| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Fonty Flock | 14 | Frank Christian | 1952 Oldsmobile 88 | 150 | 1,200 | running | 144 |
| 2 | 7 | Herb Thomas Donald Thomas | 9 | Herb Thomas | 1952 Hudson | 150 | 700 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | Bill Blair | 2 | George Hutchens | 1952 Oldsmobile | 150 | 500 | running | 6 |
| 4 | 5 | Tim Flock | 91 | Ted Chester | 1952 Hudson | 149 | 450 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 1951 Plymouth | 147 | 400 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | Bub King | 55 | Bub King | 1951 Hudson | 143 | 320 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | Ray Duhigg | 24 | J.O. Goode | 1951 Plymouth | 140 | 250 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | Slick Smith | 4 | Frank Christian | 1951 Oldsmobile | 139 | 150 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 29 | Fred Dove | 19 | Fred Dove | 1949 Buick | 139 | 125 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | George Bush | 1952 Oldsmobile | 138 | 100 | running | 0 | ||
| 11 | 13 | Clyde Minter | Paul Nunn | 1952 Packard | 136 | 75 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | 19 | Ted Chamberlain | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | 1950 Plymouth | 135 | 75 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 24 | Elton Hildreth | 167 | Elton Hildreth | 1951 Nash | 133 | 75 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | Ewell Weddle | Ewell Weddle | 1951 Plymouth | 131 | 75 | running | 0 | |
| 15 | 22 | Otis Martin | Otis Martin | 1950 Plymouth | 131 | 75 | running | 0 | |
| 16 | 26 | Coleman Lawrence | 71 | Coleman Lawrence | 1950 Plymouth | 125 | 50 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | Jim Paschal | 12 | Buckshot Morris | 1952 Oldsmobile | 117 | 50 | rear end | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | Johnny Patterson | 58 | H.B. Ranier | 1952 Hudson | 105 | 50 | steering | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | Lucky Sawyer | 96 | 1951 Plymouth | 96 | 50 | radiator | 0 | |
| 20 | 2 | Jimmie Lewallen | 32 | R.G. Shelton | 1952 Hudson | 74 | 50 | hub | 0 |
| 21 | 14 | Joe Eubanks | 1951 Ford | 74 | 25 | overheating | 0 | ||
| 22 | 27 | Coleman Grant | 1951 Plymouth | 68 | 25 | hub | 0 | ||
| 23 | 8 | Ted Swaim | 1951 Plymouth | 65 | 25 | fan belt | 0 | ||
| 24 | 10 | Ralph Liguori | 1951 Oldsmobile | 51 | 25 | accident | 0 | ||
| 25 | 16 | Dick Rathmann | 107 | Bruce Atchley | 1951 Hudson | 48 | 25 | mount | 0 |
| 26 | 28 | Albert Price | 1950 Ford | 37 | 25 | overheating | 0 | ||
| 27 | 3 | Herb Thomas | 92 | Herb Thomas | 1951 Hudson | 23 | 25 | hub | 0 |
| 28 | 16 | Walt Ragan | 1951 Hudson | 13 | 25 | axle | 0 | ||
| 29 | 21 | Cotton Owens | 1951 Ford | 12 | 25 | gas tank | 0 |