International 500 Mile
Sweepstakes
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2.5 Mile Paved Oval
200 Laps/500 Miles
May 31, 1965
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 2 | Jim Clark | 82 | Lotus Powered by Ford | Lotus RE | Ford | 200 | 3:19:05.34 150.686 | 1,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Parnelli Jones | 98 | Agajanian/Hurst | Lotus RE | Ford | 200 | 3:21:04.32 149.200 | 800 |
| 3 | 4 | Mario Andretti | 12 | Dean Van Lines | Brawner Hawk RE | Ford | 200 | 3:21:10.70 149.121 | 700 |
| 4 | 7 | Al Miller (Krulac) | 74 | Jerry Alderman Ford Sales | Lotus RE | Ford | 200 | 3:24:39.89 146.581 | 600 |
| 5 | 14 | Gordon Johncock | 76 | Weinberger Homes | Watson | Offy | 200 | 3:24:53.62 146.417 | 500 |
| 6 | 15 | Mickey Rupp | 81 | G. C. Murphy | Gerhardt RE | Offy | 198 | Flagged 145.002 | 400 |
| 7 | 22 | Bobby Johns | 83 | Lotus Powered by Ford | Lotus RE | Ford | 197 | Flagged 144.475 | 300 |
| 8 | 18 | Don Branson | 4 | Wynn's | Watson RE | Ford | 197 | Flagged 144.472 | 250 |
| 9 | 32 | Al Unser | 45 | Sheraton-Thompson | Lola RE | Ford | 196 | Flagged 143.432 | 200 |
| 10 | 28 | Eddie Johnson | 23 | Chapman | Watson | Offy | 195 | Flagged 142.997 | 150 |
| 11 | 9 | Lloyd Ruby | 7 | DuPont Golden 7 | Halibrand RE | Ford | 184 | Blew engine | 100 |
| 12 | 12 | Len Sutton | 16 | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Vollstedt RE | Ford | 177 | Flagged | 50 |
| 13 | 29 | Johnny Boyd | 14 | George Bryant & Staff | BRP RE | Ford | 140 | Gear box | |
| 14 | 21 | Walt Hansgen | 53 | MG Liquid Suspension | Huffaker RE | Offy | 117 | Broken fuel line | |
| 15 | 1 | A. J. Foyt | 1 | Sheraton-Thompson | Lotus RE | Ford | 115 | Rear end gears | |
| 16 | 24 | Bud Tingelstad | 5 | American Red Ball | Lola RE | Ford | 115 | Wrecked NE | |
| 17 | 6 | Billy Foster | 66 | Jim Robbins Autotron | Vollstedt RE | Offy | 85 | Broken water manifold | |
| 18 | 19 | Arnie Knepper | 18 | Konstant Hot | Kurtis | Offy | 80 | Broken cylinder wall | |
| 19 | 8 | Bobby Unser | 9 | STP Gasoline Treatment | Ferguson 4WD | Novi SC | 69 | Broken oil connection | |
| 20 | 13 | Jim McElreath | 52 | Zink-Urschel | Brabham RE | Offy | 66 | Rear end gears | |
| 21 | 16 | George Snider | 94 | Gerhardt | Gerhardt RE | Offy | 64 | Rear end gears | |
| 22 | 25 | Ronnie Duman | 65 | Travelon Trailer/H&H | Gerhardt RE | Offy | 62 | Rear end gears | |
| 23 | 31 | Masten Gregory | 41 | George Bryant & Staff | BRP RE | Ford | 59 | Lost oil pressure | |
| 24 | 10 | Bob Veith | 54 | MG Liquid Suspension | Huffaker RE | Offy | 58 | Burned piston | |
| 25 | 26 | Chuck Stevenson | 88 | Vita Fresh Orange Juice | Kuzma | Offy | 50 | Burned piston | |
| 26 | 3 | Dan Gurney | 17 | Yamaha | Lotus RE | Ford | 42 | Broken timing gears | |
| 27 | 17 | Jerry Grant | 48 | Bardahl MG Liquid Suspension | Huffaker RE | Offy | 30 | Magneto | |
| 28 | 30 | Chuck Rodee | 19 | Wally Weir's Mobil Oil | Halibrand RE | Offy | 28 | Rear end gears | |
| 29 | 27 | Joe Leonard | 29 | All American Racers | Halibrand RE | Ford | 27 | Oil leak | |
| 30 | 23 | Roger McCluskey | 25 | All American Racers | Halibrand RE | Ford | 18 | Clutch | |
| 31 | 11 | Johnny Rutherford | 24 | Racing Associates | Halibrand RE | Ford | 15 | Transmission | |
| 32 | 33 | Bill Cheesbourg | 47 | WIFE Radio Good Guy | Gerhardt RE | Offy | 14 | Engine | |
| 33 | 23 | Jim Hurtubise | 59 | STP Tombstone Life | Kurtis | Novi SC | 1 | Transmission | |
| -- | -- | Bob Christie | 21 | Kemerly | Lesovsky | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Bobby Grim | 86 | Racing Associates | Watson | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Paul Goldsmith | 36 | Jack Adams Aircraft | Halibrand RE | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bob Harkey | 10 | Federal Engineering | Brooks RE | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bob Harkey | 95 | X | Watson | Ford | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jim Hurtubise | 56 | Tombstone Life | Halibrand RE | Ford | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Norm Hall | 8 | Pope-Hall | Watson | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Skip Hudson | 93 | Harrison | Eisert RE | Chevy | -- | Failed rookie test | |
| -- | -- | Mel Kenyon | 27 | Federal Engineering | Trevis | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Jud Larson | 15 | Wynn's | Watson RE | Offy | -- | Wrecked qualifying, NW | |
| -- | -- | Ralph Liguori | 99 | Demler | Watson | Offy | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Art Malone | 67 | G. C. Murphy | Watson RE | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bob Mathouser | 77 | Dayton Steel Wheel | Sutton | Offy | -- | Wrecked qualifying | |
| -- | -- | Bob Mathouser | 87 | M/T Challenger Wheel | Thompson | Thompson | -- | Wrecked qualifying, NW | |
| -- | -- | Mike McGreevy | 65 | Travelon Trailer | Gerhardt RE | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Al Unser | 63 | Arciero Brothers | Weisman RE | Maserati | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Al Unser | 96 | Harrison | Eisert RE | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Al Unser | 97 | X | Lola RE | Ford | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bobby Unser | 6 | STP Oil Treatment | Granatelli | Novi SC | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Bob Wente | 67 | G. C. Murphy | Watson RE | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Carl Williams | 33 | Dayton Steel Wheel | Watson | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Dempsey Wilson | 44 | Vita Fresh Orange Juice | Edmunds RE | Offy SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Greg Weld | 19 | Wally Weir's Mobil Oil | Halibrand RE | Offy | -- | Failed rookie test | |
| -- | -- | Rodger Ward | 2 | Moog St. Louis | Watson RE | Ford | -- | Wrecked qualifying | |
| -- | -- | Ebb Rose | 79 | Racing Associates | Philipp RE | Offy | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Paul Russo | 21 | Kemerly | Lesovsky | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Al Unser | 44 | Vita Fresh Orange Juice | Edmunds RE | Offy SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Mickey Rupp | 23 | Chapman | Watson | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bob Hurt | 34 | Robbins | X | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Chuck Rodee | 47 | WIFE Radio Good Guy | Gerhardt RE | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Ray Furnal | 96 | Harrison | Eisert RE | Chevy | -- | Entry declined, lack of experience | |
| -- | -- | Bill Cheesbourg | X | Wilbur Clark | X | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Gig Stephens | X | New Boston | X | Offy | -- | Did not qualify |
| Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
| Jim Clark | 190 | 1, 3-65, 75-200 |
| A. J. Foyt | 10 | 2, 66-74 |