| 1 | | 28 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft • Cummins |
| 2 | | 9 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 3 | | 4 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 4 | | 36 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft • Novi |
| 5 | | 18 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 6 | | 1 | Duane Carter | Lesovsky • Offenhauser |
| 7 | | 98 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma • Offenhauser |
| 8 | | 26 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 9 | | 22 | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 10 | | 59 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 11 | | 16 | Chuck Stevenson | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 12 | | 2 | Henry Banks | Lesovsky • Offenhauser |
| 13 | | 65 | George Fonder | Sherman • Offenhauser |
| 14 | | 54 | George Connor | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 15 | | 7 | Bill Schindler | Stevens • Offenhauser |
| 16 | | 14 | Joe James | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 17 | | 15 | Bobby Ball | Schroeder • Offenhauser |
| 18 | | 67 | Gene Hartley | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 19 | | 12 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 20 | | 33 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 21 | | 77 | Jimmy Bryan | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 22 | | 34 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 23 | | 37 | Jimmy Reece | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 24 | | 81 | Eddie Johnson | Trevis • Offenhauser |
| 25 | | 93 | Bob Scott | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 26 | | 29 | Jim Rigsby | Watson • Offenhauser |
| 27 | | 21 | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft • Novi |
| 28 | | 8 | Manuel Ayulo | Lesovsky • Offenhauser |
| 29 | | 48 | Spider Webb | Deidt • Offenhauser |
| 30 | | 27 | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt • Offenhauser |
| 31 | | 5 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 32 | | 52 | Bob Sweikert | Ewing • Offenhauser |
| 33 | | 31 | Johnny McDowell | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |