| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Tony Bettenhausen | 99 | Murrell Belanger | 1949 Kurtis 327/Offenhauser | 100 | 3,750 | running | 29 |
| 2 | 2 | Mike Nazaruk | 73 | Lee Elkins | 1950 Kurtis 2000 010/Offenhauser | 100 | 2,700 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | Don Freeland | 38 | Bob Estes | 1953 Watson/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,500 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 15 | Sam Hanks | 3 | Bardahl | 1951 Kurtis 4000 342/Offenhauser | 99 | 975 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 16 | Bill Holland | 29 | Malamud | Scopa/Offenhauser | 99 | 900 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | Jerry Hoyt | 93 | Dr. Morris | Kurtis 2000/Offenhauser | 97 | 750 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | Bob Scott Rodger Ward | 92 | M.A. Walker | 1951 Kurtis 4000 340/Offenhauser | 97 | 600 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | Bob Sweikert | 51 | Al Dean | Kuzma/Offenhauser | 71 | 562 | accident | 71 |
| 9 | 11 | Jack McGrath | 5 | Jack Hinkle | 1951 Kurtis 4000 339/Offenhauser | 71 | 525 | accident | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | Manuel Ayulo | 88 | Peter Schmidt | Kuzma/Offenhauser | 71 | 487 | accident | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | Eddie Russo | 81 | Central Excavating | Trevis/Offenhauser | 70 | 450 | accident | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | Johnnie Parsons | 21 | Belond Equa-Flow | 1953 Kurtis 4000 368/Offenhauser | 64 | 375 | oil pressure | 0 |
| 13 | 4 | Paul Russo | 7 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis 4000/Offenhauser | 63 | 337 | withdrew | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | Tommy Hinnershitz | 56 | Dr. Sabourin | 1953 Del Roy/Offenhauser | 29 | 300 | engine | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | Johnny Fedricks | 89 | Dunn Engineering | 1953 Kurtis 500B 365/Offenhauser | 28 | 262 | accident | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | Jimmy Davies | 9 | Pat Clancy | Ewing/Offenhauser | 16 | 225 | engine | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | Jimmy Bryan | 16 | Bessie Lee Paoli | 1952 Kurtis 4000 349/Offenhauser | 0 | 150 | accident | 0 |
| 18 | 9 | Chuck Stevenson | 98 | J.C. Agajanian | Kuzma/Offenhauser | 0 | 150 | accident | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | Walt Faulkner | 23 | Auto Shippers | Kurtis 4000/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 20 | 20 | Eddie Sachs | 67 | Lee Glessner | Clemons/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 21 | 21 | Duane Carter | 10 | Hopkins | Lesovsky/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 22 | 22 | Jimmy Reece | 68 | Peter Wales | 1952 Kurtis 4000 345/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 23 | 23 | Jimmy Daywalt | 48 | Sumar | Blough/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 24 | 24 | Cal Niday | 12 | Chapman | 1950 Russo-Nichels/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 25 | 25 | Johnny Roberts | 82 | Burns | Kurtis 2000/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 26 | 26 | Len Duncan | 33 | Ray Brady | 1952 Kurtis 4000 346/Offenhauser | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |