Race: Atlanta 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 9 of 55
Date: April 11, 1965
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway
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Atlanta 500 Race Information
| Winner | Marvin Panch | Car | No. 21 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Wood Brothers Racing | Winner Start | 1st |
| Started First | Marvin Panch | Most Laps Led | Marvin Panch (249) |
| Race Distance | 501 miles (334 laps) | Track Length | 1.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 44 |
| Different Leaders | 5 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Ned Jarrett | Season Race | 9 of 55 |
Atlanta 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 334 | 249 | running | 2500 |
| 2 | 7 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Holman Moody | Ford | 334 | 4 | running | 2400 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 330 | 0 | running | 2300 |
| 4 | 5 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Holman Moody | Ford | 327 | 0 | running | 2200 |
| 5 | 22 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Dodge | 325 | 0 | running | 2100 |
| 6 | 38 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 322 | 0 | running | 2000 |
| 7 | 18 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 321 | 0 | running | 1900 |
| 8 | 16 | 44 | Larry Hess | Larry Hess (Owner) | Ford | 310 | 0 | running | 1800 |
| 9 | 43 | 27 | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Owner) | Ford | 310 | 0 | running | 1700 |
| 10 | 30 | 37 | Bub Strickler | Bub Strickler (Owner) | Ford | 309 | 0 | accident | 1600 |
| 11 | 27 | 17 | Junior Spencer | Jerry Mullins (Owner) | Ford | 300 | 0 | running | 1500 |
| 12 | 11 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Ford | 299 | 0 | overheating | 1400 |
| 13 | 24 | 77 | Johnny Rutherford | — | Ford | 298 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 60 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 297 | 0 | running | 1300 |
| 15 | 28 | 68 | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 280 | 0 | running | 1200 |
| 16 | 17 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 250 | 35 | accident | 1100 |
| 17 | 10 | 24 | Sam McQuagg | Betty Lilly (Owner) | Ford | 223 | 0 | overheating | 1000 |
| 18 | 35 | 2 | T.C. Hunt | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 214 | 0 | engine | 900 |
| 19 | 44 | 35 | Cale Yarborough | Lester Hunter (Owner) | Dodge | 193 | 0 | accident | 800 |
| 20 | 13 | 19 | J.T. Putney | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | accident | 700 |
| 21 | 3 | 15 | Earl Balmer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 185 | 6 | engine | 600 |
| 22 | 25 | 86 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Plymouth | 170 | 0 | oil pressure | 500 |
| 23 | 37 | 56 | Bill Morton | Curtis Larimer (Owner) | Ford | 142 | 0 | overheating | 400 |
| 24 | 8 | 76 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Ford | 136 | 0 | engine | 300 |
| 25 | 2 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 132 | 40 | accident | 200 |
| 26 | 40 | 52 | E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | engine | 100 |
| 27 | 9 | 26 | Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 110 | 0 | overheating | 100 |
| 28 | 23 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 105 | 0 | rear end | 100 |
| 29 | 34 | 74 | Donald Tucker | Don Snyder (Owner) | Ford | 98 | 0 | rear end | 100 |
| 30 | 6 | 41 | A.J. Foyt | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 91 | 0 | throttle | 0 |
| 31 | 19 | 08 | Danny Byrd | Glen Sweet (Owner) | Ford | 63 | 0 | rear end | 100 |
| 32 | 14 | 04 | H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 48 | 0 | engine | 100 |
| 33 | 29 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | sway bar | 100 |
| 34 | 26 | 48 | Jimmy Helms | — | Ford | 46 | 0 | oil pressure | 100 |
| 35 | 39 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 29 | 0 | oil pressure | 100 |
| 36 | 15 | 03 | Reb Wickersham | Ray Underwood (Owner) | Ford | 26 | 0 | head gasket | 100 |
| 37 | 20 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Glen Sweet (Owner) | Ford | 24 | 0 | engine | 100 |
| 38 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 13 | 0 | clutch | 100 |
| 39 | 36 | 18 | Ned Setzer | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | sway bar | 100 |
| 40 | 32 | 39 | Robert Vaughn | Ronald Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 5 | 0 | oil pressure | 100 |
| 41 | 41 | 96 | Cotton Wallace | — | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | tire | 100 |
| 42 | 31 | 10 | Bernard Alvarez | Gary Weaver (Owner) | Ford | 2 | 0 | clutch | 100 |
| 43 | 42 | 40 | Bud Harless | Basil Whittaker (Owner) | Pontiac | 2 | 0 | handling | 100 |
| 44 | 33 | 6 | Jim Conway | — | Ford | 1 | 0 | clutch | 100 |
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