| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Lee Wallard | 99 | Murell Belanger | 1949 Kurtis 327/Offenhauser | 200 | 63,612 | running | 159 |
| 2 | 7 | Mike Nazaruk | 83 | Jim Robbins | 1948 Kurtis 1000 316/Offenhauser | 200 | 21,362 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | Jack McGrath | 9 | Jack Hinkle | 1950 Kurtis 3000 334/Offenhauser | 200 | 14,962 | running | 11 |
| 4 | 31 | Andy Linden | 57 | George Leitenberger | 1951 Silnes-Sherman/Offenhauser | 200 | 10,012 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 29 | Bobby Ball | 52 | John McDaniel | Schroeder/Offenhauser | 200 | 8,612 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | Henry Banks | 1 | Lindsey Hopkins | Moore/Offenhauser | 200 | 6,962 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 24 | Carl Forberg | 68 | Louis Rassey | 1950 Kurtis 3000 336/Offenhauser | 193 | 5,862 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | Duane Carter | 27 | Rotary Engineering | Deidt/Offenhauser | 180 | 5,162 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | Tony Bettenhausen | 5 | Rotary Engineering | Deidt/Offenhauser | 178 | 4,662 | accident | 0 |
| 10 | 1 | Duke Nalon | 18 | Jean Marcenac | 1947 Kurtis FD/Novi SC | 151 | 5,062 | stalled | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | Gene Force | 69 | Brown Motor Co. | 1948 Kurtis 2000 324/Offenhauser | 142 | 3,182 | vibration | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | Sam Hanks | 25 | Peter Schmidt | 1951 Kurtis 3000 337/Offenhauser | 135 | 3,412 | rod | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | Bill Schindler | 10 | H.A. Chapman | 1948 Kurtis 2000 323/Offenhauser | 129 | 3,142 | connecting rod | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | Mauri Rose | 16 | Howard Keck | Deidt/Offenhauser | 126 | 3,022 | accident | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | Walt Faulkner | 2 | J.C. Agajanian | Kuzma/Offenhauser | 123 | 4,552 | crankshaft | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | Jimmy Davies | 76 | L.E. Parks | Silnes-Pawl/Offenhauser | 110 | 5,482 | drive gears | 25 |
| 17 | 11 | Fred Agabashian | 59 | Granatelli-Bardahl | 1950 Kurtis 3000 333/Offenhauser | 109 | 2,862 | clutch | 0 |
| 18 | 15 | Carl Scarborough | 73 | Lee Elkins | 1950 Kurtis 2000 010/Offenhauser | 100 | 2,642 | broken axle | 0 |
| 19 | 33 | Bill Mackey | 71 | Karl Hall | Stevens/Offenhauser | 97 | 2,212 | clutch shaft | 0 |
| 20 | 19 | Chuck Stevenson | 8 | Bardahl-Marchese | 1938 Marchese/Offenhauser | 93 | 2,182 | fire | 0 |
| 21 | 8 | Johnnie Parsons | 3 | Ed Walsh | 1950 Kurtis 3000 330/Offenhauser | 87 | 2,252 | magneto | 0 |
| 22 | 10 | Cecil Green | 4 | John Zink | 1950 Kurtis 3000 332/Offenhauser | 80 | 2,622 | piston | 5 |
| 23 | 6 | Troy Ruttman | 98 | J.C. Agajanian | 1948 Kurtis 2000 318/Offenhauser | 78 | 2,092 | crankshaft | 0 |
| 24 | 32 | Duke Dinsmore | 6 | Brown Motor Co. | Schroeder/Offenhauser | 73 | 2,162 | overheating | 0 |
| 25 | 28 | Chet Miller | 32 | Jean Marcenac | 1945 Kurtis FD/Novi SC | 56 | 2,532 | ignition | 0 |
| 26 | 13 | Walt Brown | 44 | Federal Engineering | 1950 Kurtis 3000 335/Offenhauser | 55 | 2,302 | magneto | 0 |
| 27 | 25 | Rodger Ward | 48 | Louis & Bruce Bromme | Bromme/Offenhauser | 34 | 2,472 | oil line | 0 |
| 28 | 18 | Cliff Griffith | 23 | Ludson Morris | 1949 Kurtis 2000 328/Offenhauser | 30 | 2,042 | rear axle | 0 |
| 29 | 20 | Bill Vukovich | 81 | Pete Salemi | Trevis/Offenhauser | 29 | 1,912 | oil tank | 0 |
| 30 | 21 | George Connor | 22 | Lou Moore | Lesovsky/Offenhauser | 29 | 1,882 | driveshaft | 0 |
| 31 | 23 | Mack Hellings | 19 | Carmine Tuffanelli | Deidt/Offenhauser | 18 | 1,852 | piston | 0 |
| 32 | 26 | Johnny McDowell | 12 | Maserati | Maserati 8CL/Offenhauser SC | 15 | 2,222 | fuel tank | 0 |
| 33 | 30 | Joe James | 26 | Bob Estes | 1950 Watson/Offenhauser | 8 | 2,092 | drive shaft | 0 |