38th AutoPro Little 500 Starting Lineup
Anderson Speedway
Saturday, May 24, 1986
Fast Qualifier: Frank Riddle – 47.255 seconds (New Track Record)
| POS | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | ENTRANT |
| 1 | 11 | Frank Riddle | Tampa, FL | Sergio Hernandez |
| 2 | 1L | Dave Scarborough | Brooksville, FL | Charles Ledford |
| 3 | 40 | Jeff Palms | Grosse Point, MI | J.X. Palms |
| 4 | 61 | King Kramer | Lansing, MI | Brian Bowens |
| 5 | 14 | Jim Childers | Seffner, FL | Harold Wirtjes |
| 6 | 11L | Jimmy Alvis | Tampa, FL | Charles Ledford |
| 7 | 3t | Tray House | Chesterfield, IN | Kermit House |
| 8 | 0 | Paul Southwick | Tampa, FL | Mac Steele Auto Craft |
| 9 | 68 | Bill Roynon | Tampa, FL | George Rudolph Jr. |
| 10 | 65 | Tom Marks | Grand Rapids, MI | Clarence Miller |
| 11 | 3 | Robert Smith | Gibsonton, FL | Robert Smith |
| 12 | 98 | Ken Hamilton | Boise, ID | Ken Hamilton |
| 13 | 74 | Bob Seelman | Lansing, MI | Bob Seelman |
| 14 | 8 | Marvin Carman | Union City, MI | Gary Schlafer |
| 15 | 1 | Gary Schlafer | Anderson, IN | Gary Schlafer |
| 16 | 82 | Hardy Maddox | Seffner, FL | Hardy Maddox |
| 17 | 19 | Dave Durnwald | Tiffin, OH | Durnwald Racing |
| 18 | 66 | Red Kuntsbeck | Tampa, FL | Jack Nowling |
| 19 | 5 | Robbie Smith | Lutz, FL | Billy McGee |
| 20 | 31 | Ron Koehler | South Bend, IN | Ron Koehler |
| 21 | 7 | Ron Semelka | Wassiion, OH | Arthur Braithwaite |
| 22 | 11v | T.J. Nish | Salt Lake City, UT | G.L. Tyler |
| 23 | 20 | Bob Frey | Glendale, AZ | Glen Niebel |
| 24 | 18 | Jerry Landon | Freeport, MI | Hub Becker |
| 25 | 14v | Larry Brazil | Tampa, FL | Harold Wirtjes |
| 26 | 3x | Sonny Hartley | Tampa, FL | Ron John Racing |
| 27 | 95 | Steve Ball | Ossian, IN | Steve Ball |
| 28 | 72 | Bill Tyler | Jackson, MI | Bellairs-Smith |
| 29 | 48 | Stan Butler | Tampa, FL | Bob & Fran Thompson |
| 30 | 80 | David Smith | Gibsonton, FL | Charles Sutherland |
| 31 | 25 | Jeff Nish | Salt Lake City, UT | Robert & Randy Crowthers |
| 32 | 71 | Jeff Bloom | Kalamazoo, MI | Steve Stapp |
| 33 | 17 | Gary Griffith | Sandusky, OH | Tim Sisson |
