| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Curtis Turner | 26 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 39 | 3,525 | running | 34 |
| 2 | 15 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 38 | 2,375 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | Herb Thomas | 92 | Herb Thomas | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 38 | 1,450 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 19 | Danny Letner Marvin Panch | 98 | Tom Harbison | 1956 Dodge 500 Convertible | 38 | 900 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | Dick Joslin | 71 | Bill Webb | 1956 Dodge 500 Convertible | 700 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 7 | Red Duvall | 186 | Red Duvall | 1955 Buick Convertible | 600 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 26 | Ray Atkinson | 8 | Ray Atkinson | 1956 Ford Convertible | 500 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 11 | George Bumgardner | 11 | Henry Caputo | 1954 Buick Convertible | 400 | running | 0 | |
| 9 | 22 | Mel Larson | 55 | Mel Larson | 1955 Ford Convertible | 250 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 27 | Pete Peterson | 41 | Pete Peterson | 1956 Ford Convertible | 200 | running | 0 | |
| 11 | 10 | Art Binkley | 4 | Art Binkley | 1955 Plymouth Convertible | 160 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | 28 | John Schipper | 111 | 1955 Mercury Convertible | 135 | running | 0 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Larry Odo | 17 | Larry Odo | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 110 | accident | 0 | |
| 14 | 13 | Bob Pronger | 99 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 100 | running | 0 | ||
| 15 | 5 | Hershel White | 47 | Hershel White | 1956 Oldsmobile Convertible | 100 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 17 | Jack Lawrence | 27 | Jack Lawrence | 1955 Plymouth Convertible | 90 | 0 | ||
| 17 | 23 | Tom Pistone | 5 | Tom Pistone | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 80 | 0 | ||
| 18 | 2 | Jimmy Thompson | 7 | George Hilton | 1956 Mercury Convertible | 26 | 75 | 0 | |
| 19 | 1 | Joe Weatherly | 12 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 20 | 175 | piston | 5 |
| 20 | 16 | Bud Palmer | 16 | 1956 Mercury Convertible | 75 | 0 | |||
| 21 | 20 | Bill Lutz | 3 | Gene Sauer | 1956 Ford Convertible | 60 | 0 | ||
| 22 | 18 | Larry Frank | 76 | Joe Holly | 1955 Oldsmobile Convertible | 60 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 3 | Don Oldenberg | 86 | Don Oldenberg | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 60 | 0 | ||
| 24 | 9 | Jim Reed | 1 | Jim Reed | Chevrolet Convertible | 60 | 0 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Dave Hirschfield | 77 | Dave Hirschfield | 1955 Chevrolet Convertible | 60 | 0 | ||
| 26 | 24 | Gene Blair | 90 | Gene Blair | 1955 Mercury Convertible | 50 | 0 | ||
| 27 | 21 | Bobby Vance | 32 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 50 | 0 | |||
| 28 | 25 | Bill Brown | 45 | Bill Brown | 1955 Mercury Convertible | 0 | 50 | accident | 0 |