22nd Little 500 Qualifying Results
Sun Valley Speedway
Saturday, May 23, 1970
Fast Qualifier: Bobby Black – 55.330 seconds
| POS | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | ENTRANT | TIME | MARGIN |
| 1 | 86 | Bobby Black | Taylorsville, IN | Mike Gross | 55.330 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 33 | Jerry Blundy | Galesburg, IL | Mel Moffit | 55.340 | 0.010 |
| 3 | 56 | Dan Bowlen | Bloomington, IN | Jerry Shields | 55.390 | 0.060 |
| 4 | 14 | Benny Rapp | Toledo, OH | Benny Rapp | 55.480 | 0.150 |
| 5 | 83 | Mark Caldwell | Bunker Hill, IN | Mark Caldwell | 55.490 | 0.160 |
| 6 | 44 | Darl Harrison | Tiffin, OH | Dennis Maloy | 55.740 | 0.410 |
| 7 | 55 | J.D. Leas | Steubenville, OH | Dean & Don Long | 55.900 | 0.570 |
| 8 | 54 | Bill Harter | Hagerstown, IN | Boyd Johnson | 55.950 | 0.620 |
| 9 | 5 | Jay Woodside | Kansas City, MO | Harnk Smith | 56.030 | 0.700 |
| 10 | 77 | Herman Wise | Taccoa, GA | Herman Wise | 56.070 | 0.740 |
| 11 | 22 | Bob Kinser | Bloomington, IN | Kinser Brothers | 56.170 | 0.840 |
| 12 | 16 | Don Hewitt | Troy, OH | Maurice Heffner Jr. | 56.200 | 0.870 |
| 13 | 4 | Ron Perkins | Wood River, IL | Speedway Motors | 56.250 | 0.920 |
| 14 | 25 | Jim Murphy | South Haven, MI | Jim Murphy | 56.710 | 1.380 |
| 15 | 6 | Oscar Fay | Mishawaka, IN | Lyle Roberts | 56.820 | 1.490 |
| 16 | 0 | Rick Ferkel | Shillington, PA | Rick Ferkel | 56.870 | 1.540 |
| 17 | 29 | Chuck Lynch | Springfield, IL | Chuck Lynch | 56.950 | 1.620 |
| 18 | 71 | Dick Gaines | Mitchell, IN | E.M. Wilson | 57.000 | 1.670 |
| 19 | 25 | Buzz Gregory | Speedway, IN | George & Don Watson | 57.170 | 1.840 |
| 20 | 8 | Cliff Johns | Marion, IL | Davis Racing Team | 57.180 | 1.850 |
| 21 | 11 | Tommy York | South Bend, IN | Bob Caron | 57.250 | 1.920 |
| 22 | 31 | Dick Frazier Jr. | Muncie, IN | Campbell-Smith | 57.290 | 1.960 |
| 23 | 59 | James Smith | Burgoon, OH | Raymond Ludwig | 57.490 | 2.160 |
| 24 | 60 | Jim Moughan | Springfield, IL | Bob Perkins | 57.740 | 2.410 |
| 25 | 46 | Elmo Smalley Jr. | Waverly, OH | Kunkle-Richardson | 57.970 | 2.640 |
| 26 | 57 | Ed Angle | Flora, IN | Wib & Dave Robinson | 57.970 | 2.640 |
| 27 | 51 | Bob Sitz | Arcola, IL | Charles Strong | 58.020 | 2.690 |
| 28 | 36 | Sheldon Kinser | Bloomington, IN | James & Irma Jones | 58.100 | 2.770 |
| 29 | 30 | Butch Wilkerson | Bloomington, IN | Bobby Patterson | 58.270 | 2.940 |
| 30 | 7 | Arthur Braithwaite | Jackson, MI | Arthur Braithwaite | 58.380 | 3.050 |
| 31 | 53 | Casey Jones | South Bend, IN | Lyle Roberts | 58.450 | 3.120 |
| 32 | 73 | Tom Anderson | Lake Villa, IL | Byron Russell | 58.560 | 3.230 |
| 33 | 9 | Jerry Powell | Indianapolis, IN | Hollis Scruggs | 58.700 | 3.370 |
