1965 Southern 500

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The 1965 Southern 500 was a Grand National (now Nextel Cup) event held at Darlington Speedway on September 6, 1965. Ned Jarrett, the eventual season champ, led only 62 of the 364 laps but pulled away to a convincing fourteen-lap victory on Buck Baker and the rest of the field. Stats