World 600

Charlotte Motor Speedway — May 23, 1965

Fred Lorenzen

Winner

400

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Fred Lorenzen won the 1965 World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 23, 1965, leading 257 of 400 laps. Earl Balmer finished second; Dick Hutcherson rounded out the podium. The race featured 6 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Sunday, May 23, 1965

Track

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Season

1965

Winner

Fred Lorenzen

Leaders

6 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	—	Fred Lorenzen	Holman Moody		400	—	Running	257	4200
2	6	+4	Earl Balmer	Bud Moore Engineering	Mercury	400	—	Running	11	4032
3	5	+2	Dick Hutcherson	Holman Moody		397	—	Running	—	3864
4	14	+10	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker Racing	Dodge	392	—	Running	—	3696
5	12	+7	Pedro Rodriguez	Holman Moody		391	—	Running	—	0
6	19	+13	Ned Setzer	Toy Bolton (Owner)		382	—	Running	—	3528
7	30	+23	Paul Lewis	Paul Lewis (Owner)		380	—	Running	—	3360
8	16	+8	Donald Tucker	Don Snyder (Owner)		352	—	Running	—	3192
9	23	+14	Larry Hess	Larry Hess (Owner)		348	—	Running	—	3024
10	24	+14	Neil Castles	Buck Baker Racing	Plymouth	343	—	Running	—	2856
11	29	+18	Bub Strickler	Bub Strickler (Owner)		335	—	DNF - Crash	—	2688
12	36	+24	Bob Derrington	Bob Derrington (Owner)		331	—	Running	—	2520
13	38	+25	Jimmy Helms	David Warren (Owner)		321	—	Running	—	2352
14	44	+30	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Fox Racing		309	—	DNF - Engine	—	2184
15	41	+26	Larry Manning	Larry Manning (Owner)		308	—	Running	—	2016
16	37	+21	Henley Gray	Gene Cline (Owner)		308	—	Running	—	1848
17	32	+15	E.J. Trivette	Jess Potter (Owner)		303	—	Running	—	1680
18	2	-16	Darel Dieringer	Bud Moore Engineering	Mercury	286	—	DNF - Engine	50	1512
19	28	+9	Bill Morton	Curtis Larimer (Owner)		284	—	DNF - Engine	—	1344
20	7	-13	Ned Jarrett	Bondy Long (Owner)		274	—	DNF - Engine	—	1176
21	18	-3	Sonny Hutchins	Donlavey Racing		244	—	DNF	—	1008
22	4	-18	Cale Yarborough	Matthews Racing		222	—	DNF - Crash	—	840
23	17	-6	Jim Paschal	Toy Bolton (Owner)		211	—	DNF	—	672
24	9	-15	Junior Johnson	Junior Johnson & Associates		207	—	DNF - Engine	48	504
25	22	-3	Buddy Arrington	Arrington Racing	Dodge	187	—	DNF - Engine	—	336
26	43	+17	Wendell Scott	Fred Goad (Owner)		179	—	DNF - Engine	—	168
27	27	—	Don Hume	Don House (Owner)		164	—	DNF - Engine	—	168
28	33	+5	J.T. Putney	Herman Beam (Owner)		142	—	DNF - Crash	—	168
29	11	-18	G.C. Spencer	GC Spencer Racing		121	—	DNF - Engine	—	168
30	10	-20	Larry Frank	Larry Frank (Owner)		120	—	DNF	33	168
31	15	-16	Buren Skeen	Reid Shaw (Owner)		115	—	DNF - Crash	—	0
32	25	-7	Tom Pistone	Emory Gilliam (Owner)		94	—	DNF - Engine	—	168
33	3	-30	Marvin Panch	Wood Brothers Racing		78	—	DNF - Crash	1	168
34	34	—	Jabe Thomas	Jabe Thomas (Owner)		73	—	DNF - Crash	—	168
35	26	-9	Elmo Langley	Langley-Woodfield Racing		68	—	DNF	—	168
36	39	+3	Raymond Carter	Arrington Racing	Dodge	58	—	DNF	—	168
37	21	-16	Bunkie Blackburn	Sam Fletcher (Owner)	Plymouth	53	—	DNF	—	168
38	13	-25	Buck Baker	Buck Baker Racing		33	—	DNF - Engine	—	168
39	35	-4	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner (Owner)		25	—	DNF	—	168
40	31	-9	Doug Cooper	Bob Cooper (Owner)		18	—	DNF	—	168
41	8	-33	Sam McQuagg	Betty Lilly (Owner)		15	—	DNF - Crash	—	168
42	40	-2	Clyde Lynn	Negre Racing		13	—	DNF - Crash	—	168
43	42	-1	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith (Owner)		9	—	DNF - Engine	—	168
44	20	-24	Junior Spencer	Jerry Mullins (Owner)		9	—	DNF - Engine	—	168