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 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft |
| 2 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft |
| 3 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma |
| 4 | Andy Linden | Nichels |
| 4 | Jimmy Daywalt | Nichels |
| 4 | Johnny Thomson | Nichels |
| 5 | Chuck Stevenson | Kuzma |
| 5 | Walt Faulkner | Kuzma |
| 6 | Don Freeland | Phillips |
| 7 | Jimmy Reece | Pankratz |
| 8 | Duane Carter | Kurtis Kraft |
| 8 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft |
| 8 | Jimmy Jackson | Kurtis Kraft |
| 8 | Marshall Teague | Kurtis Kraft |
| 9 | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft |
| 10 | Jimmy Davies | Kurtis Kraft |
| 10 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft |
| 10 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft |
| 11 | Troy Ruttman | Kurtis Kraft |
| 11 | Duane Carter | Kurtis Kraft |
| 12 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft |
| 13 | Cal Niday | Stevens |
| 14 | Mike Nazaruk | Kurtis Kraft |
| 15 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft |
| 16 | Rodger Ward | Pawl |
| 16 | Eddie Johnson | Pawl |
| 17 | Marshall Teague | Kurtis Kraft |
| 17 | Gene Hartley | Kurtis Kraft |
| 18 | Bill Homeier | Kurtis Kraft |
| 19 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft |
| 20 | Ernie McCoy | Kurtis Kraft |
| 21 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft |
| 22 | Manny Ayulo | Kuzma |
| 23 | Andy Linden | Schroeder |
| 23 | Bob Scott | Schroeder |
| 24 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft |
| 25 | Larry Crockett | Kurtis Kraft |
| 26 | Len Duncan | Schroeder |
| 26 | George Fonder | Schroeder |
| 27 | Jimmy Davies | Kurtis Kraft |
| 27 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft |
| 27 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft |
| 27 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft |
| 27 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft |
| 28 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft |
| 28 | Pat Flaherty | Kurtis Kraft |
| 29 | Travis Webb | Bromme |
| 29 | Danny Kladis | Bromme |
| 30 | Jerry Hoyt | Kurtis Kraft |
| 31 | Ed Elisian | Stevens |
| 31 | Bob Scott | Stevens |
| 32 | Jerry Hoyt | Kurtis Kraft |
| 32 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft |
| 33 | Frank Armi | Kurtis Kraft |
| 33 | George Fonder | Kurtis Kraft |