| 1 | | 23 | Jerry Hoyt | Stevens • Offenhauser |
| 2 | | 10 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 3 | | 3 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 4 | | 14 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 5 | | 4 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 6 | | 8 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 7 | | 77 | Walt Faulkner | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 8 | | 19 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 9 | | 22 | Cal Niday | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 10 | | 15 | Jimmy Davies | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 11 | | 1 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma • Offenhauser |
| 12 | | 89 | Pat Flaherty | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 13 | | 37 | Eddie Russo | Pawl • Offenhauser |
| 14 | | 6 | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 15 | | 5 | Jimmy Reece | Pankratz • Offenhauser |
| 16 | | 71 | Al Herman | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 17 | | 48 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 18 | | 98 | Duane Carter | Kuzma • Offenhauser |
| 19 | | 29 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 20 | | 33 | Jim Rathmann | Epperly • Offenhauser |
| 21 | | 12 | Don Freeland | Phillips • Offenhauser |
| 22 | | 42 | Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 23 | | 49 | Ray Crawford | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 24 | | 99 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 25 | | 41 | Chuck Weyant | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 26 | | 39 | Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 27 | | 9 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 28 | | 31 | Keith Andrews | Schroeder • Offenhauser |
| 29 | | 25 | Ed Elisian | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 30 | | 27 | Rodger Ward | Kuzma • Offenhauser |
| 31 | | 81 | Shorty Templeman | Trevis • Offenhauser |
| 32 | | 83 | Eddie Johnson | Trevis • Offenhauser |
| 33 | | 44 | Johnny Thomson | Kuzma • Offenhauser |