1965 Greenville 200
The 1965 Greenville 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on April 17, 1965, at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Greenville, South Carolina.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 55 in the 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
| Date | April 17, 1965 | ||
| Official name | Greenville 200 | ||
| Location | Greenville-Pickens Speedway (Greenville, South Carolina) | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.500 mi (0.804 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 100 mi (160 km) | ||
| Weather | Mild with temperatures of 69.1 °F (20.6 °C); wind speeds of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 56.899 miles per hour (91.570 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Louis Weathersbee | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dick Hutcherson | Holman-Moody | |
| Laps | 191 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Holman-Moody | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the "strictly stock" vehicles of the 1950s.
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