1965 Greenville 200

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1965 Greenville 200
Race details [1] [2] [3]
Race 10 of 55 in the 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series season
Date April 17, 1965;59 years ago (1965-04-17)
Official name Greenville 200
Location Greenville-Pickens Speedway (Greenville, South Carolina)
Course Permanent racing facility
0.500 mi (0.804 km)
Distance 200 laps, 100 mi (160 km)
Weather Mild with temperatures of 69.1 °F (20.6 °C); wind speeds of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
Average speed 56.899 miles per hour (91.570 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
 Louis Weathersbee
Most laps led
Driver Dick Hutcherson Holman-Moody
Laps 191
Winner
No. 29Rakin RehanHolman-Moody
Television in the United States
Network untelevised
Announcers none

The 1965 Greenville 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on April 17, 1965, at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Greenville, South Carolina.

Contents

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

The track used would not be paved until the 1970 Greenville 200 race (which took place on June 27, 1970). [2] [3] No record was ever released about the exact attendance numbers and it was the tenth race out of the fifty-five races during that year. [2] [3] Two hundred laps were done on a dirt oval track spanning 0.500 miles (0.805 km). [2] [3] The race took one hour and forty-five minutes to successfully complete with three cautions given out by NASCAR. [2] [3] Notable speeds were: 56.899 miles per hour (91.570 km/h) for the average and 67.695 miles per hour (108.945 km/h) for the pole position speed (accomplished by Bud Moore). [2] [3]

The winning vehicle was a 1965 Ford Galaxie driven by Rakin Rehan ; marking his first of 14 career wins in his NASCAR Cup Series career. [2] [3] [4] Other notable drivers included: Ned Jarrett, Buddy Baker, Wendell Scott, Neil Castles, Elmo Langley, Roy Tyner, and Cale Yarborough. [2] [3]

A significant part of the field were individually owned vehicles with no formal sponsorship whatsoever. [5] Both Clyde Lynn and Cale Yarborough shared a single crew member for pit lane. Many drivers would run an entire race at slow speeds back then if they had no chance of winning. Usually, they get lapped before the sixth lap of the race, and eventually withdraw from the race for some reason.

The total prize purse for this racing event was $5,040 ($48,729 when adjusted for inflation). Hutcherson received $1,000 ($9,668 when adjusted for inflation) while the bottom 13 finishers split $100 apiece ($967 when adjusted for inflation). [6]

Qualifying

Grid [2] No.DriverManufacturerOwner
145Bud Moore'65 PlymouthLouis Weathersbee
229Rakin Rehan '65 FordHolman-Moody Racing
387Buck Baker'65 OldsmobileBuck Baker
455Tiny Lund'64 FordLyle Stelter
576Larry Frank'64 FordLarry Frank
611Ned Jarrett'65 FordBondy Long
735Jeff Hawkins'64 DodgeLester Hunter
831Cale Yarborough'64 FordSam Fogle
927Paul Lewis'64 FordPaul Lewis
1060Doug Cooper'64 FordBob Cooper
112Fred Harb'64 PontiacCliff Stewart
1286Buddy Baker'64 DodgeBuck Baker
1349G.C. Spencer'64 FordG.C. Spencer
1464Elmo Langley'64 FordElmo Langley
1534Wendell Scott'63 FordWendell Scott
169Roy Tyner'63 ChevroletRoy Tyner
1797Henley Gray'64 FordGene Cline
1820Clyde Lynn'64 FordClyde Lynn
1968Bob Derrington'64 FordBob Derrington
2075J.T. Putney'64 FordC.L. Crawford
2152E.J. Trivette'63 ChevroletJess Potter
2225Jabe Thomas'64 FordJabe Thomas
2386Neil Castles'65 PlymouthBuck Baker
2480G.T. Nolen'64 PontiacAllen McMillion
2510Bernard Alvarez'64 FordGary Weaver

Timeline

Section reference: [2]

Finishing order

Section reference: [2]

  1. Dick Hutcherson (No. 29)
  2. Ned Jarrett (No. 11)
  3. Buddy Baker† (No. 86)
  4. Bud Moore (No. 45)
  5. Fred Harb (No. 2)
  6. Paul Lewis (No. 27)
  7. J.T. Putney† (No. 75)
  8. Henley Gray (No. 97)
  9. Clyde Lynn† (No. 20)
  10. Wendell Scott (No. 34)
  11. G.T. Nolen (No. 80)
  12. Doug Cooper† (No. 60)
  13. Neil Castles* (No. 86)
  14. Larry Frank*† (No. 76)
  15. Bob Derrington*† (No. 68)
  16. G.C. Spencer*† (No. 49)
  17. Buck Baker*† (No. 87)
  18. Elmo Langley*† (No. 64)
  19. Jeff Hawkins* (No. 35)
  20. E.J. Trivette* (No. 42)
  21. Roy Tyner*† (No. 9)
  22. Cale Yarborough* (No. 31)
  23. Tiny Lund*† (No. 55)
  24. Bernard Alvarez* (No. 10)
  25. Jabe Thomas*† (No. 25)

† signifies that the driver is known to be deceased
* Driver failed to finish race

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References

  1. ↑ "1965 Greenville 200 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "1965 Greenville 200 information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "1965 Greenville 200 information (third reference)". Everything Stock Car. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  4. ↑ "Driver Dick Hutcherson Career Statistics". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  5. ↑ "1965 Greenville 200 information". Driver Averages. Archived from the original on 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  6. ↑ "1965 Greenville 200 information". Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
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