| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 6 of 55 in the 1965 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season | |||
| Date | February 28, 1965 | ||
| Location | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway (Weaverville, North Carolina) | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 0.500 mi (0.804 km) |
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| Distance | 200 laps, 100 mi (151 km) | ||
| Avg Speed | 75.678 miles per hour (121.792 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long | |
| Laps | 199 | ||
| Winner | |||
| 11 |
Ned Jarrett |
Bondy Long | |
| Television | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1965 Fireball 200 was a NASCAR Grand National race that took place on February 26, 1965 at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway in the American community of Weaverville, North Carolina.[1][2]
Two hundred laps took place on a paved oval track spanning 0.500 miles (0.805 km) for a grand total of 100.0 miles (160.9 km).[1][2] It took an hour and nineteen minutes for the race to reach its conclusion; Ned Jarrett defeated Dick Hutcherson by an unknown length of time in front of 6500 people.[1][2] Notable speeds were: 75.678 miles per hour (121.792 km/h) as the average speed and 84.230 miles per hour (135.555 km/h) as the pole position speed.[1][2] Two cautions were given for an unknown number of laps.[1]
Total winnings for this race were $4,490 ($31,254.2 in today's money).[2]
* Driver failed to finish race