| Teams for 1965 Southern 500 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Emory Gilliam | Bert Robbins |  |
| 1 | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis | |
| 03 | Ray Underwood | Reb Wickersham | |
| 3 | Fox Racing | LeeRoy Yarbrough |  |
| 04 | Bailey Racing | H.B. Bailey |  |
| 4 | Wawak Racing | Bobby Wawak |  |
| 7 | Shorty Johns | Bobby Johns | |
| 07 | Bud Harless | Bud Harless | |
| 11 | Bondy Long | Ned Jarrett | |
| 14 | Sam Fletcher | Curtis Turner |  |
| 15 | Bud Moore Engineering | Earl Balmer | |
| 16 | Bud Moore Engineering | Darel Dieringer | |
| 17 | Jerry Mullins | Junior Spencer | |
| 18 | Toy Bolton | Stick Elliott | |
| 19 | Herman Beam | J.T. Putney | |
| 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | Marvin Panch | |
| 23 | Reid Shaw | Buren Skeen | |
| 24 | Betty Lilly | Sam McQuagg | |
| 25 | Jabe Thomas | Bud Moore | |
| 26 | Junior Johnson and Assoc. | Junior Johnson | |
| 27 | Matthews Racing | Cale Yarborough | |
| 28 | Holman-Moody Racing | Fred Lorenzen | |
| 29 | Holman-Moody Racing | Dick Hutcherson | |
| 33 | Fox Racing | Bunkie Blackburn | |
| 38 | Archy Smith | Wayne Smith | |
| 41 | Friedkin Enterprises | Jim Paschal | |
| 44 | Larry Hess | Larry Hess | |
| 46 | Tom Hunter | Roy Mayne | |
| 49 | GC Spencer Racing | G.C. Spencer | |
| 52 | Jess Potter | E.J. Trivette | |
| 53 | David Warren | Jimmy Helms | |
| 55 | Lyle Stelter | Tiny Lund | |
| 57 | Clay Eastreidge | Wendell Scott | |
| 62 | Bob Cooper | Doug Cooper | |
| 63 | Don Hume | Don Hume | |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Elmo Langley | |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington |  |
| 68 | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington | |
| 72 | Champion Racing | Neil Castles | |
| 75 | C.L. Crawford | Gene Black | |
| 79 | Harold Rhodes | Frank Warren | |
| 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | |
| 87 | Buck Baker | Buddy Baker | |
| 97 | Gene Cline | Henley Gray | |
