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Wilkes 400
NASCAR Grand National race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
October 3, 1965
400 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 5
| Junior Johnson
| 26
| Junior Johnson
| 1965 Ford
| 400
| 4,475
| running
| 204 |
| 2
| 6
| Cale Yarborough
| 27
| Banjo Matthews
| 1965 Ford
| 398
| 2,125
| running
| 6 |
| 3
| 7
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| Bondy Long
| 1965 Ford
| 398
| 1,275
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 4
| David Pearson
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1965 Dodge
| 397
| 825
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 11
| Curtis Turner
| 47
| Wood Brothers
| 1965 Ford
| 396
| 675
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 8
| Marvin Panch
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1965 Ford
| 396
| 525
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 10
| Junior Spencer
| 17
| Jerry Mullins
| 1964 Ford
| 394
| 475
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 21
| Tom Pistone
| 59
| Glen Sweet
| 1964 Ford
| 393
| 500
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 12
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1964 Ford
| 392
| 400
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 17
| Buddy Baker
| 88
| Buck Baker
| 1964 Dodge
| 389
| 325
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 19
| J.T. Putney
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1965 Chevrolet
| 387
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 16
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1965 Chevrolet
| 386
| 275
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 22
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1963 Ford
| 375
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 15
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1964 Ford
| 349
| 225
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 24
| Doug Cooper
| 02
| Bob Cooper
| 1965 Chevrolet
| 349
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 23
| Roy Mayne
| 46
| Tom Hunter
| 1965 Chevrolet
| 318
| 225
| engine
| 0 |
| 17
| 33
| Gene Black
| 75
| C.L. Crawford
| 1964 Ford
| 311
| 175
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 14
| Darel Dieringer
| 10
| Gary Weaver
| 1964 Ford
| 308
| 200
| clutch
| 0 |
| 19
| 1
| Fred Lorenzen
| 28
| Holman-Moody
| 1965 Ford
| 219
| 550
| engine
| 190 |
| 20
| 29
| E.J. Trivette
| 52
| Jess Potter
| 1963 Chevrolet
| 215
| 200
| differential
| 0 |
| 21
| 28
| Wayne Smith
| 38
| Archie Smith
| 1965 Chevrolet
| 211
| 175
| steering
| 0 |
| 22
| 18
| Paul Lewis
| 56
| Curtis Larimer
| 1963 Ford
| 198
| 175
| engine
| 0 |
| 23
| 31
| Jimmy Helms
| 53
| David Warren
| 1963 Ford
| 174
| 150
| vibration
| 0 |
| 24
| 26
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Jabe Thomas
| 1964 Ford
| 154
| 175
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 25
| 20
| Bobby Johns
| 7
| Shorty Johns
| 1964 Pontiac
| 119
| 175
| push rod
| 0 |
| 26
| 34
| Frank Weathers
| 81
| Joe Keistler
| 1963 Dodge
| 119
| 150
| handling
| 0 |
| 27
| 25
| Neil Castles
| 89
| Buck Baker
| 1965 Oldsmobile
| 98
| 175
| axle
| 0 |
| 28
| 13
| Sam McQuagg
| 06
| Kenny Myler
| 1964 Ford
| 93
| 175
| gas tank
| 0 |
| 29
| 32
| Henley Gray
| 97
| Gene Cline
| 1964 Ford
| 82
| 150
| accident
| 0 |
| 30
| 27
| Bob Derrington
| 68
| Bob Derrington
| 1963 Ford
| 82
| 175
| A-frame
| 0 |
| 31
| 30
| Roy Tyner
| 9
| Roy Tyner
| 1965 Chevrolet
| 35
| 175
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 3
| Dick Hutcherson
| 29
| Holman-Moody
| 1965 Ford
| 14
| 175
| accident
| 0 |
| 33
| 2
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1965 Plymouth
| 14
| 450
| accident
| 0 |
| 34
| 9
| Bobby Isaac
| 35
| Ray Nichels
| 1965 Dodge
| 14
| 175
| accident
| 0 |
| 35
| 35
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1964 Dodge
| 13
| 150
| accident
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:48:55
Average Speed: 88.801 MPH
Pole Speed: 22.15 seconds
5 cautions for 36 laps
Attendance: 15,000