1965 Firecracker 400

Race 29 of 55

Daytona
160 laps
Time of race: 2:39:57
Average speed of winner: 150.046 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: 19 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 20 laps
Lap leaders: Panch pole, Balmer 1-5, Panch 6, Lorenzen 7, Yarborough 8, Johnson 9-10, Yarborough 11-14, Foyt 15-17, Johnson 18-22, Yarborough 23-39, Foyt 40-42, Yarborough 43-71, Dieringer 72, Panch 73-81, Yarborough 82-93, Panch 94, Dieringer 95-99, Yarborough 100-108, Panch 109-136, Foyt 137-160

Race notes: Debut for Lionel Johnson. Finale for Nelson Stacy. Only start for Ken White.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	11	A.J. Foyt	41		'65 Ford	Banjo Matthews			160	3	30	running	8500	0
2	12	Buddy Baker	86		'65 Plymouth	Buck Baker			160	0	0	running	5400	0
3	14	G.C. Spencer	49		'64 Ford	G.C. Spencer			158	0	0	running	4200	0
4	28	J.T. Putney	19		'65 Chevrolet	Beam			153	0	0	running	2525	0
5	24	Neil Castles	88		'64 Dodge	Buck Baker			152	0	0	running	1725	0
6	27	Roy Mayne	46		'65 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			152	0	0	running	1525	0
7	15	Larry Hess	44		'64 Ford	Larry Hess			151	0	0	running	1300	0
8	19	Reb Wickersham	03		'65 Ford	Underwood			151	0	0	running	1200	0
9	23	Gene Black	75		'64 Ford	C.L. Crawford			149	0	0	running	1175	0
10	30	Lionel Johnson	57		'64 Ford	Esteridge			144	0	0	running	1000	0
11	38	Tiny Lund	55		'64 Ford	Stelter			139	0	0	running	700	0
12	1	Marvin Panch	21		'65 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	171.510	136	4	39	heating	1000	0
13	29	Wendell Scott	34		'63 Ford	Wendell Scott			135	0	0	running	550	0
14	32	Jimmy Helms	53		'63 Ford	David Warren			131	0	0	running	530	0
15	26	Frank Warren	79		'63 Ford	Harold Rhodes			129	0	0	out of gas	600	0
16	16	Paul Lewis	1		'64 Ford	Paul Lewis			125	0	0	running	520	0
17	3	Cale Yarborough	27		'65 Ford	Banjo Matthews			108	6	72	engine	515	0
18	9	Darel Dieringer	16		'64 Mercury	Moore	Moore		108	2	6	accident	510	0
19	6	Dick Hutcherson	29		'65 Ford	Holman-Moody			108	0	0	accident	505	0
20	5	Ned Jarrett	11		'65 Ford	Bondy Long	Ervin		108	0	0	accident	500	0
21	22	Elmo Langley	64		'64 Ford	Langley			99	0	0	engine	495	0
22	18	Junior Spencer	17		'64 Ford	Mullins			84	0	0	axle	565	0
23	40	Bub Strickler	6		'64 Ford				84	0	0	accident	485	0
24	10	Nelson Stacy	14		'65 Plymouth	Sam Fletcher			83	0	0	fuel pump	480	0
25	21	Bobby Allison	09		'64 Ford				56	0	0	heating	550	0
26	8	Junior Johnson	26		'65 Ford	Johnson			51	2	7	withdrew	470	0
27	35	Jabe Thomas	25		'64 Ford	Jabe Thomas			51	0	0	fuel pump	465	0
28	2	Earl Balmer	15		'64 Ford	Moore	Moore		47	1	5	engine	460	0
29	4	Sam McQuagg	24		'65 Ford	Betty Lilly			34	0	0	rocker arm	455	0
30	33	E.J. Trivette	52		'63 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			32	0	0	engine	450	0
31	7	Fred Lorenzen	28		'65 Ford	Holman-Moody			25	1	1	engine	545	0
32	17	Buck Baker	87		'65 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			24	0	0	push rod	440	0
33	13	Bunkie Blackburn	33		'65 Chevrolet	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		20	0	0	clutch	435	0
34	37	LeeRoy Yarbrough	3		'65 Chevrolet	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		9	0	0	clutch	430	0
35	39	Bob Derrington	68		'63 Ford	Derrington			8	0	0	oil leak	425	0
36	31	Wayne Smith	38		'65 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			5	0	0	axle	420	0
37	36	Doug Cooper	02		'65 Chevrolet	Bob Cooper			0	0	0	oil pressure	415	0
38	20	Tom Pistone	00		'64 Ford				0	0	0	accident	410	0
39	25	Henley Gray	97		'64 Ford	Gene Cline			0	0	0	accident	405	0
40	34	Ken White	89		'65 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			0	0	0	clutch	400	0