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.

1965 World 600
Race details
Race 19 of 55 in the 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series season
1965 World 600 program cover
1965 World 600 program cover
Date May 23, 1965 (1965-05-23)
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km)
Average speed 121.722 mph (195.893 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Holman-Moody
Most laps led
Driver Fred Lorenzen Holman-Moody
Laps 257
Winner
No. 28 Fred Lorenzen Holman-Moody

Background

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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

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Dick Hutcherson managed to take the championship lead away from Ned Jarrett after this race. [1]

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.[2]

Notable crew chiefs at this race; Ray Fox, John Ervin, Jimmy Thomas and Herb Nab.[3]

Final results

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Source:[4]
Fin St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps Led Status
1 1 28 Fred Lorenzen '65 Ford 400 257 running
2 6 15 Earl Balmer '64 Mercury 400 11 running
3 5 29 Dick Hutcherson '65 Ford 397 0 running
4 14 88 Buddy Baker '64 Dodge 392 0 running
5 12 51 Pedro Rodriguez '65 Ford 391 0 running
6 19 4 Ned Setzer '65 Chevrolet 382 0 running
7 30 27 Paul Lewis '64 Ford 380 0 running
8 16 74 Donald Tucker '63 Ford 352 0 running
9 23 44 Larry Hess '64 Ford 348 0 running
10 24 86 Neil Castles '65 Plymouth 343 0 running
11 29 37 Bub Strickler '64 Ford 335 0 crash
12 36 68 Bob Derrington '63 Ford 331 0 crash
13 38 53 Jimmy Helms '63 Ford 321 0 running
14 44 3 LeeRoy Yarbrough '65 Chevrolet 309 0 engine
15 41 66 Larry Manning '63 Chevrolet 308 0 running
16 37 97 Henley Gray '64 Ford 308 0 running
17 32 52 E.J. Trivette '63 Chevrolet 302 0 running
18 2 16 Darel Dieringer '64 Mercury 286 50 engine
19 28 56 Bill Morton '63 Ford 283 0 engine
20 7 11 Ned Jarrett '65 Ford 274 0 engine
21 18 90 Sonny Hutchins '64 Ford 244 0 differential
22 4 7 Cale Yarborough '65 Ford 232 0 crash
23 17 41 Jim Paschal '65 Chevrolet 211 0 crash
24 9 26 Junior Johnson '65 Ford 207 48 engine
25 22 67 Buddy Arrington '64 Dodge 187 0 engine
26 43 70 Wendell Scott '64 Ford 179 0 engine
27 27 63 Don Hume '63 Ford 146 0 engine
28 33 19 J.T. Putney '65 Chevrolet 142 0 crash
29 11 49 G.C. Spencer '64 Ford 121 0 engine
30 10 76 Larry Frank '64 Ford 120 33 ex. Manifold
31 15 23 Buren Skeen '64 Ford 113 0 crash
32 25 00 Tom Pistone '64 Ford 94 0 engine
33 3 21 Marvin Panch '65 Ford 78 1 crash
34 34 25 Jabe Thomas '64 Ford 73 0 crash
35 26 64 Elmo Langley '64 Ford 68 0 clutch
36 39 62 Raymond Carter '64 Dodge 58 0 differential
37 21 14 Bunkie Blackburn '65 Plymouth 53 0 crankshaft
38 13 87 Buck Baker '65 Chevrolet 33 0 engine
39 35 9 Roy Tyner '64 Chevrolet 25 0 tappett
40 31 13 Doug Cooper '65 Chevrolet 17 0 driveshaft
41 8 24 Sam McQuagg '65 Ford 15 0 crash
42 40 20 Clyde Lynn '64 Ford 13 0 crash
43 42 38 Wayne Smith '65 Chevrolet 9 0 oil pressure
44 20 17 Junior Spencer '64 Ford 9 0 oil leak

References

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  1. ^ Race information at Race Database
  2. ^ Race information at Racing Reference
  3. ^ Crew chief information at Racing Reference
  4. ^ "1965 World 600 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-05-07.