14th Little 500 Starting Lineup
Sun Valley Speedway
Tuesday, May 29, 1962
Fast Qualifier: Johnny Rutherford – 55.850 seconds
| POS | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | ENTRANT |
| 1 | 63 | Johnny Rutherford | Fort Worth, TX | Dave Beatson |
| 2 | 21 | Nolan Johncock | Hastings, MI | J&D Motor Sales |
| 3 | 32 | Arnie Knepper | Belleville, IL | Pete Mocca |
| 4 | 25 | Gordon Wooley | Waco, TX | Chet Wilson |
| 5 | 66 | Mickey Shaw | Berea, OH | Charles Altfater |
| 6 | 65 | Calvin Gilstrap | Salem, IN | Ivan Wenning |
| 7 | 71 | Johnny White | Warren, MI | E.M. Wilson |
| 8 | 2 | Pete Folse | Tampa, FL | Hector Honore |
| 9 | 1 | Dick Carter | Breckenridge, MI | Ruben Snelenberger |
| 10 | 91 | Ray Duckworth | Anderson, IN | Davis Johnson |
| 11 | 37 | Clare Lawicki | Madison Heights, MI | Hoy Stevens |
| 12 | 4 | Jim Murphy | South Haven, MI | Peacock Enterprise |
| 13 | 70 | Russ Long | Los Angeles, CA | E.M. Wilson |
| 14 | 19 | Dick Gaines | Mitchell, IN | Marion McCourt |
| 15 | 12 | Harold Lancaster | Louisville, KY | Harold Lancaster |
| 16 | 9 | Herschel Wagner | Hickman Mills, MO | Ray Thomas |
| 17 | 69 | Jerry Richert | Forest Lake, MN | Bill McDonaldd |
| 18 | 68 | Bob Davis | Dayton, OH | Bob Davis |
| 19 | 7 | Ted Ready | St. Paul, MN | Ted Ready |
| 20 | 35 | Red Renner | Woodburn, IN | Ollie Knepper |
| 21 | 27 | Dick Kuenstler | Chicago, IL | Dick Kuenstler |
| 22 | 59 | Harv Konkel | Milwaukee, WI | Don Schmitt |
| 23 | 5 | Bob Archer | Springfield, MO | Bob Archer |
| 24 | 55 | Dale Richardson | Kingman, IN | Steve Orme |
| 25 | 44 | Harold Leap | Wichita, KS | George McIntyre |
| 26 | 33 | Dave Robinson | Indianapolis, IN | Dave Robinson |
| 27 | 85 | Bob Fiene | Arlington Heights, IL | Bob Fiene |
| 28 | 17 | Armon Smith | Richmond, KY | AAA Heating |
| 29 | 57 | Harold Thomas | Birmingham, MI | Harold Thomas |
| 30 | 26 | Al Fredenberg | Madison, WI | Al Fredenberg |
| 31 | 77 | Marvin Cosat | Mt. Washington, KY | Marvin Cosat |
| 32 | 83 | Bob Caldwell | Hamilton, OH | Garrett Butler |
| 33 | 22 | Don Bunch | Fort Wayne, IN | Frank Wright |
