23rd Little 500 Qualifying Results
Sun Valley Speedway
Saturday, May 22, 1971
* Started as qualified alternate Fast Qualifier: Benny Rapp – 54.880 seconds
| POS | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | ENTRANT | TIME | MARGIN |
| 1 | 14 | Benny Rapp | Toledo, OH | Benny Rapp | 54.880 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 5 | John Albrechtson | Winnipeg, Canada | John Albrechtson | 55.450 | 0.570 |
| 3 | 44 | Chuck Amati | Freeman Spur, IL | M.A. Brown | 55.700 | 0.820 |
| 4 | 9 | Buzz Gregory | Indianapolis, IN | E.M. Wilson | 55.760 | 0.880 |
| 5 | 77 | Herman Wise | Taccoa, GA | David Wise | 56.030 | 1.150 |
| 6 | 40 | Dan Bowlen | Bloomington, IN | Shores Bros. | 56.180 | 1.300 |
| 7 | 56 | Bob Kinser | Bloomington, IN | Jerry Shields | 56.410 | 1.530 |
| 8 | 41 | Elmo Smalley Jr. | Waverly, OH | Bruce Richardson | 56.420 | 1.540 |
| 9 | 6 | Oscar Fay | Mishawaka, IN | Lyle Roberts | 56.820 | 1.940 |
| 10 | 13 | Bernie Graybeal | Shelbyville, KY | Gene Baxter | 56.850 | 1.970 |
| 11 | 55 | Billy Cassella | Weirton, WV | Long Brothers | 57.030 | 2.150 |
| 12 | 32 | Casey Jones | South Bend, IN | Schmitt-Feuerstein | 57.040 | 2.160 |
| 13 | 11 | Dave Scarborough | Largo, FL | Campbell-Urbanek | 57.120 | 2.240 |
| 14 | 21 | Sheldon Kinser | Bloomington, IN | James Jones | 57.130 | 2.250 |
| 15 | 88 | Dick Gaines | Seymour, IN | Billy Hughes | 57.200 | 2.320 |
| 16 | 3 | Billy Hughes | Jim Thorpe, PA | Billy Hughes | 57.350 | 2.470 |
| 17 | 2 | Ron Larson | White Bear Lake, MN | Maloney-Larson | 57.570 | 2.690 |
| 18 | 38 | Mark Caldwell | Bunker Hill, IN | C-B-C | 57.640 | 2.760 |
| 19 | 35 | John Lunderman | Reading, MI | Lowell Saunders | 57.650 | 2.770 |
| 20 | 65 | Chet Johnson | West Terre Haute, IN | Chuck Wiley | 57.960 | 3.080 |
| 21 | 43 | Bob Skinner | Muncie, IN | Steve Estes | 58.060 | 3.180 |
| 22 | 12 | Johnny Auxter | Lindsay, OH | Johnny Auxter | 58.140 | 3.260 |
| 23 | 19 | Dick Sutcliffe | Kansas City, MO | Corn Belt Racing | 58.160 | 3.280 |
| 24 | 45 | Dick Jones | Whitewater, WI | Seb Ballistreri | 58.160 | 3.280 |
| 25 | 51 | Bob Sitz | Arcola, IL | Charles Strong | 58.190 | 3.310 |
| 26 | 76 | Bill Tennill | Shelbyville, KY | Jim Parke | 58.260 | 3.380 |
| 27 | 48 | Kenny Simpson | Bedford, IN | Kenneth Tirey | 58.330 | 3.450 |
| 28 | 86 | Bill Harter | Hagerstown, IN | Patfran Corp. | 58.330 | 3.450 |
| 29 | 54 | Jim Hines | New Castle, IN | J-L-S | 58.430 | 3.550 |
| 30 | 33 | Jerry Blundy | Galesburg, IL | Jerry Blundy | 58.430 | 3.550 |
| 31 | 90 | Ray Wright | Elkhart, IN | Davis Johnson | 58.700 | 3.820 |
| 32 | 59 | Jerry Powell | Indianapolis, IN | Jerry Powell | 58.750 | 3.870 |
| 33 | 00* | Jack O’Donnell | Fullerton, CA | Charles Wilmot | 58.810 | 3.930 |
