1965 Greenville 200

The track used would not be paved until the 1970 Greenville 200 race (which took place on June 27, 1970).^[2][3] No record was ever released about the exact attendance numbers and it was the tenth race out of the fifty-five races during that year.^[2][3] Two hundred laps were done on a dirt oval track spanning 0.500 miles (0.805 km).^[2][3] The race took one hour and forty-five minutes to successfully complete with three cautions given out by NASCAR.^[2][3] Notable speeds were: 56.899 miles per hour (91.570 km/h) for the average and 67.695 miles per hour (108.945 km/h) for the pole position speed (accomplished by Bud Moore).^[2][3]

The winning vehicle was a 1965 Ford Galaxie driven by Dick Hutcherson; marking his first of 14 career wins in his NASCAR Cup Series career.^[2][3][4] Other notable drivers included: Ned Jarrett, Buddy Baker, Wendell Scott, Neil Castles, Elmo Langley, Roy Tyner, and Cale Yarborough.^[2][3]

A significant part of the field were individually owned vehicles with no formal sponsorship whatsoever.^[5] Both Clyde Lynn and Cale Yarborough shared a single crew member for pit lane. Many drivers would run an entire race at slow speeds back then if they had no chance of winning. Usually, they get lapped before the sixth lap of the race, and eventually withdraw from the race for some reason.

The total prize purse for this racing event was $5,040 ($50,288 when adjusted for inflation). Hutcherson received $1,000 ($9,978 when adjusted for inflation) while the bottom 13 finishers split $100 apiece ($998 when adjusted for inflation).^[6]