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The ''1965 Wilkes 400'' was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on October 3, 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== During this 400-lap event, the only drivers to clinch the lead were Fred Lorenzen, Junior Johnson, and Cale Yarborough. There were 35 drivers who qualified for this race; Buddy Arrington would be credited as the last-place due to being involved in a crash with three other drivers on his thirteenth lap. All of the drivers on the racing grid were born in the United States of America. Most of automobiles present at this race belong to the Ford manufacturer.〔 Fifteen thousand fans would see an event that would last for two hours and forty-eight minutes. Fred Lorenzen would qualify for the pole position by virtue of driving up to during his solo qualifying session. Only two of the top-ten finishers would drive a Dodge vehicle while Chevrolet stock cars would finish anywhere between the middle of the pack to near the end of the pack.〔 Junior Johnson defeated Cale Yarborough by two laps in order to clinch his final victory ever in the NASCAR Cup Series.〔 Frank Weathers would retire from driving in the top-level NASCAR series after this event.〔(''1965 Wilkes 400'' ) racing information at Race Database〕 Individual winnings for each driver ranged from $4,475 for Junior Johnson ($ when inflation is taken into effect) and $150 for Buddy Arrington ($ when inflation is taken into effect). Total winnings assigned for this racing event by NASCAR officials was $17,050 ($ when inflation is taken into effect).〔(''1965 Wilkes 400'' ) racing information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1965 Wilkes 400」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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