| Teams 1965 Motor Trend 500 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Nat Reeder | Nat Reeder | Chevrolet |
| 0 | Bob McDonald | Dick Guldstrand | Chevrolet |
| 0 | Holman-Moody Racing | A.J. Foyt | Ford |
| 1 | Carl Dane | Skip Hudson | Ford |
| 2 | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Bobby Allison | Ford |
| 4 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Bill Groves | Gene Davis | Mercury |
| 6 | Cos Cancilla | Ed Brown | Oldsmobile |
| 6 | Vel Miletich | Darel Dieringer | Ford |
| 9 | Dick Niles | Bill Amick | Mercury |
| 10 | Doc White | Don Walker | Ford |
| 11 | Bondy Long | Ned Jarrett | Ford |
| 12 | Friedkin Enterprises | Jerry Grant | Ford |
| 14 | Bob Bristol | Joe Clark | Mercury |
| 15 | Stroppe Motorsports | Parnelli Jones | Mercury |
| 17 | Irwin Sandlin | Sam Stanley | Mercury |
| 18 | Bob Bristol | Bill Boldt | Mercury |
| 19 | Bob Bristol | Bob Thompson | Mercury |
| 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | Marvin Panch | Ford |
| 23 | Bob Perry | Bob Perry | Mercury |
| 27 | Junior Johnson and Associates | Junior Johnson | Ford |
| 28 | Holman-Moody Racing | Fred Lorenzen | Ford |
| 29 | Holman-Moody Racing | Dick Hutcherson | Ford |
| 33 | Clem Proctor | Bob Bondurant | Ford |
| 38 | Charles Powell | Charles Powell | Ford |
| 43 | Fritz Wilson | Fritz Wilson | Plymouth |
| 45 | Bill Clinton | Scotty Cain | Mercury |
| 48 | Bruce Worrell | Bruce Worrell | Chevrolet |
| 58 | Doug Moore | Doug Moore | Ford |
| 60 | Bob Cooper | Doug Cooper | Ford |
| 67 | Floyd Johnson | Jim Cook | Mercury |
| 71 | James Thomas | Sam McQuagg | Ford |
| 76 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank | Ford |
| 84 | Al Self | Al Self | Ford |
| 88 | Buck Baker Racing | Buck Baker | Dodge |
| 98 | Ralph Shelton | Eddie Gray | Mercury |
| 111 | Johnny Steele | Johnny Steele | Ford |
| 121 | Wood Brothers Racing | Dan Gurney | Ford |
| 127 | Howard York | Bob Connor | Mercury |
| 127 | Bown Racing | Dick Bown | Plymouth |