31st Little 500 Qualifying Results
Anderson Speedway
Saturday, May 26, 1979
Fast Qualifier: Bob Seelman – 49.230 seconds (New Track Record)
| POS | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | ENTRANT | TIME | MARGIN |
| 1 | 74 | Bob Seelman | Lansing, MI | Bob Seelman | 49.230 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 8 | Donnie Tanner | Bradenton, FL | Billy McGee | 49.377 | 0.147 |
| 3 | 49 | Butch Wilkerson | Columbus, IN | Don Siebert | 49.582 | 0.352 |
| 4 | 5 | Dave Scarborough | Brooksville, FL | Bob Luscomb | 49.859 | 0.629 |
| 5 | 11 | Steve Kinser | Bloomington, IN | Kinser Brothers | 50.222 | 0.992 |
| 6 | 3 | David Smith | Gibsonton, FL | Robert Smith | 50.350 | 1.120 |
| 7 | 10 | Gary Fedewa | Lansing, MI | Robert Shattuck | 50.453 | 1.223 |
| 8 | 66 | Stan Butler | Tampa, FL | Cal Krusen | 50.465 | 1.235 |
| 9 | 68 | Wayne Reutimann | Zephyrills, FL | Frank Rise | 50.804 | 1.574 |
| 10 | 18 | Bobby Black | Columbus, IN | Dave Mitchell | 50.967 | 1.737 |
| 11 | 57 | Richard Jackson | Evansville, IN | Paul Hazen | 51.080 | 1.850 |
| 12 | 96 | Mike Shaw | Litchfield, MI | Mike Shaw | 51.097 | 1.867 |
| 13 | 6 | Bill Stauder | Wakeman, OH | Clarence Miller | 51.135 | 1.905 |
| 14 | 86 | Ed Angle | Flora, IN | Jack French | 51.253 | 2.023 |
| 15 | 57 | Bernie Graybeal | Shelbyville, KY | Butch Smith | 51.381 | 2.151 |
| 16 | 1R | Bill Roynon | Tampa, FL | E.M. Wilson | 51.966 | 2.736 |
| 17 | 71 | Randy Kinser | Bloomington, IN | E.M. Wilson | 52.149 | 2.919 |
| 18 | 17 | Leon Thickstun | Nashville, IN | Leon Thickstun | 52.326 | 3.096 |
| 19 | 77 | Billy Joe Havens | Wolcottville, IN | Billy Joe Havens | 52.417 | 3.187 |
| 20 | 51 | Steve Perkins | Frankfort, KY | Steve Perkins | 52.603 | 3.373 |
| 21 | 15 | Steve Ball | Fort Wayne, IN | Steve Ball | 52.805 | 3.575 |
| 22 | 61 | Carl Miskotten | Fort Wayne, IN | Capital Motors | 53.021 | 3.791 |
| 23 | 53 | Danny Smith | Danville, IN | Mark Todd | 53.252 | 4.022 |
| 24 | 9 | Bill Kirtley | Muncie, IN | Bill Kirtley | 53.376 | 4.146 |
| 25 | 7 | Steve Alexander | Indianapolis, IN | Watson-Alexander | 53.441 | 4.211 |
| 26 | 21 | Rocky Fisher | Fort Wayne, IN | Capital Motors | 53.849 | 4.619 |
| 27 | 81 | Mike Blake | Indianapolis, IN | Gene & Susan Blake | 54.011 | 4.781 |
| 28 | 56 | John Batts Jr. | Jamestown, IN | Ron McMahon | 54.200 | 4.970 |
| 29 | 61 | Eddie Legg | Anderson, IN | R.E. Legg | 54.339 | 5.109 |
| 30 | 58 | Tim Boyd | Avon, IN | Curly & Peg Boyd | 54.515 | 5.285 |
| 31 | 93 | Kenny Simpson | Bedford, IN | Ron McLain | 54.612 | 5.382 |
| 32 | 55 | Rich Leming | Topeka, IN | Rich Leming | 54.898 | 5.668 |
| 33 | 38 | Ken Price | North Olmstead, OH | Charles Haendiges | 54.965 | 5.735 |
