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1965 Indianapolis 500

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 race.It has existed since 1909, and is the original "Speedway," the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word....
on Monday, May 31, 1965.

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Finish

Start

Name

Qual

Rank

Laps

Led

Status

Jim Clark

Jim Clark Officer of the Order of the British Empire was a Scotland Formula One Auto racing.He was the dominant driver of his era, winning two List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions, in 1963 and 1965....

160.729

200

190

Running

Parnelli Jones

Rufus Parnell "Parnelli" Jones , is a retired American racing driver and racecar owner. He is most remembered for his 1963 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 win, and almost winning the 1967 Indianapolis 500 Indy 500 in a turbine car....

158.625

200

Running

Mario Andretti

Mario Gabriele Andretti is an Italian American former automobile auto racing driver, and one of the most successful United States in the history of the sport....

158.849

200

Running

157.805

200

Running

Gordon Johncock

Gordon Johncock is a former racing driver, best known as a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 and the 1976 United States Automobile Club Marlboro Championship Trail champion....

155.012

200

Running

Mickey Rupp

Mickey Rupp is a retired American racecar driver.Rupp raced in the United States Automobile Club Championship Car series in the 1964 and 1965 seasons, with 54 career starts, including the 1965 Indianapolis 500....

154.839

198

Flagged

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

197

Flagged

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....

155.501

197

Flagged

Al Unser

Alfred Unser is a former United States of America automobile racing driver, the younger brother of Bobby Unser and father of Al Unser, Jr.. He is the second of three men to have won the Indianapolis 500 four times, the fourth of five to have won the race in consecutive years, and is the only person to have both a sibling and child as fello...

154.440

196

Flagged

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 American Automobile Association and United States Automobile Club Championship Car series, racing in the 1950-1952 and 1955-1966 seasons with 33 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in all of...

153.998

195

Flagged

Lloyd Ruby

Lloyd Ruby is a retired American racecar driver.Ruby raced in the United States Automobile Club Championship Car series in the 1958-1977 seasons, with 177 career starts, including every Indianapolis 500 race during 1960-1977....

157.246

184

Blown Engine

Len Sutton

Len Sutton was an United States racecar driver. He is best known for finishing second at the 1962 Indianapolis 500....

156.121

177

Flagged

Johnny Boyd

Johnny Boyd was an American racecar driver.Born in Fresno, California, Boyd drove in the American Automobile Association and United States Automobile Club Championship Car series from 1954 to 1966 with 56 starts....

155.172

140

Gearbox

Walt Hansgen

Walt Hansgen was a racecar driver driver from the United States. A four time SCCA Road Racing Champ, he participated in 2 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on October 8, 1961....

155.662

117

Overheating

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Results of the 1965 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	Laps	Led	Status
1	2	82	Jim Clark Jim Clark Jim Clark Officer of the Order of the British Empire was a Scotland Formula One Auto racing.He was the dominant driver of his era, winning two List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions, in 1963 and 1965....	160.729	2	200	190	Running
2	5	98	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 Indianapolis 500 win, and almost winning the 1967 Indianapolis 500 Indy 500 in a turbine car....	158.625	5	200	0	Running
3	4	12	Mario Andretti Mario Andretti Mario Gabriele Andretti is an Italian American former automobile auto racing driver, and one of the most successful United States in the history of the sport....	158.849	4	200	0	Running
4	7	74		157.805	7	200	0	Running
5	14	76	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 United States Automobile Club Marlboro Championship Trail champion....	155.012	20	200	0	Running
6	15	81	Mickey Rupp Mickey Rupp Mickey Rupp is a retired American racecar driver.Rupp raced in the United States Automobile Club Championship Car series in the 1964 and 1965 seasons, with 54 career starts, including the 1965 Indianapolis 500....	154.839	21	198	0	Flagged
7	22	83	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	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....	155.501	16	197	0	Flagged
9	32	45	Al Unser Al Unser Alfred Unser is a former United States of America automobile racing driver, the younger brother of Bobby Unser and father of Al Unser, Jr.. He is the second of three men to have won the Indianapolis 500 four times, the fourth of five to have won the race in consecutive years, and is the only person to have both a sibling and child as fello...	154.440	29	196	0	Flagged
10	28	23	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 American Automobile Association and United States Automobile Club Championship Car series, racing in the 1950-1952 and 1955-1966 seasons with 33 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in all of...	153.998	32	195	0	Flagged
11	9	7	Lloyd Ruby Lloyd Ruby Lloyd Ruby is a retired American racecar driver.Ruby raced in the United States Automobile Club Championship Car series in the 1958-1977 seasons, with 177 career starts, including every Indianapolis 500 race during 1960-1977....	157.246	9	184	0	Blown Engine
12	12	16	Len Sutton Len Sutton Len Sutton was an United States racecar driver. He is best known for finishing second at the 1962 Indianapolis 500....	156.121	13	177	0	Flagged
13	29	14	Johnny Boyd Johnny Boyd Johnny Boyd was an American racecar driver.Born in Fresno, California, Boyd drove in the American Automobile Association and United States Automobile Club Championship Car series from 1954 to 1966 with 56 starts....	155.172	19	140	0	Gearbox
14	21	53	Walt Hansgen Walt Hansgen Walt Hansgen was a racecar driver driver from the United States. A four time SCCA Road Racing Champ, he participated in 2 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on October 8, 1961....	155.662	15	117	0	Overheating
15	1	1		161.233	1	115	10	Gearbox
16	24	5	Bud Tingelstad Bud Tingelstad Bud Tingelstad was an American racecar driver.Born in Frazee, Minnesota, Tingelstad died of a heart attack in Indianapolis, Indiana. He drove in the United States Automobile Club Championship Car series, racing in the 1960-1971 seasons with 120 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in each year except 1961 and 1970....	154.672	23	115	0	Crash T3
17	6	66	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....	158.416	6	85	0	Water manifold
18	19	18	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 United States Automobile Club 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	Bobby Unser Bobby Unser Robert William "Bobby" Unser is a retired United States automobile racer. He is the brother of Al Unser and Jerry Unser, the father of Robby Unser, and the uncle of Al Unser, Jr....	157.467	8	69	0	Oil Fitting
20	13	52	Jim McElreath Jim McElreath Jim McElreath , is a former driver in the United States Automobile Club and Champ Car Championship Car series....	155.878	14	66	0	Rear End
21	16	94	George Snider George Snider George "Ziggy" Snider is a retired United States 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....	154.825	22	64	0	Rear End
22	25	65	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 ABC Supply Company A.J....	154.533	27	62	0	Rear End
23	31	41	Masten Gregory Masten Gregory Masten Gregory was a racing driver from USA. 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	Bob Veith Bob Veith Bob Veith was an American racecar driver.Veith drove in the American Automobile Association and United States Automobile Club Championship Car series, racing from 1955 to 1968 with 63 starts....	156.427	11	58	0	Piston
25	26	88	Chuck Stevenson Chuck Stevenson Chuck Stevenson was an United States racecar driver.He drove in the American Automobile Association and United States Automobile Club Championship Car series, racing in the 1949-1954, 1960-1961 and 1963-1965 seasons with 54 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1951-1954, 1960-1961, and 1963-1965....	154.275	30	50	0	Piston
26	3	17	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	Jerry Grant Jerry Grant Jerry Grant , is a former driver in the United States Automobile Club 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	Chuck Rodee Chuck Rodee Chuck Rodee , was an American racecar driver. He died while attempting to qualify for the 1966 Indianapolis 500. Midget car racing career...	154.546	25	28	0	Rear End
29	27	29	Joe Leonard Joe Leonard Joe Leonard , is a retired American motorcycle racer and racecar driver.Leonard won the first American Motorcyclist Association Grand National Championship Series in 1954 and won it again in 1956 and 1957....	154.268	31	27	0	Oil Leak
30	23	25	Roger McCluskey Roger McCluskey Roger McCluskey was an United States race car driver. He was from Tucson, Arizona.He won championship titles in three divisions of USAC -Sprints, Stocks, and Champ Cars....	155.186	18	18	0	Clutch
31	11	24	Johnny Rutherford Johnny Rutherford John Sherman Rutherford, III is a retired United States of America automobile racer.The Texas-raised "Lonestar J.R." is one of eight drivers to win the prestigious Indianapolis 500 mile race at least three times: in 1974 Indianapolis 500, 1976 Indianapolis 500, and 1980 Indianapolis 500....	156.291	12	15	0	Rear End
32	33	47	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	Jim Hurtubise Jim Hurtubise Jim Hurtubise was an American race car driver who raced in United States Automobile Club American Championship Car Racing , as well as Sprint car racing and stock cars ....	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 was a sports anthology show on United States of America television that ran as a series from 1961 to 1998, hosted by Jim McKay; the title continued to be used for general sports programs regularly until 2006 and still is occasionally used today....
, 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.Brockman worked as a sportscaster on WXLW, WIRE-CA and worked as sports director at WLWI in Indianapolis, Indiana....
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