Race: Motor Trend 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 1 of 55
Date: January 17, 1965
Track: Riverside International Raceway
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Motor Trend 500 Race Information
| Winner | Dan Gurney | Car | No. 121 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Wood Brothers Racing | Winner Start | 11th |
| Started First | Junior Johnson | Most Laps Led | Dan Gurney (126) |
| Race Distance | 499.5 miles (185 laps) | Track Length | 2.7 miles |
| Track Type | Road course | Starters | 44 |
| Different Leaders | 4 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Junior Johnson | Season Race | 1 of 55 |
Motor Trend 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 121 | Dan Gurney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 185 | 126 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 185 | 11 | running | 2500 |
| 3 | 5 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 184 | 0 | running | 2400 |
| 4 | 16 | 06 | Darel Dieringer | — | Ford | 181 | 0 | running | 2300 |
| 5 | 15 | 5 | Gene Davis | Bill Groves (Owner) | Mercury | 177 | 0 | running | 2200 |
| 6 | 36 | 98 | Eddie Gray | Ralph Shelton (Owner) | Mercury | 176 | 0 | running | 2100 |
| 7 | 8 | 45 | Scotty Cain | Bill Clifton (Owner) | Mercury | 172 | 0 | running | 2000 |
| 8 | 38 | 17 | Sam Stanley | Irwin Sandlin (Owner) | Mercury | 172 | 0 | running | 1900 |
| 9 | 18 | 88 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Dodge | 171 | 0 | running | 1800 |
| 10 | 12 | 00 | A.J. Foyt | Holman Moody | Ford | 169 | 12 | accident | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 12 | Jerry Grant | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Ford | 167 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | 4 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | running | 1700 |
| 13 | 39 | 0 | Nat Reeder | Nat Reeder (Owner) | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | fuel | 1600 |
| 14 | 23 | 6 | Ed Brown | Coz Concilla (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 151 | 0 | running | 1500 |
| 15 | 20 | 100 | Dick Guldstrand | Bob McDonald (Owner) | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | running | 1400 |
| 16 | 37 | 711 | Bob Connor | Howard York (Owner) | Mercury | 115 | 0 | clutch | 1300 |
| 17 | 28 | 71 | Sam McQuagg | James Racing | Ford | 97 | 0 | rear end | 1200 |
| 18 | 6 | 9 | Bill Amick | Dick Niles (Owner) | Mercury | 95 | 0 | engine | 1100 |
| 19 | 3 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 94 | 0 | fire | 1000 |
| 20 | 13 | 1 | Skip Hudson | — | Ford | 90 | 0 | engine | 900 |
| 21 | 34 | 43 | Fritz Wilson | Fritz Wilson (Owner) | Plymouth | 84 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 22 | 21 | 60 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 80 | 0 | overheating | 800 |
| 23 | 14 | 76 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Ford | 65 | 0 | running | 700 |
| 24 | 4 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 55 | 0 | overheating | 600 |
| 25 | 25 | 58 | Doug Moore | Doug Moore (Owner) | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | transmission | 500 |
| 26 | 30 | 84 | Al Self | Al Self (Owner) | Ford | 49 | 0 | engine | 400 |
| 27 | 9 | 611 | Dick Bown | Bown Racing | Plymouth | 47 | 0 | engine | 300 |
| 28 | 10 | 33 | Bob Bondurant | Clem Proctor (Owner) | Ford | 47 | 0 | cylinder | 200 |
| 29 | 42 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 41 | 0 | overheating | 100 |
| 30 | 32 | 14 | Joe Clark | Bob Bristol (Owner) | Mercury | 41 | 0 | drive shaft | 100 |
| 31 | 7 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Holman Moody | Ford | 40 | 0 | overheating | 100 |
| 32 | 2 | 15 | Parnelli Jones | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 37 | 36 | valve | 0 |
| 33 | 19 | 67 | Jim Cook | Floyd Johnson (Owner) | Mercury | 36 | 0 | engine | 100 |
| 34 | 40 | 19 | Bob Thompson | — | Mercury | 26 | 0 | engine | 100 |
| 35 | 41 | 18 | Bill Boldt | — | Mercury | 19 | 0 | engine | 100 |
| 36 | 31 | 20 | Bill Meyer | — | Ford | 19 | 0 | oil pressure | 100 |
| 37 | 26 | 111 | Johnny Steele | Johnny Steele (Owner) | Ford | 16 | 0 | engine | 100 |
| 38 | 35 | 10 | Don Walker | — | Ford | 14 | 0 | transmission | 100 |
| 39 | 24 | 53 | Billy Cantrell | — | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | overheating | 0 |
| 40 | 43 | 38 | Charles Powell | — | Pontiac | 1 | 0 | engine | 100 |
| 41 | 29 | 48 | Bruce Worrell | Bruce Worrell (Owner) | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | transmission | 100 |
| 42 | 27 | 61 | Dana Hall | — | Pontiac | 1 | 0 | transmission | 100 |
| 43 | 33 | 23 | Bob Perry | — | Dodge | 1 | 0 | clutch | 100 |
| 44 | 44 | 22 | Dave James | — | Dodge | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 |
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