Results showing rider name, hometown, brand of motorcycle, bike number and laps completed (where the information is available).
Daytona International Speedway – Rd. 1
March 28, 1965
Daytona Beach, Fla.
| Pos. | First | Last | Hometown | State | Bike | Model |
No. |
Laps |
| 1 | Dick | Mann | Crockett | CA | Yamaha |
2 |
27 |
|
| 2 | Gary | Nixon | Wheaton | MD | Yamaha |
9 |
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| 3 | Buddy | Elmore | El Paso | TX | Yamaha |
79 |
||
| 4 | Michael | Bonnell | Dallas | TX | Yamaha |
129 |
||
| 5 | Mert | Lawwill | San Francisco | CA | H-D |
18 |
||
| 6 | George | Roeder | Monroeville | OH | H-D |
94 |
||
| 7 | Dan | Haaby | Gardena | CA | Yamaha |
22 |
||
| 8 | Neil | Keen | Pasadena | CA | Yamaha |
10 |
||
| 9 | Jim | Nicks | Tampa | FL | Yamaha |
75 |
||
| 10 | Tony | Murphy | West Covina | CA | Yamaha |
53 |
||
| 11 | Larry | Schafer | Arlington | VA | H-D |
38 |
||
| 12 | David | Estep | Orient | OH | H-D |
99 |
||
| 13 | Bill | Boyd | San Francisco | CA | Yamaha |
102 |
||
| 14 | Kenneth | Ridder | San Francisco | CA | H-D |
198 |
||
| 15 | Sammy | Tanner | Long Beach | CA | H-D |
7 |
||
| 16 | Don | Vesco | San Diego | CA | Yamaha |
11 |
||
| 17 | Ronnie | Rall | Mansfield | OH | Honda |
52 |
||
| 18 | Dexter | Campbell | Orlando | FL | H-D |
150 |
||
| 19 | Jim | Leinweber | Chicago | IL | H-D |
152 |
||
| 20 | Mark | Heinemann | Daytona Beach | FL | H-D |
185 |
||
| 21 | John | Apple | Imperial Beach | CA | Honda |
87 |
||
| 22 | Ron | Widman | St. Louis | MO | H-D |
111 |
||
| 23 | David | Henderson | Exton | PA | Ducati |
40 |
||
| 24 | Joe | Messaros | Fairborn | OH | Ducati |
85 |
||
| 25 | William | Werner | Bethlehem | PA | H-D |
24 |
||
| 26 | Denny | Adler | Sioux Falls | SD | Honda |
6 |
||
| 27 | Donald | Twigg | Hagerstown | MD | Ducati |
31 |
||
| 28 | William | Lloyd | Langley Park | MD | H-D |
64 |
||
| 29 | Ted | Davis | Ponca City | OK | Honda |
90 |
||
| 30 | Henry | Petraitis | Kenosha | WI | Ducati |
134 |
||
| 31 | Jacques | DuPont | New Castle | DE | Yamaha |
88 |
||
| 32 | Howard | Utsey | Denver | CO | Honda |
137 |
||
| 33 | Keith | Nadler | Aurora | IL | H-D |
181 |
||
| 34 | Gordon | Jennings | San Pedro | CA | Ducati |
194 |
||
| 35 | George | Rockett | Philadelphia | PA | Ducati |
119 |
||
| 36 | Tony | Woodman | Far Hills | NJ | Ducati |
89 |
||
| 37 | Charles | Jordan | Lincoln | NE | Ducati |
51 |
||
| 38 | Charles | Andrews | Webster | NY | Ducati |
109 |
||
| 39 | Jim | Hayes, Jr. | Kingsport | TN | Ducati |
14 |
||
| 40 | James | Neill | Salina | KS | H-D |
161 |
||
| 41 | Robert | Skoumal | Downers Grove | IL | Bultaco |
121 |
||
| 42 | Dick | Newell | Elmonte | CA | Montesa |
67 |
||
| 43 | Dan | Bengston | McHenry | IL | Bultaco |
165 |
||
| 44 | Robert | Reidnaue | Emanus | PA | Honda |
128 |
||
| 45 | Robert | Hinkle | Brookville | OH | Honda |
76 |
||
| 46 | Bart | Markel | Flint | MI | H-D |
4 |
||
| 47 | Norbert | Rall | Mansfield | OH | Bultaco |
34 |
||
| 48 | Donald | Hodge | Victor | NY | Ducati |
183 |
||
| 49 | Richard | Kilgroe | Hayward | CA | Honda |
138 |
||
| 50 | Buel | Gray | Indianapolis | IN | Ducati |
155 |
||
| 51 | Roger | Reiman | Kewanee | IL | Ducati |
1 |
||
| 52 | Norman | Bergquist | Elburn | IL | Honda |
166 |
||
| 53 | Gene | Lorge | Mobile | AL | Honda |
167 |
||
| 54 | Warren | Flickinger | Denver | CO | Ducati |
142 |
||
| 55 | John | Tibben | Villa Park | IL | H-D |
60 |
||
| 56 | Joe | Weeder | Pine Bush | NY | Yamaha |
82 |
||
| 57 | Lenny | Waldo | Columbus | OH | Yamaha |
132 |
||
| 58 | Robert | Winters | Ft. Smith | AR | Yamaha |
126 |
||
| 59 | Fred | Nix | Lawton | OK | Honda |
95 |
||
| 60 | Jody | Nicholas | Nashville | TN | Bultaco |
58 |
||
| 61 | George | Adamec | Jacksonville | FL | H-D |
133 |
||
| 62 | David | Ingram | Hammond | IN | H-D |
154 |
||
| 63 | Eddie | Wirth | Manhattan Beach | CA | H-D |
80 |
||
| 64 | Ralph | White | Lawndale | CA | Bultaco |
15 |
||
| 65 | John | Graham | Latrobe | PA | Bultaco |
84 |
||
| 66 | Jess | Thomas | Rotterdam | NY | Bultaco |
28 |
||
| 67 | Tom | Warden | Dayton | OH | Ducati |
36 |
||
| 68 | Edward | Bock | Miami | FL | Ducati |
21 |
||
| 69 | Duane | Shadley | Oskaloosa | IA | H-D |
42 |
||
| 70 | Fred | Marsh | Warehouse Point | CT | Ducati |
47 |
||
| 71 | Nathan | Watts | Oklahoma City | OK | Greeves |
65 |
||
| 72 | Ray | Hempstead | St. Petersburg | FL | Ducati |
199 |
||
| 73 | Doug | Showler | Parma | OH | Honda |
91 |
||
| 74 | David | Williams | Quincy | MA | Yamaha |
184 |
||
| 75 | Anson | Holley | Baton Rouge | LA | H-D |
56 |
||
| 76 | Louis | Kramer | Middletown | OH | Yamaha |
43 |
||
| 77 | Harley | Phillips | Hutchinson | KA | H-D |
73 |
||
| 78 | Nat | Williams | New Brunswick | NJ | Honda |
173 |
||
| 79 | Eddie | Adkins | Hagerstown | MD | Ducati |
158 |
||
| 80 | Dewel | McCreary | Kansas City | MO | Ducati |
86 |
||
| 81 | Kenneth | Swanson | Geneva | NY | Ducati |
96 |
||
| 82 | Dan | Deubler | Sioux Falls | SD | Yamaha |
140 |
||
| 83 | Bennie | Bowden | Kalamazoo | MI | H-D |
8 |
||
| 84 | Kenneth | Lerche | Harmans | MD | Ducati |
120 |
||
| 85 | George | Montgomery | Glenmont | MD | Bultaco |
83 |
||
| 86 | Kenneth | Hayes | Johnson City | TN | Ducati |
39 |
||
| 87 | Ted | Heil | Dayton | OH | H-D |
81 |
||
| 88 | Tom | Heil | Dayton | OH | H-D |
44 |
||
| 89 | Robert | Farmer | Plainfield | IN | H-D |
46 |
||
| 90 | John | Henry | Union | OH | Parilla |
143 |
||
| 91 | Frank | Scurria | Glendale | CA | Parilla |
32 |
||
| 92 | Robert | Gill | St. Petersburg | FL | Ducati |
117 |
||
| 93 | Ed | Varnes | Cochranville | PA | Yamaha |
196 |
||
| 94 | Elmer | Murphy | Monroeville | NJ | H-D |
145 |
||
| 95 | Dave | Jackson | Toronto | CAN | Ducati |
144 |
||
| 96 | Buddy | Stubbs | Bellflower | CA | H-D |
49 |
||
| 97 | Howard | Jacob | Chicago | IL | Ducati |
175 |
||
| 98 | Neal | Houston | Woodmont | CT | Ducati |
141 |
||
| 99 | Al | Hollingsworth | St. Augustine | FL | H-D |
180 |
||
| 100 | Bill | Jasper | Centralia | IL | H-D |
25 |
||
| 101 | Calvin | Rayborn | Spring Valley | CA | H-D |
17 |
||
| 102 | James | Koplinski | Milwaukee | WI | Ducati |
30 |
||
| 103 | Ronald | Gutshall | Camp Hill | PA | Ducati |
115 |
||
| 104 | Perry | Caudle | Jacksonville | FL | Honda |
48 |
||
| 105 | Jack | Daggitt | St. Joseph | MI | Ducati |
125 |
||
| 106 | Dean | Garrison | Downingtown | PA | Yamaha |
157 |
Time of race: 1 hour, 16 mins., 31 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 91.606 mph.
Bryar Motorsports Park – Rd. 2
June 19, 1965
Loudon, N.H.
| Pos. | First | Last | Hometown | State | Bike | Model |
No. |
Laps |
| 1 | Tony | Murphy | West Covina | CA | Yamaha |
3 |
57 |
|
| 2 | Dick | Mann | Crockett | CA | Yamaha |
57 |
||
| 3 | Donald | Twigg | Hagerstown | MD | Yamaha |
57 |
||
| 4 | Jess | Thomas | Rotterdam | NY | Bultaco |
56 |
||
| 5 | Yvon | Duhamel | Montreal | CAN | Ducati |
55 |
||
| 6 | Richard | Gariepy | Barre | MA | Bultaco |
55 |
||
| 7 | Bart | Markel | Flint | MI | H-D |
55 |
||
| 8 | John | Graham | Latrobe | PA | Bultaco |
55 |
||
| 9 | Nat | Williams | New Brunswick | NJ | Honda |
53 |
||
| 10 | Robert | Winters | Ft. Smith | AR | Yamaha |
53 |
||
| 11 | Robert | Gerulimatos | Jackson Hts. | NY | Bultaco |
53 |
||
| 12 | Anson | Holly | Baton Rouge | LA | H-D |
52 |
||
| 13 | George | Montgomery | Glenmont | MD | Bultaco |
52 |
||
| 14 | Douglas | Gerhart | Trumbauersville | PA | H-D |
51 |
||
| 15 | Chuck | Hebert | Schenectady | NY | Bultaco |
51 |
||
| 16 | James | Varnes | Sadsburyville | PA | Yamaha |
50 |
||
| 17 | Donald | Cutler | Putnam | CT | Honda |
50 |
||
| 18 | Jody | Nicholas | Nashville | TN | Bultaco |
58 |
48 |
|
| 19 | Ralph | Glorioso | Washington | DC | Honda |
46 |
||
| 20 | Graham | Goddard | Waterloo, Ont. | CAN | Ducati |
45 |
||
| 21 | Al | Lewis | Erie | PA | Bultaco |
43 |
||
| 22 | Mert | Lawwill | San Francisco | CA | H-D |
42 |
||
| 23 | Al | Hollingsworth | St. Augustine | FL | H-D |
41 |
||
| 24 | William | Lloyd | Langley Park | MD | H-D |
36 |
||
| 25 | Richard | LaPorte | Newbury | NH | Bultaco |
36 |
||
| 26 | George | Vincensi | Westfield | MA | Ducati |
31 |
||
| 27 | Roger | Reiman | Kewanee | IL | H-D |
29 |
||
| 28 | David | Henderson | Exton | PA | Ducati |
26 |
||
| 29 | Warren | Flickinger | Denver | CO | H-D |
25 |
||
| 30 | William | Werner | Bethlehem | PA | H-D |
24 |
||
| 31 | Bill | Haast | Miami | FL | H-D |
23 |
||
| 32 | George | Adamec | Jacksonville | FL | H-D |
22 |
||
| 33 | Gary | Nixon | Wheaton | MD | Yamaha |
17 |
||
| 34 | Henry | Hanje | Waterloo, Ont. | CAN | Ducati |
17 |
||
| 35 | Kenneth | Swanson | Geneva | NY | Bultaco |
16 |
||
| 36 | Mike | Bonnell | Dallas | TX | Honda |
16 |
||
| 37 | George | Roeder | Monroeville | OH | H-D |
13 |
||
| 38 | Arthur | Tramontin | Clifton | NJ | H-D |
13 |
||
| 39 | Chris | Draayer | Salt Lake City | UT | H-D |
9 |
||
| 40 | Carl | Neitz | Dover | NJ | Parilla |
7 |
||
| 41 | Ebele | Hanje | Waterloo, Ont. | CAN | Ducati |
7 |
||
| 42 | John | Crawford | Monmouth Jct. | NJ | Honda |
4 |
||
| 43 | Ted | Davis | Ponca City | OK | Honda |
3 |
||
| 44 | James | Leinweber | Chicago | IL | H-D |
0 |
Time of race: 1 hour, 26 mins., 28 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed:
Nelson Ledges – Rd. 3
July 11, 1965
Garrettsville, Ohio
| Pos. | First | Last | Hometown | State | Bike | Model |
No. |
Laps |
| 1 | Dick | Mann | Crockett | CA | Yamaha |
2 |
||
| 2 | Larry | Schafer | Arlington | VA | H-D |
38 |
||
| 3 | George | Montgomery | Bladensburg | MD | Bultaco |
83 |
||
| 4 | Anson | Holley | Baton Rouge | LA | H-D | |||
| 5 | Donald | Twigg | Hagerstown | MD | Yamaha | |||
| 6 | Ronnie | Rall | Mansfield | OH | H-D | |||
| 7 | James | Varnes | Sadsburyville | PA | Yamaha | |||
| 8 | Doug | Showler | Parma | OH | Honda | |||
| 9 | Ted | Heil | Dayton | OH | H-D | |||
| 10 | Al | Lewis | Erie | PA | Bultaco | |||
| 11 | Gary | Nixon | Baltimore | MD | Yamaha | |||
| 12 | Bart | Markel | Flint | MI | H-D | |||
| 13 | Mert | Lawwill | San Francisco | CA | H-D | |||
| 14 | Jody | Nicholas | Nashville | TN | Bultaco | |||
| 15 | David | Henderson | Exton | PA | Ducati | |||
| 16 | Buddy | Elmore | El Paso | TX | Yamaha | |||
| 17 | Roger | Reiman | Kewanee | IL | H-D | |||
| 18 | Jess | Thomas | Schenectady | NY | Bultaco | |||
| 19 | Tony | Murphy | West Covina | CA | Yamaha | |||
| 20 | John | Graham | Latrobe | PA | Bultaco | |||
| 21 | George | Roeder | Monroeville | OH | H-D |
Time of race: 1 hour, 9 mins., 15 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 73.43 mph
Meadowdale Raceway – Rd. 4
Aug. 15, 1965
Carpentersville, Ill.
| Pos. | First | Last | Hometown | State | Bike | Model | No. |
Laps |
| 1 | Dick | Mann | Crockett | CA | Yamaha |
34 |
||
| 2 | Jody | Nicholas | Nashville | TN | Bultaco |
34 |
||
| 3 | Gary | Nixon | Wheaton | MD | Yamaha |
34 |
||
| 4 | Robert | Winters | Ft. Smith | AR | Yamaha | |||
| 5 | James | Varnes | Sadsburyville | PA | Yamaha | |||
| 6 | Dick | Gariepy | Barre | MA | Bultaco | |||
| 7 | Anson | Holley | Baton Rouge | LA | H-D | |||
| 8 | George | Montgomery | New Rochelle | NY | Bultaco | |||
| 9 | Ralph | White | Lawndale | CA | Yamaha | |||
| 10 | Louis | Kramer | Middletown | OH | Yamaha | |||
| 11 | Jim | Leinweber | Chicago | IL | H-D | |||
| 12 | Robert | Skoumal | Downers Grove | IL | Bultaco | |||
| 13 | Warren | Flickinger | Denver | CO | H-D | |||
| 14 | Bart | Markel | Flint | MI | H-D | |||
| 15 | David | Ingram | Hammond | IN | H-D | |||
| 16 | Sim | Mattingly | Peoria | IL | H-D | |||
| 17 | Howard | Jacob | Chicago | IL | Ducati | |||
| 18 | Loren | Thompson | Hutchinson | KS | H-D | |||
| 19 | Mert | Lawwill | San Francisco | CA | H-D | |||
| 20 | Homer | Saltz | Muscatine | IA | Yamaha | |||
| 21 | John | Graham | Latrobe | PA | Bultaco | |||
| 22 | Donald | Twigg | Hagerstown | MD | Yamaha | |||
| 23 | Henry | Petraitis | Kenosha | WI | Ducati | |||
| 24 | Jess | Thomas | Rotterdam | NY | Bultaco | |||
| 25 | Chris | Draayer | Salt Lake City | UT | H-D | |||
| 26 | Buddy | Elmore | El Paso | TX | Yamaha | |||
| 27 | Howard | Utsey | Denver | CO | Yamaha | |||
| 28 | Larry | Schafer | Arlington | VA | H-D |
Time of race: 58 mins., 15 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed:
Marlboro Motor Raceway – Rd. 5
Sept. 4, 1965
Upper Marlboro, Md.
| Pos. | First | Last | Hometown | State | Bike | Model |
No. |
Laps |
| 1 | Jody | Nicholas | Nashville | TN | Bultaco |
58 |
||
| 2 | George | Roeder | Monroeville | OH | H-D | |||
| 3 | Mert | Lawwill | San Francisco | CA | H-D | |||
| 4 | Gary | Nixon | Baltimore | MD | Yamaha | |||
| 5 | Dick | Gariepy | Barre | MA | Bultaco | |||
| 6 | James | Varnes | Sadsburyville | PA | Yamaha | |||
| 7 | Donald | Twigg | Hagerstown | MD | Yamaha | |||
| 8 | William | Werner | Bethlehem | PA | H-D | |||
| 9 | David | Henderson | Exton | PA | Ducati | |||
| 10 | Larry | Schafer | Arlington | VA | H-D | |||
| 11 | Bart | Markel | Flint | MI | H-D | |||
| 12 | Robert | Gerolimatos | Jackson Hts. | NY | Bultaco | |||
| 13 | Nat | Williams | New Brunswick | NJ | Honda | |||
| 14 | Robert | Moore | Blackwood | NJ | Benelli | |||
| 15 | Jess | Thomas | Schenectady | NY | Bultaco | |||
| 16 | Hal | Burton | Silver Spring | MD | Bultaco | |||
| 17 | John | Graham | Latrobe | PA | Bultaco | |||
| 18 | Bob | Sholly | Camp Hill | PA | Ducati |
Time of race: 46 mins., 40 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed:
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(Mythical) 1965 AMA Lightweight Road Race Champion:
Dick Mann, Crockett, Calif., Yamaha.
(Mythical) Final 1965 AMA Lightweight Road Race Point Standings
| 1 | Dick | Mann | Crockett | CA | Yamaha | 349 |
| 2 | Gary | Nixon | Wheaton | MD | Yamaha | 230 |
| 3 | Jody | Nicholas | Nashville | TN | Bultaco | 173 |
| 4 | Mert | Lawwill | San Francisco | CA | Harley-Davidson | 145 |
| 5 | Donald | Twigg | Hagerstown | MD | Yamaha | 145 |
| 6 | James | Varnes | Sadsburyville | PA | Yamaha | 137 |
| 7 | Tony | Murphy | West Covina | CA | Yamaha | 136 |
| 8 | Larry | Schafer | Arlington | VA | Harley-Davidson | 135 |
| 9 | Dick | Gariepy | Barre | MA | Bultaco | 129 |
| 10 | George | Montgomery | Bladensburg | MD | Bultaco | 126 |
| 11 | Anson | Holley | Baton Rouge | LA | Harley-Davidson | 125 |
| 12 | George | Roeder | Monroeville | OH | Harley-Davidson | 122 |
| 13 | Bart | Markel | Flint | MI | Harley-Davidson | 98 |
| 14 | Buddy | Elmore | El Paso | TX | Yamaha | 95 |
| 15 | Robert | Winters | Ft. Smith | AR | Yamaha | 90 |
| 16 | Michael | Bonnell | Dallas | TX | Yamaha | 74 |
| 17 | Ronnie | Rall | Mansfield | OH | Harley-Davidson | 71 |
| 18 | Jess | Thomas | Rotterdam | NY | Bultaco | 67 |
| 19 | Dan | Haaby | Gardena | CA | Yamaha | 56 |
| 20 | Yvon | DuHamel | Montreal, Que. | Canada | Ducati | 52 |
| 21 | Neil | Keen | Pasadena | CA | Yamaha | 52 |
| 22 | Jim | Nicks | Tampa | FL | Yamaha | 49 |
| 23 | Jim | Leinweber | Chicago | IL | Harley-Davidson | 47 |
| 24 | David | Henderson | Exton | PA | Ducati | 42 |
| 25 | Nat | Williams | New Brunswick | NJ | Honda | 41 |
| 26 | David | Estep | Orient | OH | Harley-Davidson | 40 |
| 27 | Robert | Gerolimatos | Jackson Hts. | NY | Bultaco | 38 |
| 28 | John | Graham | Latrobe | PA | Bultaco | 38 |
| 29 | Bill | Boyd | San Francisco | CA | Yamaha | 37 |
| 30 | Doug | Showler | Parma | OH | Honda | 37 |
| 31 | Ted | Heil | Dayton | OH | Harley-Davidson | 34 |
| 32 | Kenneth | Ridder | San Francisco | CA | Harley-Davidson | 34 |
| 33 | Ralph | White | Lawndale | CA | Yamaha | 34 |
| 34 | Louis | Kramer | Middletown | OH | Yamaha | 31 |
| 35 | Al | Lewis | Erie | PA | Bultaco | 31 |
| 36 | Sammy | Tanner | Long Beach | CA | Harley-Davidson | 31 |
| 37 | Don | Vesco | San Diego | CA | Yamaha | 28 |
| 38 | Robert | Skoumal | Downers Grove | IL | Bultaco | 25 |
| 39 | William | Werner | Bethlehem | PA | Harley-Davidson | 23 |
| 40 | Dexter | Campbell | Orlando | FL | Harley-Davidson | 22 |
| 41 | Warren | Flickinger | Denver | CO | Harley-Davidson | 22 |
| 42 | Douglas | Gerhart | Trumbauersville | PA | Harley-Davidson | 19 |
| 43 | Chuck | Hebert | Schenectady | NY | Bultaco | 16 |
| 44 | Mark | Heinemann | Daytona Beach | FL | Harley-Davidson | 16 |
| 45 | David | Ingram | Hammond | IN | Harley-Davidson | 16 |
| 46 | John | Apple | Imperial Beach | CA | Honda | 13 |
| 47 | Sim | Mattingly | Peoria | IL | Harley-Davidson | 13 |
| 48 | Donald | Cutler | Putnam | CT | Honda | 10 |
| 49 | Howard | Jacob | Chicago | IL | Ducati | 10 |
| 50 | Roger | Reiman | Kewanee | IL | Harley-Davidson | 10 |
| 51 | Ron | Widman | St. Louis | MO | Harley-Davidson | 10 |
| 52 | Loren | Thompson | Hutchinson | KS | Harley-Davidson | 7 |
| 53 | Ralph | Glorioso | Washington | DC | Honda | 4 |
| 54 | Joe | Messaros | Fairborn | OH | Ducati | 4 |
| 55 | Robert | Moore | Blackwood | NJ | Benelli | 4 |
| 56 | Graham | Goddard | Waterloo, Ont. | Canada | Ducati | 1 |
| 57 | Homer | Saltz | Muscatine | IA | Yamaha | 1 |
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