Indianapolis 500
Starting Grid for the 1970 Indianapolis 500
| Position | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant* | Make/Model | Qual Speed |
| 1 | 2 | Al Unser | Johnny Lightning 500 | P.J. Colt/Ford | 170.220 |
| 2 | 18 | Johnny Rutherford | Patrick Petroleum | Eagle/Offy | 170.210 |
| 3 | 7 | A.J. Foyt (W) | Sheraton-Thompson | Coyote/Ford | 170.000 |
| 4 | 11 | Roger McCluskey | Quickick | Scorpion/Ford | 169.210 |
| 5 | 66 | Mark Donohue | Sunoco | Lola/Ford | 169.910 |
| 6 | 10 | Art Pollard | Art Pollard Car Wash Systems | Kingfish/Offy | 168.590 |
| 7 | 3 | Bobby Unser (W) | Wagner-Lockheed | Eagle/Ford | 168.500 |
| 8 | 1 | Mario Andretti (W) | STP Oil Treatment | McNamara/Ford | 168.200 |
| 9 | 31 | Jim Malloy | Stearns Mfg. Transi-Trend | Gerhardt/Offy | 167.890 |
| 10 | 84 | George Snider | Greer | Coyote/Ford | 167.660 |
| 11 | 48 | Dan Gurney | Olsonite Eagle | Eagle/Offy | 166.860 |
| 12 | 9 | Mike Mosley | G.C. Murphy | Eagle/Offy | 166.650 |
| 13 | 27 | Lee Roy Yarbrough | Jim Robbins Co. | Vollstedt/Ford | 166.550 |
| 14 | 97 | Bruce Walkup | Wynn's Spit-Fire | Mongoose/Offy | 166.450 |
| 15 | 38 | Rick Muther (R) | The Tony Express | Hawk II/Offy | 165.650 |
| 16 | 73 | Peter Revson | McLaren | McLaren/Offy | 167.940 |
| 17 | 5 | Gordon Johncock | Gilmore Broadcasting | Gerhardt/Ford | 167.010 |
| 18 | 15 | Joe Leonard | Johnny Lightning 500 | P.J. Colt/Ford | 166.890 |
| 19 | 75 | Carl Williams | McLaren | McLaren/Offy | 166.590 |
| 20 | 16 | Gary Bettenhausen | Thermo-King Auto Air Conditioner | Gerhardt/Offy | 166.450 |
| 21 | 20 | George Follmer | STP Oil Treatment | Hawk III/Ford | 166.050 |
| 22 | 23 | Mel Kenyon | Sprite | Coyote/Offy | 165.900 |
| 23 | 83 | Donnie Allison (R) | Greer | Eagle/Ford | 165.660 |
| 24 | 22 | Wally Dallenbach | Sprite | Eagle/Ford | 165.600 |
| 25 | 25 | Lloyd Ruby | Daniels Cablevision | Mongoose/Offy | 168.890 |
| 26 | 32 | Jack Brabham | Gilmore Broadcasting-Brabham | Brabham/Offy | 166.390 |
| 27 | 19 | Ronnie Bucknum | M.V.S. | Morris/Ford | 166.130 |
| 28 | 93 | Greg Weld (R) | Art Pollard Car Wash Systems | Gerhardt/Offy | 166.120 |
| 29 | 89 | Jerry Grant | Nelson Iron Works | Eagle/Offy | 165.980 |
| 30 | 58 | Bill Vukovich II | Sugaripe Prune | Brabham/Offy | 165.750 |
| 31 | 44 | Dick Simon (R) | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Vollstedt/Ford | 165.540 |
| 32 | 67 | Sam Sessions | Jim Robbins Co. | Vollstedt/Ford | 165.370 |
| 33 | 14 | Jim McElreath | Sheraton-Thompson | Coyote/Ford | 166.820 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner