35th Little 500 Starting Lineup
Anderson Speedway
Saturday, May 28, 1983
Fast Qualifier: Frank Riddle – 47.961 seconds (New Track Record)
| POS | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | ENTRANT |
| 1 | 11 | Frank Riddle | Tampa, FL | George Rudolph Jr. |
| 2 | 20 | Bob Frey | Glendale, AZ | Glen Niebel |
| 3 | 3 | Robert Smith | Gibsonton, FL | Rise-Wirtjens |
| 4 | 47 | Jeff Bloom | Kalamazoo, MI | Lyle Roberts |
| 5 | 92 | Lennie Waldo | Columbus, OH | Urbie Durnwald |
| 6 | 5 | Ronnie Smith | Lutz, FL | Ron John Racing |
| 7 | 72 | Marvin Carman | Union City, MI | Bellairs-Smith |
| 8 | 80 | David Smith | Gibsonton, FL | Robert Smith |
| 9 | 74 | Bob Seelman | Lansing, MI | Bob Seelman |
| 10 | 65 | Bruce Robey | Hilliard, OH | Clarence Miller |
| 11 | 31 | Bobby Blount | LaPaz, IN | Casey Jones |
| 12 | 0 | Jim Haynes | Tarpon Springs, FL | Jim Haynes |
| 13 | 75 | Ed Angle | Flora, IN | Brad Marvel |
| 14 | 19 | Rich Leming | Goshen, IN | Jim Mann |
| 15 | 61 | King Kramer | Lansing, MI | Brian Bowens |
| 16 | 59 | Danny Milburn | Indianapolis, IN | Danny Milburn |
| 17 | 30 | Jim Moulis | Fox Lake, IL | Jim Moulis |
| 18 | 77 | Curt Kelley | Union City, MI | Arthur Braithwaite |
| 19 | 66 | Stan Butler | Tampa, FL | Cal Krusen |
| 20 | 45 | Brent Whited | Richmond, IN | Carol Whited |
| 21 | 27 | Rocky Sullivan | Tampa, FL | Rocky Sullivan |
| 22 | 7 | Danny Krause | Alto, MI | Arthur Braithwaite |
| 23 | 95 | Steve Ball | Ossian, IN | Bob Gaby |
| 24 | 6 | Danny Johnson | Alto, MI | Phil Schwarz |
| 25 | 71 | Gary Grissom | Anderson, IN | Bill Goacher |
| 26 | 97 | Chuck Mynett | Fort Wayne, IN | Krantz-Mynett |
| 27 | 4 | Gary Griffith | Sandusky, OH | John Bare |
| 28 | 33 | Morris Coffman | Plainfiled, IN | Parker Machinery |
| 29 | 2 | Ronnie Armstrong | Margate, FL | Ronnie Armstrong |
| 30 | 18 | Bill Roynon | Tampa, FL | Charles Altfater |
| 31 | 8 | Mike VanderMass | Goshen, IN | John VanderMass |
| 32 | 38 | Ken Price | North Olmstead, OH | Ken Dawson |
| 33 | 07 | Tom Jewell | Goshen, IN | Gene Fogle |
