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1965 Pikes Peak in USAC at the Pikes Peak circuit. Full information

1965 Pikes Peak

1965 Pikes Peak is 113th USAC race. Passed at the Pikes Peak circuit. Al Unser won the pole position and this race. This was his 1st victory. Bobby Unser and Charles Louderman also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 1 lap (20 km).

Previous race: 1965 Langhorne Indycars
Next race: 1965 Trenton Indycars

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1965 Pikes Peak

1st victory for the J Frank Harrison team
1st victory for the Al Unser
1st podium for the Al Unser
1st podium for the Bobby Unser
1st podium for the Charles Louderman

Lotus 34 #96 - 1965 Pikes Peak winner

1965 Pikes Peak results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Al Unser	Lotus 34, #96	100	12m 54.3s	J Frank Harrison
2	Bobby Unser	Lotus 18, #92	80	12m 58.8s	Jerry Unser
3	Charles Louderman	Conze D, #78	70	13m 8.5s	Viking Racing
4	Wes Vandervoort	Chevrolet Special, #3	60	13m 16.6s	Wes Vandervoort
5	Paul Kleinschmidt	Cadillac ? 1965, #4	50	13m 17.6s	Paul Kleinschmidt
6	Jack Hahn	? ? 1965, #31	40	13m 20.5s	Jack Hahn
7	Roy Walker	? ? 1965, #37	30	13m 39.5s	Roy McKay
8	Orville Nance	? ? 1965, #75	25	13m 44.4s	Burt Blanot
9	Loren Roberts	Unser D, #9	20	13m 46.9s	Sproul Homes
10	Grier Manning	? ? 1965, #42	15	14m 3.3s	Eugene Podall
11	Malcolm Brazier	Oldsmobile Special, #67	10	14m 19.6s	Larchmont Homes
12	Louis Unser	? ? 1965, #24	5	14m 20s	Don McCormack
13	Vern Root	? ? 1965, #52	0	14m 21.5s	CR Crone Excavating
14	Thurel Novotny	? ? 1965, #15	0	14m 25.1s	Dayt Transmission/Auto Hospital
15	Bob Daly	? ? 1965, #76	0	14m 29.4s	Bob Daly
16	Bob McLees	? ? 1965, #98	0	14m 35.5s	Burien Alignment
17	Rick Vermillion	Chevrolet Special, #47	0	15m 6.6s	Western Sporting Goods
18	Bob Werner	? ? 1965, #28	0	15m 11.9s	Western Sporting Goods
19	Clark Yowell	? ? 1965, #34	0	15m 48.4s	Western Sporting Goods
20	Hank Davis	? ? 1965, #69	0	16m 34.8s	Chambon Sales
21	Dan Morgan	? ? 1965, #6	0	Mechanical	Burt Blanot
22	Ted Foltz	? ? 1965, #27	0	Mechanical	Raybestos
23	Clyde McFarlin	? ? 1965, #21	0	Mechanical	Abrahamson Lumber
24	Walt Miller	? ? 1965, #74	0	Mechanical	Western Sporting Goods
25	Danny Collins	? ? 1965, #77	0	Mechanical	Luby II

Qualifying Results for the 1965 Pikes Peak on the Pikes Peak circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Al Unser	Lotus 34, #96		J Frank Harrison
2	Charles Louderman	Conze D, #78		Viking Racing
3	Wes Vandervoort	Chevrolet Special, #3		Wes Vandervoort
4	Dan Morgan	? ? 1965, #6	Mechanical	Burt Blanot
5	Ted Foltz	? ? 1965, #27	Mechanical	Raybestos
6	Paul Kleinschmidt	Cadillac ? 1965, #4		Paul Kleinschmidt
7	Clyde McFarlin	? ? 1965, #21	Mechanical	Abrahamson Lumber
8	Roy Walker	? ? 1965, #37		Roy McKay
9	Orville Nance	? ? 1965, #75		Burt Blanot
10	Bob Daly	? ? 1965, #76		Bob Daly
11	Vern Root	? ? 1965, #52		CR Crone Excavating
12	Louis Unser	? ? 1965, #24		Don McCormack
13	Malcolm Brazier	Oldsmobile Special, #67		Larchmont Homes
14	Grier Manning	? ? 1965, #42		Eugene Podall
15	Jack Hahn	? ? 1965, #31		Jack Hahn
16	Thurel Novotny	? ? 1965, #15		Dayt Transmission/Auto Hospital
17	Danny Collins	? ? 1965, #77	Mechanical	Luby II
18	Bob McLees	? ? 1965, #98		Burien Alignment
19	Rick Vermillion	Chevrolet Special, #47		Western Sporting Goods
20	Bob Werner	? ? 1965, #28		Western Sporting Goods
21	Clark Yowell	? ? 1965, #34		Western Sporting Goods
22	Walt Miller	? ? 1965, #74	Mechanical	Western Sporting Goods
23	Bobby Unser	Lotus 18, #92		Jerry Unser
24	Hank Davis	? ? 1965, #69		Chambon Sales
25	Loren Roberts	Unser D, #9		Sproul Homes