Starting Grid for the 1954 Indianapolis 500

Position Car Num. Driver Car Name/Entrant* Make/Model Qual Speed
1 2 Jack McGrath Hinkle KK500C/Offy 141.030
2 19 Jimmy Daywalt Sumar KK500C/Offy 139.780
3 9 Jimmy Bryan Dean Van Lines Kuzma/Offy 139.660
4 43 Johnny Thomson Chapman Nichels/Offy 138.780
5 98 Chuck Stevenson Agajanian Kuzma/Offy 138.770
6 7 Don Freeland Bob Estes Phillips/Offy 138.330
7 25 Jimmy Reece Malloy Pankratz/Offy 138.310
8 16 Duane Carter Automobile Shippers KK4000/Offy 138.230
9 17 Bob Sweikert Lutes KK4000/Offy 138.200
10 1 Sam Hanks Bardahl KK4000/Offy 137.990
11 34 Troy Ruttman (W) Automobile Shippers KK500A/Offy 137.730
12 35 Pat O'Connor (R) Hopkins KK500C/Offy 138.080
13 24 Cal Niday Jim Robbins Stevens/Offy 139.820
14 73 Mike Nazaruk McNamara KK500C/Offy 139.580
15 15 Johnnie Parsons (W) Belond Equa-Flow Exhaust KK500B/Offy 139.570
16 12 Rodger Ward Dr. Sabourin Allen/Offy 29.450
17 31 Gene Hartley John Zink KK4000/Offy 139.060
18 51 Bill Homeier (R) Jones & Maley KK500C/Offy 138.000
19 14 Bill Vukovich (W) Fuel Injection KK500A/Offy 138.470
20 32 Ernie McCoy Crawford KK500B/Offy 138.410
21 10 Tony Bettenhausen Mel Wiggers KK500C/Offy 138.270
22 88 Manuel Ayulo Schmidt KK500C/Offy 138.160
23 74 Andy Linden Brown Motor Co. Schroeder/Offy 137.820
24 77 Fred Agabashian Merz Engineering KK500C/Offy 137.740
25 28 Larry Crockett (R) Federal Engineering KK3000/Offy 139.550
26 33 Len Duncan (R) Brady Schroeder/Offy 139.210
27 45 Art Cross Bardahl KK4000/Offy 138.670
28 38 Jim Rathmann Bardahl KK500C/Offy 138.220
29 65 Spider Webb Advance Muffler Bromme/Offy 137.970
30 99 Jerry Hoyt Belanger Motors Kurtis/Offy 137.820
31 27 Ed Elisian (R) Chapman Stevens/Offy 137.790
32 5 Paul Russo Ansted Rotary KK500A/Offy 137.670
33 71 Frank Armi (R) Martin Brothers Silnes/Offy 137.670