13th Little 500 Starting Lineup
Sun Valley Speedway
Saturday, May 27, 1961
Fast Qualifier: Clare Lawicki – 55.790 seconds
| POS | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | ENTRANT |
| 1 | 37 | Clare Lawicki | Madison Heights, MI | Hoy Stevens |
| 2 | 1 | Dick Carter | Breckenridge, MI | Ruben Snelenberger |
| 3 | 20 | Dick Pratt | Union City, IN | Woodberry Welding |
| 4 | 35 | Red Renner | Woodburn, IN | Ollie Kneppper |
| 5 | 71 | Jim McElreath | Arlington, TX | E.M. Wilson |
| 6 | 91 | Danny Cravens | Louisville, KY | Davis Johnson |
| 7 | 33 | Woody Huntington | Milroy, IN | Garett Butler |
| 8 | 65 | Calvin Gilstrap | Salem, IN | Ivan Wenning |
| 9 | 87 | Bill Kimmel | Louisville, KY | Roger Coke |
| 10 | 70 | Leroy Neumeyer | Los Angeles, CA | E.M. Wilson |
| 11 | 39 | Serg Tesolin | Windsor, ONT | Oliver Fayot |
| 12 | 25 | Leon Wieske | St. Clair Shores, MI | Leon Wieske |
| 13 | 23 | Jim McCune | Toledo, OH | Miller Brothers |
| 14 | 52 | Bob Pratt | Union City, IN | Wayne Pettjohn |
| 15 | 26 | Jim Murphy | South Haven, MI | Nora Murphy |
| 16 | 28 | Johnny Noble | New Castle, IN | Bill Earl |
| 17 | 5 | Hark Arnoldi | Detroit, MI | Hank Arnoldi |
| 18 | 27 | Dick Kuenstler | Chicago, IL | Dick Kuenstler |
| 19 | 40 | Paul Montigue Jr. | Hamilton, OH | Paul Montigue Sr. |
| 20 | 66 | Norm Rust | Novi, MI | Jack Layton |
| 21 | 73 | Bud Sterrett | Hollywood, CA | E.M. Wilson |
| 22 | 0 | Rollie Beale | Toledo, OH | Bill Foster |
| 23 | 7 | Don Friend | East Detroit, MI | Joe White |
| 24 | 53 | Al Beale | Toledo, OH | Harold Butler |
| 25 | 80 | Hugh Randall | Louisville, KY | Charles Fetters |
| 26 | 3 | Cy Fairchild | Muskegon, MI | Larry LeBeau |
| 27 | 4 | Bob King | Muncie, IN | George McIntyre |
| 28 | 6 | Frank Toth | Richmond, IN | Frank Toth |
| 29 | 47 | Hank Stickney | Detroit, MI | Bill Painter |
| 30 | 22 | Don Bunch | Fort Wayne, IN | Frank Wright |
| 31 | 29 | Harold Stonerock | Winchester, IN | Bill Gamester |
| 32 | 16 | Allen Barr | Columbus, IN | Andy Toth |
| 33 | 92 | Ray Duckworth | Anderson, IN | Ray Duckworth |
