1965 Cup Series Results

Complete race results with winners, margins, and laps led — 55 races. Data current through the 2025 season; 2026 results added as races complete.

NASCAR Cup Series results from 1949 through 2026 — 78 seasons of racing history, plus 44 seasons of O'Reilly Auto Parts Series results and 31 seasons of Craftsman Truck Series results. Every race on this page includes finishing order, stage points, laps led, and margin of victory.

Cup history splits into distinct eras: the strictly-stock and Grand National era (1949-1971) raced on dirt bullrings and new paved superspeedways with schedules as dense as 62 events; the Winston Cup modern era (1972-2003) standardized the schedule at 28-36 races per season; the Chase era (2004-2013) introduced a 10-race points-reset postseason; the elimination playoffs era (2014-2025) used four rounds of cuts to crown a Homestead-Phoenix winner-take-all champion; and the 2026+ Chase format brings back a cumulative-points Chase decided at Homestead-Miami. Modern races (2017+) have full stage breakdowns; historic races carry finishing order and laps led, since stages were not introduced until 2017.

Need the season opener? The Daytona 500 kicks off every modern Cup schedule. For postseason context, see The Chase.

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# Date Race Winner
1 Jan 17 Motor Trend 500 Dan Gurney
2 Feb 12 Daytona 500 Qualifer #1 Darel Dieringer
3 Feb 12 Daytona 500 Qualifer #2 Junior Johnson
4 Feb 14 Daytona 500 Fred Lorenzen
5 Feb 27 100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds Ned Jarrett
6 Feb 28 Fireball 200 Ned Jarrett
7 Mar 7 Richmond 250 Junior Johnson
8 Mar 14 150 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway Ned Jarrett
9 Apr 11 Atlanta 500 Marvin Panch
10 Apr 17 Greenville 200 Dick Hutcherson
11 Apr 18 Gwyn Staley 400 Junior Johnson
12 Apr 25 Virginia 500 Fred Lorenzen
13 Apr 28 Columbia 200 Tiny Lund
14 May 2 Southeastern 500 Junior Johnson
15 May 8 Rebel 300 Junior Johnson
16 May 14 Tidewater 250 Ned Jarrett
17 May 15 50 Miles at Bowman-Gray Stadium Junior Johnson
18 May 16 Hickory 250 Junior Johnson
19 May 23 World 600 Fred Lorenzen
20 May 27 Shelby 100 Ned Jarrett
21 May 29 New Asheville 100 Junior Johnson
22 May 30 100 Miles at Harris Speedway Ned Jarrett
23 Jun 3 Music City 200 Dick Hutcherson
24 Jun 6 Birmingham 200 Ned Jarrett
25 Jun 13 Dixie 400 Marvin Panch
26 Jun 19 Pickens 200 Dick Hutcherson
27 Jun 24 108 Miles at Rambi Race Track Dick Hutcherson
28 Jun 27 100 Miles at Valdosta 75 Speedway Cale Yarborough
29 Jul 4 Firecracker 400 A.J. Foyt
30 Jul 8 150 Miles at Old Dominion Speedway Junior Johnson
31 Jul 9 Old Bridge 200 Junior Johnson
32 Jul 14 50 Miles at Islip Speedway Marvin Panch
33 Jul 18 The Glen 151.8 Marvin Panch
34 Jul 25 Volunteer 500 Ned Jarrett
35 Jul 31 Nashville 400 Richard Petty
36 Aug 5 100 Miles at Cleveland County Fairgrounds Ned Jarrett
37 Aug 8 Western North Carolina 500 Richard Petty
38 Aug 13 104 Miles at Smokey Mountain Raceway Dick Hutcherson
39 Aug 14 100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds Ned Jarrett
40 Aug 15 100 Miles at Augusta International Speedway Dick Hutcherson
41 Aug 19 Sandlapper 200 David Pearson
42 Aug 24 Moyock 300 Dick Hutcherson
43 Aug 25 100 Miles at Beltsville Speedway Ned Jarrett
44 Aug 28 Myers Brothers 250 Junior Johnson
45 Sep 6 Southern 500 Ned Jarrett
46 Sep 10 Buddy Shuman 250 Richard Petty
47 Sep 14 Pennsylvania 200 Dick Hutcherson
48 Sep 17 150 Miles at Old Dominion Speedway Richard Petty
49 Sep 18 Capital City 300 David Pearson
50 Sep 26 Old Dominion 500 Junior Johnson
51 Oct 3 Wilkes 400 Junior Johnson
52 Oct 17 National 400 Fred Lorenzen
53 Oct 24 101 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway Dick Hutcherson
54 Oct 31 American 500 Curtis Turner
55 Nov 7 Tidewater 300 Ned Jarrett

Frequently Asked Questions

When was the first NASCAR Cup Series race?
The first NASCAR Cup Series race — then called the Strictly Stock Division — was held on June 19, 1949 at the three-quarter mile Charlotte Speedway dirt oval in North Carolina. Jim Roper was declared the winner after Glenn Dunnaway was disqualified for illegal rear springs, making it the first of 200 sanctioned points races in Cup history's inaugural season of eight events.
How many NASCAR Cup races are there per season?
The modern NASCAR Cup Series runs 36 points-paying races per year plus 2 non-championship exhibition events (the Cook Out Clash and the All-Star Race). The regular season covers 26 races, followed by a 10-race Chase in 2026. Historic Cup schedules varied wildly — 1964 had 62 races, while 1949 had just 8.
What is a NASCAR stage?
Stages were introduced in 2017 to split each Cup race into three scoring segments. Drivers earn stage points (10 down to 1 for the top 10 at each stage break) plus a playoff point for winning a stage. Stage breaks also create competition cautions that reset strategy. Races before 2017 have no stage data — only finishing order, laps led, and margin of victory are available.
Who has the most NASCAR Cup Series wins?
Richard Petty holds the all-time Cup Series wins record with 200 victories across a career from 1958 to 1992. David Pearson is second with 105, followed by Jeff Gordon (93), Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip (84 each), and Cale Yarborough (83). No active driver has crossed 100 wins.
What was the first NASCAR race at Daytona?
The inaugural Daytona 500 was held on February 22, 1959 at the brand-new 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway. Lee Petty was declared the winner three days after the race in a photo-finish review over Johnny Beauchamp. The race has opened every Cup Series season since and is the most prestigious event on the schedule.
Where can I find historical NASCAR race results?
NASCAR Reference has complete race results from 1949 to 2026 for the Cup Series, 1982-2026 for the O'Reilly (Xfinity) Series, and 1995-2026 for the Craftsman Truck Series. Each result includes finishing order, laps led, margins of victory, and driver stats.

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