| Teams 1955 Southern 500 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Bob Fish | Fireball Roberts | Buick |
| 2 | Westmoreland Racing | Gwyn Staley | Chevrolet |
| 3 | John Ditz | Dick Rathmann | Chrysler |
| 4 | Westmoreland Racing | Jimmy Massey | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Al Wheatley | Ralph Liguori | Mercury |
| 8 | Bishop Brothers | Billy Carden | Buick |
| 9 | Schwam Racing | Joe Weatherly | Ford |
| 10 | Ray Fletcher | Van Van Wey | Ford |
| 11 | George Parrish | George Parrish | Studebaker |
| 14 | Frank Christian | Slick Smith | Chevrolet |
| 15 | R.C. Rollins | Jimmy Roland | Chevrolet |
| 16 | Kiekhaefer Racing | Tim Flock | Chrysler |
| 17 | Earl Wright | Russ Graham | Chevrolet |
| 18 | Arden Mounts | Arden Mounts | Hudson |
| 19 | Gordon Smith | Gordon Smith | Chevrolet |
| 20 | Banks Simpson | Banks Simpson | Buick |
| 22 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair | Oldsmobile |
| 24 | Jimmy Pardue | Bobby Waddell | Chevrolet |
| 25 | Sam McCuthen | Bill Widenhouse | Chevrolet |
| 28 | Frank Dodge | Eddie Skinner | Oldsmobile |
| 30 | Mellie Bernard | Ned Jarrett | Pontiac |
| 33 | Owen Cox | Pop McGinnis | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Ike Kiser | Dick Beaty | Ford |
| 35 | Harry Parry | Ray Platte | Chevrolet |
| 36 | Kiekhaefer Racing | Fonty Flock | Chrysler |
| 37 | Clyde Porter | Doug Cox | Pontiac |
| 40 | Gene Simpson | Gene Simpson | Buick |
| 41 | Julian Buesink | Tommy Thompson | Ford |
| 42 | Petty Enterprises | Lee Petty | Dodge |
| 43 | Steve Pierce | Possum Jones | Chevrolet |
| 46 | Westmoreland Racing | Billy Myers | Chevrolet |
| 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn | Chevrolet |
| 50 | Cox Racing | Roy Bentley | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Leland Colvin | Bill Champion | Buick |
| 54 | Nace Mattingly | Nace Mattingly | Ford |
| 55 | Jim Lowe and Carl Beckman | Junior Johnson | Oldsmobile |
| 56 | Jim Lowe and Carl Beckman | Fred Johnson | Cadillac |
| 58 | Bill Bowman | Bill Bowman | Nash |
| 59 | Brownie Pitt | Blackie Pitt | Ford |
| 61 | Malcolm Barlow | Gene Bergin | Dodge |
| 68 | Al Wheatley | Johnny Patterson | Mercury |
| 70 | Lancaster Brothers Racing | Cotton Owens | Chevrolet |
| 76 | Langley Racing | Elmo Langley | Dodge |
| 77 | Earl Wright | Dick Allwine | Chevrolet |
| 78 | Ernest Woods | Jim Paschal | Oldsmobile |
| 81 | Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock | Hudson |
| 82 | Phil Oates | Joe Eubanks | Oldsmobile |
| 84 | Paper Hangers | Banjo Matthews | Oldsmobile |
| 87 | Griffin Racing | Speedy Thompson | Oldsmobile |
| 88 | Ernest Woods | Jimmie Lewallen | Oldsmobile |
| 89 | Buck Baker Racing | Buck Baker | Buick |
| 91 | Thomas Racing | Donald Thomas | Buick |
| 92 | Thomas Racing | Herb Thomas | Chevrolet |
| 93 | J.T. Maness | Lou Spears | Chevrolet |
| 94 | Clarence DeZalia | Clarence DeZalia | Ford |
| 95 | Julian Buesink | Lloyd Moore | Ford |
| 96 | W.R. Waldron | Larry Flynn | Ford |
| 98 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell | Oldsmobile |
| 99 | Schwam Racing | Curtis Turner | Ford |
| 127 | Clarence DeZalia | Ed Cole | Oldsmobile |