| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jud Larson | 8 | John Zink | 1955 Watson D 2/Offenhauser | 100 | 3,513 | running | 88 |
| 2 | 4 | Don Freeland | 16 | Bob Estes | 1953 Watson D 1/Offenhauser | 100 | 2,119 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 13 | Jimmy Bryan | 2 | Al Dean | 1953 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,177 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | Bob Veith | 14 | Federal Engineering | 1952 Kurtis 4000D 351/Offenhauser | 100 | 765 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 16 | Elmer George | 21 | Mari Hulman | 1952 Kurtis 4000D 349/Offenhauser | 99 | 706 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | Jimmy Reece | 6 | Bruce Bromme | Bromme D/Offenhauser | 99 | 589 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | Ed Elisian | 44 | Peter Schmidt | 1953 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 99 | 471 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | Johnny Boyd | 15 | George Bignotti | 1956 Kurtis 500G 391/Offenhauser | 98 | 441 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | Dick Rathmann | 81 | Pete Salemi | 1953 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 96 | 412 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | Johnnie Tolan | 12 | Pat Clancy | Ewing D/Offenhauser | 96 | 382 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | Andy Linden | 26 | Hart Fullerton | 1951 Kurtis 4000D 338/Offenhauser | 96 | 353 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | Bill Cheesbourg | 23 | McDaniels | Schroeder D/Offenhauser | 94 | 294 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 7 | George Amick | 78 | Lindsey Hopkins | 1952 Lesovsky D/Offenhauser | 81 | 264 | piston | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | Tony Bettenhausen | 96 | George Walther | 1951 Kurtis 4000D 342/Offenhauser | 61 | 235 | accident | 0 |
| 15 | 2 | Pat O'Connor | 7 | Chapman Root | 1956 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 58 | 206 | handling | 12 |
| 16 | 3 | Rodger Ward | 62 | Roger Wolcott | Lesovsky D/Offenhauser | 21 | 176 | fuel pump | 0 |
| 17 | 8 | Art Bisch | 87 | R.D. Whittington | 1951 Kurtis 4000D 339/Offenhauser | 16 | 117 | accident | 0 |
| 18 | 18 | Len Sutton | 71 | Miller/Collins | 1951 Vollstedt D 3/Offenhauser | 16 | 117 | accident | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | Jack Turner | 54 | Ernest Ruiz | 1955 Shilala D 1/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | Mel McGaughy | 65 | Leo Dobry | 1948 Kurtis 2000D 317/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | Dempsey Wilson | 27 | Joe Hunt | 1949 Kurtis 2000D 324/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | Ray Crawford | 49 | Ray Crawford | 1954 Kurtis 4000D 380/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | Johnnie Parsons | 98 | J.C. Agajanian | 1956 Kuzma 4/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | Roger McCluskey | 5 | Harry Allen Chapman | 1950 Russo-Nichels D/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 25 | 25 | Billy Garrett | 41 | Lysle Greenman | 1952 Kuzma D 2/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | Jim McWithey | 76 | Leitenberger | 1951 Silnes-ShermanD/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |