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The 49th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Monday, May 31, 1965.. The five-year-old "British Invasion" finally broke through as Jim Clark and Colin Chapman triumphed in dominating fashion with the first rear-engined Indy-winning car, a Lotus 38 powered by Ford.
The Toyota U.S. Nationals (commonly The Big Go) is an NHRA-sanctioned drag racing event, generally considered to be the most prestigious drag racing event in the world due to its history, size, and purse, held annually at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park in Brownsburg, Indiana.
1965 Cup of Peace and Friendship: Nations: East Germany: South African Formula One Championship: John Love: 1965 South African Formula One Championship: Tasman Series: Jim Clark: 1965 Tasman Series: USAC National Championship: Mario Andretti: 1965 USAC Championship Car season: Formula Three; BRSCC British Formula 3 Championship: Tony Dean: 1965 ...
He won the A/MP (A/Modified Production) class in a 1965 Plymouth gasser at the 1965 NHRA Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park, with a pass of 11.11 seconds at 130.24 mph (209.60 km/h). [8] He would also win S/SA at the 1965 Winternationals in a hemi-powered Plymouth named Black Arrow . [ 9 ]
His first was in C/GS, at the 1965 NHRA Nationals, at Indianapolis Raceway Park. His winning pass was 11.45 seconds at 121.45 mph (195.45 km/h). [3] Tarantola followed up with a win in CC/G (adding a supercharger to the Chevrolet engine) at Indianapolis in 1966. There, his win was an 11.36 second pass at 124.30 mph (200.04 km/h). [4]
Al Miller (November 23, 1921 – July 28, 1978) was an American race car driver.. Born Albert Krulac in Detroit, Michigan, Miller died in Mount Clemens, Michigan.He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1962, 1963, 1965–1967 and 1970 seasons, with 31 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1963 (in a John Crosthwaite designed car) and 1965 to 1967.
Danny Ongais (May 21, 1942 [a] – February 26, 2022) was an American racing driver. [1]Ongais was the only Hawaiian born driver to compete in the Indianapolis 500.He competed professionally in motorcycle, sports car, CART, IndyCar, Formula One, and drag racing.
The following is an overview of the events of 1965 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.