1965 NASCAR Grand National Series Season

The 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series (today's Cup Series) season: 55 points races, 13 different winners, and Ned Jarrett and Junior Johnson won the most races, 13 each. The full schedule with every winner, and the season leaders.

Champion

Season	Champion
1965	Ned Jarrett

Schedule and winners

No.	Date	Race	Track	Winner	Laps led by winner
1	January 17, 1965	Motor Trend 500	Riverside International Raceway	Dan Gurney	126
2	February 12, 1965	Daytona 500 Qualifier #1	Daytona	Darel Dieringer	6
3	February 12, 1965	Daytona 500 Qualifier #2	Daytona	Junior Johnson	24
4	February 14, 1965	Daytona 500	Daytona	Fred Lorenzen	25
5	February 27, 1965	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, February 27	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Ned Jarrett	65
6	February 28, 1965	Fireball 200	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Ned Jarrett	199
7	March 7, 1965	Richmond 250	Richmond	Junior Johnson	175
8	March 14, 1965	Occoneechee Speedway, March 14	Occoneechee Speedway	Ned Jarrett	30
9	April 11, 1965	Atlanta 500	Atlanta	Marvin Panch	249
10	April 17, 1965	Greenville 200	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Dick Hutcherson	191
11	April 18, 1965	Gwyn Staley 400	North Wilkesboro	Junior Johnson	356
12	April 25, 1965	Virginia 500	Martinsville	Fred Lorenzen	338
13	April 28, 1965	Columbia 200	Columbia Speedway	Tiny Lund	93
14	May 2, 1965	Southeastern 500	Bristol	Junior Johnson	240
15	May 8, 1965	Rebel 300	Darlington	Junior Johnson	197
16	May 14, 1965	Tidewater 250	Langley Field Speedway	Ned Jarrett	149
17	May 15, 1965	Bowman Gray Stadium, May 15	Bowman Gray Stadium	Junior Johnson	200
18	May 16, 1965	Hickory 250	Hickory Motor Speedway	Junior Johnson	13
19	May 23, 1965	World 600	Charlotte	Fred Lorenzen	257
20	May 27, 1965	Cleveland County Fairgrounds, May 27	Cleveland County Fairgrounds	Ned Jarrett	25
21	May 29, 1965	Asheville Speedway, May 29	Asheville Speedway	Junior Johnson	300
22	May 30, 1965	Harris Speedway, May 30	Harris Speedway	Ned Jarrett	311
23	June 3, 1965	Music City 200	Nashville Speedway	Dick Hutcherson	200
24	June 6, 1965	Birmingham 200	Fairgrounds Raceway	Ned Jarrett	108
25	June 13, 1965	Dixie 400	Atlanta	Marvin Panch	29
26	June 19, 1965	Pickens 200	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Dick Hutcherson	50
27	June 24, 1965	Myrtle Beach Speedway, June 24	Myrtle Beach Speedway	Dick Hutcherson	81
28	June 27, 1965	Valdosta 75 Speedway, June 27	Valdosta 75 Speedway	Cale Yarborough	18
29	July 4, 1965	Firecracker 400	Daytona	A.J. Foyt	30
30	July 8, 1965	Old Dominion Speedway, July 8	Old Dominion Speedway	Junior Johnson	396
31	July 9, 1965	Old Bridge 200	Old Bridge Stadium	Junior Johnson	88
32	July 14, 1965	Islip Speedway, July 14	Islip Speedway	Marvin Panch	250
33	July 18, 1965	The Glen 151.8	Watkins Glen	Marvin Panch	53
34	July 25, 1965	Volunteer 500	Bristol	Ned Jarrett	141
35	July 31, 1965	Nashville 400	Nashville Speedway	Richard Petty	335
36	August 5, 1965	Cleveland County Fairgrounds, August 5	Cleveland County Fairgrounds	Ned Jarrett	74
37	August 8, 1965	Western North Carolina 500	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Richard Petty	346
38	August 13, 1965	Smoky Mountain Raceway, August 13	Smoky Mountain Raceway	Dick Hutcherson	81
39	August 14, 1965	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, August 14	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Ned Jarrett	80
40	August 15, 1965	Augusta Speedway, August 15	Augusta Speedway	Dick Hutcherson	159
41	August 19, 1965	Sandlapper 200	Columbia Speedway	David Pearson	80
42	August 24, 1965	Moyock 300	Dog Track Speedway	Dick Hutcherson	269
43	August 25, 1965	Beltsville Speedway, August 25	Beltsville Speedway	Ned Jarrett	200
44	August 28, 1965	Myers Brothers 250	Bowman Gray Stadium	Junior Johnson	249
45	September 6, 1965	Southern 500	Darlington	Ned Jarrett	62
46	September 10, 1965	Buddy Shuman 250	Hickory Motor Speedway	Richard Petty	40
47	September 14, 1965	Pennsylvania 200	Lincoln Speedway	Dick Hutcherson	122
48	September 17, 1965	Old Dominion Speedway, September 17	Old Dominion Speedway	Richard Petty	0
49	September 18, 1965	Capital City 300	Richmond	David Pearson	122
50	September 26, 1965	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville	Junior Johnson	481
51	October 3, 1965	Wilkes 400	North Wilkesboro	Junior Johnson	204
52	October 17, 1965	National 400	Charlotte	Fred Lorenzen	35
53	October 24, 1965	Occoneechee Speedway, October 24	Occoneechee Speedway	Dick Hutcherson	53
54	October 31, 1965	American 500	Rockingham	Curtis Turner	239
55	November 7, 1965	Tidewater 300	Dog Track Speedway	Ned Jarrett	56

Most wins

Driver	Wins	Starts
Ned Jarrett	13	54
Junior Johnson	13	36
Dick Hutcherson	9	52
Marvin Panch	4	20
Richard Petty	4	15
Fred Lorenzen	4	17
David Pearson	2	14
Cale Yarborough	1	46
Darel Dieringer	1	35
Tiny Lund	1	30

Most top 5s

Driver	Top 5	Starts
Ned Jarrett	42	54
Dick Hutcherson	32	52
Junior Johnson	18	36
G.C. Spencer	14	47
Cale Yarborough	13	46
Marvin Panch	12	20
Buddy Baker	12	42
Richard Petty	10	15
Darel Dieringer	10	35
J.T. Putney	10	40

Most top 10s

Driver	Top 10	Starts
Ned Jarrett	45	54
Dick Hutcherson	37	52
Neil Castles	28	51
G.C. Spencer	25	47
J.T. Putney	24	40
Cale Yarborough	21	46
Wendell Scott	21	52
Junior Johnson	19	36
Bob Derrington	19	51
Tiny Lund	17	30

Most laps led

Driver	Laps led	Starts
Junior Johnson	3984	36
Ned Jarrett	2244	54
Dick Hutcherson	2115	52
Fred Lorenzen	981	17
Richard Petty	967	15
Marvin Panch	856	20
Darel Dieringer	737	35
David Pearson	577	14
Curtis Turner	256	7
Tiny Lund	209	30

Best average finish (at least 28 starts)

Driver	Avg finish	Starts
Ned Jarrett	4.9	54
Dick Hutcherson	7.4	52
Junior Johnson	11.4	36
J.T. Putney	11.8	40
G.C. Spencer	11.9	47
Tiny Lund	12.5	30
Neil Castles	12.6	51
Darel Dieringer	12.9	35
Bob Derrington	13	51
Wendell Scott	13.5	52