| 1 | | 6 | Eddie Sachs | Ewing • Offenhauser |
| 2 | | 4 | Jim Rathmann | Watson • Offenhauser |
| 3 | | 1 | Rodger Ward | Watson • Offenhauser |
| 4 | | 97 | Dick Rathmann | Watson • Offenhauser |
| 5 | | 9 | Len Sutton | Watson • Offenhauser |
| 6 | | 28 | Troy Ruttman | Watson • Offenhauser |
| 7 | | 22 | Eddie Johnson | Trevis • Offenhauser |
| 8 | | 7 | Don Branson | Phillips • Offenhauser |
| 9 | | 65 | Chuck Stevenson | Watson • Offenhauser |
| 10 | | 10 | Jimmy Bryan | Epperly • Offenhauser |
| 11 | | 73 | Don Freeland | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 12 | | 98 | Lloyd Ruby | Watson • Offenhauser |
| 13 | | 8 | Johnny Boyd | Epperly • Offenhauser |
| 14 | | 38 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 15 | | 32 | Wayne Weiler | Epperly • Offenhauser |
| 16 | | 5 | AJ Foyt | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 17 | | 3 | Johnny Thomson | Lesovsky • Offenhauser |
| 18 | | 2 | Tony Bettenhausen | Watson • Offenhauser |
| 19 | | 26 | Shorty Templeman | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 20 | | 37 | Gene Force | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 21 | | 14 | Bobby Grim | Meskowski • Offenhauser |
| 22 | | 27 | Red Amick | Epperly • Offenhauser |
| 23 | | 56 | Jim Hurtubise | Christensen • Offenhauser |
| 24 | | 48 | Gene Hartley | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 25 | | 44 | Bob Veith | Meskowski • Offenhauser |
| 26 | | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Epperly • Offenhauser |
| 27 | | 17 | Duane Carter | Kuzma • Offenhauser |
| 28 | | 18 | Bud Tingelstad | Trevis • Offenhauser |
| 29 | | 46 | Eddie Russo | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |
| 30 | | 76 | Al Herman | Ewing • Offenhauser |
| 31 | | 39 | Bill Homeier | Kuzma • Offenhauser |
| 32 | | 16 | Jim McWithey | Epperly • Offenhauser |
| 33 | | 23 | Dempsey Wilson | Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser |