| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 55 in the 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
 A map showing the layout of Martinsville Speedway | |||
| Date | April 25, 1965 | ||
| Official name | Virginia 500 | ||
| Location | Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.525 mi (0.844 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 262.5 mi (442.4 km) | ||
| Weather | Cold with temperatures of 57 °F (14 °C); wind speeds of 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 66.735 mph (107.400 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 10,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Junior Johnson & Associates | ||
| Time | 24.160 seconds[4] | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | |
| Laps | 338 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1965 Virginia 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on April 25, 1965, at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia.
Fred Lorenzen, the winning driver of this race, would become the only driver to win four consecutive Martinsville races.
- ^ "1965 Virginia 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
- ^ "1965 Virginia 500 information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ^ "1965 Virginia 500 information (reference #3)". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ^ "1965 Virginia 500 qualifying information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2017-09-13.