| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sam Hanks | 3 | Bardahl | 1951 Kurtis 4000 342/Offenhauser | 100 | 4,599 | running | 40 |
| 2 | 2 | Manuel Ayulo | 88 | Peter Schmidt | Kuzma/Offenhauser | 100 | 2,943 | running | 40 |
| 3 | 1 | Chuck Stevenson | 98 | J.C. Agajanian | Kuzma/Offenhauser | 100 | 2,024 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 16 | Johnnie Parsons | 21 | Belond Equa-Flow | 1953 Kurtis 4000 368/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,472 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | Cal Niday | 99 | Murrell Belanger | 1949 Kurtis 327/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,104 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | Paul Russo | 7 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis 4000/Offenhauser | 100 | 920 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | Don Freeland | 38 | Bob Estes | 1953 Watson/Offenhauser | 100 | 736 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | Jimmy Reece | 68 | Pete Wales | 1952 Kurtis 4000 345/Offenhauser | 100 | 736 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | Bob Scott | 12 | Chapman | 1950 Russo-Nichels/Offenhauser | 100 | 552 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | Eddie Russo | 81 | Central Excavating | Trevis/Offenhauser | 98 | 552 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | Danny Oakes | 63 | Hopkins | Moore/Offenhauser | 96 | 460 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | Tommy Hinnershitz | 56 | Dr. Sabourin | 1953 Del Roy/Offenhauser | 87 | 460 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | Jack McGrath | 5 | Jack Hinkle | 1951 Kurtis 4000 339/Offenhauser | 87 | 368 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | Johnny Fedricks | 89 | Dunn Engineering | 1953 Kurtis 500B 365/Offenhauser | 75 | 368 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | Jimmy Bryan | 16 | Bessie Lee Paoli | 1952 Kurtis 4000 349/Offenhauser | 59 | 368 | accident | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | Jimmy Davies | 9 | Pat Clancy | Ewing/Offenhauser | 36 | 368 | rear end | 20 |
| 17 | 9 | Rodger Ward | 92 | M.A. Walker | 1951 Kurtis 4000 340/Offenhauser | 33 | 184 | connecting rod | 0 |
| 18 | 17 | Walt Faulkner | 23 | Auto Shippers | Kurtis 4000/Offenhauser | 14 | 184 | radiator hose | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | Ralph Pratt | 27 | Lutes | Kurtis 4000/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 20 | 20 | Bill Holland | 73 | Lee Elkins | 1950 Kurtis 2000 010/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 21 | 21 | Duane Carter | 10 | Lindsey Hopkins | Lesovsky/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 22 | 22 | Jerry Hoyt | 55 | John Zink | 1952 Kurtis 4000 356/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 23 | 23 | Chuck Marshall | 79 | Mel Wiggers | 1952 Kurtis 4000 011/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 24 | 24 | Bill Homeier | 76 | Leitenberger | 1951 Silnes-Sherman/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 25 | 25 | Bob Sweikert | 51 | Al Dean | Kuzma/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 26 | 26 | Buzz Barton | 35 | Parks | Pawl/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 27 | 27 | Johnny Roberts | 82 | Burns | Kurtis 2000/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 28 | 28 | Mike Nazaruk | 83 | Lee Elkins | Turner/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 29 | 29 | Gene Force | 57 | Iddings | Meyer/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 30 | 30 | Spider Webb | 65 | Karl Hall | Ewing/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 31 | 31 | George Tichenor | 61 | Murrell Belanger | Kurtis 500A/Chrysler | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 32 | 32 | George Wilson | 95 | Sacco Wilson | Johnston/Wayne | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 33 | 33 | Rex Easton | 39 | Shaheen | Hill/GMC | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |