1965 World 600

Auto race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1965 February 2025 CUST Race 19 of 55 in the 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series season World 600 1965 5 23 1965 19 55 1965_World_600_program_cover_and_logo.png 1965 World 600 program cover Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 1.5 2.4 400 600 965.606 121.722 mph km/h on Fred Lorenzen Holman-Moody Fred Lorenzen Holman-Moody 257 28 Fred Lorenzen Holman-Moody The 1965 World 600, the 6th running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series race held on May 23, 1965, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 19th race of the 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series season. Fred Lorenzen of Holman-Moody won the race. Background Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States, 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious World 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the National 400. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI). Race report Dick Hutcherson managed to take the championship lead away from Ned Jarrett after this race.Race information at Race Database Future international star Pedro Rodriguez finished fifth here in a factory Ford in a rare Grand National appearance. Marvin Panch crashed the Wood Brothers' Ford vehicle and finished in 33rd place. This was close to the time that they pitted the winning car of Jimmy Clark at the 1965 Indianapolis 500.Race information at Racing Reference Notable crew chiefs at this race; Ray Fox, John Ervin, Jimmy Thomas and Herb Nab.Crew chief information at Racing Reference Final results Source:1965 World 600 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1965_World_600 2021-05-07 www.thethirdturn.com en Fin St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps LedStatus 1 1 28 Fred Lorenzen '65 Ford 400 257running 2 6 15 Earl Balmer '64 Mercury 400 11running 3 5 29 Dick Hutcherson '65 Ford 397 0running 4 14 88 Buddy Baker '64 Dodge 392 0running 5 12 51 Pedro Rodriguez '65 Ford 391 0running 6 19 4 Ned Setzer '65 Chevrolet 382 0running 7 30 27 Paul Lewis '64 Ford 380 0running 8 16 74 Donald Tucker '63 Ford 352 0running 9 23 44 Larry Hess '64 Ford 348 0running 10 24 86 Neil Castles '65 Plymouth 343 0running112937Bub Strickler'64 Ford3350crash123668Bob Derrington'63 Ford3310crash133853Jimmy Helms'63 Ford3210running14443LeeRoy Yarbrough'65 Chevrolet3090engine154166Larry Manning'63 Chevrolet3080running163797Henley Gray'64 Ford3080running173252E.J. Trivette'63 Chevrolet3020running18216Darel Dieringer'64 Mercury28650engine192856Bill Morton'63 Ford2830engine20711Ned Jarrett'65 Ford2740engine211890Sonny Hutchins'64 Ford2440differential2247Cale Yarborough'65 Ford2320crash231741Jim Paschal'65 Chevrolet2110crash24926Junior Johnson'65 Ford20748engine252267Buddy Arrington'64 Dodge1870engine264370Wendell Scott'64 Ford1790engine272763Don Hume'63 Ford1460engine283319J.T. Putney'65 Chevrolet1420crash291149G.C. Spencer'64 Ford1210engine301076Larry Frank'64 Ford12033ex. Manifold311523Buren Skeen'64 Ford1130crash322500Tom Pistone'64 Ford940engine33321Marvin Panch'65 Ford781crash343425Jabe Thomas'64 Ford730crash352664Elmo Langley'64 Ford680clutch363962Raymond Carter'64 Dodge580differential372114Bunkie Blackburn'65 Plymouth530crankshaft381387Buck Baker'65 Chevrolet330engine39359Roy Tyner'64 Chevrolet250tappett403113Doug Cooper'65 Chevrolet170driveshaft41824Sam McQuagg'65 Ford150crash424020Clyde Lynn'64 Ford130crash434238Wayne Smith'65 Chevrolet90oil pressure442017Junior Spencer'64 Ford90oil leak References World 600 World 600 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway