28th Little 500 Starting Lineup
Sun Valley Speedway
Saturday, May 29, 1976
* Stated as qualified alternate Fast Qualifier: Dick Gaines – 51.893 seconds
| POS | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | ENTRANT |
| 1 | 11 | Dick Gaines | Floyd Knobbs, IN | Kinser Brothers |
| 2 | 3 | Robert Smith | Tampa, FL | Smith’s Auto Repair |
| 3 | 14 | Butch Wilkerson | Columbus, IN | Darrell Mayhugh |
| 4 | 5 | Bob Luscomb | Orlando, FL | Bob Luscomb |
| 5 | 66 | Ed Angle | Flora, IN | Jack French |
| 6 | 56 | John Batts | Jamestown, IN | Ron McMahon |
| 7 | 8 | Tony Solomito | Bloomington, IN | Mitchell Racing |
| 8 | 79 | Galen Short | West Unity, OH | Bob Bernath |
| 9 | 17 | Billy Joe Havens | Wolcottville, IN | Havens & Jones |
| 10 | 22 | Danny Smith | Lizton, IN | Danny Smith |
| 11 | 98 | Darl Harrison | Tiffin, OH | Tim Richmond |
| 12 | 6 | Danny Landis | Granville, OH | Clarence Miller |
| 13 | 68 | Bill Roynon | Tampa, FL | Carl Krusen |
| 14 | 18 | Bobby Adkins | Indianapolis, IN | Bobby Adkins |
| 15 | 64 | Curt Kelley | Quincy, MI | Jerry Varner |
| 16 | 7 | Ron Semelka | Wauseon, OH | Arthur Braithwaite |
| 17 | 24 | Bob McDaniel | Indianapolis, IN | Bob Dickson |
| 18 | 86 | Allen Barr | Seymour, IN | Mike Gross |
| 19 | 90 | Charlie Wilmot | Middletown, OH | Charles Wilmot |
| 20 | 63 | Ron Larson | White Bear Lake, MN | Dennis Vick |
| 21 | 51 | Bernie Graybeal | Shelbyville, KY | Steve Perkins |
| 22 | 71 | Mike Johnson | Martinsville, IN | E.M. Wilson |
| 23 | 61 | Ron Dorsett | Mitchell, IN | Dennis Reathaford |
| 24 | 81 | Mike Blake | Indianapolis, IN | Gene Blake |
| 25 | 31 | Tim Boyd | Danville, IN | Curly & Peg Boyd |
| 26 | 99 | Leon Thickstun | Bloomington, IN | Cooper & Silverman |
| 27 | 57 | Kenny Simpson | Bedford, IN | Cecil Beavers |
| 28 | 32 | Casey Jones | South Bend, IN | Morris Jones |
| 29 | 2 | Danny Johnson | Comstock Park, MI | Scott Wasilewski |
| 30 | 70 | Bucky Boughan | Lima, OH | Sam Stites |
| 31 | 59 | Danny Milburn | Indianapolis, IN | Danny Milburn |
| 32 | 88 | Chuck Mosley | Lapel, IN | Bob Rebic |
| 33 | 01* | Bill Ludington | Carlisle, IA | Bill Ludington |
