Round	Race name	Date	Circuit	Laps	Winner
1	Jimmy Bryan 150	28/03/1965	Phoenix	150	Don Branson Leader Card Racers
2	Trenton 100	25/04/1965	Trenton	87	Jim McElreath John Zink
3	Indianapolis 500	31/05/1965	Indianapolis	200	Jim Clark Team Lotus (Overseas)
4	Rex Mays 100	06/06/1965	Milwaukee	100	Parnelli Jones JC Agajanian
5	Langhorne 100	20/06/1965	Langhorne	100	Jim McElreath John Zink
6	Pikes Peak	04/07/1965	Pikes Peak	1	Al Unser J Frank Harrison
7	Trenton 150	18/07/1965	Trenton	150	AJ Foyt jr Ansted-Thompson Racing
8	Hoosier Grand Prix	25/07/1965	Indianapolis Raceway Park	80	Mario Andretti Dean Van Lines Racing Division
9	Atlanta 250	01/08/1965	Atlanta	167	Johnny Rutherford Leader Card Racers
10	Langhorne 125	08/08/1965	Langhorne	125	Jim McElreath John Zink
11	Tony Bettenhausen 150	14/08/1965	Milwaukee	150	Joe Leonard All-American Racers
12	Tony Bettenhausen Memorial	21/08/1965	Springfield	100	AJ Foyt jr Ansted-Thompson Racing
13	Tony Bettenhausen 200	22/08/1965	Milwaukee	200	Gordon Johncock Weinberger & Welseck Enterprises
14	Ted Horn Memorial/Du Quoin 100	06/09/1965	Du Quoin	100	Don Branson Leader Card Racers
15	Hoosier 100	18/09/1965	Indiana State Fair	100	AJ Foyt jr Ansted-Thompson Racing
16	Trenton 200	26/09/1965	Trenton	200	AJ Foyt jr Ansted-Thompson Racing
17	Golden State 100	24/10/1965	Sacramento	100	Don Branson Leader Card Racers
18	Bobby Ball 200	21/11/1965	Phoenix	200	AJ Foyt jr Ansted-Thompson Racing

Driver	Standing	Team	Nationality	Points
Mario Andretti	1	Dean Van Lines Racing Division	USA	3110
AJ Foyt jr	2	Ansted-Thompson Racing	USA	2500
Jim McElreath	3	John Zink	USA	2035
Don Branson	4	Leader Card Racers	USA	1875
Gordon Johncock	5	Weinberger & Welseck Enterprises	USA	1540
Joe Leonard	6	All-American Racers	USA	1415
Bobby Unser	7	STP Corporation	USA	1402
Roger McCluskey	8	All-American Racers	USA	1060
Jud Larson	9	All-American Racers	USA	1028
Parnelli Jones	10	JC Agajanian	USA	1000
Jim Clark	10	Team Lotus (Overseas)	GBR	1000
Johnny Rutherford	12	Racing Associates	USA	993
Lloyd Ruby	13	David R McManus	USA	850
Jim Hurtubise	14	STP Corporation	USA	743
Al Miller	15	Jerry Alderman Ford Sales	USA	655
Billy Foster	16	Vollstedt Enterprises	CAN	520
Mickey Rupp	17	Pete Salemi	USA	500
Bobby Grim	17	Vollstedt Enterprises	USA	500
Al Unser	19	Ansted-Thompson Racing	USA	495
Bud Tingelstad	20	Lindsey Hopkins Racing	USA	460
George Snider	21	Fred Gerhardt	USA	453
Ronnie Duman	22	Ernest L Ruiz	USA	447
Carl Williams	23	Ansted-Thompson Racing	USA	370
Bob Harkey	24	Lindsey Hopkins Racing	USA	325
Chuck Rodee	24	Walter Weir jr	USA	325
Bobby Johns	26	Team Lotus (Overseas)	USA	300
Dan Gurney	27	All-American Racers	USA	230
Tommy Copp	28	Federal Engineering	USA	225
Red Riegel	29	Walter Weir jr	USA	205
Art Pollard	30	Team Lotus (Overseas)	USA	200
Arnie Knepper	31	Vatis Enterprises	USA	190
Gary Congdon	32		USA	163
Sam Sessions	33		USA	150
Eddie Johnson	33	H Allen Chapman	USA	150
Bob Wente	35	Vatis Enterprises	USA	140
Len Sutton	36	Vollstedt Enterprises	USA	110
Billy Vukovich	37	H Allen Chapman	USA	80
Wally Dallenbach	37		USA	80
Bob Hurt	39	Gilbert E Morcroft	USA	75
Norman Hall	39	Vollstedt Enterprises	USA	75
Charles Louderman	41		USA	70
Wes Vandervoort	42		USA	60
Dee Jones	42	Pope-Hall Enterprises	USA	60
Paul Kleinschmidt	44	Jim Robbins	USA	50
Bob Mathouser	45		USA	45
Bay Darnell	46		USA	40
Jack Hahn	46		USA	40
Roy Walker	48		USA	30
Rodger Ward	48	Dayton-Walther	USA	30
Dick Atkins	48	Mickey Thompson	USA	30
Orville Nance	51		USA	25
Loren Roberts	52		USA	20
Greg Weld	52	Leader Card Racers	USA	20
Grier Manning	54		USA	15
Malcolm Brazier	55		USA	10
Bill Cheesbourg	55	Lane-Fulbright Racing Team	USA	10
Louis Unser	57		USA	5

1965 USAC National Championship