23rd Little 500 Starting Lineup
Sun Valley Speedway
Saturday, May 22, 1971
* Started as qualified alternate Fast Qualifier: Benny Rapp – 54.880 seconds
| POS | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | ENTRANT |
| 1 | 14 | Benny Rapp | Toledo, OH | Benny Rapp |
| 2 | 5 | John Albrechtson | Winnipeg, Canada | John Albrechtson |
| 3 | 44 | Chuck Amati | Freeman Spur, IL | M.A. Brown |
| 4 | 9 | Buzz Gregory | Indianapolis, IN | E.M. Wilson |
| 5 | 77 | Herman Wise | Taccoa, GA | David Wise |
| 6 | 40 | Dan Bowlen | Bloomington, IN | Shores Bros. |
| 7 | 56 | Bob Kinser | Bloomington, IN | Jerry Shields |
| 8 | 41 | Elmo Smalley Jr. | Waverly, OH | Bruce Richardson |
| 9 | 6 | Oscar Fay | Mishawaka, IN | Lyle Roberts |
| 10 | 13 | Bernie Graybeal | Shelbyville, KY | Gene Baxter |
| 11 | 55 | Billy Cassella | Weirton, WV | Long Brothers |
| 12 | 32 | Casey Jones | South Bend, IN | Schmitt-Feuerstein |
| 13 | 11 | Dave Scarborough | Largo, FL | Campbell-Urbanek |
| 14 | 21 | Sheldon Kinser | Bloomington, IN | James Jones |
| 15 | 88 | Dick Gaines | Seymour, IN | Billy Hughes |
| 16 | 3 | Billy Hughes | Jim Thorpe, PA | Billy Hughes |
| 17 | 2 | Ron Larson | White Bear Lake, MN | Maloney-Larson |
| 18 | 38 | Mark Caldwell | Bunker Hill, IN | C-B-C |
| 19 | 35 | John Lunderman | Reading, MI | Lowell Saunders |
| 20 | 65 | Chet Johnson | West Terre Haute, IN | Chuck Wiley |
| 21 | 43 | Bob Skinner | Muncie, IN | Steve Estes |
| 22 | 12 | Johnny Auxter | Lindsay, OH | Johnny Auxter |
| 23 | 19 | Dick Sutcliffe | Kansas City, MO | Corn Belt Racing |
| 24 | 45 | Dick Jones | Whitewater, WI | Seb Ballistreri |
| 25 | 51 | Bob Sitz | Arcola, IL | Charles Strong |
| 26 | 76 | Bill Tennill | Shelbyville, KY | Jim Parke |
| 27 | 48 | Kenny Simpson | Bedford, IN | Kenneth Tirey |
| 28 | 86 | Bill Harter | Hagerstown, IN | Patfran Corp. |
| 29 | 54 | Jim Hines | New Castle, IN | J-L-S |
| 30 | 33 | Jerry Blundy | Galesburg, IL | Jerry Blundy |
| 31 | 90 | Ray Wright | Elkhart, IN | Davis Johnson |
| 32 | 59 | Jerry Powell | Indianapolis, IN | Jerry Powell |
| 33 | 00* | Jack O’Donnell | Fullerton, CA | Charles Wilmot |
