29m 1s 0 All-American Racers
4 AJ Foyt jr Lotus 34, #1 180 1h 29m 3s 0 Ansted-Thompson Racing
5 Jim McElreath Moore BT12, #52 150 1h 29m 18s 0 John Zink
6 Don Branson Watson ?? 1962, #4 120 1h 29m 26s 0 Leader Card Racers
7 Lloyd Ruby Halibrand ? 1965, #36 90 1h 29m 45s 0 All-American Racers
8 Gordon Johncock Watson ?? 1962, #76 75 79 laps 0 Weinberger & Welseck Enterprises
9 George Snider Watson D, #98 60 78 laps 0 JC Agajanian
10 Joe Leonard Halibrand ? 1965, #29 45 78 laps 0 All-American Racers
11 Johnny Rutherford Watson D, #2 30 77 laps 0 Leader Card Racers
12 Al Unser Eisert 65, #96 15 77 laps 0 J Frank Harrison
13 Bob Mathouser Kurtis Kraft 500G, #28 0 77 laps 0 Jake Vargo
14 Ronnie Duman Flynn D, #22 0 75 laps 0 Walter J Flynn
15 Bob Harkey Trevis ?? 1963, #27 0 73 laps 0 Federal Engineering
16 Arnie Knepper Huffaker ? 1965, #18 0 70 laps Spun 0 Vatis Enterprises
17 Bill Cheesbourg Gerhardt 64, #47 0 56 laps Magneto 0 Lane-Fulbright Racing Team
18 Jim Hurtubise Halibrand ? 1965, #7 0 51 laps Spun 0 David R McManus
19 Jud Larson Meskowski D, #10 0 46 laps Upright 0 Federal Engineering
20 Art Malone, Ralph Liguori Epperly ?? 1958, #99 0   0 Norman C Demler
21 Norman Hall Watson FE, #8 0 30 laps Accident 0 Pope-Hall Enterprises
22 Gary Congdon Russo-Nichels D, #58 0 17 laps Accident 0 Churchill Harden
23 Art Malone Watson 64, #67 0 15 laps Mechanical 0 Gilbert E Morcroft
24 Rodger Ward Lola T80, #24 0 9 laps Brakes 0 Mecom Racing Enterprises

Qualifying Results for the 1965 Indianapolis Raceway Park Indycars on the Indianapolis Raceway Park circuit

Position Name Car Result Team
1 Mario Andretti Hawk I, #12 1m 0.47s Dean Van Lines Racing Division
2 AJ Foyt jr Lotus 34, #1 1m 1.19s Ansted-Thompson Racing
3 Joe Leonard Halibrand ? 1965, #29 1m 1.58s All-American Racers
4 Bobby Unser Huffaker 65, #54 1m 1.68s Gordon van Liew
5 Lloyd Ruby Halibrand ? 1965, #36 1m 2.35s All-American Racers
6 Roger McCluskey Halibrand H64172, #25 1m 2.49s All-American Racers
7 Jim McElreath Moore BT12, #52 1m 2.89s John Zink
8 Don Branson Watson ?? 1962, #4 1m 2.92s Leader Card Racers
9 Jud Larson Meskowski D, #10 1m 3.43s Federal Engineering
10 Gordon Johncock Watson ?? 1962, #76 1m 3.49s Weinberger & Welseck Enterprises
11 Al Unser Eisert 65, #96 1m 3.64s J Frank Harrison
12 Arnie Knepper Huffaker ? 1965, #18 1m 4.06s Vatis Enterprises
13 Ronnie Duman Flynn D, #22 1m 4.09s Walter J Flynn
14 George Snider Watson D, #98 1m 4.202s JC Agajanian
15 Johnny Rutherford Watson D, #2 1m 4.22s Leader Card Racers
17 Art Malone Epperly ?? 1958, #99 1m 4.44s Norman C Demler
18 Rodger Ward Lola T80, #24 1m 4.9s Mecom Racing Enterprises
19 Jim Hurtubise Halibrand ? 1965, #7 1m 5.2s David R McManus
20 Bob Mathouser Kurtis Kraft 500G, #28 1m 5.4s Jake Vargo
21 Norman Hall Watson FE, #8 1m 5.47s Pope-Hall Enterprises
22 Gary Congdon Russo-Nichels D, #58 1m 5.73s Churchill Harden
23 Bob Harkey Trevis ?? 1963, #27 1m 5.88s Federal Engineering
23 Art Malone Watson 64, #67 0 Gilbert E Morcroft
24 Ralph Liguori Epperly ?? 1958, #99 1m 6.06s Norman C Demler
25 Bill Cheesbourg Gerhardt 64, #47 1m 6.4s Lane-Fulbright Racing Team

List of all cars for the 1965 Indianapolis Raceway Park Indycars on the Indianapolis Raceway Park circuit

Watson D

Offenhauser

Meskowski D

Offenhauser

Watson D

Offenhauser

Eisert 65

Chevrolet

Gerhardt 64

Offenhauser

Huffaker 65

Offenhauser

Moore BT12

Offenhauser

Flynn D

Offenhauser

Watson 64

Offenhauser

Trevis ?? 1963

Offenhauser

Lotus 34

Ford

Watson ?? 1962

Offenhauser

Watson FE

Offenhauser

Epperly ?? 1958

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Russo-Nichels D

Offenhauser

Kurtis Kraft 500G

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Hawk I

Ford

Lola T80

Ford

Huffaker ? 1965

Offenhauser