21st Little 500 Starting Lineup
Sun Valley Speedway
Saturday, May 24, 1969
Fast Qualifier: Tom York – 53.320 seconds
| POS | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | ENTRANT |
| 1 | 26 | Tommy York | South Bend, IN | Warren Null |
| 2 | 58 | Bob Davis | Dayton, OH | William Foster |
| 3 | 44 | Darl Harrison | Bettsville, OH | Dennis Maloy |
| 4 | 41 | Bobby Leever | Anderson, IN | Bobby Leever |
| 5 | 91 | Allen Barr | Seymour, IN | Shores Brothers |
| 6 | 98 | Ray Wright | Elkhart, IN | Frank Deak |
| 7 | 71 | Dick Gaines | Mitchell, IN | E.M. Wilson |
| 8 | 3 | Jay Woodside | Kansas City, MO | Keith Barker |
| 9 | 21 | Butch Wilkerson | Columbus, IN | James Waltz |
| 10 | 14 | Benny Rapp | Toledo, OH | Benny Rapp |
| 11 | 56 | Bobby Black | Taylorsville, IN | Jack Stillions |
| 12 | 29 | Chuck Lynch | Springfield, IL | Chuck Lynch |
| 13 | 60 | Ron Perkins | Bethalto, IL | Bob Perkins |
| 14 | 9 | Steve Lehnert | North Olmstead, OH | Steve Lehnert |
| 15 | 12 | Johnny Auxter | Lindsay, OH | Johnny Auxter |
| 16 | 4 | Don Mack | Grand Forks, MN | Max Campbell |
| 17 | 33 | Mark Caldwell | Bunker Hill, IN | Mark Caldwell |
| 18 | 57 | Buzz Gregory | Speedway, IN | Dave Robinson |
| 19 | 85 | Jim Eberstein | Vicksburg, MI | Lyle Roberts |
| 20 | 11 | Jim Moughan | Springfield, IL | Arthur Range |
| 21 | 8 | Cliff Cockrum | Benton, IL | Davis Racing Team |
| 22 | 51 | Luke Easter | West Lafayette, IN | Buckley Auto Wreck |
| 23 | 19 | Gary Byers | Logansport, IN | Dick Kistler |
| 24 | 7 | Bob Fleming | Findlay, OH | Bob Fleming |
| 25 | 90 | Bernie Graybeal | Shelbyville, KY | Davis Johnson |
| 26 | 36 | Jon Peddle | Madison, IN | Bob & Irma Jones |
| 27 | 92 | Buddy Steward | Grand Rapids, MI | Hanley Taylor |
| 28 | 89 | Leon Thickstun | Columbus, IN | Jack Cookston |
| 29 | 31 | Jerry Williams | Sterling Heights, MI | Jerry Williams |
| 30 | 1 | Bill Morris | Decatur, IL | Bill Morris |
| 31 | 0 | Paul Strasser | Sandusky, OH | Paul Strasser |
| 32 | 99 | Bill Compton | Sylvania, OH | William A. Compton |
| 33 | 83 | Butch Smith | Frankfort, KY | Melvin Moffett |
