Racing History Minute - August 24, 1965

Yes, I am posting this early as I won't be available on Saturday and I do want to keep the History Minutes running.

Today we are going to that famous track in Moyock, NC, known as Dog Track Speedway which was a .333 mile paved track. In 1965, there were 18 cars lined up to race which was, overall, a low count as the Chrysler drivers were just getting back into the competition after sitting out most of the year when NASCAR outlawed the hemi engine. Richard Petty would start his Plymouth from the pole with Ned Jarrett's Ford to his outside. Dick Hutcherson in a Ford was third, Tiny Lund in another Ford was fourth and Buddy Baker put a Dodge in fifth starting position.

Richard Petty led the first 31 laps before Dick Hutcherson moved around to take over the lead he would hold for the remainder of the 300 laps constituting 100 miles. It was the seventh win of the year for "Hutch" and moved him to within 286 points of the championship leader, Ned Jarrett. After the race, Hutcherson said he never really had to even strain his Ford as it just handled and ran perfectly. Until lap 115 it was Hutcherson, then Petty, then Jarrett. Jarrett moved around Petty on the 115th lap and those three ran in that order the rest of the race before the crowd of 5,400 fan.

Top five finishers were:

1. Dick Hutcherson, Holman-Moody Ford, winning $1,000.00

2. Ned Jarrett, Bondy Long Ford, winning $800.00

3. Richard Petty, Petty Engineering Plymouth, winning $600.00

4. Tiny Lund, Lyle Stetler Ford, winning $300.00

5. Sonny Hutchins, Junie Donlavey Ford, winning $275.00

Sixth through tenth were Buddy Baker, Buck Baker, Dick Dixon, Darel Dieringer, and Neil Castles. Bob Derrington finished 11th, Jimmy Helms 12th, Allen McMillon 13th, Wendell Scott 14th, Clyde Lynn 15th, Cale Yarborough 16th, Henley Gray 17th, and Tiger Tom Pistone finished 18th, and last after problems with the left front hub on his Glenn Sweet Ford.

Honor the past, embrace the present, dream for the future.

You covered more details about the race than the Associated Press.

Thank you, Tim and Chase. They came back to Moyock and ran again on November 7, 1965. Somewhere, in some box in my attic, I have a reel-to-reel tape recording of the radio broadcast of the November 7, 1965 Moyock race won by Ned Jarrett.

Good Job Tim

Sure would be nice to get that Nov. 7th reel-to-reel race digitized (mp3 or other format) Just from a historical stand point it would be great to preserve that bit of racing history.

Wish I knew where it was. URN was using the late Dick Jones, Sports Director of WITN-TV, Little Washington, NC, on the broadcast for that race.

That's Dick on the right below:

Before Dick arrived at WITN-TV, renowned race broadcaster, Sammy Bland ("the racing man") held down the fort in Little Washington.