| 1 | | 97 | Dick Rathmann | Watson • Offenhauser |
| 2 | | 5 | Ed Elisian | Watson • Offenhauser |
| 3 | | 16 | Jimmy Reece | Watson • Offenhauser |
| 4 | | 14 | Bob Veith | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 5 | | 4 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 6 | | 45 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 7 | | 1 | Jimmy Bryan | Epperly • Offenhauser |
| 8 | | 9 | Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 9 | | 33 | Tony Bettenhausen | Epperly • Offenhauser |
| 10 | | 25 | Jack Turner | Lesovsky • Offenhauser |
| 11 | | 8 | Rodger Ward | Lesovsky • Offenhauser |
| 12 | | 29 | AJ Foyt | Kuzma • Offenhauser |
| 13 | | 26 | Don Freeland | Phillips • Offenhauser |
| 14 | | 15 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft • Novi |
| 15 | | 43 | Billy Garrett | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 16 | | 31 | Paul Goldsmith | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 17 | | 65 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 18 | | 88 | Eddie Sachs | Kuzma • Offenhauser |
| 19 | | 44 | Jud Larson | Watson • Offenhauser |
| 20 | | 2 | Jim Rathmann | Epperly • Offenhauser |
| 21 | | 52 | Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 22 | | 7 | Johnny Thomson | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 23 | | 83 | Shorty Templeman | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 24 | | 48 | Jerry Unser | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 25 | | 99 | George Amick | Epperly • Offenhauser |
| 26 | | 61 | Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 27 | | 68 | Len Sutton | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 28 | | 17 | Art Bisch | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 29 | | 89 | Chuck Weyant | Dunn • Offenhauser |
| 30 | | 19 | Johnnie Tolan | Kuzma • Offenhauser |
| 31 | | 77 | Mike Magill | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 32 | | 59 | Dempsey Wilson | Kuzma • Offenhauser |
| 33 | | 54 | Bill Cheesbourg | Kurtis Kraft • Novi |