1965 Gwyn Staley 400

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

<templatestyles src="Module:Infobox/styles.css"></templatestyles>

1965 Gwyn Staley 400
Race details[1]
Race 11 of 55 in the 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series season
Date April 18, 1965 (1965-April-18)
Official name Gwyn Staley 400
Location North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
0.625 mi (1.005 km)
Distance 400 laps, 250 mi (402 km)
Weather Warm with temperatures approaching 81 °F (27 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 18.1 miles per hour (29.1 km/h)
Average speed 95.047 miles per hour (152.963 km/h)
Attendance 8,000[2]
Pole position
Driver
Junior Johnson & Associates
Most laps led
Driver Junior Johnson Junior Johnson & Associates
Laps 356
Winner
No. 26 Junior Johnson Junior Johnson & Associates

The 1965 Gwyn Staley 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on April 18, 1965 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.

The race car drivers still had to commute to the races using the same stock cars that competed in a typical weekend's race through a policy of homologation (and under their own power). This policy was in effect until roughly 1975. By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power any more.

Summary

The race would be finished with a time of two hours and thirty-seven minutes with speeds approaching 95.047 miles per hour (152.963 km/h).[2] Three cautions were given out for seven laps.[2] Junior Johnson would beat Bobby Johns by seven seconds in front of 8,000 loyal spectators.[2] Johns still competed in NASCAR while being conscripted by the United States Army and serving near Columbia, North Carolina.[3]

The pole speed would end up being 101.033 miles per hour (162.597 km/h); this speed would be accomplished by Junior Johnson qualifying in a two-lap solo session.[2] This would be the eleventh race out of 55 races done in the 1965 season.[2] Ford vehicles would sweep the top five finishing spots because 74% of the racing grid were driving Ford Motor Company vehicles.[3]

Individual race earnings for this event ranged from the winner's share of $4,500 ($33,790.39 when adjusted for inflation ) to the last-place finisher's share of $150 ($1,126.35 when adjusted for inflation). The total prize purse handed out by NASCAR officials was $15,950 ($119,768.16 when adjusted for inflation).[4]

Finishing order

<templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>

  1. Junior Johnson
  2. Bobby Johns
  3. Ned Jarrett
  4. Dick Hutcherson†
  5. Marvin Panch*
  6. Darel Dieringer†
  7. Fred Lorenzen
  8. G.C. Spencer†
  9. Tiny Lund†
  10. William Paul Lewis
  11. Wendell Scott†
  12. Junior Spencer
  13. Bub Strickler†
  14. E.J. Trivette
  15. Jabe Thomas
  16. Gene Black
  17. Bob Derrington
  18. Henley Gray
  19. Doug Cooper*
  20. Buddy Baker*†
  21. Clyde Lynn*†
  22. Roy Tyner*†
  23. Buck Baker*†
  24. J.T. Putney*†
  25. G.T. Nolan*
  26. Frank Weathers*
  27. Cale Yarborough*
  28. Bill Morton*
  29. Elmo Langley*†
  30. Buren Skeen*†
  31. Donald Trucker*
  32. Doug Yates*
  33. Buddy Arrington*
  34. Neil Castles*

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

Timeline

  • Start of race: Junior Johnson began the event with the pole position
  • Lap 5: Transmission problems would make Neil Castles into the last-place finisher
  • Lap 19: Engine problems would relegate Buddy Arrington to the sidelines
  • Lap 46: Doug Yates managed to overheat his vehicle
  • Lap 54: Steering wheel problems forced Donald Tucker out of the race
  • Lap 72: Bill Morton had to leave the race due to oil pressure concerns
  • Lap 88: Oil pressure issues managed to take out Cale Yarborough
  • Lap 97: Frank Weathers had oil pressure issues concerning his vehicle
  • Lap 105: G.T. Nolen couldn't handle his vehicle properly, forcing him to exit the race
  • Lap 118: Differential problems forced J.T. Putney out of the race
  • Lap 131: Crankshaft issues forced Buck Baker to step aside while the others raced on
  • Lap 165: Marvin Panch took over the lead from Junior Johnson; Roy Tyner had to leave the race due to transmission issues
  • Lap 169: Ned Jarrett took over the lead from Marvin Panch
  • Lap 189: Junior Johnson took over the lead from Ned Jarrett
  • Lap 248: Doug Cooper had a terminal crash; forcing him to retire from the race
  • Lap 370: Marvin Panch took over the lead from Junior Johnson
  • Lap 389: Marvin Panch had a terminal crash; forcing him to retire from the race
  • Lap 390: Junior Johnson took over the lead from Marvin Panch
  • Finish: Junior Johnson was officially declared the winner of the event

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Preceded by NASCAR Grand National races
1965		 Succeeded by
1965 Virginia 500
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=1965_Gwyn_Staley_400&oldid=714752214"