1965 - NASCAR Grand National Series - Western North Carolina 500 Race Results

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1965 - Western North Carolina 500 Race Results

Race Name - Western North Carolina 500
Date - 8/8/1965
Race Track - Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 250 miles
Pole Speed - 86.455 mph
Number of Cautions - 5
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 74.343 mph
Lead Changes - 8
Total Race Purse - $14,905
Race Number - 37

More Races from 1965

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	1	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	500	65 Plymout	346	$3,200
2	2	Ned Jarrett	11	Bondy Long	498	65 Ford	8	$1,650
3	5	Dick Hutcherson	29	HolmanMoody	495	65 Ford	0	$1,200
4	9	Buddy Baker	88	Buck Baker	488	64 Dodge	0	$900
5	13	Cale Yarborough	6	Kenny Myler	487	64 Ford	0	$800
6	8	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	485	65 Chevrol	0	$700
7	11	JT Putney	19	Herman Beam	479	65 Chevrol	0	$650
8	14	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	469	63 Ford	0	$600
9	12	Junior Spencer	17	Jerry Mullins	443	64 Ford	0	$500
10	27	Wayne Smith	38	Archie Smith	442	65 Chevrol	0	$400
11	19	EJ Trivette	52	Jess Potter	441	63 Chevrol	0	$380
12	24	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	436	64 Ford	0	$375
13	18	Bob Derrington	68	Bob Derrington	430	63 Ford	0	$325
14	6	GC Spencer	49	GC Spencer	425	64 Ford	0	$275
15	4	David Pearson	6	Cotton Owens	398	65 Dodge	89	$250
16	15	Clyde Lynn	20	Clyde Lynn	374	64 Ford	0	$250
17	7	Paul Lewis	1	Paul Lewis	254	64 Ford	0	$250
18	3	Junior Johnson	26	Junior Johnson	193	65 Ford	57	$250
19	10	LeeRoy Yarbrough	10	Gary Weaver	154	64 Ford	0	$250
20	26	Darel Dieringer	9	Roy Tyner	136	65 Chevrol	0	$250
21	23	Buddy Arrington	67	Buddy Arrington	120	64 Dodge	0	$250
22	21	Henley Gray	97	Gene Cline	95	64 Ford	0	$250
23	22	Jimmy Helms	53	David Warren	78	63 Ford	0	$250
24	17	Neil Castles	89	Buck Baker	10	65 Oldsmob	0	$250
25	25	Roy Tyner	0	Roy Tyner	7	65 Chevrol	0	$250
26	16	Darrell Bryant	62	Buddy Arrington	1	64 Dodge	0	$100
27	20	Roy Mayne	46	Tom Hunter	1	65 Chevrol	0	$100