Race: Firecracker 400
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 29 of 55
Date: July 4, 1965
Track: Daytona International Speedway
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Firecracker 400 Race Information
| Winner | A.J. Foyt | Car | No. 41 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Wood Brothers Racing | Winner Start | 11th |
| Started First | Marvin Panch | Most Laps Led | Cale Yarborough (72) |
| Race Distance | 400 miles (160 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 40 |
| Different Leaders | 7 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Dick Hutcherson | Season Race | 29 of 55 |
Firecracker 400 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 41 | A.J. Foyt | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 160 | 30 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 12 | 86 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Plymouth | 160 | 0 | running | 2350 |
| 3 | 14 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Ford | 158 | 0 | running | 2256 |
| 4 | 28 | 19 | J.T. Putney | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | running | 2162 |
| 5 | 24 | 88 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Dodge | 152 | 0 | running | 2068 |
| 6 | 27 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 152 | 0 | running | 1974 |
| 7 | 15 | 44 | Larry Hess | Larry Hess (Owner) | Ford | 151 | 0 | running | 1880 |
| 8 | 19 | 03 | Reb Wickersham | Ray Underwood (Owner) | Ford | 151 | 0 | running | 1786 |
| 9 | 23 | 75 | Gene Black | C.L. Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 149 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 30 | 57 | Lionel Johnson | Clay Esteridge (Owner) | Ford | 144 | 0 | running | 1692 |
| 11 | 38 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 139 | 0 | running | 1598 |
| 12 | 1 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 136 | 39 | overheating | 1504 |
| 13 | 29 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 135 | 0 | running | 1410 |
| 14 | 32 | 53 | Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 131 | 0 | running | 1316 |
| 15 | 26 | 79 | Frank Warren | Harold Rhodes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | out of fuel | 1222 |
| 16 | 16 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Owner) | Ford | 125 | 0 | running | 1128 |
| 17 | 3 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Matthews Racing | Ford | 108 | 72 | engine | 1034 |
| 18 | 9 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 108 | 6 | accident | 940 |
| 19 | 6 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Holman Moody | Ford | 108 | 0 | accident | 846 |
| 20 | 5 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 108 | 0 | accident | 752 |
| 21 | 22 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 99 | 0 | engine | 658 |
| 22 | 18 | 17 | Junior Spencer | Jerry Mullins (Owner) | Ford | 84 | 0 | axle | 564 |
| 23 | 40 | 6 | Bub Strickler | — | Ford | 84 | 0 | accident | 470 |
| 24 | 10 | 14 | Nelson Stacy | Sam Fletcher (Owner) | Plymouth | 83 | 0 | fuel pump | 376 |
| 25 | 21 | 09 | Bobby Allison | Ed Grady (Owner) | Ford | 56 | 0 | overheating | 282 |
| 26 | 8 | 26 | Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 51 | 7 | handling | 188 |
| 27 | 35 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Jabe Thomas (Owner) | Ford | 51 | 0 | fuel pump | 94 |
| 28 | 2 | 15 | Earl Balmer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 47 | 5 | engine | 94 |
| 29 | 4 | 24 | Sam McQuagg | Betty Lilly (Owner) | Ford | 34 | 0 | rocker arm | 94 |
| 30 | 33 | 52 | E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | engine | 94 |
| 31 | 7 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 25 | 1 | engine | 94 |
| 32 | 17 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | push rod | 94 |
| 33 | 13 | 33 | Bunkie Blackburn | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | 0 | clutch | 94 |
| 34 | 37 | 3 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | clutch | 94 |
| 35 | 39 | 68 | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 8 | 0 | oil leak | 94 |
| 36 | 31 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | axle | 94 |
| 37 | 36 | 02 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | oil pressure | 94 |
| 38 | 20 | 00 | Tom Pistone | Emory Gilliam (Owner) | Ford | 0 | 0 | accident | 94 |
| 39 | 25 | 97 | Henley Gray | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 0 | 0 | accident | 94 |
| 40 | 34 | 89 | Ken White | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | clutch | 94 |
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