| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 19 of 55 in the 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
 1965 World 600 program cover | |||
| Date | May 23, 1965 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
| Average speed | 121.722 mph (195.893 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Holman-Moody | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | |
| Laps | 257 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | |
The 1965 World 600, the 6th running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series race held on May 23, 1965 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 19th race of the 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series season. Fred Lorenzen of Holman-Moody won the race.