| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jack McGrath | 5 | Jack Hinkle | 1951 Kurtis 4000 339/Offenhauser | 100 | 5,150 | running | 86 |
| 2 | 9 | Jimmy Bryan | 16 | Bessie Lee Paoli | 1952 Kurtis 4000 349/Offenhauser | 100 | 3,296 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | Jerry Hoyt | 55 | John Zink | 1952 Kurtis 4000 356/Offenhauser | 100 | 2,266 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 13 | Paul Russo | 4 | Miracle Power | Lesovsky/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,648 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | Ernie McCoy | 12 | Chapman | 1950 Russo-Nichels/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,236 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | Cal Niday | 78 | Ricketts | 1952 Kurtis 4000 348/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,030 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | Andy Linden | 36 | Sid Street | Pankratz/Offenhauser | 100 | 824 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | Jimmy Davies | 99 | Murrell Belanger | 1949 Kurtis 327/Offenhauser | 99 | 824 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | Duane Carter | 81 | Central Excavating | Trevis/Offenhauser | 99 | 618 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | Sam Hanks Bob Scott | 3 | Bardahl | 1951 Kurtis 4000 342/Offenhauser | 98 | 618 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | Jimmy Reece Mike Nazaruk | 10 | Hopkins | Lesovsky/Offenhauser | 89 | 515 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | Vic Carter Bill Homeier | 76 | Leitenberger | 1951 Silnes-Sherman/Offenhauser | 88 | 515 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 7 | Johnny Thomson | 56 | Dr. Sabourin | 1953 Del Roy/Offenhauser | 75 | 412 | accident | 0 |
| 14 | 1 | Manuel Ayulo | 88 | Peter Schmidt | Kuzma/Offenhauser | 69 | 412 | cracked block | 4 |
| 15 | 6 | Chuck Stevenson | 97 | J.C. Agajanian | Kuzma/Offenhauser | 35 | 412 | overheating | 0 |
| 16 | 5 | Don Freeland | 38 | Bob Estes | 1953 Watson/Offenhauser | 29 | 412 | accident | 0 |
| 17 | 8 | Bob Sweikert | 57 | Iddings | Meyer/Offenhauser | 21 | 206 | disqualified | 0 |
| 18 | 2 | Rodger Ward | 92 | M.A. Walker | 1951 Kurtis 4000 340/Offenhauser | 14 | 206 | blown engine | 10 |
| 13 | Henry Banks | 10 | Hopkins | Lesovsky/Offenhauser | 0 | qualified car | 0 | ||
| Bill Homeier | 34 | Dr. Morris | Kurtis 2000/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Jimmy Reece | 29 | Mamalud | Scopa/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Walt Faulkner | 22 | Hart Fullerton | 1951 Kurtis 4000 338/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Rex Easton | 39 | Shaheen | Hill/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Pat O'Connor | 68 | Peter Wales | 1952 Kurtis 4000 345/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Johnny Fedricks | 89 | Dunn Engineering | 1953 Kurtis 500B 365/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 27 | Kurtis 4000/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||||
| Mike Nazaruk | 83 | Lee Elkins | Turner/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Buzz Barton | 35 | Parks | Pawl/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Allen Heath | 51 | Alfred Dean | Kuzma/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Chuck Marshall | 79 | Mel Wiggers | 1952 Kurtis 4000 356a/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Johnny Roberts | 82 | Burns | Kurtis 2000/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| George Tichenor | 65 | Karl Hall | Ewing/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| J Chaplin | 67 | Glessner | Clemons/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |