26th Little 500 Starting Lineup
Sun Valley Speedway
Saturday, May 25, 1974
Fast Qualifier: Bob Frey – 50.710 seconds (New Track Record)
| POS | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | ENTRANT |
| 1 | 37 | Bob Frey | Elyria, OH | Ernie Ensign |
| 2 | 28 | Ed Lute | Columbus, OH | Null’s Garage |
| 3 | 26 | Jeff Bloom | Kalamazoo, MI | Jeff Bloom |
| 4 | 47 | Ray Wright | Elkhart, IN | Lyle Roberts |
| 5 | 5 | Bob Luscomb | Orlando, FL | Bob Luscomb |
| 6 | 77 | Bill Brian | Beckley, WV | Bill Bare |
| 7 | 1 | Jack French | Waynetown, IN | Jim McQueen |
| 8 | 71 | Jim Hines | New Castle, IN | E.M. Wilson |
| 9 | 11 | Ron Fisher | Kokomo, IN | Kinser Brothers |
| 10 | 41 | Bobby Leever | Anderson, IN | Bobby Leever |
| 11 | 87 | Barry Kettering | Minneaplis, MN | Dennis Vick |
| 12 | 2 | Bill Roynon | Tampa, FL | Cal Krusen |
| 13 | 8 | Tony Solomito | Bloomington, IN | Joe Solomito |
| 14 | 63 | Jerry Richert | Forest Lake, MN | Dennis Vick |
| 15 | 65 | Bob Kinser | Bedford, IN | Dennis Mitchell |
| 16 | 7 | Leon Thickstun | Bloomington, IN | John Ashcraft |
| 17 | 56 | Bobby Black | Taylorsville, IN | Jerry Shields |
| 18 | 35 | Ron Semelka | Wauseon, OH | Lowell Sauders |
| 19 | 86 | Bernie Graybeal | Shelbyville, KY | Mike Gross |
| 20 | 06 | Oscar Fay | Elkhart, IN | Oscar Fay |
| 21 | 31 | Mike Johnson | Martinsville, IN | Nickles Brothers |
| 22 | 21 | Rocky Fisher | Fort Wayne, IN | Rocky Fisher |
| 23 | 12 | Jim Murphy | St. Joseph, MI | Arthur Braithwaite |
| 24 | 4 | Larry Curtis | Stilesville, IN | Larry Curtis |
| 25 | 81 | Allen Barr | Seymour, IN | Dean Benjamin |
| 26 | 90 | Charlie Wilmot | Middletown, OH | Charles Wilmot |
| 27 | 6 | Danny Landis | Newark, OH | Clarence Miller |
| 28 | 91 | Denny Donaldson | Jackson, MI | Dennis Donaldson |
| 29 | 24 | Bob McDaniel | Indianapolis, IN | Bob Dickson |
| 30 | 17 | Danny Johnson | Grand Rapids, MI | Arthur Braithwaite |
| 31 | 52 | Butch Wilkerson | Deputy, IN | Ron Hall |
| 32 | 85 | Mark Caldwell | Bunker Hill, IN | Lowell Sauders |
| 33 | 10 | Danny Milburn | Indianapolis, IN | Fred Reece Jr. |
