| Teams 1965 Southern 500 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Emory Gilliam | Bert Robbins | Ford |
| 1 | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis | Ford |
| 3 | Ray Underwood | Reb Wickersham | Ford |
| 3 | Fox Racing | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Chevrolet |
| 4 | H.B. Bailey | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac |
| 4 | Wawak Racing | Bobby Wawak | Mercury |
| 7 | Shorty Johns | Bobby Johns | Pontiac |
| 7 | Bud Harless | Bud Harless | Ford |
| 11 | Bondy Long | Ned Jarrett | Ford |
| 14 | Sam Fletcher | Curtis Turner | Plymouth |
| 15 | Bud Moore Engineering | Earl Balmer | Mercury |
| 16 | Bud Moore Engineering | Darel Dieringer | Mercury |
| 17 | Jerry Mullins | Junior Spencer | Ford |
| 18 | Toy Bolton | Stick Elliott | Chevrolet |
| 19 | Herman Beam | J.T. Putney | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | Marvin Panch | Ford |
| 23 | Reid Shaw | Buren Skeen | Ford |
| 24 | Betty Lilly | Sam McQuagg | Ford |
| 25 | Jabe Thomas | Bud Moore | Ford |
| 26 | Junior Johnson and Associates | Junior Johnson | Ford |
| 27 | Matthews Racing | Cale Yarborough | Ford |
| 28 | Holman-Moody Racing | Fred Lorenzen | Ford |
| 29 | Holman-Moody Racing | Dick Hutcherson | Ford |
| 33 | Fox Racing | Bunkie Blackburn | Chevrolet |
| 38 | Archie Smith | Wayne Smith | Chevrolet |
| 41 | Friedkin Enterprises | Jim Paschal | Chevrolet |
| 44 | Larry Hess | Larry Hess | Ford |
| 46 | Tom Hunter | Roy Mayne | Chevrolet |
| 49 | GC Spencer Racing | G.C. Spencer | Ford |
| 52 | Jess Potter | E.J. Trivette | Chevrolet |
| 53 | David Warren | Jimmy Helms | Ford |
| 55 | Lyle Stelter | Tiny Lund | Ford |
| 57 | Clay Eastreidge | Wendell Scott | Ford |
| 62 | Bob Cooper | Doug Cooper | Chevrolet |
| 63 | Don Hume | Don Hume | Ford |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Elmo Langley | Ford |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | Dodge |
| 68 | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington | Ford |
| 72 | Champion Racing | Neil Castles | Ford |
| 75 | C.L. Crawford | Gene Black | Ford |
| 79 | Harold Rhodes | Frank Warren | Chevrolet |
| 86 | Buck Baker Racing | Buck Baker | Plymouth |
| 87 | Buck Baker Racing | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet |
| 97 | Gene Cline | Henley Gray | Ford |