Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft |
| 2 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft |
| 3 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft |
| 4 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft |
| 5 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft |
| 6 | Duane Carter | Lesovsky |
| 7 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma |
| 8 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft |
| 9 | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft |
| 10 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft |
| 11 | Chuck Stevenson | Kurtis Kraft |
| 12 | Henry Banks | Lesovsky |
| 13 | George Fonder | Sherman |
| 14 | George Connor | Kurtis Kraft |
| 15 | Bill Schindler | Stevens |
| 16 | Joe James | Kurtis Kraft |
| 17 | Bobby Ball | Stevens |
| 18 | Gene Hartley | Kurtis Kraft |
| 19 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 20 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft |
| 21 | Jimmy Bryan | Kurtis Kraft |
| 22 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft |
| 23 | Jimmy Reece | Kurtis Kraft |
| 24 | Eddie Johnson | Trevis |
| 25 | Bob Scott | Kurtis Kraft |
| 26 | Jim Rigsby | Watson |
| 27 | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft |
| 28 | Manny Ayulo | Lesovsky |
| 29 | Travis Webb | Bromme |
| 30 | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt |
| 31 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft |
| 32 | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft |
| 33 | Johnny McDowell | Kurtis Kraft |