| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Tony Bettenhausen | 44 | Peter Schmidt | 1953 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 100 | 3,750 | running | 82 |
| 2 | 11 | Jimmy Bryan | 2 | Al Dean | 1953 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 100 | 2,700 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | Johnny Thomson | 45 | Racing Associates | 1955 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,500 | running | 18 |
| 4 | 4 | Johnny Boyd | 15 | George Bignotti | 1956 Kurtis 500G 391/Offenhauser | 99 | 975 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 13 | George Amick | 81 | Pete Salemi | 1953 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 99 | 900 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | Ed Elisian | 8 | John Zink | 1955 Watson D 2/Offenhauser | 99 | 750 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | Earl Motter | 26 | Hart Fullerton | 1951 Kurtis 4000D 338/Offenhauser | 99 | 600 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | Billy Garrett | 41 | Lysle Greenman | 1952 Kuzma D 2/Offenhauser | 99 | 562 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | Andy Linden | 73 | Lee Elkins | 1953 Turner D 1/Offenhauser | 99 | 525 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | Rodger Ward | 62 | Roger Wolcott | Lesovsky D/Offenhauser | 99 | 488 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | Don Freeland | 16 | Bob Estes | 1953 Watson D 1/Offenhauser | 99 | 450 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | Eddie Sachs | 51 | Ray Brady | 1952 Kurtis 4000 D346/Offenhauser | 98 | 375 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | Pat O'Connor | 7 | Chapman Root | 1953 Blough D/Offenhauser | 98 | 337 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 8 | Jimmy Daywalt | 76 | Leitenberger | 1951 Silnes-ShermanD/Offenhauser | 97 | 300 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | Don Branson | 74 | John R. Wills | 1955 Templeton D 1/Offenhauser | 97 | 263 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | Al Keller | 12 | Pat Clancy | Ewing D/Offenhauser | 96 | 150 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | Bob Veith | 14 | Federal Engineering | 1952 Kurtis 4000D 351/Offenhauser | 52 | 150 | accident | 0 |
| 18 | 10 | Elmer George | 21 | Mari Hulman | 1952 Kurtis 4000D 349/Offenhauser | 31 | fuel line | 0 | |
| 19 | 19 | Tommy Hinnershitz | 57 | Howard Iddings | 1947 Meyer D 1/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | Dick Rathmann | 46 | Lee Glessner | 1956 Hillegass D 1/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | Charles Musselman | 55 | Sam Traylor | 1953 Kurtis 4000D 368/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | Jim Rathmann | 78 | Lindsey Hopkins | 1952 Lesovsky D/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | Bill Cheesbourg | 58 | Ray Brady | Schroeder D/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | Van Johnson | 35 | Joe Barzda | 1952 Kurtis 4000 D345/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 25 | 25 | Jack Turner | 54 | Ernest Ruiz | 1955 Shilala D 1/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | Jimmy Reece | 5 | Harry Allen Chapman | 1950 Russo-Nichels D/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 27 | 27 | Speed McFee | 95 | Mike Unverdorben | 1952 Kurtis 4000D 357/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | Roy Graham | 84 | Dick Holynski | 1951 Kurtis 4000D 340/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| Chris Economaki | NSSN | 0 | correspondent |