Gwyn Staley 400

North Wilkesboro Speedway — April 18, 1965

Junior Johnson

Winner

400

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Junior Johnson won the 1965 Gwyn Staley 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on April 18, 1965, leading 356 of 400 laps. Bobby Johns finished second; Ned Jarrett rounded out the podium. The race featured 3 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Sunday, April 18, 1965

Track

North Wilkesboro Speedway

Season

1965

Winner

Junior Johnson

Leaders

3 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	—	Junior Johnson	Junior Johnson & Associates		400	—	Running	356	800
2	6	+4	Bobby Johns	Holman Moody		400	—	Running	—	763
3	5	+2	Ned Jarrett	Bondy Long (Owner)		399	—	Running	20	736
4	4	—	Dick Hutcherson	Holman Moody		393	—	Running	—	704
5	3	-2	Marvin Panch	Wood Brothers Racing		389	—	DNF - Crash	24	672
6	22	+16	Darel Dieringer	Bud Moore Engineering	Mercury	389	—	Running	—	640
7	2	-5	Fred Lorenzen	Holman Moody		388	—	Running	—	608
8	16	+8	G.C. Spencer	GC Spencer Racing		382	—	Running	—	576
9	28	+19	Tiny Lund	Gary Weaver (Owner)		381	—	Running	—	544
10	33	+23	Paul Lewis	Paul Lewis (Owner)		377	—	Running	—	512
11	31	+20	Wendell Scott	Scott Racing		367	—	Running	—	480
12	11	-1	Junior Spencer	Jerry Mullins (Owner)		364	—	Running	—	448
13	30	+17	Bub Strickler	Bub Strickler (Owner)		357	—	Running	—	416
14	15	+1	E.J. Trivette	Jess Potter (Owner)		355	—	Running	—	384
15	7	-8	Jabe Thomas	Jabe Thomas (Owner)		339	—	Running	—	352
16	29	+13	Gene Black	C.L. Crawford (Owner)		339	—	Running	—	320
17	19	+2	Bob Derrington	Bob Derrington (Owner)		339	—	Running	—	288
18	27	+9	Henley Gray	Gene Cline (Owner)		334	—	Running	—	256
19	8	-11	Doug Cooper	Bob Cooper (Owner)		248	—	DNF - Crash	—	224
20	25	+5	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker Racing	Dodge	248	—	DNF	—	192
21	14	-7	Clyde Lynn	Negre Racing		167	—	DNF	—	160
22	34	+12	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner (Owner)		165	—	DNF	—	128
23	24	+1	Buck Baker	Buck Baker Racing		131	—	DNF	—	96
24	13	-11	J.T. Putney	David Warren (Owner)		118	—	DNF	—	64
25	26	+1	G.T. Nolan	Allen McMillion (Owner)		105	—	DNF	—	32
26	20	-6	Frank Weathers	Joe Keistler (Owner)	Dodge	97	—	DNF - Engine	—	32
27	18	-9	Cale Yarborough	Sammy Fogle (Owner)		88	—	DNF - Engine	—	32
28	12	-16	Bill Morton	Curtis Larimer (Owner)		72	—	DNF - Engine	—	32
29	32	+3	Elmo Langley	Langley-Woodfield Racing		71	—	DNF - Engine	—	32
30	10	-20	Buren Skeen	Reid Shaw (Owner)		71	—	DNF	—	32
31	17	-14	Donald Tucker	Don Snyder (Owner)		54	—	DNF	—	32
32	21	-11	Doug Yates	Doug Yates (Owner)	Plymouth	46	—	DNF	—	32
33	9	-24	Buddy Arrington	Arrington Racing	Dodge	19	—	DNF - Engine	—	32
34	23	-11	Neil Castles	Buck Baker Racing	Plymouth	5	—	DNF	—	32