1965 Sandlapper 200

Race 41 of 55

Columbia
200 laps
Time of race: 1:44:36
Average speed of winner: 57.361 mph
Margin of victory: 10 car lengths
Lead changes: 5 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 38 laps
Lap leaders: Hutcherson pole, Johnson 1-26, Hutcherson 27-115, Pearson 116-151, Hutcherson 152-156, Pearson 157-200

Race notes: Finale for Samuel Smith.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	6	David Pearson	6		'65 Dodge	Owens	Owens		200	2	80	running	1000	0
2	5	Richard Petty	43		'65 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		200	0	0	running	600	0
3	1	Dick Hutcherson	29		'65 Ford	Holman-Moody		71.343	200	2	94	running	400	0
4	4	Tiny Lund	55		'64 Ford	Stelter			198	0	0	running	300	0
5	10	Cale Yarborough	06		'64 Ford	Myler			197	0	0	running	275	0
6	11	LeeRoy Yarbrough	10		'64 Ford	Gary Weaver			194	0	0	running	240	0
7	3	Ned Jarrett	11		'65 Ford	Bondy Long	Ervin		191	0	0	accident	200	0
8	18	Wendell Scott	34		'63 Ford	Wendell Scott			190	0	0	running	175	0
9	12	Neil Castles	89		'65 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			189	0	0	running	150	0
10	23	Buck Baker	87		'65 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			188	0	0	running	140	0
11	8	Stick Elliott	18		'65 Chevrolet	Bolton			188	0	0	running	130	0
12	16	Darel Dieringer	9		'65 Chevrolet	Tyner			187	0	0	running	120	0
13	17	Samuel Smith	31		'63 Ford	Fogle			108	0	0	accident	110	0
14	9	E.J. Trivette	52		'63 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			71	0	0	battery	100	0
15	22	Buddy Baker	88		'64 Dodge	Buck Baker			56	0	0	accident	100	0
16	13	Henley Gray	97		'64 Ford	Gene Cline			32	0	0	brakes	100	0
17	2	Junior Johnson	26		'65 Ford	Johnson			26	1	26	throttle	100	0
18	7	Bud Moore	64		'64 Ford	Langley			23	0	0	rear end	100	0
19	15	Jimmy Vaughn	51		'64 Dodge				15	0	0	engine	100	0
20	14	Jimmy Helms	53		'63 Ford	David Warren			14	0	0	transmission	100	0
21	21	J.T. Putney	38		'65 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			2	0	0	accident	100	0
22	19	Tom Pistone	59		'64 Ford	Sweet			2	0	0	accident	100	0
23	20	Bob Derrington	68		'63 Ford	Derrington			2	0	0	accident	0	0