Indianapolis 500 Starting Grid - 1976

Position Car Num. Driver Car Name/Entrant* Make/Model Qual Speed
1 2 Johnny Rutherford (W) Hy-Gain McLaren/Offy 188.950
2 20 Gordon Johncock (W) Sinmast Wildcat/DGS 188.530
3 68 Tom Sneva Norton Spirit McLaren/Offy 186.350
4 21 Al Unser (W) American Racing Parnelli/Cosworth 186.250
5 14 A.J. Foyt (W) Gilmore Racing Team Coyote/Foyt 185.260
6 48 Pancho Carter Jorgensen Eagle/Offy 184.820
7 40 Wally Dallenbach Sinmast Wildcat/DGS 184.440
8 45 Gary Bettenhausen Thermo-King Eagle/Offy 181.790
9 5 Bill Vukovich II Alex Foods Eagle/Offy 181.430
10 69 Larry Cannon American Financial Corp. Eagle/Offy 181.380
11 12 Mike Mosley Sugaripe Prune Eagle/Offy 187.580
12 3 Bobby Unser (W) Cobre Tire Eagle/Offy 187.520
13 7 Roger McCluskey Hopkins Lightning/Offy 186.500
14 93 Johnny Parsons Ayr-Way/WIRE Eagle/Offy 182.840
15 98 John Martin Genesse Beer Dragon/Offy 182.410
16 17 Dick Simon Bryant Heating & Cooling Vollstedt/Offy 182.340
17 9 Vern Schuppan (R) Jorgensen Eagle/Offy 182.010
18 83 Bill Puterbaugh McNamara Motor Express Eagle/Offy 182.000
19 6 Mario Andretti (W) CAM2 Motor Oil McLaren/Offy 189.400
20 73 Jerry Grant California/Oklahoma Eagle/AMC 183.610
21 28 Billy Scott (R) Spirit of Public Enterprise Eagle/Offy 183.380
22 77 Salt Walther Dayton-Walther McLaren/Offy 182.790
23 92 Steve Krisiloff 1st National City Travelers Checks Eagle/Offy 182.130
24 86 Al Loquasto (R) Frostie Root Beer McLaren/Offy 182.002
25 19 Spike Gehlhausen (R) Spirit of Indiana McLaren/Offy 181.710
26 63 Larry McCoy Shurfine Foods Ras-Car/Offy 181.380
27 23 George Snider Hubler Chevrolet Eagle/Offy 181.140
28 96 Bob Harkey Dave McIntire Chevy/Ford Centers Kingfish/Offy 181.140
29 97 Sheldon Kinser THE BOTTOMHALF Dragon/Offy 181.110
30 51 Lloyd Ruby Fairco Drugs Eagle/Offy 186.480
31 33 David Hobbs Dayton-Walther McLaren/Offy 183.580
32 24 Tom Bigelow Leader Card Racers Eagle/Offy 181.960
33 8 Jan Opperman Routh Meat Packing Eagle/Offy 181.710