1965 Indianapolis 500
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Results of the 1965 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....

 on Monday, May 31, 1965.
Finish Start No Name Qual Rank Laps Led Status
1 2 82  United Kingdom Jim Clark
Jim Clark
James "Jim" Clark, Jr OBE was a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland, who won two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965....

160.729 2 200 190 Running
2 5 98  United States Parnelli Jones
Parnelli Jones
Rufus Parnell "Parnelli" Jones , is a retired American racing driver and racecar owner. He is most remembered for his 1963 Indianapolis 500 win, and almost winning the 1967 Indy 500 in a turbine car...

158.625 5 200 0 Running
3 4 12  United States Mario Andretti
Mario Andretti
Mario Gabriele Andretti is a retired Italian American world champion racing driver, one of the most successful Americans in the history of the sport. He is one of only two drivers to win races in Formula One, IndyCar, World Sportscar Championship and NASCAR...

158.849 4 200 0 Running
4 7 74  United States Al Miller II 157.805 7 200 0 Running
5 14 76  United States Gordon Johncock
Gordon Johncock
Gordon Johncock is a former racing driver, best known as a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 and the 1976 USAC Marlboro Championship Trail champion. Johncock was most often simply referred to as "Gordy."...

155.012 20 200 0 Running
6 15 81  United States Mickey Rupp
Mickey Rupp
Mickey Rupp is a retired American racecar driver.Rupp raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1964 and 1965 seasons, with 5 career starts, including the 1965 Indianapolis 500...

154.839 21 198 0 Flagged
7 22 83  United States Bobby Johns
Bobby Johns
Bobby Johns is a retired American racecar driver.Johns raced in the NASCAR series in the 1956-1969 seasons, with 141 career starts. He had 2 wins among his 36 top ten finishes and finished the 1960 season 3rd in the points...

155.481 17 197 0 Flagged
8 18 4  United States Don Branson
Don Branson
Don Branson was an American racecar driver.Born in Rantoul, Illinois, Branson was killed in a racing crash at Ascot Park in Gardena, California. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series and also in sprint cars, racing champ cars in the 1956-1966 seasons with 129 starts, including the...

155.501 16 197 0 Flagged
9 32 45  United States Al Unser
Al Unser
Alfred "Al" Unser is a former American automobile racing driver, the younger brother of fellow racing drivers Jerry and Bobby Unser, and father of Al Unser, Jr....

154.440 29 196 0 Flagged
10 28 23  United States Eddie Johnson
Eddie Johnson (auto racer)
Eddie Johnson was an American racecar driver.Born in Richmond, Virginia, Johnson died in a plane crash near Cleveland, Ohio. He drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1950-1952 and 1955-1966 seasons with 33 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in all of those...

153.998 32 195 0 Flagged
11 9 7  United States Lloyd Ruby
Lloyd Ruby
Lloyd Ruby was an American racecar driver.Ruby raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1958-1977 seasons, with 177 career starts, including every Indianapolis 500 race during 1960-1977. He finished in the top ten 88 times, with 7 victories. His best Indy finish was 3rd in 1964...

157.246 9 184 0 Blown Engine
12 12 16  United States Len Sutton
Len Sutton
Len Sutton was an American racecar driver. He is best known for finishing second at the 1962 Indianapolis 500.-Early racing career:...

156.121 13 177 0 Flagged
13 29 14  United States Johnny Boyd
Johnny Boyd
Johnny Boyd was an American racecar driver.Born in Fresno, California, Boyd drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series from 1954 to 1966 with 56 starts...

155.172 19 140 0 Gearbox
14 21 53  United States Walt Hansgen
Walt Hansgen
Walt Hansgen was a racecar driver from the United States. His racing career began as a road racing driver...

155.662 15 117 0 Overheating
15 1 1  United States A.J. Foyt 161.233 1 115 10 Gearbox
16 24 5  United States Bud Tingelstad
Bud Tingelstad
Bud Tingelstad was an American racecar driver.Born in Frazee, Minnesota, Tingelstad drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1960-1971 seasons with 120 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in each year except 1961 and 1970. He finished in the top ten 56 times, with his one...

154.672 23 115 0 Crash T3
17 6 66  Canada Billy Foster
Billy Foster
Billy Foster , was a Canadian racecar driver.Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Foster died in a crash during practice at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1964-1966 seasons, with 28 career starts, including the...

158.416 6 85 0 Water manifold
18 19 18  United States Arnie Knepper
Arnie Knepper
Arnold A. "Arnie" Knepper , was an American racecar driver.Born in Belleville, Illinois, Knepper also died there as from cancer. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1963-1972 seasons, with 75 career starts, including the 1965-1969 Indianapolis 500 races...

154.513 28 80 0 Cylinder
19 8 9  United States Bobby Unser
Bobby Unser
Robert William "Bobby" Unser is a retired U.S. automobile racer. He is the brother of Al Unser, Jerry Unser and Louie Unser, the father of Robby Unser, and the uncle of Al Unser, Jr. and Johnny Unser...

157.467 8 69 0 Oil Fitting
20 13 52  United States Jim McElreath
Jim McElreath
Jim McElreath , is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.-Racing career:He raced in the 1961-1983 seasons, with 178 combined career starts, including 15 in the Indianapolis 500 in 1962-1970, 1973–1974, and 1977-1980. He finished in the top ten 101 times, with five victories...

155.878 14 66 0 Rear End
21 16 94  United States George Snider
George Snider
George "Ziggy" Snider is a retired American race car driver. A longtime driver in the United States Automobile Club Silver Crown series, Snider is also a 22-time starter of the Indianapolis 500, the most starts without winning the race. His best finish was eighth in the 1975 Indianapolis 500...

154.825 22 64 0 Rear End
22 25 65  United States Ronnie Duman
Ronnie Duman
Ronnie Duman , was an American racecar driver.Born in Dearborn, Michigan, Duman died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin during a fatal crash in the Rex Mays 150 at the Milwaukee Mile. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1961-1968 seasons, with 63 career starts, including the 1964-1968...

154.533 27 62 0 Rear End
23 31 41  United States Masten Gregory
Masten Gregory
Masten Gregory was a racing driver from the United States. He raced in Formula One between and , participating in 43 World Championship races, and numerous non-Championship races....

154.540 26 59 0 Oil Pressure
24 10 54  United States Bob Veith
Bob Veith
Bob Veith was an American racecar driver.Veith drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing from 1955 to 1968 with 63 starts...

156.427 11 58 0 Piston
25 26 88  United States Chuck Stevenson
Chuck Stevenson
Charles "Chuck" Stevenson was an American racecar driver.- AAA and USAC Championship Car series :...

154.275 30 50 0 Piston
26 3 17  United States Dan Gurney
Dan Gurney
Daniel Sexton Gurney is an American racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner.The son of a Metropolitan Opera star, he was born in Port Jefferson, New York, but moved to California as a teenager...

158.898 3 42 0 Timing Gears
27 17 48  United States Jerry Grant
Jerry Grant
Jerry Grant , is a former driver in the USAC Championship Car series. He raced in the 1965-1977 seasons, with 54 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1965-1968, 1970 and 1972-1976...

154.606 24 30 0 Magneto
28 30 19  United States Chuck Rodee
Chuck Rodee
Chuck Rodee , was an American racecar driver...

154.546 25 28 0 Rear End
29 27 29  United States Joe Leonard
Joe Leonard
Joe Leonard , is a retired American motorcycle racer and racecar driver.Leonard won the first A.M.A. Grand National Championship Series in 1954 and won it again in 1956 and 1957. His record totals 27 wins, including the 1957 and 1958 Daytona 200...

154.268 31 27 0 Oil Leak
30 23 25  United States Roger McCluskey
Roger McCluskey
Roger McCluskey was an American race car driver. He was from Tucson, Arizona.He won championship titles in three divisions of USAC -Sprints, Stocks, and Champ Cars. He won the USAC Sprint Car title in 1963 and 1966, the USAC Stock car title in 1969 and 1970. The Champ Car title in 1973...

155.186 18 18 0 Clutch
31 11 24  United States Johnny Rutherford
Johnny Rutherford
For the Major League Baseball pitcher, see Johnny Rutherford . For other people with a similar name, see John RutherfordJohn Sherman Rutherford III , better known as Johnny Rutherford, and also known as "Lone Star JR" is a former U.S...

156.291 12 15 0 Rear End
32 33 47  United States Bill Cheesbourg
Bill Cheesbourg
Bill Cheesbourg was an American racecar driver.Cheesbourg started racing jalopies in Tucson and successfully moved into midgets racing all over Arizona after World War II...

153.774 33 14 0 Magneto
33 20 59  United States Jim Hurtubise
Jim Hurtubise
In 1957, Hurtubise started his NASCAR career running two races. Over the next twenty years, he would race 36 races, winning one race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and amassing eleven top ten finishes.-Award:...

156.863 10 1 0 Transmission

Trivia

  • It was the first time that the Indianapolis 500 was nationally televised on ABC Sports, this race was shown as part of ABC's Wide World of Sports
    Wide World of Sports (US TV series)
    ABC's Wide World of Sports is a sports anthology series on American television that ran from 1961 to 1998 and was originally hosted by Jim McKay. The title continued to be used for general sports programs until 2006...

    , anchored by Charlie Brockman
    Charlie Brockman
    Charles T. "Charlie" Brockman was an American broadcaster and was a former president of the United States Auto Club from 1969-1972....

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