38th AutoPro Little 500 Qualifying Results
Anderson Speedway
Saturday, May 24, 1986
Fast Qualifier: Frank Riddle – 47.255 seconds (New Track Record)
| POS | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | ENTRANT | TIME | MARGIN |
| 1 | 11 | Frank Riddle | Tampa, FL | Sergio Hernandez | 47.255 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 1L | Dave Scarborough | Brooksville, FL | Charles Ledford | 47.411 | 0.156 |
| 3 | 40 | Jeff Palms | Grosse Point, MI | J.X. Palms | 47.949 | 0.694 |
| 4 | 61 | King Kramer | Lansing, MI | Brian Bowens | 48.068 | 0.813 |
| 5 | 14 | Jim Childers | Seffner, FL | Harold Wirtjes | 48.078 | 0.823 |
| 6 | 11L | Jimmy Alvis | Tampa, FL | Charles Ledford | 48.287 | 1.032 |
| 7 | 3t | Tray House | Chesterfield, IN | Kermit House | 48.920 | 1.665 |
| 8 | 0 | Paul Southwick | Tampa, FL | Mac Steele Auto Craft | 49.105 | 1.850 |
| 9 | 68 | Bill Roynon | Tampa, FL | George Rudolph Jr. | 49.162 | 1.907 |
| 10 | 65 | Tom Marks | Grand Rapids, MI | Clarence Miller | 49.219 | 1.964 |
| 11 | 3 | Robert Smith | Gibsonton, FL | Robert Smith | 49.221 | 1.966 |
| 12 | 98 | Ken Hamilton | Boise, ID | Ken Hamilton | 49.856 | 2.601 |
| 13 | 74 | Bob Seelman | Lansing, MI | Bob Seelman | 50.108 | 2.853 |
| 14 | 8 | Marvin Carman | Union City, MI | Gary Schlafer | 50.189 | 2.934 |
| 15 | 1 | Gary Schlafer | Anderson, IN | Gary Schlafer | 50.193 | 2.938 |
| 16 | 82 | Hardy Maddox | Seffner, FL | Hardy Maddox | 50.322 | 3.067 |
| 17 | 19 | Dave Durnwald | Tiffin, OH | Durnwald Racing | 50.346 | 3.091 |
| 18 | 66 | Red Kuntsbeck | Tampa, FL | Jack Nowling | 50.364 | 3.109 |
| 19 | 5 | Robbie Smith | Lutz, FL | Billy McGee | 50.522 | 3.267 |
| 20 | 31 | Ron Koehler | South Bend, IN | Ron Koehler | 50.582 | 3.327 |
| 21 | 7 | Ron Semelka | Wassiion, OH | Arthur Braithwaite | 50.563 | 3.308 |
| 22 | 11v | T.J. Nish | Salt Lake City, UT | G.L. Tyler | 50.618 | 3.363 |
| 23 | 20 | Bob Frey | Glendale, AZ | Glen Niebel | 48.467 | 1.212 |
| 24 | 18 | Jerry Landon | Freeport, MI | Hub Becker | 48.876 | 1.621 |
| 25 | 14v | Larry Brazil | Tampa, FL | Harold Wirtjes | 49.317 | 2.062 |
| 26 | 3x | Sonny Hartley | Tampa, FL | Ron John Racing | 49.474 | 2.219 |
| 27 | 95 | Steve Ball | Ossian, IN | Steve Ball | 49.509 | 2.254 |
| 28 | 72 | Bill Tyler | Jackson, MI | Bellairs-Smith | 49.634 | 2.379 |
| 29 | 48 | Stan Butler | Tampa, FL | Bob & Fran Thompson | 49.764 | 2.509 |
| 30 | 80 | David Smith | Gibsonton, FL | Charles Sutherland | 49.923 | 2.668 |
| 31 | 25 | Jeff Nish | Salt Lake City, UT | Robert & Randy Crowthers | 50.101 | 2.846 |
| 32 | 71 | Jeff Bloom | Kalamazoo, MI | Steve Stapp | 50.153 | 2.898 |
| 33 | 17 | Gary Griffith | Sandusky, OH | Tim Sisson | 50.156 | 2.901 |
