8th Little 500 Starting Lineup
Sun Valley Speedway
Saturday, May 26, 1956
* Added to the field as a non-qualified alternate Fast Qualifier: Wayne Alspaugh – 14.333 seconds (New Track Record)
| POS | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | ENTRANT |
| 1 | 8 | Wayne Alspaugh | Anderson, IN | John Creekmur |
| 2 | 4 | Pete Allen | Dayton, OH | Jerry Hayes |
| 3 | 11 | Red Amick | Muncie, IN | Harold Beck |
| 4 | 86 | Ken Rubright | Lydon, IL | Bob Lockard |
| 5 | 3 | Ronnie Duman | Dearborn, MI | Jim Hood |
| 6 | 38 | Tom Cherry | Muncie, IN | Tom Cherry |
| 7 | 37 | Ray Sellar | Cleveland, OH | Hoy Stevens |
| 8 | 66 | Bobby Stokes | Westwood, IN | John Bennett |
| 9 | 2* | Bob King | Muncie, IN | Howard Hall |
| 10 | 35 | Ray Knepper | Belleville, IL | Ollie Knepper |
| 11 | 41 | Al Miller | Roseville, MI | Warren Twardokus |
| 12 | 7 | Johnny White | Warren, MI | Herb Pranger |
| 13 | 9 | Red Renner | Woodburn, IN | Bob Tucker |
| 14 | 33 | Bob Hart | Muncie, IN | Garrett Butler |
| 15 | 43 | Norm Pence | Richmond, IN | B.R. Thomas |
| 16 | 55 | Bill Logan | Muncie, IN | Merle Hazel |
| 17 | 16 | Les Mussehl | St. Paul, MN | Bob Doyscher |
| 18 | 25 | Arnie Knepper | Belleville, IL | Walter Knepper |
| 19 | 21 | Glen Rockey | Muskegon, MI | Glen Rockey |
| 20 | 12 | Jack Goodwin | Detroit, MI | Joe Barzda |
| 21 | 10 | Andy Marsh | Detroit, MI | Andy Marsh |
| 22 | 57 | Clare Lawicki | Madison Heights, MI | Harold Thomas |
| 23 | 20 | Bob Mathouser | Omaha, NE | Harry Cecil |
| 24 | 42 | Red Hoyle | Silvis, IL | Merle Heath |
| 25 | 47 | R.B. Hensley | Richmond, KY | R.B. Hensley |
| 26 | 27 | Cliff Riggins | Anderson, IN | Carl Schroeder |
| 27 | 23 | Bill Joslin | Muncie, IN | Don Sheen |
| 28 | 77 | Frank Toth | Richmond, IN | Herb Pranger |
| 29 | 18 | Bob Caldwell | Hamilton, OH | Paul Kollstedt |
| 30 | 56 | Charles Meredith | Muncie, IN | Arnold Eberle |
| 31 | 52 | Mike Quirk | Muncie, IN | Fred Vickery |
| 32 | 31* | Red Barber | Anderson, IN | Fred Campbell |
| 33 | 52 | Bob Cleberg | Rio, WI | Tio Cleberg |
