Indianapolis 500
Starting Grid for the 1969 Indianapolis 500
| Position | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant* | Make/Model | Qual Speed |
| 1 | 6 | A.J. Foyt (W) | Sheraton-Thompson | Coyote/Ford | 170.560 |
| 2 | 2 | Mario Andretti | STP Oil Treatment | Hawk III/Ford | 169.850 |
| 3 | 1 | Bobby Unser (W) | Bardahl | Lola/Offy | 169.680 |
| 4 | 66 | Mark Donohue (R) | Sunoco-Simoniz | Lola/Offy | 168.900 |
| 5 | 12 | Gordon Johncock | Gilmore Broadcasting | Gerhardt/Offy | 168.620 |
| 6 | 82 | Roger McCluskey | G.C. Murphy | Coyote/Ford | 168.350 |
| 7 | 38 | Jim McElreath | Jack Adams Airplanes | Hawk II/Offy | 168.220 |
| 8 | 67 | Lee Roy Yarbrough | Jim Robbins Co. | Vollstedt/Ford | 168.070 |
| 9 | 8 | Gary Bettenhausen | Thermo-King Auto Air Conditioner | Gerhardt/Offy | 167.770 |
| 10 | 48 | Dan Gurney | Olsonite | Eagle/Weslake-Ford | 167.340 |
| 11 | 44 | Joe Leonard | City of Daytona Beach | Eagle/Ford | 167.240 |
| 12 | 40 | Art Pollard | STP Oil Treatment | Lotus/Offy | 167.120 |
| 13 | 10 | Jim Malloy | Jim Robbins Co. | Vollstedt/Offy | 167.090 |
| 14 | 59 | Sonny Ates (R) | Krohne Grain Transport | Brabham/Offy | 166.960 |
| 15 | 84 | George Snider | Sheraton-Thompson | Coyote/Ford | 166.910 |
| 16 | 45 | Ronnie Bucknum | Weinberger Homes | Eagle/Offy | 166.630 |
| 17 | 36 | Johnny Rutherford | Patrick Petroleum | Eagle/Offy | 166.620 |
| 18 | 15 | Bud Tingelstad | Vel's Parnelli Jones | Lola/Offy | 166.590 |
| 19 | 22 | Wally Dallenbach | Sprite | Eagle/Offy | 166.490 |
| 20 | 4 | Lloyd Ruby | Wynn's Spitfire | Mongoose/Offy | 166.420 |
| 21 | 29 | Arnie Knepper | M.V.S. | Cecil/Ford | 166.220 |
| 22 | 90 | Mike Mosley | Zecol-Lubaid | Eagle/Offy | 166.110 |
| 23 | 11 | Sam Sessions | Valvoline | Finley/Offy | 165.430 |
| 24 | 9 | Mel Kenyon | Krohne Grain Transport | Gerhardt/Offy | 165.420 |
| 25 | 42 | Denis Hulme | Olsonite Eagle | Eagle/Ford | 165.090 |
| 26 | 98 | Bill Vukovich II | Wagner Lockheed | Mongoose/Offy | 164.840 |
| 27 | 62 | George Follmer (R) | Retzloff Chemical | Gilbert/Ford | 164.280 |
| 28 | 16 | Bruce Walkup (R) | Thermo-King Auto Air Conditioner | Gerhardt/Offy | 163.940 |
| 29 | 95 | Jack Brabham | Repco-Brabham | Brabham/Repco | 163.870 |
| 30 | 57 | Carl Williams | STP Gas Treatment | Gerhardt/Offy | 163.260 |
| 31 | 21 | Larry Dickson | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Vollstedt/Ford | 163.010 |
| 32 | 97 | Bobby Johns | Wagner-Lockheed | Shrike/Offy | 160.900 |
| 33 | 92 | Peter Revson (R) | Repco-Brabham | Brabham/Repco | 160.850 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner