| Teams for 1965 American 500 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herman Beam | Rene Charland |  |
| 02 | Bob Cooper | Doug Cooper |  |
| 6 | Owens Racing | David Pearson |  |
| 7 | Shorty Johns | Bobby Johns |  |
| 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner | |
| 10 | Gary Weaver | Darel Dieringer | |
| 11 | Bondy Long | Ned Jarrett | |
| 17 | Jerry Mullins | Junior Spencer | |
| 18 | Toy Bolton | Stick Elliott | |
| 19 | Herman Beam | J.T. Putney | |
| 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | Marvin Panch | |
| 24 | Betty Lilly | Sam McQuagg | |
| 25 | Jabe Thomas | Jabe Thomas | |
| 26 | Junior Johnson and Assoc. | Junior Johnson | |
| 27 | Matthews Racing | Cale Yarborough | |
| 28 | Holman-Moody Racing | Fred Lorenzen | |
| 29 | Holman-Moody Racing | Dick Hutcherson | |
| 34 | Scott Racing | Wendell Scott | |
| 35 | Nichels Engineering | Bobby Isaac | |
| 38 | Archy Smith | Wayne Smith | |
| 41 | Wood Brothers Racing | Curtis Turner | |
| 42 | Petty Enterprises | Jim Paschal |  |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | |
| 44 | Larry Hess | Larry Hess | |
| 46 | Tom Hunter | Roy Mayne | |
| 48 | DeWitt Racing | John Sears | |
| 49 | GC Spencer Racing | G.C. Spencer | |
| 52 | Jess Potter | E.J. Trivette | |
| 56 | Curtis Larimer | Paul Lewis | |
| 57 | Clay Eastreidge | Lionel Johnson | |
| 59 | Glen Sweet | Tom Pistone | |
| 63 | Don Hume | Don Hume | |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Elmo Langley | |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | |
| 68 | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington | |
| 75 | C.L. Crawford | Gene Black | |
| 79 | Harold Rhodes | Frank Warren | |
| 83 | McMillion Racing | Worth McMillion | |
| 86 | Buck Baker | Buddy Baker | |
| 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | |
| 88 | Buck Baker | Neil Castles | |
| 89 | Buck Baker | Darrell Bryant |  |
| 97 | Gene Cline | Jimmy Helms | |
