35th Little 500 Qualifying Results
Anderson Speedway
Saturday, May 28, 1983
Fast Qualifier: Frank Riddle – 47.961 seconds (New Track Record)
| POS | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | ENTRANT | TIME | MARGIN |
| 1 | 11 | Frank Riddle | Tampa, FL | George Rudolph Jr. | 47.961 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 20 | Bob Frey | Glendale, AZ | Glen Niebel | 48.164 | 0.203 |
| 3 | 3 | Robert Smith | Gibsonton, FL | Rise-Wirtjens | 48.334 | 0.373 |
| 4 | 47 | Jeff Bloom | Kalamazoo, MI | Lyle Roberts | 48.372 | 0.411 |
| 5 | 92 | Lennie Waldo | Columbus, OH | Urbie Durnwald | 48.531 | 0.570 |
| 6 | 5 | Ronnie Smith | Lutz, FL | Ron John Racing | 49.005 | 1.044 |
| 7 | 72 | Marvin Carman | Union City, MI | Bellairs-Smith | 49.025 | 1.064 |
| 8 | 80 | David Smith | Gibsonton, FL | Robert Smith | 49.052 | 1.091 |
| 9 | 74 | Bob Seelman | Lansing, MI | Bob Seelman | 49.227 | 1.266 |
| 10 | 65 | Bruce Robey | Hilliard, OH | Clarence Miller | 49.307 | 1.346 |
| 11 | 31 | Bobby Blount | LaPaz, IN | Casey Jones | 49.643 | 1.682 |
| 12 | 0 | Jim Haynes | Tarpon Springs, FL | Jim Haynes | 49.668 | 1.707 |
| 13 | 75 | Ed Angle | Flora, IN | Brad Marvel | 49.767 | 1.806 |
| 14 | 19 | Rich Leming | Goshen, IN | Jim Mann | 49.804 | 1.843 |
| 15 | 61 | King Kramer | Lansing, MI | Brian Bowens | 49.975 | 2.014 |
| 16 | 59 | Danny Milburn | Indianapolis, IN | Danny Milburn | 50.027 | 2.066 |
| 17 | 30 | Jim Moulis | Fox Lake, IL | Jim Moulis | 50.051 | 2.090 |
| 18 | 77 | Curt Kelley | Union City, MI | Arthur Braithwaite | 50.122 | 2.161 |
| 19 | 66 | Stan Butler | Tampa, FL | Cal Krusen | 50.447 | 2.486 |
| 20 | 45 | Brent Whited | Richmond, IN | Carol Whited | 50.569 | 2.608 |
| 21 | 27 | Rocky Sullivan | Tampa, FL | Rocky Sullivan | 50.753 | 2.792 |
| 22 | 7 | Danny Krause | Alto, MI | Arthur Braithwaite | 50.766 | 2.805 |
| 23 | 95 | Steve Ball | Ossian, IN | Bob Gaby | 48.568 | 0.607 |
| 24 | 6 | Danny Johnson | Alto, MI | Phil Schwarz | 50.782 | 2.821 |
| 25 | 71 | Gary Grissom | Anderson, IN | Bill Goacher | 50.943 | 2.982 |
| 26 | 97 | Chuck Mynett | Fort Wayne, IN | Krantz-Mynett | 50.958 | 2.997 |
| 27 | 4 | Gary Griffith | Sandusky, OH | John Bare | 50.998 | 3.037 |
| 28 | 33 | Morris Coffman | Plainfiled, IN | Parker Machinery | 51.064 | 3.103 |
| 29 | 2 | Ronnie Armstrong | Margate, FL | Ronnie Armstrong | 51.129 | 3.168 |
| 30 | 18 | Bill Roynon | Tampa, FL | Charles Altfater | 51.206 | 3.245 |
| 31 | 8 | Mike VanderMass | Goshen, IN | John VanderMass | 51.222 | 3.261 |
| 32 | 38 | Ken Price | North Olmstead, OH | Ken Dawson | 51.366 | 3.405 |
| 33 | 07 | Tom Jewell | Goshen, IN | Gene Fogle | 51.776 | 3.815 |





































