Race: Daytona 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 4 of 55
Date: February 14, 1965
Track: Daytona International Speedway
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Daytona 500 Race Information
| Winner | Fred Lorenzen | Car | No. 28 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Holman Moody | Winner Start | 4th |
| Started First | Darel Dieringer | Most Laps Led | Marvin Panch (80) |
| Race Distance | 332.5 miles (133 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 43 |
| Different Leaders | 4 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Darel Dieringer | Season Race | 4 of 55 |
Daytona 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 133 | 25 | running | 5200 |
| 2 | 1 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 132 | 0 | running | 4992 |
| 3 | 5 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Holman Moody | Ford | 132 | 1 | running | 4784 |
| 4 | 16 | 15 | Earl Balmer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 132 | 0 | running | 4576 |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 132 | 0 | running | 4368 |
| 6 | 6 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 132 | 80 | running | 4160 |
| 7 | 26 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Holman Moody | Ford | 130 | 0 | running | 3952 |
| 8 | 10 | 24 | Sam McQuagg | Betty Lilly (Owner) | Ford | 130 | 0 | running | 3744 |
| 9 | 32 | 10 | Cale Yarborough | Gary Weaver (Owner) | Ford | 128 | 0 | running | 3536 |
| 10 | 36 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Ford | 128 | 0 | running | 3328 |
| 11 | 13 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 128 | 0 | running | 3120 |
| 12 | 9 | 04 | H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 126 | 0 | running | 2912 |
| 13 | 15 | 60 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 125 | 0 | running | 2704 |
| 14 | 19 | 19 | J.T. Putney | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | running | 2496 |
| 15 | 8 | 74 | Donald Tucker | Don Snyder (Owner) | Ford | 124 | 0 | running | 2288 |
| 16 | 17 | 72 | Jerry Grant | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Ford | 123 | 0 | running | 2080 |
| 17 | 27 | 86 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Plymouth | 122 | 0 | running | 1872 |
| 18 | 12 | 68 | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 121 | 0 | running | 1664 |
| 19 | 21 | 44 | Larry Hess | Larry Hess (Owner) | Ford | 119 | 0 | running | 1456 |
| 20 | 14 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 118 | 0 | running | 1248 |
| 21 | 31 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 118 | 0 | running | 1040 |
| 22 | 33 | 81 | Don Tilley | Joe Keistler (Owner) | Dodge | 117 | 0 | running | 832 |
| 23 | 28 | 14 | Johnny Allen | Sam Fletcher (Owner) | Plymouth | 114 | 0 | running | 624 |
| 24 | 41 | 99 | Herb Shannon | ā | Mercury | 110 | 0 | engine | 416 |
| 25 | 30 | 37 | Bub Strickler | Bub Strickler (Owner) | Ford | 73 | 0 | engine | 208 |
| 26 | 20 | 03 | Reb Wickersham | Ray Underwood (Owner) | Ford | 68 | 0 | running | 208 |
| 27 | 11 | 82 | Bunkie Blackburn | Casper Hensley (Owner) | Pontiac | 49 | 0 | crank shaft | 208 |
| 28 | 2 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 27 | 27 | accident | 208 |
| 29 | 24 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 12 | 0 | rocker arm | 208 |
| 30 | 22 | 02 | Roy Mayne | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Pontiac | 6 | 0 | distributor | 208 |
| 31 | 23 | 20 | Jack Anderson | Ron Cory (Owner) | Ford | 5 | 0 | transmission | 208 |
| 32 | 29 | 2 | Jim Bray | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Pontiac | 4 | 0 | overheating | 208 |
| 33 | 43 | 35 | Jeff Hawkins | Lester Hunter (Owner) | Dodge | 4 | 0 | handling | 208 |
| 34 | 34 | 18 | Ned Setzer | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | fuel pump | 208 |
| 35 | 35 | 61 | Barry Brooks | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Pontiac | 3 | 0 | oil pressure | 208 |
| 36 | 42 | 26 | Red Farmer | ā | Ford | 3 | 0 | handling | 208 |
| 37 | 37 | 53 | Pete Stewart | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 2 | 0 | handling | 208 |
| 38 | 39 | 98 | Jimmy Helms | ā | Ford | 2 | 0 | clutch | 208 |
| 39 | 40 | 08 | Tom Pistone | Glen Sweet (Owner) | Ford | 2 | 0 | clutch | 208 |
| 40 | 18 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Dodge | 2 | 0 | engine | 208 |
| 41 | 7 | 76 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | oil pressure | 208 |
| 42 | 38 | 79 | Joe Penland | Harold Rhodes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | piston | 208 |
| 43 | 25 | 39 | Robert Vaughn | Ronald Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 1 | 0 | oil pressure | 208 |
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