32nd Little 500 Qualifying Results
Anderson Speedway
Saturday, May 24, 1980
Fast Qualifier: Frank Riddle – 48.599 seconds (New Track Record)
| POS | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | ENTRANT | TIME | MARGIN |
| 1 | 11 | Frank Riddle | Tampa, FL | Harry Campbell | 48.599 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 66 | Allen Barr | Seymour, IN | Jack French | 49.201 | 0.602 |
| 3 | 3 | Robert Smith | Gibsonton, FL | Robert Smith | 49.363 | 0.764 |
| 4 | 68 | Bill Roynon | Tampa, FL | Frank Rise | 50.121 | 1.522 |
| 5 | 74 | Bob Seelman | Lansing, MI | Bob Seelman | 50.183 | 1.584 |
| 6 | 10 | Ron Semelka | Wauseon, OH | Jones-Hinton Racing | 50.315 | 1.716 |
| 7 | 47 | Jeff Bloom | Kalamazoo, MI | Lyle Roberts | 48.714 | 0.115 |
| 8 | 6 | Lennie Waldo | Columbus, OH | Clarence Miller | 48.803 | 0.204 |
| 9 | 92 | Bob Frey | Elyria, OH | Urbie Dunrwald | 50.200 | 1.601 |
| 10 | 65 | Bob Kinser | Bedford, IN | Jerry Shields | 50.331 | 1.732 |
| 11 | 29 | Dean Best | Edon, OH | Dean Best | 50.433 | 1.834 |
| 12 | 21 | Jimmy Alvis | Tampa, FL | Jimmy Alvis | 50.560 | 1.961 |
| 13 | 7 | Jack Calabrase | Lansing, MI | Arthur Braithwaite | 50.598 | 1.999 |
| 14 | 1 | Ed Angle | Flora, IN | Dave Robinson | 50.625 | 2.026 |
| 15 | 96 | Mike Shaw | Marshall, MI | Mike Shaw | 50.653 | 2.054 |
| 16 | 61 | King Kramer | Lansing, MI | Brian Bowens | 50.684 | 2.085 |
| 17 | 31 | Carl Miskotten | Fort Wayne, IN | Capital Motors | 50.693 | 2.094 |
| 18 | 98 | Stan Butler | Tampa, FL | Billy McGee | 50.716 | 2.117 |
| 19 | 79 | Bob Kammerer | Ottawa, IL | Gery Kammerer | 50.734 | 2.135 |
| 20 | 36 | Curt Kelley | Sherwood, MI | Collins McHenry | 50.857 | 2.258 |
| 21 | 88 | Glenn Feuerstein | Seven Hills, OH | Oliver Feuerstein | 50.875 | 2.276 |
| 22 | 91 | David Smith | Gibsonton, FL | Alafia Land Devel | 51.003 | 2.404 |
| 23 | 71 | Dick Gaines | Loogootee, IN | E.M. Wilson | 51.045 | 2.446 |
| 24 | 75 | Gary Grissom | Anderson, IN | Dave Robinson | 51.139 | 2.540 |
| 25 | 45 | Brent Whited | Richmond, IN | Carol & Dianne Whited | 51.329 | 2.730 |
| 26 | 18 | Page Reynolds | Pasadena, TX | Jim & Rosie Rice | 51.505 | 2.906 |
| 27 | 90 | Marvin Carman | Union City, MI | Robert Shattuck | 51.659 | 3.060 |
| 28 | 9 | Joe Fote | Oak Creek, WI | Linda Fote | 51.684 | 3.085 |
| 29 | 17 | Billy Joe Havens | Wolcottville, IN | Gene Jones | 51.690 | 3.091 |
| 30 | 97 | Ron Fisher | Kokomo, IN | Karen & Cidy Fines | 51.695 | 3.096 |
| 31 | 59 | Danny Milburn | Indianapolis, IN | Danny Milburn | 51.838 | 3.239 |
| 32 | 50 | Steve Perkins | Frankfort, KY | Deanne Perkins | 51.892 | 3.293 |
| 33 | 2 | Jan Opperman | Beaver Crossing, PA | Robert Vetzel | 52.078 | 3.479 |
