| Position | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant* | Make/Model | Qual Speed |
| 1 | 97 | Dick Rathmann | McNamara | Watson/Offy | 145.970 |
| 2 | 5 | Ed Elisian | John Zink | Watson/Offy | 145.920 |
| 3 | 16 | Jimmy Reece | John Zink | Watson/Offy | 145.510 |
| 4 | 14 | Bob Veith | Bowes Seal Fast | KK500G/Offy | 144.880 |
| 5 | 4 | Pat O'Connor | Sumar | KK500G/Offy | 144.820 |
| 6 | 45 | Johnnie Parsons (W) | Gerhardt | KK500G/Offy | 144.680 |
| 7 | 1 | Jimmy Bryan | Belond A.P. | Salih/Offy | 144.180 |
| 8 | 9 | Johnny Boyd | Bowes Seal Fast | KK500G/Offy | 144.020 |
| 9 | 33 | Tony Bettenhausen | Jones & Maley | Epperly/Offy | 143.910 |
| 10 | 25 | Jack Turner | Massaglia Hotels | Lesovsky/Offy | 143.430 |
| 11 | 8 | Rodger Ward | Wolcott Fuel Injection | Lesovsky/Offy | 143.260 |
| 12 | 29 | A.J. Foyt (R) | Dean Van Lines | Kuzma/Offy | 143.130 |
| 13 | 26 | Don Freeland | Bob Estes | Phillips/Offy | 143.030 |
| 14 | 15 | Paul Russo | Novi Auto Air Conditioner | Kurtis/Novi | 142.950 |
| 15 | 43 | Billy Garrett | Chapman | KK500G/Offy | 142.770 |
| 16 | 31 | Paul Goldsmith (R) | City of Daytona Beach | KK500G/Offy | 142.740 |
| 17 | 65 | Bob Christie | Federal Engineering | KK500E/Offy | 142.250 |
| 18 | 88 | Eddie Sachs | Schmidt | Kuzma/Offy | 144.660 |
| 19 | 44 | Jud Larson (R) | John Zink | Watson/Offy | 143.510 |
| 20 | 2 | Jim Rathmann | Leader Card 500 Roadster | Epperly/Offy | 143.140 |
| 21 | 52 | Al Keller | Bardahl | KK500G-2/Offy | 142.930 |
| 22 | 7 | Johnny Thomson | D-A Lubricant | Kurtis/Offy | 142.900 |
| 23 | 83 | Shorty Templeman | McNamara | KK500C/Offy | 142.810 |
| 24 | 92 | Jerry Unser (R) | McKay | KK500G/Offy | 142.750 |
| 25 | 99 | George Amick (R) | Demler | Epperly/Offy | 142.710 |
| 26 | 61 | Eddie Johnson | Bryant Heating & Cooling | KK500G/Offy | 142.670 |
| 27 | 68 | Len Sutton (R) | Jim Robbins | KK500G/Offy | 142.650 |
| 28 | 57 | Art Bisch (R) | Helse | Kuzma/Offy | 142.630 |
| 29 | 89 | Chuck Weyant | Dunn Engineering | Dunn/Offy | 142.600 |
| 30 | 19 | Johnnie Tolan | Greenman-Casale | Kuzma/Offy | 142.300 |
| 31 | 77 | Mike Magill | Dayton Steel Foundry | KK500G/Offy | 142.270 |
| 32 | 59 | Dempsey Wilson (R) | Sorenson | Kuzma/Offy | 134.270 |
| 33 | 54 | Bill Cheesbourg | Novi Auto Air Conditioner | Kurtis/Novi | 142.540 |