| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | A.J. Foyt | 41 | Wood Brothers | 1965 Ford | 160 | 13,300 | running | 30 |
| 2 | 12 | Buddy Baker | 86 | Buck Baker | 1965 Plymouth | 160 | 7,395 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 14 | G.C. Spencer | 49 | G.C. Spencer | 1964 Ford | 158 | 55 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 28 | J.T. Putney | 19 | Herman Beam | 1965 Chevrolet | 153 | 2,925 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 24 | Neil Castles | 88 | Buck Baker | 1964 Dodge | 152 | 1,850 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 27 | Roy Mayne | 46 | Tom Hunter | 1965 Chevrolet | 152 | 1,600 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | Larry Hess | 44 | Larry Hess | 1964 Ford | 151 | 1,300 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | Reb Wickersham | 03 | Ray Underwood | 1965 Ford | 151 | 1,200 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | Gene Black | 75 | C.L. Crawford | 1964 Ford | 149 | 1,175 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 30 | Lionel Johnson | 57 | Clay Esteridge | 1964 Ford | 144 | 1,000 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 38 | Tiny Lund | 55 | Lyle Stelter | 1964 Ford | 139 | 700 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 1 | Marvin Panch Fred Lorenzen | 21 | Wood Brothers | 1965 Ford | 136 | 1,200 | overheating | 39 |
| 13 | 29 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 1963 Ford | 135 | 550 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 32 | Jimmy Helms | 53 | David Warren | 1963 Ford | 131 | 530 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 26 | Frank Warren | 79 | Harold Rhodes | 1963 Ford | 129 | 600 | out of gas | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | Paul Lewis | 1 | Paul Lewis | 1964 Ford | 125 | 520 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 3 | Cale Yarborough | 27 | Banjo Matthews | 1965 Ford | 108 | 1,665 | engine | 72 |
| 18 | 9 | Darel Dieringer | 16 | Bud Moore | 1964 Mercury | 108 | 610 | accident | 6 |
| 19 | 6 | Dick Hutcherson | 29 | Holman-Moody | 1965 Ford | 108 | 505 | accident | 0 |
| 20 | 5 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | Bondy Long | 1965 Ford | 108 | 500 | accident | 0 |
| 21 | 22 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley | 1964 Ford | 99 | 495 | engine | 0 |
| 22 | 18 | Junior Spencer | 17 | Jerry Mullins | 1964 Ford | 84 | 565 | axle | 0 |
| 23 | 40 | Bub Strickler | 6 | 1964 Ford | 84 | 485 | accident | 0 | |
| 24 | 10 | Nelson Stacy | 14 | Sam Fletcher | 1965 Plymouth | 83 | 480 | fuel pump | 0 |
| 25 | 21 | Bobby Allison | 09 | Ed Grady | 1964 Ford | 56 | 550 | overheating | 0 |
| 26 | 8 | Junior Johnson | 26 | Junior Johnson | 1965 Ford | 51 | 620 | quit/protest | 7 |
| 27 | 35 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Jabe Thomas | 1964 Ford | 51 | 465 | fuel pump | 0 |
| 28 | 2 | Earl Balmer | 15 | Bud Moore | 1964 Ford | 47 | 560 | engine | 5 |
| 29 | 4 | Sam McQuagg | 24 | Betty Lilly | 1965 Ford | 34 | 455 | rocker arm | 0 |
| 30 | 33 | E.J. Trivette | 52 | Jess Potter | 1963 Chevrolet | 32 | 450 | engine | 0 |
| 31 | 7 | Fred Lorenzen | 28 | Holman-Moody | 1965 Ford | 25 | 595 | engine | 1 |
| 32 | 17 | Buck Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 1965 Chevrolet | 24 | 440 | push rod | 0 |
| 33 | 13 | Bunkie Blackburn | 33 | Ray Fox | 1965 Chevrolet | 20 | 435 | clutch | 0 |
| 34 | 37 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 3 | Ray Fox | 1965 Chevrolet | 9 | 430 | clutch | 0 |
| 35 | 39 | Bob Derrington | 68 | Bob Derrington | 1963 Ford | 8 | 425 | oil leak | 0 |
| 36 | 31 | Wayne Smith | 38 | Archie Smith | 1965 Chevrolet | 5 | 420 | axle | 0 |
| 37 | 36 | Doug Cooper | 02 | Bob Cooper | 1965 Chevrolet | 0 | 415 | oil pressure | 0 |
| 38 | 20 | Tom Pistone | 00 | Emory Gilliam | 1964 Ford | 0 | 410 | accident | 0 |
| 39 | 25 | Henley Gray | 97 | Gene Cline | 1964 Ford | 0 | 405 | accident | 0 |
| 40 | 34 | Ken White | 89 | Buck Baker | 1965 Oldsmobile | 0 | 400 | clutch | 0 |