| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Pat O'Connor | 7 | Chapman Root | 1953 Blough D/Offenhauser | 146 | 3,750 | running | 134 |
| 2 | 3 | Jack Turner | 54 | Ernest Ruiz | 1955 Shilala D 1/Offenhauser | 146 | 2,250 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | Johnny Boyd | 15 | George Bignotti | 1956 Kurtis 500G 391/Offenhauser | 146 | 1,500 | running | 12 |
| 4 | 14 | George Amick | 81 | Pete Salemi | 1953 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 146 | 975 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | Pat Flaherty | 8 | John Zink | 1956 Watson 1/Offenhauser | 146 | 900 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 19 | Ed Elisian | 18 | John Zink | 1955 Watson D 2/Offenhauser | 146 | 750 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | Elmer George | 21 | Mari Hulman | 1952 Kurtis 4000D 349/Offenhauser | 146 | 600 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 18 | Jimmy Bryan | 2 | Al Dean | 1953 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 146 | 563 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | Chuck Marshall | 44 | Peter Schmidt | 1953 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 146 | 525 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 6 | Don Freeland | 16 | Bob Estes | 1953 Watson D 1/Offenhauser | 146 | 487 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | Jim Rathmann | 78 | Lindsey Hopkins | 1952 Lesovsky D/Offenhauser | 144 | 450 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 7 | Jimmy Reece | 26 | Hart Fullerton | 1951 Kurtis 4000D 338/Offenhauser | 143 | 375 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 1 | Andy Linden Bob Veith | 73 | Lee Elkins | 1953 Turner D 1/Offenhauser | 142 | 338 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | Bill Cheesbourg | 5 | Harry Allen Chapman | 1950 Russo-Nichels D/Offenhauser | 141 | 300 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 8 | Dick Rathmann | 45 | Racing Associates | 1955 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 139 | 225 | accident | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | Ken Gottschalk | 46 | Lee Glessner | 1956 Hillegass D 1/Offenhauser | 139 | 187 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | Earl Motter | 76 | Leitenberger | 1951 Silnes-ShermanD/Offenhauser | 138 | 150 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | Eddie Russo | 12 | Pat Clancy | Ewing D/Offenhauser | 138 | 150 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | Rodger Ward | 62 | Roger Wolcott | Lesovsky D/Offenhauser | 136 | 113 | accident | 0 |
| 20 | 10 | Gene Force | 35 | Joe Barzda | 1952 Kurtis 4000 D345/Offenhauser | 133 | 112 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 11 | Eddie Sachs | 19 | Ed Walsh | 1954 Kurtis 500C 370/Offenhauser | 128 | 75 | accident | 0 |
| 22 | 20 | Gene Hartley Al Keller | 3 | Gilbert Morcroft | 1953 Pankratz D/Offenhauser | 116 | 75 | magneto | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | Billy Garrett | 41 | Lysle Greenman | 1952 Kuzma D 2/Offenhauser | 36 | 75 | drive line | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | Duke Dinsmore | 64 | Shannon Brothers | 1952 Kurtis 500A 355/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 |
| Bob Veith | 14 | Federal Engineering | 1952 Kurtis 4000D 351/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Al Keller | 55 | Sam Traylor | 1953 Kurtis 4000D 368/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |