1965 Motor Trend 500

Race 1 of 55

Riverside
185 laps
Time of race: 5:41:42
Average speed of winner: 87.708 mph
Margin of victory: 27 sec.
Lead changes: 7 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 2 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Johnson pole, Jones 1-36, Johnson 37-38, Gurney 39-81, Johnson 82-90, Gurney 91-116, Foyt 117-128, Gurney 129-185

Race notes: Debut for Jerry Grant, Dick Guldstrand, Charles Powell, Sam Stanley, and Johnny Steele. Finale for Bill Amick, Bill Boldt, Billy Cantrell, Bob Connor, Gene Davis, Al Self, and Fritz Wilson. Only start for Dana Hall, Bill Meyer, Nat Reeder, and Bob Thompson.

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Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	11	Dan Gurney	121		'66 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	103.500	185	3	126	running	13625	0
2	1	Junior Johnson	27		'65 Ford	Johnson		102.846	185	2	11	running	7310	0
3	5	Marvin Panch	21		'66 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		184	0	0	running	4075	0
4	16	Darel Dieringer	06		'65 Ford				181	0	0	running	2625	0
5	15	Gene Davis	5		'64 Mercury	Groves			177	0	0	running	1850	0
6	35	Eddie Gray	98		'64 Mercury				176	0	0	running	1300	0
7	8	Scotty Cain	45		'64 Mercury				172	0	0	running	1175	0
8	37	Sam Stanley	17		'64 Mercury				172	0	0	running	1050	0
9	18	Buck Baker	88		'64 Dodge	Buck Baker			171	0	0	running	1025	0
10	12	A.J. Foyt	00		'65 Ford	Holman-Moody			169	1	12	accident	1035	0
11	17	Jerry Grant	12		'63 Ford				167	0	0	running	830	0
12	22	Roy Tyner	4		'64 Chevrolet				164	0	0	running	650	0
13	38	Nat Reeder	0		'64 Chevrolet				160	0	0	fuel	625	0
14	23	Ed Brown	6		'64 Oldsmobile				151	0	0	running	605	0
15	20	Dick Guldstrand	100		'63 Chevrolet				151	0	0	running	615	0
16	36	Bob Connor	711		'63 Mercury				115	0	0	clutch	580	0
17	28	Sam McQuagg	71		'63 Ford				97	0	0	differential	575	0
18	6	Bill Amick	9		'64 Mercury				95	0	0	engine	620	0
19	3	Ned Jarrett	11		'65 Ford	Bondy Long	Ervin		94	0	0	fire	765	0
20	13	Skip Hudson	1		'64 Ford				90	0	0	engine	635	0
21	33	Fritz Wilson	43		'64 Plymouth				84	0	0	engine	550	0
22	21	Doug Cooper	60		'64 Ford	Bob Cooper			80	0	0	heating	540	0
23	14	Larry Frank	76		'64 Ford	Larry Frank			65	0	0	running	580	0
24	4	Fred Lorenzen	28		'65 Ford	Holman-Moody			55	0	0	heating	625	0
25	25	Doug Moore	58		'64 Ford	Doug Moore			51	0	0	transmission	525	0
26	30	Al Self	84		'64 Ford				49	0	0	engine	500	0
27	9	Dick Bown	611		'65 Plymouth				47	0	0	engine	525	0
28	10	Bob Bondurant	33		'64 Ford				47	0	0	wheel cylinder	520	0
29	41	Bobby Allison	2	Southern Racing	'64 Ford				41	0	0	heating	500	0
30	32	Joe Clark	14		'64 Mercury				41	0	0	drive shaft	500	0
31	7	Dick Hutcherson	29		'65 Ford	Holman-Moody			40	0	0	heating	525	0
32	2	Parnelli Jones	15		'64 Mercury	Stroppe			37	1	36	valves	980	0
33	19	Jim Cook	67		'64 Mercury				36	0	0	engine	550	0
34	39	Bob Thompson	19		'64 Mercury				26	0	0	engine	500	0
35	40	Bill Boldt	18		'63 Mercury				19	0	0	engine	500	0
36	31	Bill Meyer	20		'63 Ford				19	0	0	engine	500	0
37	26	Johnny Steele	111		'63 Ford				16	0	0	engine	500	0
38	34	Don Walker	10		'63 Ford				14	0	0	transmission	500	0
39	24	Billy Cantrell	53		'63 Chevrolet				2	0	0	heating	500	0
40	42	Charles Powell	38		'62 Pontiac				1	0	0	engine	500	0
41	29	Bruce Worrell	48		'63 Chevrolet				1	0	0	transmission	500	0
42	27	Dana Hall	61		'64 Pontiac				1	0	0	transmission	500	0