Indianapolis 500
Starting Grid for the 1963 Indianapolis 500
| Position | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant* | Make/Model | Qual Speed |
| 1 | 98 | Parnelli Jones | Agajanian Willard Battery | Watson/Offy | 151.150 |
| 2 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise | Hotel Tropicana, Las Vegas | Kurtis/Novi | 150.250 |
| 3 | 4 | Don Branson | Leader Card 500 Roadster | Watson/Offy | 150.180 |
| 4 | 1 | Rodger Ward (W) | Kaiser Aluminum | Watson/Offy | 149.800 |
| 5 | 92 | Jim Clark (R) | Lotus powered by Ford | Lotus/Ford | 149.750 |
| 6 | 8 | Jim McElreath | Bill Forbes Racing Team | Watson/Offy | 149.740 |
| 7 | 5 | Bobby Marshman | Econo-Car Rental | Epperly/Offy | 149.450 |
| 8 | 2 | A.J. Foyt (W) | Sheraton-Thompson | Trevis/Offy | 150.610 |
| 9 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Demler | Watson/Offy | 150.160 |
| 10 | 9 | Eddie Sachs | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Watson/Offy | 149.570 |
| 11 | 10 | Chuck Hulse | Dean Van Lines | Ewing/Offy | 149.340 |
| 12 | 93 | Dan Gurney | Lotus powered by Ford | Lotus/Ford | 149.010 |
| 13 | 35 | Allen Crowe | Gabriel Shocker | Trevis/Offy | 148.870 |
| 14 | 14 | Roger McCluskey | Konstant Hot | Watson/Offy | 148.680 |
| 15 | 83 | Duane Carter | Thompson Harvey Aluminum | Thompson/Chevrolet | 148.000 |
| 16 | 6 | Bobby Unser (R) | Hotel Tropicana, Las Vegas | Kurtis/Novi | 149.420 |
| 17 | 22 | Dick Rathmann | Chapman | Watson/Offy | 149.130 |
| 18 | 65 | Bob Christie | Travelon Trailer | Christensen/Offy | 149.120 |
| 19 | 52 | Lloyd Ruby | John Zink Trackburner | Watson/Offy | 149.120 |
| 20 | 26 | Bobby Grim | Morcroft | Trevis/Offy | 148.710 |
| 21 | 88 | Eddie Johnson | Drewry's | Watson/Offy | 148.500 |
| 22 | 45 | Chuck Stevenson | Bardahl | Watson/Offy | 148.380 |
| 23 | 75 | Art Malone (R) | STP | Kurtis/Novi | 148.340 |
| 24 | 86 | Bob Veith | Sheraton-Thompson | Porter/Offy | 148.280 |
| 25 | 54 | Bud Tingelstad | Hoover, Inc. | Epperly/Offy | 148.220 |
| 26 | 37 | Johnny Rutherford (R) | US Equipment Co. | Watson/Offy | 148.060 |
| 27 | 23 | Johnny Boyd | Bowes Seal Fast | Epperly/Offy | 148.030 |
| 28 | 21 | Elmer George | Sarkes Tarzian | Lesovsky/Offy | 147.890 |
| 29 | 16 | Jim Rathmann (W) | Hopkins Coral Harbour | Watson/Offy | 147.830 |
| 30 | 29 | Dempsey Wilson | Vita Fresh Orange Juice | Kuzma/Offy | 147.830 |
| 31 | 84 | Al Miller (Krulac) (R) | Thompson Harvey Aluminum | Thompson/Chevrolet | 149.610 |
| 32 | 32 | Ebb Rose | Sheraton-Thompson | Watson/Offy | 148.540 |
| 33 | 17 | Troy Ruttman (W) | Robbins Autocrat Seat Belt | Kuzma/Offy | 148.370 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner