Starting Grid for the 1930 Indianapolis 500

Position Car Num. Driver Car Name/Entrant* Make/Model Qual Speed
1 4 Billy Arnold Miller-Hartz Summers/Miller 113.260
2 1 Louis Meyer (W) Sampson Stevens/Miller 111.290
3 16 Shorty Cantlon (R) Miller Schofield Stevens/Miller 109.810
4 23 Louis Schneider Bowes Seal Fast Stevens/Miller 106.100
5 18 Chet Gardner (R) Buckeye Duesenberg/Duesenberg 105.810
6 17 Ernie Triplett Guiberson Whippet/Miller 105.610
7 22 Russ Snowberger Russell "8" Snowberger/Studebaker 104.570
8 15 Phil Shafer Coleman Front Drive Coleman/Miller 102.270
9 25 Les Allen (R) Allen Miller Products Miller/Miller 101.910
10 36 Cy Marshall (R) Duesenberg Duesenberg/Duesenberg 100.840
11 33 Frank Farmer Betholine Miller Miller/Miller 100.610
12 14 Lou Moore Coleman Front Drive Coleman/Miller 99.860
13 35 J.C. McDonald (R) Romthe Studebaker/Studebaker 98.950
14 29 Joe Caccia (R) Alberti Duesenberg/Duesenberg 97.600
15 41 Chet Miller (R) Fronty Ford Ford T/Fronty-Ford 97.360
16 38 Claude Burton (R) V8 Oakland/Oakland 95.080
17 27 L.L. Corum (W) Jones Stutz Stutz/Stutz 94.130
18 39 Johnny Seymour Gauss Front Drive Cooper/Miller 93.370
19 32 Charles Moran, Jr. (R) DuPont DuPont/DuPont 89.730
20 9 Tony Gulotta MAVV Whippet/Miller 100.030
21 5 Pete DePaolo (W) Duesenberg Stevens/Duesenberg 99.950
22 6 Bill Cummings (R) Duesenberg Stevens/Duesenberg 106.170
23 10 Mel Keneally (R) MAVV Whippet/Miller 103.320
24 7 Jimmy Gleason Waverly Oil Miller/Miller 93.700
25 3 Wilbur Shaw Empire State Smith/Miller 106.130
26 34 Joe Huff (R) Gauss Front Drive Cooper/Miller 101.170
27 19 Speed Gardner Miller Front Drive Miller/Miller 95.580
28 26 Baconin Borzachini (R) Maserati Maserati/Maserati 95.210
29 45 Marion Trexler (R) Trexler Auburn/Lycoming 92.970
30 42 L.P. Cucinotta (R) Maserati Maserati/Maserati 91.580
31 12 Deacon Litz Duesenberg Duesenberg/Duesenberg 105.750
32 8 Babe Stapp Duesenberg Duesenberg/Duesenberg 104.950
33 24 Dave Evans Jones & Maley Stevens/Miller 97.340
34 21 Zeke Meyer (R) Miller Miller/Miller 95.350
35 44 Bill Denver (R) Nardi Duesenberg/Duesenberg 90.650
36 48 Rick Decker Hoosier Pete Mercedes/Clemons 92.290
37 28 Roland Free (R) Slade Chrysler/Chrysler 89.630
38 46 Harry Butcher (R) Butcher Brothers Buick/Buick 87.000