| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Jimmy Bryan | 2 | Al Dean | 1953 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 100 | 3,656 | running | 58 |
| 2 | 1 | Johnny Thomson | 45 | Racing Associates | 1955 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 100 | 2,632 | running | 42 |
| 3 | 10 | Jim Rathmann | 78 | Lindsey Hopkins | 1952 Lesovsky D/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,463 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 16 | Bob Veith | 14 | Federal Engineering | 1952 Kurtis 4000D 351/Offenhauser | 100 | 951 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | George Amick | 81 | Pete Salemi | 1953 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 100 | 878 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | Elmer George | 21 | Mari Hulman | 1952 Kurtis 4000D 349/Offenhauser | 100 | 731 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 14 | Andy Linden | 73 | Lee Elkins | 1953 Turner D 1/Offenhauser | 99 | 585 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | Tony Bettenhausen | 44 | Peter Schmidt | 1953 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 99 | 548 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | Jimmy Reece | 12 | Pat Clancy | Ewing D/Offenhauser | 99 | 512 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | Don Branson | 74 | John R. Wills | 1955 Templeton D 1/Offenhauser | 99 | 475 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | Johnny Boyd | 15 | George Bignotti | 1956 Kurtis 500G 391/Offenhauser | 99 | 439 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 9 | Jack Turner | 54 | Ernest Ruiz | 1955 Shilala D 1/Offenhauser | 99 | 366 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | Ed Elisian | 8 | John Zink | 1955 Watson D 2/Offenhauser | 99 | 329 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | Earl Motter | 26 | Hart Fullerton | 1951 Kurtis 4000D 338/Offenhauser | 99 | 293 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | Jimmy Daywalt | 76 | Leitenberger | 1951 Silnes-ShermanD/Offenhauser | 99 | 256 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 12 | Charles Musselman | 95 | Mike Unverdorben | 1952 Kurtis 4000D 357/Offenhauser | 96 | 219 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 2 | Don Freeland | 16 | Bob Estes | 1953 Watson D 1/Offenhauser | 62 | 146 | fuel tank | 0 |
| 18 | 7 | Jimmy Davies | 3 | Gilbert Morcroft | 1953 Pankratz D/Offenhauser | 19 | 146 | frame | 0 |
| Bill Cheesbourg | 5 | Harry Allen Chapman | 1950 Russo-Nichels D/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Rodger Ward | 62 | Roger Wolcott | Lesovsky D/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Eddie Sachs | 51 | Ray Brady | 1952 Kurtis 4000 D346/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Johnnie Parsons | 55 | Sam Traylor | 1953 Kurtis 4000D 368/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Billy Garrett | 41 | Lysle Greenman | 1952 Kuzma D 2/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Johnnie Tolan | 46 | Lee Glessner | 1956 Hillegass D 1/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Van Johnson | 67 | Ralph Miller D/Ralph Miller | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Rex Easton | 57 | Howard Iddings | 1947 Meyer D 1/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Gene Hartley | 47 | Mel Wiggers | 1952 Kurtis 4000D011/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Pat O'Connor | 7 | Chapman Root | 1953 Blough D/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Shorty Templeman | 25 | William Lutes | 1951 Kurtis 4000D 344/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Chuck Rodeghier | 75 | Karl Hall | Ewing D/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Johnny Kay | 35 | Joe Barzda | 1952 Kurtis 4000 D345/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Jim McWithey | 96 | George Walther | 1951 Kurtis 3000D 342/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |