1965 Motor Trend 500 Results
Dan Gurney won the 1965 Motor Trend 500 at Riverside International Raceway on January 17, 1965, leading 126 of 185 laps. Full Grand National Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 43 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 121 | Dan Gurney | 11 | 185 | 126 | Running |
| 2 | 27 | Junior Johnson | 1 | 185 | 11 | Running |
| 3 | 21 | Marvin Panch | 5 | 184 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 06 | Darel Dieringer | 16 | 181 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 5 | Gene Davis | 15 | 177 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 98 | Eddie Gray | 35 | 176 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 45 | Scotty Cain | 8 | 172 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 17 | Sam Stanley | 37 | 172 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 88 | Buck Baker | 18 | 171 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 00 | A.J. Foyt | 12 | 169 | 12 | Crash |
| 11 | 12 | Jerry Grant | 17 | 167 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 4 | Roy Tyner | 22 | 164 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 0 | Nat Reeder | 38 | 160 | 0 | Fuel |
| 14 | 6 | Ed Brown | 23 | 151 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 100 | Dick Guldstrand | 20 | 151 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 711 | Bob Connor | 36 | 115 | 0 | Clutch |
| 17 | 71 | Sam McQuagg | 28 | 97 | 0 | Differential |
| 18 | 9 | Bill Amick | 6 | 95 | 0 | Engine |
| 19 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | 3 | 94 | 0 | Fire |
| 20 | 1 | Skip Hudson | 13 | 90 | 0 | Engine |
| 21 | 43 | Fritz Wilson | 33 | 84 | 0 | Engine |
| 22 | 60 | Doug Cooper | 21 | 80 | 0 | Overheating |
| 23 | 76 | Larry Frank | 14 | 65 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | 4 | 55 | 0 | Overheating |
| 25 | 58 | Doug Moore | 25 | 51 | 0 | Transmission |
| 26 | 84 | Al Self | 30 | 49 | 0 | Engine |
| 27 | 611 | Dick Bown | 9 | 47 | 0 | Engine |
| 28 | 33 | Bob Bondurant | 10 | 47 | 0 | Wheel cylinder |
| 29 | 2 | Bobby Allison | 41 | 41 | 0 | Overheating |
| 30 | 14 | Joe Clark | 32 | 41 | 0 | Driveshaft |
| 31 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | 7 | 40 | 0 | Overheating |
| 32 | 15 | Parnelli Jones | 2 | 37 | 36 | Valves |
| 33 | 67 | Jim Cook | 19 | 36 | 0 | Engine |
| 34 | 19 | Bob Thompson | 39 | 26 | 0 | Engine |
| 35 | 18 | Bill Boldt | 40 | 19 | 0 | Engine |
| 36 | 20 | Bill Meyer | 31 | 19 | 0 | Engine |
| 37 | 111 | Johnny Steele | 26 | 16 | 0 | Engine |
| 38 | 10 | Don Walker | 34 | 14 | 0 | Transmission |
| 39 | 53 | Billy Cantrell | 24 | 2 | 0 | Overheating |
| 40 | 38 | Charles Powell | 42 | 1 | 0 | Engine |
| 41 | 48 | Bruce Worrell | 29 | 1 | 0 | Transmission |
| 42 | 61 | Dana Hall | 27 | 1 | 0 | Transmission |
| 43 | 23 | Bob Perry | 43 | 1 | 0 | Transmission |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | January 17, 1965 |
| Track | Riverside International Raceway |
| Laps | 185 |