| Teams 1965 Daytona 500 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Shorty Johns | Jim Bray | Pontiac |
| 2 | Bob Cooper | Roy Mayne | Pontiac |
| 3 | Ray Underwood | Reb Wickersham | Ford |
| 4 | H.B. Bailey | H.B. Bailey | Ford |
| 7 | Holman-Moody Racing | Bobby Johns | Ford |
| 8 | Glen Sweet | Tom Pistone | Ford |
| 10 | Gary Weaver | Cale Yarborough | Ford |
| 11 | Bondy Long | Ned Jarrett | Ford |
| 12 | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Bobby Allison | Ford |
| 14 | Sam Fletcher | Johnny Allen | Plymouth |
| 15 | Bud Moore Engineering | Earl Balmer | Mercury |
| 16 | Bud Moore Engineering | Darel Dieringer | Mercury |
| 18 | Toy Bolton | Ned Setzer | Chevrolet |
| 19 | Herman Beam | J.T. Putney | Chevrolet |
| 20 | Ron Cory | Jack Anderson | Ford |
| 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | Marvin Panch | Ford |
| 24 | Betty Lilly | Sam McQuagg | Ford |
| 27 | Junior Johnson and Associates | Junior Johnson | Ford |
| 28 | Holman-Moody Racing | Fred Lorenzen | Ford |
| 29 | Holman-Moody Racing | Dick Hutcherson | Ford |
| 34 | Scott Racing | Wendell Scott | Ford |
| 35 | Lester Hunter | Jeff Hawkins | Dodge |
| 37 | Bub Strickler | Bub Strickler | Ford |
| 39 | Ronald Smith | Robert Vaughn | Pontiac |
| 44 | Larry Hess | Larry Hess | Ford |
| 49 | GC Spencer Racing | G.C. Spencer | Ford |
| 53 | David Warren | Pete Stewart | Ford |
| 55 | Lyle Stelter | Tiny Lund | Ford |
| 60 | Bob Cooper | Doug Cooper | Ford |
| 61 | Bob Cooper | Barry Brooks | Pontiac |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Elmo Langley | Ford |
| 68 | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington | Ford |
| 72 | Friedkin Enterprises | Jerry Grant | Ford |
| 74 | Don Snyder | Donald Tucker | Ford |
| 76 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank | Ford |
| 79 | Harold Rhodes | Joe Penland | Chevrolet |
| 81 | Joe Keistler | Don Tilley | Dodge |
| 82 | Casper Hensley | Bunkie Blackburn | Pontiac |
| 86 | Buck Baker Racing | Neil Castles | Plymouth |
| 88 | Buck Baker Racing | Buddy Baker | Dodge |