| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jimmy Bryan | 9 | Al Dean | Kuzma/Offenhauser | 100 | 2,554 | running | 91 |
| 2 | 1 | Jack McGrath | 2 | Jack Hinkle | 1951 Kurtis 4000 339/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,839 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | Bob Sweikert | 17 | Lutes Truck Parts | 1951 Kurtis 4000 334/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,021 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 12 | Jimmy Davies | 14 | Pat Clancy | Ewing/Offenhauser | 100 | 664 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 15 | Jimmy Reece | 25 | Malloy | Pankratz/Offenhauser | 100 | 613 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | Cal Niday | 97 | J.C. Agajanian | Kuzma/Offenhauser | 99 | 510 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 14 | Andy Linden | 43 | Chapman | 1950 Russo-Nichels/Offenhauser | 98 | 408 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | Jiggs Peters | 92 | Glessner | Scopa/Offenhauser | 96 | 383 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | Johnnie Tolan | 49 | Anderson | 1952 Kurtis 4000 348/Offenhauser | 95 | 357 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | Keith Andrews | 27 | Joe Hunt Magneto | 1948 Kurtis 2000 324/Offenhauser | 93 | 332 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | Johnny Boyd | 48 | Chapman Root | 1953 Blough/Offenhauser | 79 | 306 | piston | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | Manuel Ayulo | 44 | Peter Schmidt | Kuzma/Offenhauser | 76 | 255 | brakes | 9 |
| 13 | 10 | Rodger Ward | 82 | M.A. Walker | 1951 Kurtis 340/Offenhauser | 44 | 229 | rear end | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | Bob Carroll | 39 | Shaheen | Hill/Offenhauser | 34 | 204 | exhaust | 0 |
| 15 | 5 | Sam Hanks | 1 | Murrell Belanger | 1949 Kurtis 327/Offenhauser | 32 | 178 | hit by rock | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | Jerry Hoyt | 45 | Bardahl | 1952 Kurtis 4000 357/Offenhauser | 21 | 153 | engine | 0 |
| 17 | 8 | Bill Homeier | 65 | Advance Muffler | Bromme/Offenhauser | 17 | 102 | accident | 0 |
| 18 | 4 | Edgar Elder | 7 | Bob Estes | 1953 Watson/Offenhauser | 11 | 102 | accident | 0 |