| Position | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant* | Make/Model | Qual Speed |
| 1 | 7 | Johnny Rutherford | Gulf McLaren | McLaren/Offy | 198.410 |
| 2 | 8 | Bobby Unser (W) | Olsonite | Eagle/Offy | 198.180 |
| 3 | 66 | Mark Donohue (W) | Sunoco DX | Eagle/Offy | 197.410 |
| 4 | 40 | Swede Savage | STP Oil Treatment | Eagle/Offy | 196.580 |
| 5 | 5 | Gary Bettenhausen | Sunoco DX | McLaren/Offy | 195.590 |
| 6 | 11 | Mario Andretti (W) | Viceroy | Parnelli/Offy | 195.050 |
| 7 | 24 | Steve Krisiloff | Elliott-Norton Spirit | Kingfish/Offy | 194.930 |
| 8 | 4 | Al Unser (W) | Viceroy | Parnelli/Offy | 194.870 |
| 9 | 21 | Jimmy Caruthers | Cobre | Eagle/Offy | 194.210 |
| 10 | 15 | Peter Revson | Gulf McLaren | McLaren/Offy | 192.600 |
| 11 | 20 | Gordon Johncock | STP Double Oil Filter | Eagle/Offy | 192.550 |
| 12 | 12 | Bobby Allison (R) | Sunoco DX | McLaren/Offy | 192.300 |
| 13 | 60 | Graham McRae (R) | STP Gas Treatment | Eagle/Offy | 192.030 |
| 14 | 3 | Roger McCluskey | Lindsey Hopkins Buick | McLaren/Offy | 191.920 |
| 15 | 18 | Lloyd Ruby | Commander Motor Homes | Eagle/Offy | 191.620 |
| 16 | 2 | Bill Vukovich II | Sugaripe Prune | Eagle/Offy | 191.100 |
| 17 | 77 | Salt Walther | Dayton-Walther | McLaren/Offy | 190.730 |
| 18 | 48 | Jerry Grant | Olsonite | Eagle/Offy | 190.230 |
| 19 | 19 | Mel Kenyon | Atlanta Falcons | Eagle/Foyt | 190.220 |
| 20 | 62 | Wally Dallenbach | Olsonite | Eagle/Offy | 190.190 |
| 21 | 98 | Mike Mosley | Lodestar | Eagle/Offy | 189.750 |
| 22 | 73 | David Hobbs | Carling Black Label | Eagle/Offy | 189.450 |
| 23 | 14 | A.J. Foyt (W) | Gilmore Racing Team | Coyote/Foyt | 188.920 |
| 24 | 89 | John Martin | Unsponsored | McLaren/Offy | 194.380 |
| 25 | 16 | Lee Kunzman | Ayr-Way/Lloyd's | Eagle/Offy | 193.090 |
| 26 | 6 | Mike Hiss | Thermo-King | Eagle/Offy | 191.930 |
| 27 | 44 | Dick Simon | TraveLodge | Eagle/Foyt | 191.270 |
| 28 | 30 | Jerry Karl (R) | Oriente Express | Eagle/Chevrolet | 190.790 |
| 29 | 1 | Joe Leonard | Samsonite | Parnelli/Offy | 189.950 |
| 30 | 84 | George Snider | Gilmore Racing Team | Coyote/Foyt | 190.350 |
| 31 | 28 | Bob Harkey | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Kenyon-Eagle/Foyt | 189.730 |
| 32 | 9 | Sam Sessions | M.V.S. | Eagle/Foyt | 188.980 |
| 33 | 35 | Jim McElreath | Norris Eagle | Eagle/Offy | 188.640 |