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(Unfortunately, another fatal accident at Charlotte. This time, a first-lap pile-up that claimed the life of Harold Kite. Footage of the accident is publicly available, though is not included on this article obviously.)
 
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==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[1960 Daytona Races (lost CBS and NBC televised footage of NASCAR prelude events to Daytona 500; 1960)]]
*[[1960 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1960)]]         
*[[1961 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1961)]]
*[[1960 Daytona Races (lost CBS and NBC televised footage of NASCAR prelude events to Daytona 500; 1960)]]          
*[[1962 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1962)]]
*[[1961 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1961)]]    
*[[1963 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1963)]]
*[[1962 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1962)]]         
*[[1964 Atlanta 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]]
*[[1962 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1962)]]          
*[[1964 National 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]]
*[[1963 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1963)]]  
*[[1967 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]]
*[[1963 Richmond 250 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series qualifying session and race; 1963)]]         
*[[1971 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]
*[[1964 Atlanta 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]]          
*[[1971 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]
*[[1964 National 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]]  
*[[1971 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1971)]]
*[[1964 Richmond 250 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series qualifying session; 1964)]]
*[[1972 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]
*[[1964 World 600 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]]
*[[1972 Firecracker 400 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]
*[[1965 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1965)]]           
*[[1973 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1973)]]
*[[1965 Rebel 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1965)]]         
*[[1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1973)]]
*[[1966 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)]]         
*[[1974 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1974)]]
*[[1966 Southern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)]]         
*[[1975 Dixie 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]
*[[1967 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]]        
*[[1975 Firecracker 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]
*[[1967 Rebel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]]
*[[1975 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1975)]]
*[[1969 Permatex 300 at Daytona (partially found footage of NASCAR Late Model Sportsman race; 1969)]]   
*[[1976 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]
*[[1970 Alabama 500 (found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]         
*[[1976 Dixie 500 (lost CBS footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]
*[[1970 National 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]         
*[[1976 Firecracker 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]
*[[1970 Wilkes 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]         
*[[1979 Dixie 500 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1979)]]
*[[1970 World 600 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]         
*[[1971 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]          
*[[1971 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]      
*[[1971 Myers Brothers 250 (lost footage and official documents of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]         
*[[1971 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]         
*[[1971 Rebel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]         
*[[1971 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1971)]]          
*[[1972 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]  
*[[1972 Bowman-Gray 100 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand American Series race; 1972)]]     
*[[1972 Carolina 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]   
*[[1972 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]         
*[[1972 Firecracker 400 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]          
*[[1972 National 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]         
*[[1972 Rebel 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]
*[[1972 Twin 125s (partially found footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1972)]]         
*[[1973 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1973)]]          
*[[1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1973)]]          
*[[1974 Mason-Dixon 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1974)]]         
*[[1974 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1974)]]         
*[[1974 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1974)]]        
*[[1975 Champion Spark Plug 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]         
*[[1975 Dixie 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]          
*[[1975 Firecracker 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]          
*[[1975 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]         
*[[1975 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1975)]]          
*[[1975 World 600 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]         
*[[1976 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]        
*[[1976 Champion Spark Plug 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]         
*[[1976 Dixie 500 (lost CBS footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]          
*[[1976 Firecracker 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]          
*[[1976 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]         
*[[1976 Rebel 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]       
*[[1976 Riverside 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]         
*[[1976 Talladega 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]         
*[[1976 Winston 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]         
*[[1976 World 600 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]         
*[[1978 NAPA National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1978)]]
*[[1979 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1979)]]
*[[1979 Daytona ARCA 200 (lost footage of ARCA Racing Series race; 1979)‎]]         
*[[1979 Dixie 500 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1979)]]  
*[[1979 Gabriel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1979)]]         
*[[1979 Southeastern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1979)]]
*[[1979 Southeastern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1979)]]
*[[1982 Twin 125s race 1 (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying race; existence unconfirmed; 1982)]]
*[[1979 Sportsman 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1979)]]
*[[1984 Delaware 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1984)]]
*[[1981 Coca-Cola 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1981)]]   
*[[1984 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1984)‎]]
*[[1981 CRC Chemicals 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1981)]] 
*[[1985 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1985)]]
*[[1982 CRC Chemicals 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1982)]]
*[[1986 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1986)]]
*[[1982 Eastern 150 (lost footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1982)]]
*[[1996 DeVilbiss SuperFinish 200 (partially found televised footage of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race; 1996)]]
*[[1982 Goody's Sportsman 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1982)]]         
*[[1982 Twin 125s race 1 (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying race; existence unconfirmed; 1982)]]  
*[[1982 Winston Western 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1982)]]
*[[1983 Goody's Sportsman 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1983)]] 
*[[1983 Mason-Dixon 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1983)]] 
*[[1983 Southern 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1983)]]         
*[[1984 Delaware 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1984)]]  
*[[1984 Goody's Sportsman 300 (lost footage of NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race; 1984)]]             
*[[1984 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1984)‎]]          
*[[1985 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1985)]]          
*[[1986 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1986)]]  
*[[1988 Miller High Life 500 (partially lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1988)]] 
*[[1989 Busch Clash (lost footage of pre-season NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1989)]]
*[[1990 Daytona ARCA 200 (partially found footage of ARCA Racing Series race; 1990)]]
*[[1992 Atlanta 300 (lost footage of NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race; 1992)]]
*[[1995 Winston 100/1995 Duron Paints And Wallcoverings 100 (partially found footage of NASCAR Sportsman Division Series doubleheader; 1995)]]         
*[[1996 DeVilbiss SuperFinish 200 (partially found televised footage of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race; 1996)]]   
*[[2002 K&N Filters 150 (lost footage of NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour race; 2002)]]
*[[Jason Leffler (lost footage of fatal 410 Sprint Car accident; 2013)]]
*[[Jeff Gordon's 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 crash (lost on-board footage of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race crash; 2008)]]
*[[NASCAR (partially found uncut footage of stock car races; 1960-present)]]


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Revision as of 21:15, 24 January 2023

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A.J. Foyt (41) holding a narrow lead over Fred Lorenzen (28) and Dick Hutcherson (29).

Status: Partially Found

The 1965 National 400 was the 52nd race of the 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series. Occurring on 17th October at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, the race would ultimately be won by pole sitter Fred Lorenzen in a 1964 Ford, with Dick Hutcherson and Curtis Turner helping to achieve a clean sweep for Ford. However, the event is overshadowed by a first lap multicar crash that claimed the life of Harold Kite.

Background

The 1965 National 400 was the 6th running of the event, with the race typically being around 400 miles in length during this time period.[1] It was one of two 1965 Grand National Series races conducted at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the other being the World 600,[2] which in 1964 occurred on 23rd May and was won by Fred Lorenzen.[3] The race also has ties to the modern Bank of America Roval 400, having dropped the National name from 1983 onwards.[4]

Prior to the race, qualifying commenced with Lorenzen winning the pole position with a speed of 147.773 mph.[5][1] Lorenzen therefore was looking to replicate his success at the previous year's event.[5] Directly behind him was fellow 1965 Ford driver Cale Yarborough, with Darel Dieringer in a 1964 Mercury qualifying third.[1] Harold Kite would start 24th out of 44 entrants.[1]

The Race

With the starting order decided, the 1965 National 400 occurred on 17th October.[1] Yarborough maintained his lead following the fatal accident on the first lap, holding onto it until lap 17, when Dieringer passed him for the first position.[1] Yarborough regained it on lap 30 however, and would remain in contention for an open race for the lead, before retiring on lap 47 because of an engine failure.[1] In total, there were 27 different lap leaders, split among eight different leaders racers.[1][5] On lap 209, the 1965 Ford of Sam McQuagg crashed out;[1] it slammed into a guardrail, knocking photographer Chuck Johnson, who was busy capturing a skid on the other end of the turn, over in the process. Johnson was injured as a result, while McQuagg retired from the race.[6][1]

For the final 50 laps, it was a duel between Lorenzen and the 1965 Ford of A.J. Foyt, after Dieringer retired following a blown tyre.[5][1] The two drivers continually contended for the first position, with there being nine changes between them during this period in the race.[1][5] Five of these occurred during the final 37 laps.[5] The duel would end in dramatic fashion when Foyt smashed into the fourth turn guard rail, and was forced to enter the pits.[5] This led to Lorenzen inheriting the lead, and while he was able to continue, Foyt ultimately finished sixth.[5][1] Lorenzen held on to win the race and claim $10,400 in prize money.[5][1] Behind him were the 1964 Fords of Dick Hutcherson and Curtis Turner in second and third respectively, with Ned Jarrett fourth.[1][5] Thus, this enabled Ford to achieve a clean sweep for the race.[1]

Death of Harold Kite

On the first lap of the race, Kite and the 1964 Ford of Rock Harn collided, causing both of them to spin.[7] While competitors did their best to avoid the carnage, Harn would be slammed into by Sonny Hitchin's 1964 Ford and the 1963 Chevrolet of Frank Warren.[7] As the pile-up continued, Kite headed down the banking, into the path of the 1963 Ford of Jimmy Helms, resulting in a drivers side-on crash at 120 mph.[7] Kite was severely injured at the scene, while Helms suffered minor cuts and bruises from the impact.[7][5]

Rescuers pulled Kite free from his vehicle, and took him to the track hospital. Ultimately, Kite was declared dead on arrival, aged 43.[7][5] Kite, a former Army Captain, was competing in his first high-speed race since 1955.[5][7] He is one of a select few to win their debut race in the NASCAR Strictly Stock Series, having achieved victory at a 1950 race at the Daytona Beach Road Course.[8]

Availability

According to NASCAR on TV, ABC televised 45 minutes of highlights on 23rd October 1965 as part of its Wide World of Sports alongside a surfing championship.[9] It is unknown whether the broadcast contained Kite's fatal accident, although NASCAR on TV does state it was "edited",[9] suggesting footage was omitted. This broadcast has yet to publicly resurface. As of the present day, the only accessible footage of the race is of Kite's fatal accident and a few laps of the event being under caution.

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