32nd Little 500 Starting Lineup
Anderson Speedway
Saturday, May 24, 1980
Fast Qualifier: Frank Riddle – 48.599 seconds (New Track Record)
| POS | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | ENTRANT |
| 1 | 11 | Frank Riddle | Tampa, FL | Harry Campbell |
| 2 | 66 | Allen Barr | Seymour, IN | Jack French |
| 3 | 3 | Robert Smith | Gibsonton, FL | Robert Smith |
| 4 | 68 | Bill Roynon | Tampa, FL | Frank Rise |
| 5 | 74 | Bob Seelman | Lansing, MI | Bob Seelman |
| 6 | 10 | Ron Semelka | Wauseon, OH | Jones-Hinton Racing |
| 7 | 47 | Jeff Bloom | Kalamazoo, MI | Lyle Roberts |
| 8 | 6 | Lennie Waldo | Columbus, OH | Clarence Miller |
| 9 | 92 | Bob Frey | Elyria, OH | Urbie Dunrwald |
| 10 | 65 | Bob Kinser | Bedford, IN | Jerry Shields |
| 11 | 29 | Dean Best | Edon, OH | Dean Best |
| 12 | 21 | Jimmy Alvis | Tampa, FL | Jimmy Alvis |
| 13 | 7 | Jack Calabrase | Lansing, MI | Arthur Braithwaite |
| 14 | 1 | Ed Angle | Flora, IN | Dave Robinson |
| 15 | 96 | Mike Shaw | Marshall, MI | Mike Shaw |
| 16 | 61 | King Kramer | Lansing, MI | Brian Bowens |
| 17 | 31 | Carl Miskotten | Fort Wayne, IN | Capital Motors |
| 18 | 98 | Stan Butler | Tampa, FL | Billy McGee |
| 19 | 79 | Bob Kammerer | Ottawa, IL | Gery Kammerer |
| 20 | 36 | Curt Kelley | Sherwood, MI | Collins McHenry |
| 21 | 88 | Glenn Feuerstein | Seven Hills, OH | Oliver Feuerstein |
| 22 | 91 | David Smith | Gibsonton, FL | Alafia Land Devel |
| 23 | 71 | Dick Gaines | Loogootee, IN | E.M. Wilson |
| 24 | 75 | Gary Grissom | Anderson, IN | Dave Robinson |
| 25 | 45 | Brent Whited | Richmond, IN | Carol & Dianne Whited |
| 26 | 18 | Page Reynolds | Pasadena, TX | Jim & Rosie Rice |
| 27 | 90 | Marvin Carman | Union City, MI | Robert Shattuck |
| 28 | 9 | Joe Fote | Oak Creek, WI | Linda Fote |
| 29 | 17 | Billy Joe Havens | Wolcottville, IN | Gene Jones |
| 30 | 97 | Ron Fisher | Kokomo, IN | Karen & Cidy Fines |
| 31 | 59 | Danny Milburn | Indianapolis, IN | Danny Milburn |
| 32 | 50 | Steve Perkins | Frankfort, KY | Deanne Perkins |
| 33 | 2 | Jan Opperman | Beaver Crossing, PA | Robert Vetzel |
