30th Little 500 Starting Lineup
Anderson Speedway
Saturday, May 27, 1978
Fast Qualifier: Bobby Allen – 49.714 seconds (New Track Record)
| POS | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | ENTRANT |
| 1 | 1A | Bobby Allen | Hanover, PA | M&J Coal Company |
| 2 | 78 | Danny Smith | Danville, IN | Erwin Cooper |
| 3 | 10 | Gary Fedewa | Lansing, MI | Robert Shattuck |
| 4 | 28 | Ed Lute | Columbus, OH | Jim Rice |
| 5 | 11 | Frank Riddle | Tampa, FL | Marty Houston |
| 6 | 96 | Bill Davis | Battle Creek, MI | Bellairs-Smith |
| 7 | 65 | Bob Kinser | Bloomington, IN | Jerry Shields |
| 8 | 71 | Ed Angle | Flora, IN | E.M. Wilson |
| 9 | 4 | Don Mack | East Grand Fork, MN | Doug & Joanne Howell |
| 10 | 66 | Butch Wilkerson | Columbus, IN | Jack French |
| 11 | 22 | Curt Kelley | Union City, MI | D&L Race Cars |
| 12 | 0 | Rick Ferkel | Findlay, OH | Al Daugherty |
| 13 | 7 | Ron Semelka | Wauseon, OH | Arthur Braithwaite |
| 14 | 70 | Jerry Carman | Burlington, MI | Max Dowker |
| 15 | 55 | Rich Leming | Topeka, IN | James Yoder |
| 16 | 17 | Bill Roynon | Tampa, FL | E.M. Wilson |
| 17 | 18 | Bobby Black | Columbus, IN | Dave Mitchell |
| 18 | 44 | Stan Butler | Tampa, FL | Bill Knox |
| 19 | 3 | Robert Smith | Gibsonton, FL | Robert Smith |
| 20 | 6 | Collin Mattson | Riverview, FL | Randy Hollash |
| 21 | 88 | Glenn Feuerstein | Seven Hills, OH | Oliver Feuerstein |
| 22 | 61 | Danny Landis | Granville, OH | Clarence Miller |
| 23 | 80 | David Smith | Gibsonton, FL | Willard Smith |
| 24 | 59 | Danny Milburn | Indianapolis, IN | Danny Milburn |
| 25 | 79 | Steve Alexander | Indianapolis, IN | Watson-Alexander |
| 26 | 68 | Billy Yuma | Eau Galle, FL | Cal Krusen |
| 27 | 62 | John Lucas | Brownsburg, IN | John Lucas |
| 28 | 77 | Larry Blaisdale | Manchester, MI | Arthur Braithwaite |
| 29 | 93 | Bernie Graybeal | Shelbyville, KY | Ron McLain |
| 30 | 57 | Richard Jackson | Evansville, IN | Paul Hazen |
| 31 | 74 | Bob Seelman | Lansing, MI | Bob Seelman |
| 32 | 9 | Allen Barr | North Vernon, IN | Fred Reece Jr. |
| 33 | 5 | Kerry Norris | Columbus, IN | Dave Norris |
