3rd Little 500 Starting Lineup
Sun Valley Speedway
Tuesday, May 29, 1951
Fast Qualifier: Everett Burton – 14.590 seconds
| POS | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | ENTRANT |
| 1 | 54 | Everett Burton | Matthews, IN | Don Anderson |
| 2 | 36 | Jimmy Morrison | Muncie, IN | Leo Stohler |
| 3 | 72 | Sam Skinner | Muncie, IN | Ermal McCormack |
| 4 | 31 | Red Renner | Woodburn, IN | Carl Reynolds |
| 5 | 6 | Bob Hart | Muncie, IN | Bob Tucker |
| 6 | 66 | Buzzy Henline | Marion, IN | John Bennett |
| 7 | 11 | Justin King | Columbus, IN | Robert Nugent |
| 8 | 60 | Bobby Stokes | Westwood, IN | Clearance Jordan |
| 9 | 93 | Pete Allen | Dayton, OH | Pete Allen |
| 10 | 309 | Pat O’Connor | North Vernon, IN | Joe Zimmerman |
| 11 | 29 | Tom Cherry | Muncie, IN | John Banks |
| 12 | 17 | Bob King | Muncie, IN | Jim Mulinix |
| 13 | 61 | Ralph Klinker | Mishawaka, IN | Jim Markanich |
| 14 | 25 | Rusty Worthington | Maysville, KY | Rusty Worthington |
| 15 | 20 | Bud Randall | Union City, IN | Gib Hefron |
| 16 | 27 | Dave Barnes | Anderson, IN | Dave Barnes |
| 17 | 91 | Jim Leach | Muncie, IN | Bill Sipple |
| 18 | 34 | John Nisely | Goshen, IN | Fred Boggs |
| 19 | 3 | Harold Mowell | Springfield, IN | Charles Stewart |
| 20 | 35 | Ebe Yoder | Goshen, IN | Dick Lockerbie |
| 21 | 14 | Cliff Riggins | Anderson, IN | Vern Riggins |
| 22 | 27 | Russ Moore | Chicago, IL | Russ Moore |
| 23 | 43 | Jim McWithey | Anderson, IN | George Conner |
| 24 | 23 | Bob Milligan | Long Beach, CA | Bob Milligan |
| 25 | 77 | Lester Hoskins | Jamestown, IN | George Blair |
| 26 | 12 | Walt Scherer | Dayton, OH | Walter Ridenour |
| 27 | 71 | Joe Nester | Albany, IN | Jonie Van Dyke |
| 28 | 2 | Dick Schwann | Chicago, IL | Frank Filczer |
| 29 | 40 | Zane Howell | Muncie, IN | Paul Montigue Sr. |
| 30 | 8 | Chuck Farquar | Dayton, OH | Harley Pulfer |
| 31 | 4 | Rut Ralston | Kalamazoo, MI | Lowell Biller |
| 32 | 30 | Curly Boyd | Union City, IN | Ray Slick |
| 33 | 88 | Larry Warner | Indianapolis, IN | Paul Price |
