1965 Fireball 200

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1965 Fireball 200
Race details [1] [2]
Race 6 of 55 in the 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series season
Date February 28, 1965;55 years ago (1965-02-28)
Official name Fireball 200
Location Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
0.500 mi (0.804 km)
Distance 200 laps, 100 mi (151 km)
Weather Chilly with temperatures of 64.9 °F (18.3 °C); wind speeds of 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)
Average speed 75.678 miles per hour (121.792 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
 Bondy Long
Most laps led
Driver Ned Jarrett Bondy Long
Laps 199
Winner
No. 11 Ned Jarrett Bondy Long
Television in the United States
Network untelevised
Announcers none

The 1965 Fireball 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on February 28, 1965, at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway in Weaverville, North Carolina.

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The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the "strictly stock" vehicles of the 1950s.

Race report

Two hundred laps took place on a paved oval track spanning 0.500 miles (0.805 km) for a grand total of 100.0 miles (160.9 km). [2] It took an hour and nineteen minutes for the race to reach its conclusion; Ned Jarrett defeated Dick Hutcherson by an unknown length of time in front of 6500 people. [2] Notable speeds were: 75.678 miles per hour (121.792 km/h) as the average speed and 84.230 miles per hour (135.555 km/h) as the pole position speed. [2] Two cautions were given for an unknown number of laps. [2]

Total winnings for this race were $4,490 ($36,427 when adjusted for inflation). [3]

Most of the stock car owners were independent with only three "corporate" racing teams showing up for the event. Buddy Baker ended up as the last-place finisher; he would only finish nine laps out of the regulation length of 200 laps due to a problem with the back of his Plymouth vehicle. Most of the starting grid would drive automobiles designed by the Ford Motor Company; with the now-dominant Chevrolet brand only fielding three vehicles. [4]

Notable crew chiefs who actively participated in the race were Lanty McClung, Herb Nab, and John Ervin. [5]

Qualifying

Grid [2] No.DriverManufacturerOwner
111Ned Jarrett'65 Ford Bondy Long
249G.C. Spencer'64 Ford G.C. Spencer
329Dick Hutcherson'65 Ford Holman-Moody
426Junior Johnson'65 Ford Junior Johnson
510Cale Yarborough'64 Ford Gary Weaver
638Neil Castles'64 Dodge Buck Baker
719J.T. Putney'65 Chevrolet Herman Beam
855Tiny Lund'64 Ford Lyle Stelter
937Bub Strickler'64 Ford Bub Strickler
1075Gene Black'64 Ford C.L. Crawford

Timeline

Section reference: [2]

Finishing order

Section reference: [2]

  1. Ned Jarrett (No. 11)
  2. Dick Hutcherson (No. 29)
  3. Cale Yarborough (No. 10)
  4. G.C. Spencer (No. 49)
  5. Danny Byrd (No. 08)
  6. J.T. Putney (No. 19)
  7. Neil Castles (No. 38)
  8. Bub Strickler (No. 37)
  9. Ned Setzer (No. 16)
  10. Tiny Lund (No. 55)
  11. Bob Derrington (No. 68)
  12. Junior Johnson* (No. 26)
  13. Gene Hobby (No. 99)
  14. Frank Weathers* (No. 81)
  15. Barry Brooks* (No. 61)
  16. Darel Dieringer* (No. 31)
  17. Wendell Scott* (No. 34)
  18. Gene Black* (No. 75)
  19. Doug Moore* (No. 58)
  20. Doug Cooper* (No. 60)
  21. Buddy Baker* (No. 86)

* Driver failed to finish race

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References

  1. ↑ "1965 Fireball 200 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "1965 Fireball 200 information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  3. ↑ "Total prize purse for the 1965 Fireball 200". Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  4. ↑ "Additional 1965 Fireball 200 information". Driver Averages. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  5. ↑ "1965 Fireball 200 crew chiefs information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
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