| Teams for 1965 American 500 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herman Beam | Rene Charland |  |
| 6 | Owens Racing | David Pearson |  |
| 19 | Herman Beam | J.T. Putney |  |
| 26 | Junior Johnson and Associates | Junior Johnson | |
| 27 | Matthews Racing | Cale Yarborough | |
| 34 | Scott Racing | Wendell Scott | |
| 35 | Nichels Engineering | Bobby Isaac | |
| 38 | Archy Smith | Wayne Smith | |
| 42 | Petty Enterprises | Jim Paschal |  |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | |
| 48 | DeWitt Racing | John Sears | |
| 49 | GC Spencer Racing | G.C. Spencer | |
| 59 | Glen Sweet | Tom Pistone | |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Elmo Langley | |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | |
| 86 | Buck Baker Racing | Buddy Baker | |
| 87 | Buck Baker Racing | Buck Baker | |
| 88 | Buck Baker Racing | Neil Castles | |
| 89 | Buck Baker Racing | Darrell Bryant |  |
