The 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series was the seventeenth season of the premier Grand National Seriesstock car racing championship sanctioned by NASCAR. Due to the no availability of the Hemi, GM "Mystery Motor" and Ford overhead cam 427, NASCAR banned those non-production engines. Chrysler responded by withdrawing their support, and drivers Richard Petty, David Pearson, Paul Goldsmith, Bobby Isaac until the Chrysler HEMI had sold 500 units in production vehicles, meeting NASCAR's homologation standards of 500 units. [1] Driver Ned Jarrett won the Grand National Drivers Championship after winning 13 of the 54 races he competed in, he clinched the title with 3 races remaining in the season after finishing 5th in the National 400 from Charlotte Motor Speedway.[2] Ford won the Manufacturers Championship again.[3]
The newly built Rockingham Speedway opened in 1965, and Curtis Turner returned from his ban to win the inaugural race in his Ford. Turner had been banned from NASCAR in 1961 by Bill France, Sr. for trying to organize a drivers' union with the Teamsters.[4]
Fords had won 34 races before NASCAR adjusted the rules to allow the Chryslers to compete, but it was too late in the 55 event season for them to mount a championship challenge.[4]
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Fleischman, Bill; Pearce, Al (2004). "At A Glance: Year-by-Year Summaries; 1965". The Unauthorized NASCAR Fan Guide: 2004. Vol. 2004 (10 ed.). Canton, MI: Checkered Flag Press; Visible Ink Press. pp. 152, 153 of 576. ISBN0-681-27587-1.
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the season after finishing 5th in the National 400 from Charlotte Motor Speedway 2 Ford won the Manufacturers Championship again 3 The newly built Rockingham Speedway opened in 1965 and Curtis Turner returned from his ban to win the inaugural race in his Ford Turner had been banned from NASCAR in 1961 by Bill France Sr for trying to organize a drivers union with the Teamsters 4 Contents 1 Schedule 2 Expansion 3 References 4 BibliographySchedule editNo Race title Track Date1 Motor Trend 500 Riverside International Raceway Riverside January 172 100 mile qualifying races Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach February 1234 Daytona 500 February 145 1965 05 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds Spartanburg February 276 Fireball 200 Asheville Weaverville Speedway Weaverville February 287 Richmond 250 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds Richmond March 78 1965 08 Orange Speedway Hillsborough March 149 Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway Hampton April 1110 Greenville 200 Greenville Pickens Speedway Greenville April 1711 Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro April 1812 Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway April 2513 Columbia 200 Columbia Speedway Columbia April 2814 Southeastern 500 Bristol International Speedway Bristol May 215 Rebel 300 Darlington Raceway Darlington May 816 Tidewater 250 Langley Speedway Hampton May 1417 1965 17 Bowman Gray Stadium Winston Salem May 1518 Hickory 250 Hickory Speedway Hickory May 1619 World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord May 2320 1965 20 Cleveland County Fairgrounds Shelby May 2721 1965 21 New Asheville Speedway Asheville May 2922 1965 22 Harris Speedway Harris May 3023 Music City 200 Nashville Speedway Nashville June 324 Birmingham 200 Fairgrounds Raceway Birmingham June 625 Dixie 400 Atlanta International Raceway Hampton June 1326 Pickens 200 Greenville Pickens Speedway Greenville June 1927 1965 27 Rambi Raceway Myrtle Beach June 2428 1965 28 Valdosta 75 Speedway Valdosta June 2729 Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach July 430 1965 30 Old Dominion Speedway Manassas July 831 Old Bridge 200 Old Bridge Stadium Old Bridge July 932 1965 32 Islip Speedway Islip July 1433 The Glen 151 8 Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen July 1834 Volunteer 500 Bristol International Speedway Bristol July 2535 Nashville 400 Nashville Speedway Nashville July 3136 1965 36 Cleveland County Fairgrounds Shelby August 537 Western North Carolina 500 Asheville Weaverville Speedway Weaverville August 838 1965 38 Smoky Mountain Raceway Maryville August 1339 1965 39 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds Spartanburg August 1440 1965 40 Augusta Speedway Augusta August 1541 Sandlapper 200 Columbia Speedway Columbia August 1942 Moyock 300 Dog Track Speedway Moyock August 2443 1965 43 Beltsville Speedway Beltsville August 2544 Myers Brothers 250 Bowman Gray Stadium Winston Salem August 2845 Southern 500 Darlington Raceway Darlington September 646 Buddy Shuman 250 Hickory Speedway Hickory September 1047 Pennsylvania 200 Lincoln Speedway New Oxford September 1448 1965 48 Old Dominion Speedway Manassas September 1749 Capital City 300 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds Richmond September 1850 Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway September 2651 Wilkes 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro October 352 National 400 Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord October 1753 1965 53 Orange Speedway Hillsborough October 2454 American 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway Rockingham October 3155 Tidewater 300 Dog Track Speedway Moyock November 7Expansion editFords had won 34 races before NASCAR adjusted the rules to allow the Chryslers to compete but it was too late in the 55 event season for them to mount a championship challenge 4 References edit 1965 NASCAR Grand National Recap HowStuffWorks Archived from the original on September 8 2011 Retrieved September 12 2009 Grand National standings for 1965 racing reference info Archived from the original on 2012 03 02 Retrieved 2009 09 12 Almanac of Stock Car Racing l pp p a b Fleischman amp Pearce 2004 pp 152 153 Bibliography editFleischman Bill Pearce Al 2004 At A Glance Year by Year Summaries 1965 The Unauthorized NASCAR Fan Guide 2004 Vol 2004 10 ed Canton MI Checkered Flag Press Visible Ink Press pp 152 153 of 576 ISBN 0 681 27587 1 nbsp This NASCAR related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series amp oldid 1159129412, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
