Race: Daytona 500 Qualifer #1
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 2 of 55
Date: February 12, 1965
Track: Daytona International Speedway
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Daytona 500 Qualifer #1 Race Information
| Winner | Darel Dieringer | Car | No. 16 Mercury |
| Team / Owner | Bud Moore Engineering | Winner Start | 1st |
| Started First | Darel Dieringer | Most Laps Led | Ned Jarrett (31) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (40 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 21 |
| Different Leaders | 3 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | Darel Dieringer | Season Race | 2 of 55 |
Daytona 500 Qualifer #1 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 40 | 6 | running | 400 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 40 | 31 | running | 384 |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Holman Moody | Ford | 40 | 3 | running | 368 |
| 4 | 8 | 76 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Ford | 39 | 0 | running | 352 |
| 5 | 6 | 04 | H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 39 | 0 | running | 336 |
| 6 | 15 | 82 | Bunkie Blackburn | Casper Hensley (Owner) | Pontiac | 38 | 0 | running | 320 |
| 7 | 9 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 38 | 0 | running | 304 |
| 8 | 7 | 60 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 37 | 0 | running | 288 |
| 9 | 18 | 72 | Jerry Grant | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Ford | 37 | 0 | running | 272 |
| 10 | 21 | 19 | J.T. Putney | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | running | 256 |
| 11 | 11 | 44 | Larry Hess | Larry Hess (Owner) | Ford | 35 | 0 | running | 240 |
| 12 | 17 | 3 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Fox Racing | Dodge | 31 | 0 | running | 224 |
| 13 | 19 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 13 | 0 | running | 208 |
| 14 | 4 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Holman Moody | Ford | 12 | 0 | running | 192 |
| 15 | 20 | 14 | Johnny Allen | Sam Fletcher (Owner) | Plymouth | 6 | 0 | running | 176 |
| 16 | 10 | 37 | Bub Strickler | Bub Strickler (Owner) | Ford | 5 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 17 | 12 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 3 | 0 | running | 144 |
| 18 | 14 | 81 | Don Tilley | Joe Keistler (Owner) | Dodge | 2 | 0 | running | 125 |
| 19 | 13 | 61 | Barry Brooks | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Pontiac | 2 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 20 | 5 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Ford | 1 | 0 | running | 96 |
| 21 | 16 | 79 | Joe Penland | Harold Rhodes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | running | 80 |
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