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Sunday, 11 November 2012 02:19

1965 Winston Western 500

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The Winston Western 500 was an annual NASCAR Winston Cup race held at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California, USA, in January, and then in later years, November. From 1963 to 1981, the race was held in January and was the season opening race. NASCAR elected to start its season with the Daytona 500 beginning in 1982, so a second Winston Western 500 was run in November to accommodate the change; the change resulted in Riverside hosting three Winston Cup races in 1981. The race ran in November from 1981 to 1987, serving as the NASCAR Winston Cup Series' final race of the year from 1981 to 1986. The race distance was 500 miles until 1977 when it was shortened to 311 miles (500 kilometers). The other race held at Riverside, the Budweiser 400, was held in June.

The Winston Western 500 1965 took place on January 17th 1965. The winner was Dan Gurney from Wood Brothers Racing team driving his brand-new red 1965 Ford Galaxie number 121. He closed 185 laps in 5h41min42s at an average speed of 87.708 mph (141,122 km/h).

 

Dan Gurney's 1965 Ford Galaxie number 121

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A.J. Foyt's 1965 Ford Galaxie number 00

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Darel Dieringer's 1965 Ford Galaxie number 06

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Junior Johnson's 1965 Ford Galaxie number 27

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Parnelli Jones' 1964 Mercury Marauder number 15

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Paneko's 1965 Ford Galaxie number 21

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Fred Lorenzen's 1965 Ford Galaxie

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Dick Hutcherson's 1965 Ford Galaxie

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  • Comment Link Andrew Sunday, 11 November 2012 21:25 posted by Andrew

    David, you're doing very good job!! :)

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