| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Bobby Ball | 15 | McDaniel | 1951 Kurtis 4000 343/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,875 | running | |
| 2 | 5 | Mike Nazaruk | 73 | Lee Elkins | 1950 Kurtis 2000 010/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,350 | running | |
| 3 | 10 | Paul Russo | 99 | Murrell Belanger | 1949 Kurtis 327/Offenhauser | 100 | 750 | running | |
| 4 | 1 | Jack McGrath | 4 | Jack Hinkle | 1951 Kurtis 4000 339/Offenhauser | 99 | 488 | running | |
| 5 | 15 | Sam Hanks | 14 | Bardahl | 1951 Kurtis 4000 342/Offenhauser | 99 | 450 | running | |
| 6 | 12 | Bob Scott | 34 | Federal Engineering | 1952 Kurtis 4000 351/Offenhauser | 98 | 375 | running | |
| 7 | 14 | Chuck Stevenson | 16 | Bessie Lee Paoli | 1952 Kurtis 4000 349/Offenhauser | 98 | 300 | running | |
| 8 | 17 | Walt Faulkner | 94 | Sid Street | Pankratz/Offenhauser | 97 | 281 | running | |
| 9 | 4 | Jimmy Bryan | 48 | Belond Equa-Flow | Bromme/Offenhauser | 97 | 263 | running | |
| 10 | 9 | Jimmy Reece | 44 | John Zink | 1952 Kurtis 4000 356/Offenhauser | 96 | 244 | running | |
| 11 | 18 | Frank Armi | 38 | L & E/Elkins | Wetteroth/Offenhauser | 93 | 228 | running | |
| 12 | 13 | Manuel Ayulo | 8 | Coast Grain | Lesovsky/Offenhauser | 87 | 188 | running | |
| 13 | 2 | Joe James | 29 | Bob Estes | 1950 Watson/Offenhauser | 47 | 169 | accident | |
| 14 | 8 | Bill Vukovich | 98 | J.C. Agajanian | 1951 Kuzma/Offenhauser | 47 | 150 | accident | |
| 15 | 6 | Andy Linden | 9 | Hart Fullerton | 1951 Kurtis 4000 338/Offenhauser | 38 | 131 | magneto | |
| 16 | 7 | Johnnie Parsons | 6 | Ricketts | 1952 Kurtis 4000 348/Offenhauser | 37 | 113 | overheating | |
| 17 | 16 | Henry Banks | 2 | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Lesovsky/Offenhauser | 23 | 75 | engine | |
| 18 | 11 | Rodger Ward | 63 | Leo Dobry | 1948 Kurtis 2000 317/Offenhauser | 8 | 75 | broken gear |