Starting Grid for the 1960 Indianapolis 500

Position Car Num. Driver Car Name/Entrant* Make/Model Qual Speed
1 6 Eddie Sachs Dean Van Lines Ewing/Offy 146.590
2 4 Jim Rathmann Ken-Paul Watson/Offy 146.370
3 1 Rodger Ward (W) Leader Card 500 Roadster Watson/Offy 145.560
4 97 Dick Rathmann Jim Robbins Watson/Offy 145.540
5 9 Len Sutton S-R Racing Enterprises Watson/Offy 145.440
6 28 Troy Ruttman (W) John Zink Heater Watson/Offy 145.360
7 22 Eddie Johnson Jim Robbins Trevis/Offy 145.000
8 7 Don Branson Bob Estes Phillips/Offy 144.750
9 65 Chuck Stevenson Leader Card 500 Roadster Watson/Offy 144.660
10 10 Jimmy Bryan (W) Metal-Cal Salih/Offy 144.530
11 73 Don Freeland Ross-Babcock Traveler Kurtis/Offy 144.350
12 98 Lloyd Ruby (R) Agajanian Watson/Offy 144.200
13 8 Johnny Boyd Bowes Seal Fast Epperly/Offy 143.770
14 38 Bob Christie Federal Engineering KK500D/Offy 143.630
15 32 Wayne Weiler (R) Ansted Rotary Kuzma/Offy 143.510
16 5 A.J. Foyt Bowes Seal Fast Kurtis/Offy 143.460
17 3 Johnny Thomson Adams Quarter Horse Farm Lesovsky/Offy 146.440
18 2 Tony Bettenhausen Dowgard Watson/Offy 145.210
19 26 Shorty Templeman Federal Engineering KK500E/Offy 143.850
20 37 Gene Force McKay KK500J/Offy 143.470
21 14 Bobby Grim Bill Forbes Meskowski/Offy 143.150
22 27 Red Amick King O'Lawn Salih/Offy 143.080
23 56 Jim Hurtubise (R) Travelon Trailer Christensen/Offy 149.050
24 48 Gene Hartley Sumar KK500G/Offy 143.890
25 44 Bob Veith Schmidt Meskowski/Offy 143.360
26 99 Paul Goldsmith Demler Epperly/Offy 142.780
27 17 Duane Carter Thompson Industries Kuzma/Offy 142.630
28 18 Bud Tingelstad (R) Jim Robbins Trevis/Offy 142.350
29 46 Eddie Russo Go-Kart KK500G/Offy 142.200
30 76 Al Herman Joe Hunt Magneto Ewing/Offy 141.830
31 39 Bill Homeier Ridgewood Builders Kuzma/Offy 141.240
32 16 Jim McWithey Hoover Motor Express Epperly/Offy 140.370
33 23 Dempsey Wilson Bryant Heating & Cooling KK500G/Offy 143.210