1st Little 500 Starting Lineup 1949

1st Little 500 Starting Lineup
Sun Valley Speedway
Friday, May 27, 1949

Fast Qualifier:  Tom Cherry – 14.500 seconds (New Track Record)

POS # DRIVER HOMETOWN OWNER
1 38 Tom Cherry Muncie, IN Haack Winnigear
2 31 Charley Mayer Plainfield, IN Carl Reynolds
3 711 Bobby Beeson Shirley, IN Tuck Muterspaugh
4 72 Johnny Arnold Muncie, IN Ermal McCormack
5 16 Ralph Stover Muncie, IN Joe Walls
6 25 Red Amick North Hollywood, CA Ed Gimbel
7 66 Bob King Muncie, IN John Bennett
8 39 Sam Skinner Muncie, IN Walt Straber
9 62 Ed Ball Hollywood, CA Ermal McCormack
10 90 Joe Nester Albany, IN Joe Nester
11 45 Buzzy Henline Marion, IN Joe Webb
12 47 Herschel White Indianapolis, IN Herschel White
13 36 Wayne Alspaugh Cadiz, IN Leo Stohler
14 93 Chuck Farquar Dayton, OH Pete Allen
15 58 Mickey Potter Ft. Wayne, IN Ray Stohler
16 28 Bob Hart Muncie, IN Joe Hannon
17 49 Paul Fleet Anderson, IN Bill Penrod
18 6 Dick Rathman Glendale, CA Andy Granatelli
19 5 Hig Hillegas Huntington, IN Harold Messier
20 14 Bob Flock Atlanta, GA Red Vogt
21 80 Duke Kimmerling Anderson, IN Harold Riggs
22 84 Red Renner Woodburn, IN Charley Meyer
23 61 Gene Pyle Redkey, IN Joe Walls
24 4 Jim Leach Muncie, IN Charles Holloway
25 8 Walt Scherer Dayton, OH Harley Pulfer
26 96 Bill Walker Anderson, IN Charles Robards
27 85 Everett Burton Matthews, IN Joe Zimmerman
28 60 Dave Barnes Anderson, IN Dave Barnes
29 18 Bud Femeyer Yorktown, IN Ed Femeyer
30 35 Ebe Yoder Goshen, IN V.T. Byhr
31 55 Red Newman Albion, MI Owen Granger
32 82 Chuck James Huntington, IN Ken McKissick
33 12 Ira Collins Savana, GA Ira Collins