National 400

Charlotte Motor Speedway — October 17, 1965

Fred Lorenzen

Winner

267

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Fred Lorenzen won the 1965 National 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 17, 1965, leading 35 of 267 laps. Dick Hutcherson finished second; Curtis Turner rounded out the podium. The race featured 9 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Sunday, October 17, 1965

Track

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Season

1965

Winner

Fred Lorenzen

Leaders

9 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	—	Fred Lorenzen	Holman Moody		267	—	Running	35	2200
2	10	+8	Dick Hutcherson	Holman Moody		267	—	Running	1	2112
3	6	+3	Curtis Turner	Wood Brothers Racing		267	—	Running	17	2024
4	9	+5	Ned Jarrett	Bondy Long (Owner)		266	—	Running	8	1936
5	17	+12	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Fox Racing		265	—	Running	6	1848
6	8	+2	A.J. Foyt	Matthews Racing		265	—	Running	119	0
7	5	-2	Earl Balmer	Bud Moore Engineering	Mercury	262	—	DNF	6	1760
8	20	+12	H.B. Bailey	Bailey Racing		257	—	Running	—	1672
9	32	+23	Paul Lewis	Paul Lewis (Owner)		257	—	Running	—	1584
10	33	+23	Iggy Katona	Sam Fletcher (Owner)	Plymouth	251	—	Running	—	1496
11	39	+28	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter (Owner)		251	—	Running	—	1408
12	19	+7	Larry Hess	Larry Hess (Owner)		248	—	Running	—	1320
13	42	+29	E.J. Trivette	Jess Potter (Owner)		241	—	Running	—	1232
14	30	+16	Henley Gray	Gene Cline (Owner)		239	—	Running	—	1144
15	28	+13	Buddy Arrington	Langley-Woodfield Racing		237	—	Running	—	1056
16	43	+27	Gene Black	C.L. Crawford (Owner)		230	—	Running	—	968
17	29	+12	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith (Owner)		217	—	DNF - Crash	—	880
18	21	+3	Doug Cooper	Bob Cooper (Owner)		215	—	DNF	—	792
19	44	+25	Lionel Johnson	Clay Esteridge (Owner)		210	—	Running	—	704
20	7	-13	Sam McQuagg	Betty Lilly (Owner)		209	—	DNF - Crash	—	616
21	3	-18	Darel Dieringer	Bud Moore Engineering	Mercury	199	—	DNF	48	528
22	12	-10	G.C. Spencer	GC Spencer Racing		188	—	DNF	—	440
23	13	-10	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker Racing	Plymouth	188	—	Running	—	352
24	41	+17	Don Hume	Don Hume (Owner)		183	—	DNF - Engine	—	264
25	40	+15	Neil Castles	Buck Baker Racing	Dodge	157	—	DNF	—	176
26	18	-8	Buck Baker	Buck Baker Racing		123	—	DNF	—	88
27	15	-12	Elmo Langley	Langley-Woodfield Racing		114	—	DNF - Engine	—	88
28	26	-2	Stick Elliott	Toy Bolton (Owner)		105	—	DNF	—	88
29	14	-15	Junior Spencer	Jerry Mullins (Owner)		93	—	DNF - Crash	—	88
30	36	+6	Jeff Hawkins	Lester Hunter (Owner)	Dodge	92	—	DNF - Engine	—	88
31	34	+3	Wendell Scott	Scott Racing		89	—	DNF	—	88
32	4	-28	Junior Johnson	Junior Johnson & Associates		63	—	DNF	—	88
33	31	-2	Jim Paschal	Toy Bolton (Owner)		53	—	DNF - Engine	—	88
34	2	-32	Cale Yarborough	Matthews Racing		47	—	DNF	27	88
35	16	-19	Marvin Panch	Wood Brothers Racing		41	—	DNF	—	88
36	11	-25	J.T. Putney	Herman Beam (Owner)		16	—	DNF - Crash	—	88
37	37	—	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Owner)		16	—	DNF - Crash	—	88
38	38	—	Rene Charland	Gary Weaver (Owner)		8	—	DNF - Engine	—	88
39	35	-4	Tom Pistone	Glen Sweet (Owner)		1	—	DNF	—	88
40	22	-18	Rock Harn			1	—	DNF - Crash	—	88
41	23	-18	Sonny Hutchins	Donlavey Racing		1	—	DNF - Crash	—	88
42	24	-18	Harold Kite	Harold Mays (Owner)	Plymouth	1	—	DNF - Crash	—	88
43	25	-18	Frank Warren	Harold Rhodes (Owner)		1	—	DNF - Crash	—	88
44	27	-17	Jimmy Helms	David Warren (Owner)		1	—	DNF - Crash	—	88